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  • The Team Roping Journal

    OPTIMIZING OPPORTUNITY

    Mar 17, 2020 5 minutes
    —G.R. Schiavino

    Growing up amidst Wisconsin’s dairy lands, Amanda Kooiker probably didn’t imagine she’d one day be a team roper in Arizona whose work involves finding nutritional solutions for all types of animals, from heifers and calves to any number of exotic animals that populate the country’s zoos.

    “I’ve been so lucky,” Kooiker said. “You just never know what path it’s going to take you down. There’s always something new and exciting.”

    The 35-year-old, 4.5 heeler, just moved to Arizona this past fall to fill an available position with Purina, though she has a long history with the company.

    “I actually interned with Purina; that’s how I got my foot in the door. It was an awesome experience. I’d encourage everybody that is of college age to at

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