Charly Crawford Podcast

This week I got to talk with one of the hottest young headers in the game, J. C. Yeahquo, who is fresh off a win at Houston with his new partner Buddy Hawkins. We talked about his childhood, how he got his start roping, his wrestling background, and what he's learned about rodeo and himself early on in his professional career. We shared some great stories and a lot of laughs, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Do you have a horse that feels like they are going left after you rope the horns before you're ready, making it hard to set the steer up for your heeler? This episode focuses on a few techniques I use to correct a head horse wanting to get strong or step out in the corner and better set the run up for success for both my horse and my heeler.

On this episode, I got to chat with Kelsie Domer. She is one of the most decorated ropers in the world and continues to win in 2024 jumping from 41st to 15th in breakaway standings after cashing in big at The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. We talked about her great horse Little Man and the role he's played in her career, what it's like rodeoing as a mom with her little girl Oaklynn, and some of the big events coming up before the summer gets kicked off like Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo!

This episode focuses on what it means when you hear someone say go up the pen versus going down the pen and how I use angles to help simply this for my students and me.

Join us this week as we dive into the world of breakaway roping with two remarkable women: my wife, Jackie Crawford, and Billie Bray, Chief Marketing Officer of Equibrand. Breakaway roping has undergone a thrilling surge in popularity over the past five years, and these two leading voices in the industry shed light on its incredible momentum. We'll dissect the staggering membership numbers and explore the profound economic impact that both the sport and its contestants have within the Western industry. It's a conversation you won't want to miss.

This episode focuses on my 10-minute dummy roping drill. This is great for having structure when roping the dummy and simulating pressure situations that transfer over to runs on live cattle!

Hunter Koch is a 3 time NFR Heeler from Vernon, Texas. We had a great conversation about how he got started roping, the ups and downs he faced early on in his professional career, and what it was like rodeoing with one of the best headers in the history of team roping Luke Brown, as well as great insight on what it takes to become successful not just in roping but in life.

In this episode, I touch on how the size of horns, the weather, and how big the event I'm going to dictate what rope I choose to use.

On this episode, I have Wesley Thorp, the two-time world champion heeler from Throckmorton, Texas. He has been a winner from an early age and has a great outlook on the sport of team roping. We talk about what it was like having so much success from the start and how he learned to make the money he won work for him, along with all things team roping including his recent venture in the World Youth Championship Team Roping with his partner Tyler Wade. This is an episode you don't want to miss out on!

This episode focuses on the questions I like to ask when looking at a new horse to buy potentially. I also touch on some of the do's and don'ts of horse trying to ensure things go smoothly for you and the seller.