The Short Score—The Ties Between Team Roping and Breakaway Roping with Rich Skelton

We tapped one of our favorite team roping dads—that’s one of your favorite team roping dads when it comes to the listeners of The Score and The Short Score.

That is Rich Skelton, whose daughter Rainey is a breakaway roper. Rich is very involved in the WCRA and Rainey breakaway ropes, runs barrels. We tapped Rich for some breakaway roping primer tips for this week on The Short Score.


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