![]() In an event that can be decided by a fraction of a second, the quickest throw often wins out, but has its risks. You’ve got to time that just right and be looking for your first throw.”Īiming for that first throw can be the key to success in breakaway roping. “There is a barrier so you can’t leave the box too early. ![]() ![]() “Once you get to a high-level breakaway roper, it’s all about timing,” Clark said. Once out of the box, the race is on to rope the calf and have the rope pop off of the saddle. Moving to the 11-14-year-old division, there is a barrier, that if broken too soon, can lead to a time penalty. Starting at 8 years old, athletes can start competing, but in the 8-10-year-old division, there is no barrier on the box. “Perfect those two things first, then put them together.”īreakaway roping in the TYSR is for the older competitors. “When I have young people that ask me about starting to rope, I tell them two things, ‘I say you need to ride a horse a lot and then you need to rope a dummy until you’ve worn out several ropes,’” said Jake Clark, Eastern Wyoming College rodeo coach who also helps put on the TYSR. Mastering breakaway roping, like many other rodeo events, is a matter of practice and repetition, but once the competition gets tougher, the event comes down to taking chances. ![]() TORRINGTON – The Torrington Youth Series Rodeo held its third rodeo of the summer last week, with breakaway roping as an event for 8-14-year olds and 5-7-year-old athletes participating in dummy roping. Updated: 5 years ago / Posted Jun 5, 2018 ![]()
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