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In Their Blood 🩸 Pedigrees of Breakaway Horses in Cheyenne Frontier Days’ Short Round

Three-photo collage of breakaway ropers in cowboy hats sliding their horses to a stop in a spray of arena dirt
The Breakaway Roping JournalJul 27, 2025

The top ProRodeo breakaway ropers are nothing without the horses beneath them, and all throughout the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, the horses made the difference in the battle to the top.

Here’s who made it into the Cheyenne short round and the horses that got them there.

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Maddy Deerman – Lady Polka

Five-generation pedigree chart for Lady Polka, a 2009 bay gelding, listing sire The Prince of Polka and dam Howleys Lady Pay
Whopper

Maddy Deerman is switching from “Yellar,” who qualified her for the Cheyenne Frontier Days short round, to “Whopper,” her faithful bay horse.

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Shawnee Sherwood – TFR Dualin Lane

Five-generation pedigree chart for TFR Dualin Lane, a 2017 bay gelding by Dualin Olena out of Laney Laker

Brooke Bruner – Nobadtest

Four-generation pedigree chart for Nobadtest, a 2018 sorrel gelding, listing sires and dams back to great-grandparents

Resistol Rookie candidate Brook Bruner is calling upon foundation-bred quarter horse gelding “Nobadtest” for Cheyenne’s breakaway short round.

Danielle Lowman – Tungsten Rebel

Four-generation pedigree chart for Tungsten Rebel, a 2019 sorrel stallion by Metallic Rebel out of Oh Flo

Rylee George – Wright Style

Four-generation pedigree chart for Wright Style, a 2011 bay gelding by Hes Wright On out of Diamonds With Style

Rylee George is coming off a Co-Championship at the CNFR on “Royce,” and picked up the California Rodeo Salinas Championship on another horse last weekend, making for some good momentum heading into Cheyenne’s breakaway short round.

Bailey Bates – Merlins Handy Man

Five-generation pedigree chart for Merlins Handy Man, a 2010 brown Quarter Horse stallion, listing sires and dams by year and color

Bailey Bates traded out her gelding “Rocket,” who got her through the qualifying round, for “Melin,” who she rode in the Quarter and Semifinals.

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Jacee Currin – SJR Diamond Roan

Five-generation pedigree chart for SJR Diamond Roan, a 2017 sorrel gelding, listing sire CD Diamond and dam SJR Oaks Natalie

Jacee Currin is calling upon 8-year-old cowbred SJR Diamond Roan in Cheyenne.

Hannah Giger – Tough Lil King

Hannah Giger topped both her qualifying set and Quarterfinal set on Tough Lil King, lending her some good mojo in Cheyenne ahead of the short round.

Five-generation pedigree chart for Tough Lil King, a 2010 sorrel gelding, listing sires and dams including Double Tough Doc and Doc Bar

Jordan Hollabaugh – Smarter Than Gage

Five-generation pedigree chart for Smarter Than Gage, a 2014 bay gelding by Smarter Than Tom out of Smart Annie Jo

Jordan Jo Hollabaugh won Semifinal 1 on Smarter Than Gage.

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Jordi Edens-Mitchell – TRR Tanquery Cat

Four-generation pedigree chart for TRR Tanquery Cat, a 2013 gray gelding, listing sires and dams by name, year and color

“Spike” is a hard-running gray gelding Jordi Eden-Mitchell purchased from 777 Performance Horses in Weatherford, Texas.

Sequin Brewer – Black Betty

Five-generation pedigree chart for Black Betty, a 2010 bay mare by Orphan Perry out of Floyd De Lady

Shy-Anne Jarrett – Austins Greytest

Five-generation pedigree chart for Austins Greytest, a 2015 chestnut gelding by Dual Rey out of Austin Cat

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