After a season filled with heartbreak, horse trouble and hard lessons, Bryce Derrer started the 2026 season with a $16,176 win at the Cinch Roping Fiesta in San Angelo, Texas. 

In this episode of The Tie-Down Breakdown, Derrer opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of losing his girlfriend’s good horse mid-season and the faith that carried him through it all. He breaks down each of his runs in San Angelo, shares what makes the Fiesta one of the most “pristine ropings of the year,” and talks about the mental toughness it takes to hang with today’s next wave of calf roping history makers.

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