Category: Team Roping
The intersection of team roping and equestrian entrepreneurship — a podcast for ropers who also run businesses. The host interviews team roping arena owners, jackpot promoters, cattle suppliers, and roping equipment retailers about the business side of the sport. Episodes cover what it costs to build and operate a roping arena, how to price cattle for jackpots competitively, managing an online roping entry platform, and sponsorship sales for large-scale jackpot events. The show addresses specific challenges facing roping business owners — liability, land use, cattle mortality, and building a regular customer base from the local roping community. Several episodes have featured conversations with header and heeler couples who built their own roping operations from scratch alongside their professional careers. The podcast also covers the tack and equipment retail side — what sells, what margins look like, and how small saddle and rope shops compete with large online retailers.