If you've ever been around rodeo and the western industry you know what a tight-knit community it can be. Everyone is striving towards a similar goal and therefore often becoming as close as family. Though I have been involved in the sport since junior high, through high school and college it is still a huge step into uncomfortable territory when you dip your toes in the water of professional rodeo, but before I get to that let's go back a bit. After I graduated college in

If you look back as little as 4 years ago breakaway roping was just another rodeo event that girls could only compete in up until college and in certain amateur rodeo associations. Most girls would hang up their breakaway ropes after college and go on to team rope for big money in the World Series or if they wanted to make a run at the NFR, barrel racing. Many girls that were all-around hands in both high school and college felt more comfortable with a rope in their hand than

This one has been on my mind for a long time, and since we are all up in arms over teenage bareback riding sensation Rocker Steiner and his "passionate remarks" that have been made at the NFR this week I figured there is no better time to talk about it. I am not picking sides or saying that he is right or wrong for this behavior and honestly this isn't really about Steiner anyways... In order to be a champion at the highest level you need to have a certain amount of love for