Q: When did you start roping, and who got you started on the right track?
A: I’ve been around it my whole life. My dad (Bucky) used to trip steers, and was 16th a time or two. My whole family—my mom’s side, too—ropes calves. So I grew up in it. I’ve always ridden a horse, and started roping competitively when I was 6 or 7.
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