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Team Roping
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Team Roping
The only team event in the rodeo, team roping features two di erent styles of lasso work. A steer leaves the chute running. After a short head start, two cowboys follow on horseback. The fi rst must rope the animal’s head or horns to stop its forward progress, moving it into a turn. Then the second — the “heeler” — attempts to lasso the animal’s rear legs. A fi ve-second penalty is assessed if he manages to rope only one leg. The clock is stopped when the steer is fully roped and the contestants’ two horses face one another.