Breaking It Down
Speed Williams
By Speed Williams
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Working with professional ropers is quite different than working with my usual students. Dustin Egusquiza lives fairly close and has been coming over and roping with us. He is completely phenomenal with a rope but wants to work on his horsemanship and how he prepares his horses for jackpots.
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By Speed Williams
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Teaching my son to heel has been fun for me because I grew up heeling and I’m able to simplify much of it for him. For me, it’s math equations that determine why people have good days, bad days, or why they get along well with some horses and not others. Growing up, when I got home from school my dad would have three or four heel horses saddled. I roped all day until we were done, cow after cow. And as a kid I won pretty much everything back east..
By Speed Williams
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The sport of team roping took a dramatic turn at The American rodeo last month. With letting half of the $100,000 count towards the PRCA standings and ultimately the NFR, it put Ryan Motes and Coleman Proctor in a great position this year. I couldn’t be more happy for them and what this means for our sport.
By Speed Williams
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One thing I learned to accept during my rodeo career was accepting the luck of the draw and how much of a factor it plays into whether or not you can be successful. There were times when Rich and I would show up, know the stock, draw the best in the herd, and it’s very enjoyable to know you just have to do your job to have a chance to win. Then when you draw the worst cow in the herd that’s a completely different story.