The Team Roping Journal

The New Roping Reality

Riata Buckle

Eligibility/Enrollment fees

Horses sired by Riata Buckle stallions are eligible as long as they are nominated. Horses must be nominated annually by Aug. 1 for $200 to stay enrolled in the program, starting with the year they are born, with a late enrollment fee of $300 by Dec. 1.

Format

Time only, jackpot-style

Events

Team roping, breakaway roping

Divisions

Team Roping: Five divisions including Pro Futurity (5 & Under) with a 4-year-old Incentive, #14.5 Futurity (5 & Under) with #13.5 Cash Incentive, #12.5 All Age with Futurity Incentive, #10.5 All Age with 6 & Under Incentive, #9.5 All Age, #10.5 Junior with #9.5 Incentive. Breakaway Roping: to be announced for 2023.

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