Breaking It Down
Speed Williams
By Speed Williams
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From the very beginning, from a very young age, while teaching my son to rope I stressed the fundamentals of riding correctly. I taught him to heel steers very close to him because it gave him more time to dally. But to heel steers that close, you must use your left hand and have control of your horse.
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By Speed Williams
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It feels like old times as Gabe and I head to Gillette for the National High School Finals. He and his partner, Mason Vaculin, are the current Texas High School Rodeo state champions. We have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us. We had a school in Nebraska on July 14 & 15. We got to watch Hali rope on the 16th. Gabe roped at nationals on the 18th and then we headed to Salt Lake City for the WCRA rodeo on the 20th. We were in Laramie, Wyoming on the 21st for an Open American qualifier. The next day he roped his second steer at nationals, followed by the short round on the 23rd. The plan [at press time] was to make the short round at Salt Lake City on the 25th.
By Speed Williams
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For quite some time my daughter has been interested in pursuing an education in nursing. Now she’s 18 and is having some success in the Breakaway world and she’s enjoying everything that goes with it.
By Speed Williams
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This month I have a funny story to share. Almost every day I do private lessons where I teach people how to catch, especially the steer where you have 11 seconds to win the roping. It’s one of the things my kids and I work on constantly. While at the BFI this year, a man named Dale Davis was on me for not nominating some rodeos and trying to qualify with my son for the WCRA rodeo in Corpus Christi. Gabe heeled so well at the BFI and the following week was the last week to qualify. Hali had already qualified in the Breakaway. So, Gabe and I entered Northside and won second at the rodeo earning enough points to qualify for Corpus Christi.