How did I miss this?? "tie Down Roping"

[CowPunk©]

When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?

Cow

[Bubba in Italy]

what do you mean exactly?
last time I saw it was tie up three legs after you rope it and catch it

Post by CowPunk©
When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?
Cow

[Dakota]

He is referring to the name they use to describe the event. I also noticed
that this is the first time I have heard it called "Tie Down Roping." A
rose by any other name etc.

Post by Bubba in Italy
what do you mean exactly?
last time I saw it was tie up three legs after you rope it and catch it

Post by CowPunk©
When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?
Cow

[Tom Stovall]

Post by CowPunk©
When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?
Cow

Damned if I know why it's become politically correct to refer to "calf
roping" as "tiedown roping." "Calf roping" is about as accurate a
description as it gets, while the term "tiedown roping" is ambiguous as
hell because an animal is tied down in both steer roping and team
tying.

For the youngsters amongst us, "team tying" is a form of hard and fast
team roping in which the header is required to get down and tie two legs
of the steer together with the tie ending in a square knot.

[CowPunk©]

Post by Tom Stovall

Post by CowPunk©
When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?
Cow

Damned if I know why it's become politically correct to refer to "calf
roping" as "tiedown roping." "Calf roping" is about as accurate a
description as it gets, while the term "tiedown roping" is ambiguous as
hell because an animal is tied down in both steer roping and team
tying.
For the youngsters amongst us, "team tying" is a form of hard and fast
team roping in which the header is required to get down and tie two legs
of the steer together with the tie ending in a square knot.

I was shocked when moving to California to find steer roping is
illegal. It used to be great fun to go to a roping in Montana and
Wyoming when I lived there. Not sure what you can still do in
Texas...everything I imagine. I'll see when I get there in a few
months.

Cow
Glad to be leaving California in the rearview

[Norm]

That happend a few months back. I am not sure if California made Calf Roping
illegal hence the name change, or it was a move to try to keep ARAs of their
backs. Comments? As I don't really know why it happened either.
Norm

[CowPunk©]

Post by Norm
That happend a few months back. I am not sure if California made Calf Roping
illegal hence the name change, or it was a move to try to keep ARAs of their
backs. Comments? As I don't really know why it happened either.
Norm

Did California outlaw calf roping , too? I hadn't heard that, but
anything can happen here in the "late great golden state". I know
steer roping has been outlawed since before I showed up here 3 years
ago.

Cow

[Norm]

Search and you shall receive I guess. Check out this story.
http://www.redding.com/newsarchive/20030516sp060.shtml
Norm

[CowPunk©]

Post by Norm
Search and you shall receive I guess. Check out this story.
http://www.redding.com/newsarchive/20030516sp060.shtml
Norm

Wow, thanks for the link. Pretty soon Rodeo will be Human, Bovine
Equine Coordination Exercises or some such.....

Cow

[Norm]

Yep CowPunk, something like that!
Norm

Post by CowPunk©
Wow, thanks for the link. Pretty soon Rodeo will be Human, Bovine
Equine Coordination Exercises or some such.....
Cow

[Ropingirl]

I may be wrong...but if I remember correctly my Dad has said that "calf
roping" was called "tie-down roping" way back in the beginnings of
professional rodeo. If I were a great researcher I would try and verify.
However, I'm just hoping some old timer will either set me streight or
agree. Haha!

RG

Post by CowPunk©
When did calf roping become tie down roping? I guess I been out of the
game longer than I thought...why the change?
Cow

[C2ENGLAND2]

yes is was back in the days when it was known as the RCA before PRCA