Breakaway Roping

A timed competition, rather than a scored event, for open, amateur and youth contestants. In breakaway roping, the rope is attached to the saddle horn with a heavy string allowing it to break when a legal catch is made. All other calf roping rules apply.
December 05, 2023 | News and Publications , Rodeo

2023 Breakaway Roping Horse of the Year No Wimpy Turns
Shelby Boisjoli wins record breakaway roping riches riding “Onna,” her horse of the year.
November 29, 2023 | News and Publications , Timed / Speed events

2023 Pickup Horse of the Year
Tyler Kraft’s “Baby” voted rodeo’s first pickup horse of the year. 
April 21, 2023 | , Breeding

Top Roping Sires of 2022
What bloodlines dominated roping in 2022? View the previous year's top 10 leading roping sires.
November 29, 2022 | News and Publications , The American Quarter Horse Journal

Pocketful Of Light is the 2022 Nutrena Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year presented by the AQHA
"Pockets" takes 2021 PRCA tie-down roping world champion Caleb Smidt to the pay window in Round 1 of the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
November 29, 2022 | News and Publications , The American Quarter Horse Journal

Dashin Haze is the 2022 Nutrena Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year presented by AQHA
Dashin Haze takes a third Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year title.