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More Than a Trick Roper: Chelsey Bushnell on Making a Life With a Rope - The Score from The Team Roping Journal (opens the original)
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Growing up in Red Bluff, California, Chelsey Bushnell pictured her rope taking her to the biggest stages in rodeo. She roped calves and team roped, won back-to-back California high school state titles and carried that with her into college, once dreaming of becoming the first woman to rope at the NFR. Flash forward and her career did end up revolving around a rope—it just took a route she never expected. On this episode of The Score, Bushnell chats with host Calli Montague about moving from coll
James Arviso and Levi Lord on Puyallup, Their Breakout Season and the NFR - The Score from The Team Roping Journal (opens the original)
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James Arviso and Levi Lord didn’t head into the 2026 season knowing exactly what their new partnership would look like. Now, with the regular season winding down, both are sitting Top 6 in the PRCA World Standings and headed toward the Finals. Fresh off splitting the Cinch Playoffs title in Puyallup, Washington, with Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira, Arviso and Lord join The Score to break down the runs that earned them $14,858 apiece, including the 4.1-second run that tied for the Finals win.
Melanie Smith: Inside the $620,000 Solo Select Rope Horse Futurity (opens the original)
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Solo Select founder Melanie Smith joins The Score 30 days out from the second Solo Select Rope Horse Futurity, Sept. 30–Oct. 1 at Circle T Arena in Hamilton, Texas, where a minimum $620,000 in added money is on the line for 4-year-olds in heading, heeling, breakaway and tie-down. Smith explains where the added money comes from (a cut of every 2026 breeding fee), what makes a horse eligible (one paid contract to a nominated stallion equals one entry, any sire), and how the 40/60 payout works: eve
September Starts Now: Bubble Teams, Puyallup and the Final Month of PRCA Rodeo - The Score from The Team Roping Journal (opens the original)
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The final month of the 2026 PRCA regular season is officially here, and there is still plenty left to decide in the team roping world standings. On this episode of The Short Score , Calli Montague breaks down where the NFR bubble stands entering September, with Ketch Kelton holding the No. 15 spot among headers and Wyatt Cox sitting 15th among heelers. The episode also looks at which teams have invites to the remaining big-money opportunities—and which will have to fight to Las Vegas the long wa
Steve Friskup on the Horse Market and the Future of the Sport - The Score from The Team Roping Journal (opens the original)
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Steve Friskup has spent decades with a front-row seat to the horse business, from selling everyday team roping horses to standing behind the microphone as some of the industry’s highest-priced horses went through the ring. On this episode of The Score, Friskup breaks down what he is seeing in today’s market following the latest Levelland sale, where the top 25 horses averaged $33,500. He talks about the depth of good horses available today, what buyers are willing to spend and why futurity eligi
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