Team Roping Katelyn Farmer

What it is

Team Roping is a timed sport with 2 partners roping a calf. Header and Heeler

Header- Catches steers horns Heeler- Catches steers back legs

Roping is the only team sport in the Rodeo Roping started from co ntry folk doing their chores in the past! ro nding p the cattle in their pens.

R les

"arrier

Rope p lled across the roping ch tes. #esigned to gi$e steer head start o t of the ch te making it more diffic lt for riders.

Timing and %enalties

"arrier is broken &'(sec penalties Heeler catches only one leg &)sec penalties

* +egal Catches

"oth Horns ,ne horn and the head The -eck

How it works

The team ropers start at the .bo/.! the header is the first o t trying to rope the caffs head as fast as possible. ,nce the catch is made the Header rears left and t rns the steer with him! gi$ing the Heeler his opening to rope the legs. The clock stops once the ropes no longer ha$e slack and the horses face each other.

Training

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Roping teaches yo

%atience Timing "alance 2gility 3 re hands

4o ha$e to know what yo are doing5 it is a dangero s sport that can in6 re yo ! yo r partner! and yo r animals. 4o can 6oin by contacting a Rodeo +eader or looking p lessons in yo r area online.