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At Home With

Whether he’s home in his native Brazil or here in America, Lincoln Figueiredo ropes all day every day. Heeling is his favorite—he’s an 8.5 on the back side—but he’s packed all kinds of roping into a very full 46 years. Figueiredo lives in Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil, with his wife, Marina, and baby girl, also Marina.

Zane Tisdale's Leather & Life

Although header Zane Tisdale has a lot of pride in his leatherwork, it’s a passion that shares space with a full-time job, roping and, most importantly, his growing family. —G.R. Schiavino.

Torres Brothers Missing Main Mounts

The Torres Brothers—Joshua and Jonathan—have consistently been Top-30 team ropers in recent years.

What Pro Heelers Prefer And How To Get Your Horse To Drag It The Right Way

Here’s a glimpse of what pro heelers prefer and how to get your horse to drag it the right way.

How Smoothing Out Your Start And Your Handle Will Speed Up Your Runs

How smoothing out your start and your handle will speed up your runs.

Remembering the “Answer Man”

This spring, the rodeo and roping world lost a man who spent his life in its folds, shaping its functions: Hugh “Rooster” Chambliss.

Randy Lewis: Horse Vet

For heeler Randy Lewis, DVM, becoming a horse doctor wasn’t a choice he made. Instead, it was just a fact of life since as long as he can remember.

Disciplining Yourself Is Key To Regaining Your Horse's Composure In The Box

Disciplining yourself is key to regaining your horse’s composure in the box.

Luke Brown On Earning His Spot Among The Best

Luke Brown on earning his spot among the best.

The Battle Of The Bubble Boys

The bubble. It’s not the place anyone wants to be right now, but it’s inevitable that there are teams put in that position every season.

Young Guns With Mary Ann Brown

Power of Goal Setting Mary Ann Brown roped at the jackpots with her husband, Kenny, for 20 years when he wasn’t off rodeoing. But in 2017, she decided she was ready for a new challenge. She bought her PRCA permit and filled it with plenty of time left to qualify for her first-ever First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo, heading for her six-time First Frontier Circuit champ husband. They placed in a go-round and placed fourth in the average in Harrisburg, Pa.

Kristy Barton- Yerrington Carey, Idaho

Kristy Barton-Yerrington, from Carey, Idaho, talks to the World Series of Team Roping after winning the #12 and #9 World Series Qualifiers in Homedale, Idaho.

Hockin' Nation

Prairie Circuit partners edge good friends for the title

A Look Back At Rodeo's Great Moments

The Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo celebrated its 30th anniversary in April (see page 50), but it was actually 42 years ago that the wheels were set in motion for this enduring event.

Buckle Up With Brit Ellerman

Colorado Springs’ Pikes Peak or Bust is Brit Ellerman’s bread and butter.

Retirement Gig

Sherry Cervi’s world champion mount Stingray is Cory Petska’s next ace in the hole.

Mysterious Foot Injuries

Finally, the two-time Heel Horse of the Year is healed. A vet weighs in.

Luke Brown & Jake Long Master the BFI Mountain

Luke Brown & Jake Long Master the BFI Mountain

Silver Standard

Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp win the Reno Rodeo from seventh callback.

Back To The Future

A Look Back at What the PRCA Imagined for its Future.

Rodeo Horse Power

Luke Brown’s “Rockstar”

Five Flat

Cinch timed-event championship equine dream team.

In It For The Long Haul

In It For The Long Haul

Spring Veterinary Checklist

Whether you’re planning to hit the rodeo road to try to make the Wrangler National Finals, College Finals, High School Finals or Little Britches Finals, your horses have to be your number-one priority. After a winter of less-than-regular riding, our expert vets recommend you take a few critical steps to avoid any problems that might arise down the road.

Elite Hardware

Tryan and Corkill Get Elite Rodeo Athletes World Championship Titles

Corkill's San Antonio Rose

Jade Corkill won a yearling colt at the 2011 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

timing that first available shot

timing is really the ability to see when the steer is catchable. 

Five Flat With Erich Rogers

Erich Rogers has helped set himself and partner Cory Petska up for their fifth consecutive trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a team before the summer run even gets underway.

Broc Cresta

The Legend Lives On.

five flat with jake long

five flat with jake long