This episode is brought to you thanks to our friends at Fast Back Ropes. Rick Foster is a sports medicine specialist who has worked with rodeo athletes for 40 years. A roper himself, he began his career working with Olympic athletes and the U.S. Ski Team, and eventually transitioned to picking cowboys and cowgirls out of the arena full-time. Foster is a roper himself and truly understands rodeo culture and how to realistically set health goals. Foster covers a variety of topics, including: Nutri...
Jul 20, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Jordi Edens is no stranger to success in breakaway roping. She was crowned the 2019 National High School Finals Rodeo champion, took home over $50,000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 16 and more. Over the 2022 Cowboy Christmas (Fourth of July ) run, Edens was the unofficial high money earner, dominating multiple rodeos to pocket over $15,000 in earnings. She shares her experiences from the ProRodeo trail and adivce she's learned along the way in this episode of The Breakdown Podcast. Host...
Jul 06, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 25
On this episode, 2022 College National Finals Rodeo Champion breakaway roper and Women's All-Around Champion Bryana Lehrmann breaks down the mental training that helped her to be successful at her third CNFR. She also discusses time management when working multiple events and bringing her standout mare, Lizzie, back from an injury that should have ended her career. Lehrmann shares some helpful tips for competitors looking to college rodeo in the future and the lessons she learned along the way—i...
Jun 21, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week on The Breakdown, 2022 Windy Ryon Memorial Roping champion Maddy Deerman breaks down her roping and shares how she overcame high winds and her own mental blocks to pocket $5,400 on May 28. Deerman discusses how she made college rodeo work while obtaining a geoscience degree. She recently qualified for her second College National Finals Rodeo and has a rock solid game plan for competition that you will definitely want to hear. Losing a loved one, especially your roping mentor, in your t...
Jun 07, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week's roping tip is from 2-time WRWC Champion, Madison Outhier. Outhier discusses how her family and friends support her in her roping career, and what she does to stay positive. We also discuss the PRCA's recent announcement regarding the 2022 National Finals of Breakaway Roping. Be sure to check out www.breakawayroping.com for more mental toughness, training and health tips for breakaway ropers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 05, 2022•5 min
"It is time. It's time that a woman can make a living with a rope." -Hope Thompson This is one episode you don't want to miss. WPRA World Champion, NFBR Qualifier, CNFR Champion, and All-Around roping legend, Hope Thompson talks about how she got involved in the sport of rodeo, her journey as a competitor and a female through the roping world, and gives some absolutely killer advice to the next generation. She shares all of this after winning nearly $60,000 at the Women's Rodeo World Championshi...
May 31, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Hope Thompson shares how her parents supported her rodeo career even though they didn't come from rodeo backgrounds. Check out BreakawayRoping.com for more tips from great ropers like Thompson, Lari Dee Guy, Aspen Miller, JJ Hampton, Erin Johnson, Josie Conner, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2022•3 min
Haven Meged and Bryana Lehrmann sit down and discuss their wins at the Royal Crown in Waco, Texs, They share valuable roping advice and share how they made their wins happen at the judged event. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Equinety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week’s BreakawayRoping.com tip is from Aspen Miller. She talks about her mental game struggles and shares insight on how she gets through challenges with her roping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2022•3 min
On this Saturday Roping Tip, BreakawayRoping.com coach Lari Dee Guy shares how she and Hope Thompson differ in their post-run breakdown styles. This tip is brought to you by BreakawayRoping.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 07, 2022•3 min
On this episode of The Breakdown, Gianna Cianfichi talks about her experience at the first-ever Resistol Rookie Roundup, and the journey that led her to Cowtown Coliseum for the first time. Listen to her contagious energy, and make sure to check out Equinety supplements at TeamEquinety.com for more information on the products that made this episode possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 03, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week, we take a break from Roping Tips. A few of our BreakawayRoping.com coaches, and a few of their friends, got together to thank the moms of breakaway roping for all that they do. Happy Mother's day to all the moms who do all the things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2022•8 min
Saturday morning roping tips are back! BreakawayRoping.com coach and recent BFI All-Girl Champ Josie Conner shares how she used her mental training to break out of a slump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2022•5 min
Fresh off a win in Red Bluff, California, 9-time World Champion Lari Dee Guy calls in from the ProRodeo trail to drop some serious knowledge about roping in every type of setup, staying out of gossip, believing in yourself, and how to win on the rodeo road. She touches on both the technical skills, and the mental toughness skills that are needed to rope with some of the best in the sport. Hear who is hauling in her rig (hint-they're all sitting inside the top 20 in the World Standings) and how f...
