Breaking It Down
Speed Williams
By Speed Williams
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It’s been quite a month for our family. We left before Thanksgiving, stopping in Andrews for a clinic, then heading to Wickenburg, Arizona. It’s something my son has looked forward to for quite a while. We took two rigs and ten horses, and the kids did a lot of roping. They were fortunate enough to win more than they spent for ten days of roping in Arizona. It’s truly a team roper’s dream. In Wickenburg there were five ropings happening at the same time in five different areas with close to 3,000 teams between them. That’s not counting all the ropings going on every day with 500-600 teams. Hard to imagine so much happening in such a small area.
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By Speed Williams
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Most of my time is spent teaching private lessons for a variety of ropers of many different levels. The most common obstacle for higher numbered ropers is learning to use their horse correctly so they don’t have to rely on their ability with a rope.
By Speed Williams
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The other day my son asked me if I thought he should work more on his heading and whether he should head or heel. He is now a #7+ heeler and at times his fundamentals look very good.
By Speed Williams
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This month we’re going to talk about how the luck of the draw plays a major factor in the sport of rodeo. Recently we went to the Texas Junior High School finals in Gonzales, Texas. Gabe and his partner, Denton Parrish, ended up winning state and qualified for the Junior High National Finals. In the short round they drew a steer on the stronger end and did a good job of making qualified run. They won the average and overall points. I was very proud of them and the hard work they’ve put in.