Rope 2 Win 1st Breakaway Roping with Natalie Thompson

07/29/19 • 11 min

Natalie Thompson, a 16-year-old all-around cowgirl from Oregon has a passion for roping. She was three years old when she started swinging a rope. When she is not in the practice pen, she spends her time working on the ranch and riding colts. This cowgirl has a big heart and a love for her horses. Listen up as she takes us through her runs that won her a little over $2,000 at the Rope 2 Win 1st Breakaway Roping Jackpot held July 21st at the BRN4D Arena in Oregon City.

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Bex’s Best Breakaway in Cheyenne with JJ Hampton

Today we have on the phone JJ Hampton. JJ is a many time WPRA World Champion, a busy mom, and a successful entrepreneur. When this cowgirl wakes up in the morning, she hits the ground running. JJ loves roping, loves practicing and her energy when talking about the sport of breakaway roping will get any roper excited to go rope. JJ is recently coming off a $25,000 win at the Bex’s Best Breakaway in Cheyenne roping. The Bex breakaway roping started with 206 ropers. Listen up as JJ runs us through what the calves were like and the focus it took to get in the zone to make a $25,000 run.

If you have not already jumped onto the Bex’s Best Breakaway in Cheyenne Facebook page do so and then scroll to JJ Hampton’s run—watch it all the way to the end and then you can see her son do a leap through the air after she ropes her calf. Priceless! And this just goes to show how the sport of rodeo is so good for the soul.

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