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The Arena
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INTRODUCING THE NEW NATIONAL EIGHT
I hope that everyone’s summer is going well. Each year, the summers seem to go faster and faster. Ropings across the country are seeing record numbers and more people are picking up a rope and spending their spare time in the arena. What a sport we have .

Join The Nation
Producer Ty Yost’s National Team Roping Tour is gaining momentum across the American West, thanks to a formula that serves the roper fi rst..

Full Circle
Ruth Wales did everything she could to keep her daughter away from the barn, but to no avail. Judy Wales Gillum had absolutely no desire to do anything else. For more than 60 years—a majority of that with her husband Ozzie Gillum by her side—her impact on the team roping and rodeo industry has spanned far and wide.

Mount Money
Some years back, while still on the OJ Ranch in Farmington, Calif., Ozzie Gillum was involved in a bad horse wreck that left him hospitalized for several days and then placed on a lengthy bed rest once he was sent home. About the same time Judy had gotten increasingly involved in showing cutting horses and had a chance at a big title.

From Twine to Wine
While it’s clearly a central part of her lifestyle, her livelihood has not always depended solely upon team roping and rodeo. She’s also proven herself to be a multifaceted businesswoman who is always seeking the next opportunity and fi nds solace in helping others.

Mormon Lake
When you’re hot, you’re hot, and at this year’s Memorial Weekend at Mormon Lake, Ariz., 15-yearold Sam Garside was on fire.

Fernley, Nev
With rain flooding the state of Texas much of May and June, Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers Coleman Proctor and Jake Long hadn’t gotten to rope on their good horses, Carmine and Colonel, very much leading up to the summer run. So when they pulled in to Fernley, Nev.

THE PLAYERS
There’s reason to argue that six commercial roping arenas within a 35-mile radius is too many, but not when you’re talking about Wickenburg, Ariz., in the “heat” of the winter—it works. Here’s a glance at the six local jackpot arenas and the producers who make it happen.

WHY WICKENBURG? WHY NOT!
Wear your spurs into Spurs Café in Wickenburg, Ariz., and they won’t kick you out. In fact, they’ll give you a discount. They love team ropers just as much as the rest of the town— and sometimes loving a team roper is hard to do.