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Rodeo Attitude News: Tie-Down Roping
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11/19/2009 10:44 PM
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Spectators given show at stadium
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IF you were any sort of cowboy, you were there.
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11/17/2009 10:23 PM
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PRCA Weekly Press Release - November 16, 2009
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Patterson wins world title with 10th-round comeback at NFSR; Whitaker claims record-tying seventh Great Lakes all-around title; Hughes, Griffin repeat as champions at Dodge Mountain States Circuit Finals; Gold card member Hill dies at age 79; PRCA ...
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11/17/2009 07:00 PM
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PRCA Standings - November 16, 2009
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World Standings for 2009 and 2010
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11/16/2009 02:47 PM
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2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Fifth Performance
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All eyes were on the youngest cowboys participating at the 36th Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR)...
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11/16/2009 02:45 PM
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Southeastern rodeo teams finish fall season
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On the men's side in the region, Daniel Reed is leading the team roping heeling standings, while teammate Ryan Von Ahn is third on the heading side. ...
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11/16/2009 01:11 PM
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2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Third Performance results
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2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - Third Performance results
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11/16/2009 01:10 PM
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Saturday at the CFR is a tight race
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It's a rodeo but the Canadian Finals has turned into a horse race. Five of the six major events look like they are going right down to the wire...
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11/14/2009 08:23 PM
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George Arthur Goodell
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He competed in calf roping (tie down roping) and steer wrestling and held his own in those days. Following the sale of the Templeton Sales Yard, ...
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11/14/2009 07:19 AM
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2009 Canadian Finals Rodeo - First Performance
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“I'm not gonna lie, I was nervous,” laughs Zane Hankel, still a little breathless from splitting first with leading Canadian steer wrestling leader...
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11/13/2009 08:04 PM
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Women’s pro rodeo finals gallop into Tulsa
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The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Finals are back in Tulsa this year...
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11/13/2009 10:08 AM
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Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
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Upcoming PRCA Rodeos
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11/12/2009 09:22 PM
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Weekend rodeo event at AAC to attract top talent, livestock
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The PRCA requires a rodeo to also include tie-down roping, team roping and steer wrestling for it to be sanctioned. The change of format was created when ...
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More News/Headlines
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Tie-Down Roping, as it's referred to by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association) is a rodeo event that features a calf and a mounted cowboy. The calves are moved through narrow pathways leading to a chute with spring loaded doors. A 10-15 foot rope is fastened around the calf's neck which is used to ensure that the calf gets a head start. On one side of the chute will be the calf roper who will attempt to rope and tie the calf.
The calf roper is behind a taut rope fastened with an easily broken string which is fastened to the rope on the chute holding the calf. When the roper is ready he calls for the calf and the chute man trips a lever opening the doors. The suddenly freed calf breaks out running. When the calf reaches the rope in front of him, it pops off and simultaneously releases the barrier for the roper. The roper must throw his rope in a loop around the calf's neck.
Once the rope is around the calf's neck, the roper signals the horse to stop suddenly while he simultaneously steps off the horse and runs to the calf. The horse will back away from the calf to maintain a steady pull on the rope. When the roper reaches the calf he picks it up and drops the calf on its side. With calves weighing 200-300 pounds this takes a bit of effort. Once the calf is on the ground the roper ties three of the calf's legs together with a pigging string in a half-hitch knot, referred to colloquially as two wraps and a hooey. The pigging string is clutched between the ropers teeth until he uses it. The roper returns to his horse, mounts and moves the horse forward, releasing the tension on the rope. An official will now time six seconds, during which the calf must stay tied before an official time is recorded. The official time starts when the barrier pulls and ends when the roper finishes tying the calf, usually signaled by the throwing of hands into the air. Just like in the steer wrestling and team roping, if the roper breaks the barrier early, a 10-second penalty will be added to his time.
Top professional calf ropers will tie a calf in 6 to 7 seconds.
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