The Team Roping Journal

Bonds for Life

It takes a special rope horse—a freak, really—to set arena records or win circuit championships or gold buckles or make million-dollar careers. And it takes a bond with the roper. But nobody is better at horse bonds than a little girl.

The soft muzzles of fluffy ponies are perfectly designed for the kisses of little girls, and thick manes are perfect handholds for hugs and rides. A little girl craves looking into those big eyes and feeling a connection; climbing onto the back of something that outweighs her by 20 times and having it carry her with speed and power.

Today, some of the daughters

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