DEAR ROPERS,

HOPE YOUR ROPING IS GOING WELL OR AT LEAST YOU ARE HAVING FUN WITH IT! THOSE OF USE WHO HAVEN'T DRAWN A CHECK LATELY, WELL, WE ALL WE CARE ABOUT IS HAVING FUN WITH OUR ROPING. OR MAYBE WORKING ON OUR HORSE. RIGHT? WELL, SINCE MY HORSE IS 18 AND AS SOLID AS YOU CAN GET, I THINK I BETTER PULL SOMETHING ELSE OUT OFF THE HAT! BUT ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, TEAM ROPING HAS BECOME SUCH A FAMILY SPORT THAT WE CAN GO WITH THE KIDS FOR A WEEKEND AND NOT WIN A PENNY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME! THE SPORT HAS EVOLVED IN MANY AREAS AND LOTS OF YOU HAVE SEEN MOST OF IT. THE AATRC IS PROUD TO PROVIDE YOU WITH TEAMROPINGS AND GREAT FAMILY FUN. JUST ASK THE KIDS AT THE GOAT ROPING THEY WILL TELL YOU! WE LEFT OFF LAST NEWSLETTER WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF FORT SMITH ARK. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD 2 MORE ROPINGS..THE CACTUS ROPES ROPING IN GLENROSE, TX AND THE HEEL-O-MATIAC CLASSIC IN TUNICA, MS. BOTH ROPINGS WERE AIR CONDITIONED AND WE WERE GLAD! SO WAS JOHN OBREGON AND WAYNE THACKER, THESE GUYS WON FIRST PLACE WITH A 24.68. THIS 4 PT TEAM PUT 3 CLEAN RUNS TOGETHER AND HAD NO SECONDS OFF! SECOND PLACE WITH A 28.42 WENT TO KEN BELL AND A YOUNG MAN NAMED JC WILLIAMS (WHOM YOU MIGHT BE HEARING A LOT OF SOMEDAY, THIS YOUNGSTER CAN ROPE FEET!) NOT ONLY DID THEY WIN SECOND BUT ALSO THE FAST TIME OF THE MONEY ROUND WITH A 6.93. THAT FAST TIME MOVED THEM TO SECOND FROM THE 32ND CALL BACK! THE HIGH POINT TRAILER WENT TO OSCAR MELENDEZ. OSCAR WON 6TH HEELING, 7TH HEADING, 8TH HEELING AND 12TH ALSO HEELING THIS GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT CONSISTENCY PAYS OFF! YOU DON?T HAVE TO PLACE 1ST OR 2ND TO WIN THE HIGH POINT PRIZE. ESPECIALLY WHEN POINTS GO THROUGH 15TH. IN THE JUNIOR DUMMY ROPING FIRST IN THE 5 AND UNDER WENT TO MORGAN MCCREARY, 6 TO 9 WAS KOLBY MILLER AND 10 TO 12 WAS AMANDA OBREGON. LOOKS LIKE THE GIRLS ARE PUTTING PRESSURE ON YOU BOYS!
AFTER GLENROSE WE HEADED EAST TO THE HEEL-O-MATIC CLASSIC IN TUNICA MS. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GO TO TUNICA. THIS FACILITY IS FANTASTIC! I MUST SAY IT IS ONE OF THE NICEST PLACES WE WILL GO TO! PLUS THESE GUYS ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH! THE CHAMPIONS IN TUNICA WAS JOSEPH SIMMONS AND CHARLIE ARMSTRONG WITH A SMOKING TIME OF 22.42! THESE GUYS WERE ALSO A 4 PT TEAM AND RECEIVED NO SECONDS OFF. RUMOR HAS IT THAT CHARLIE?S HORSE WAS ON THE MARKET FOR SALE BUT AFTER THE PRICE MIGHT BE HIGH AFTER TUNICA MS! NOT ONLY DID THEY WIN THE ROPING BUT ALSO THE FAST TIME! HAVING ABOUT 10 SECOND TO WORK WITH THEY CAME OUT AND WERE A 7.13! SECOND WENT TO DUSTIN SLONE AND PAUL TUCKER WITH A 26.02 ON THREE. THESE MISSOURI GUYS ROPED WILL ALL WEEKEND LONG! JUNIOR DUMMY ROPING CHAMPIONS WERE IN THE 5 AND UNDER CALL DYER, 6 TO 9 WENT TO CHAD WAIDE AND 10 TO 12 WAS GARRETT BOOTH. WE HAD LOTS OF ROPINGS FOR THE KIDS! THEY ROPED THE JACKSTEER, HEEL-O-MATIC AND THREW A FEW LOOPS AND THE GOATS TOO!
DON?T FORGET YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT AATRCROPE.COM FOR ALL INFO ON OUR ROPINGS. IF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW MANY SHOOTOUTS YOU HAVE THEN YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH AND COUNT THEM ON THE WEB PAGE, WE ALSO HAVE A TOP 5% BOOK THAT IS AT EVERY ROPING SO THE NEXT ROPING YOU GO TO AN AATRC ROPING YOU MAY LOOK AT THE BOOK, IT IS LOCATED AT THE AATRC BOOTH. SHOOTOUTS ARE WHAT YOU WANT A LOT OF! OUR FINALS IS GOING TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAT LAST YEAR! HELD AT THE LAZY E ARENA IN GUTHRIE, OK, WE GUARANTEE FIRST TO PAY $30,000 IN CASH PLUS SADDLES AND OTHER PRIZES! OUR FINALS WILL BE 100% PAYOUT THAT MEANS EVEN NOT CATTLE CHARGE WILL BE HELD OUT! PLUS WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND IN ADDED MONEY! SO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND OUR FUTURE ROPINGS IN WICHITA FALLS, TX SEPT. 14 &15--ARDMORE, OK (6PT) OCT 5&6 --MONROE, LA NOV 9&10 AND CLAREMORE, 0K NOV 16&17. I WILL SEND OUT YOUR SHOOTOUTS CLOSER TOWARDS THE FINALS SO YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PARTNERS. WE WILL HAVE OUR FINALS ADS OUT IN THE OCTOBER ISSUES.