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to help is encouraging, and I want to learn as much as I can to be a better rider and to stay safe at the same time! I like making new friends and meeting people is easy for me. Through Trey’s roping clinic I have met the most wonderful people during my sum- mer stay in NC who are now friends for life. I can’t say enough about how genuine and generous my new friends are and I really have to say that I door opened, and I imme- diately went through it!


Women in Roping by Miriam Lucero w/Judith Marburger J


udith Marburger, you’re an equestrian woman on the East Coast who is learning how to rope, and attending Trey Johnson roping clinics! How long have you been roping? What inspired you to take on roping? Describe your first lesson? I started roping over 20 years ago! After selling my 10 year old appa- loosa, I found a former calf roping horse in Deland, Florida. He was 16 years old and a well-seasoned quarter horse bred on the Kings Ranch in Texas. I loved him! A good


friend of mine suggested that we should learn to team rope using Cosmo. Together we took turns riding him at local roping events. Learning to swing the rope was most challenging, but that most certainly was not where the challenge ended. Seeing that we needed professional lessons we signed up with a Walt Woodard clinic, followed by a Jake Barnes Clinic that were conducted locally in Davie. As my friend and I grew apart, I was so fascinated by the sport that I continued to learn on my own. Dropping out of the roping scene for a number of, I reunited with it after spending the summer in North Carolina where I me Trey Johnson who reignited the spark to build my roping skills to better enjoy the sport. He was an amazing instructor who has inspired me to polish my skill.


Judith, women across the Country are taking up roping, ranch sorting, reining, and other equestrian competitions in there 40’s and up! It’s great! In your opinion, what is driving women to compete in these competitions? What is your favorite part of roping, and ranch sorting? What drives me and others to compete in ranch style events is sharing the expe- rience with others who have the same passion. Joining up with your horse is certainly a big part of the enjoying any type of activity while riding my horse. Having instructors who genuinely want


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Judith, you have been taking roping lessons for a while, and developing your style. Would you share with other readers, the first stages of roping, and the second stages to our readers that might be interested in learning and participating? After deciding that this is the sport to be pursued, the very first stage for a novice roper is to find a finished roping horse. Picking to be on the head side or the heel side is also part of finding the right horse. Attending a roping clinic is the best way to start roping to eliminate developing any bad habits. The instructor will then advise his students on how to pur- sue and develop their roping skills through consistent and effective practice. It is im- portant to pick an instructor that teaches horsemanship and is safety conscience, has excellent communication skills, as well as being a skilled roper. Trey was all of that.


Judith, would you share with our readers your strengths and weakness- es in roping? What are you working on right now with your lessons with Trey Johnson? www.treyjohnsonministries. com What are the goals you wish to ac- complish? Roping is so much fun! I like the speed, excitement, the challenge and how I feel connected to my horse. It provides a purpose for me during my retirement by setting goals to get better and improve my riding and roping skills. The people I met at Trey Johnson’s clinic have enriched my life and I have made many new friends as a result. It is frustrating when I miss my tar- get! My arm gets tired and sore sometimes if I get out of shape. My saddle is so heavy! Going to the gym on a regular basis


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