Apr 20, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
At just 18 years old, Josie Conner has many titles to her name, and on April 5, she added BFI All-Girl Champion to her resume. Conner's aggregate time of 12.59 seconds on three head was good enough to win $11,000 at the BFI. Host Casey Allen sits down with Conner immediately after her win to learn about her new horse, her mental strategy, and the lessons she's learned in breakaway roping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 12, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
17-year-old Kaydence Crawford is fresh off of a trip to The American. She talks about what it is like having Charly and Jackie Crawford as both coaches and parents, how she keeps her fundamentals sharp, and how to avoid distractions in competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 05, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 17
On this Breakaway Breakdown Bonus Episode, we share some of Nora Hunt-Lee's favorite keys to success. Be sure to check out BreakawayRoping.com for more mental toughness, roping, fitness, and horsemanship tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2022•6 min
From the arena dirt to the corporate boardroom, Linsay Sumpter has truly done it all in the rodeo industry. On this episode of The Breakaway Breakdown, Sumpter discusses how her past experiences have led her to an exciting new career venture, her vision for the future of women in the sport of rodeo, and how to train a top-tier breakaway horse. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Equinety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 22, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 16
On this episode of "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave officially announces her step down as host of the podcast and introduces the new host, Casey Allen. You might recognize Casey as the girl being Rodeo Life Probs on social media, or her attendance on Teton Ridge's The American's reality T.V. Show Guts & Glory. Casey Allen graduated from The University of Tennessee at Martin, where she competed for the rodeo team and served as a Graduate Assistant. Originally, from Vandergrift, ...
Mar 08, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Abigayle Hampton-Williams joins "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave in Season 1, brought to you by Equinety, her love and dedication to training rope horses, her pivotal breakaway roping moment that switched her from the amateur level to professional level, the importance of having a mental coach and a whole lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 22, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Kelsie Chace-Domer joins "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave in Season 1, brought to you by Equinety, is an 8-time WPRA World Champion and 2021 National Finals of Breakaway Roping qualifier. Her latest accomplishment is winning the 2022 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Breakaway Roping title on her horse Little Man. On this episode, Domer breaks down how she won the FWSSR, gives us the scoop on how she came across her horse Little Man, her family background, mental game and so much m...
Feb 09, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Bailey Gubert joins "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave in Season 1, brought to you by Equinety, to breakdown her winning run from the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas. Gubert, 19, is currently a freshman in college working on a degree in agricultural business. She is a fourth-generation breakaway roper and can be found swinging a team roper from time to time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 25, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Danielle Lowman joins "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave in Season 1, brought to you by Equinety, where she talks about making history as the first-ever Navajo woman to qualify for the National Finals of Breakaway Roping, winning the 2021 Indian National Finals Rodeo Breakaway Roping World Title, her elite horsepower, family and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On this episode of "The Breakaway Breakdown," the editor of The Breakaway Roping Journal and The Team Roping Journal Magazine Chelsea Shaffer hosted the WPRA President Jimmie Munroe, Four-time Barrel Racing World Champion Sherry Cervi and 20-time WPRA World Champion Jackie Crawford for a special talk on Women in Rodeo. Listen as these ladies discuss the sport of rodeo and women's place in it, the history and what has changed over the years and where it's headed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Dec 28, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
On this episode of "The Breakaway Breakdown" Kaitlin Gustave sat down with the Round 8 winner Joey Williams and the Round 9 co-champion Cheyanne Guillory of the 2021 National Finals of Breakaway Roping to discuss their two days at the NFBR and more. Plus, on this episode, listen to a bonus mental performance tip with Lari Dee Guy, brought to you by BreakawayRoping.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Sawyer Gilbert showed up and made a bold statement at the 2021 National Finals of Breakaway Roping as she was crowned the World Champion Breakaway Roper and the average champion. Gilbert joins "The Breakaway Breakdown" host Kaitlin Gustave moments after being crowned at the 2021 National Finals of Breakaway Roping for a special interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
On this BONUS episode of "The Breakaway Breakdown" Kaitlin Gustave sat down with the round winners from day 1 of the 2021 National Finals of Breakaway Roping, which included Shelby Boisjoli, Jackie Crawford, Cheyanne Guillory, Kelsie Chase, Lari Dee Guy, Taylor Munsell and Joey Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 07, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The Breakaway Roping Journal's contributing editor Julie Mankin will be honored at the WPRA’s Star Celebration Dec. 2 for her work with The Breakaway Roping Journal to help drive the sport forward. Mankin is a former newspaper editor and Wyoming-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in Western Horseman, American Cowboy, The Team Roping Journal and more. As a breakaway roper, she earned a top-10 finish at the College National Finals Rodeo and a Colorado Professional Rodeo Association cha...
Nov 30, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
What a BONUS. On this bonus episode of "The Breakaway Breakdown" you get to listen to a sneak peek episode from one of the newest coaches coming to BreakawayRoping.com Erin Johnson, a three-time WPRA Breakaway Roping World Champion and two-time National Finals of Breakaway Roping qualifier. On this episode, Erin Johnson expresses the trials and tribulations she's learned and faced on the ProRodeo trail, brought to you by BreakawayRoping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Nov 27, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 6
If you are new to breakaway roping, the first skill Lari Dee Guy suggests you master is holding your rope correctly. Make sure you can handle your rope, know what size coils you need and what size loop to have before you start practicing on the dummy. This episode is brought to you by BreakawayRoping.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
