bfi week

The Bob Feist Invitational is one of the most iconic ropings in the sport. With the men’s ropings wrapping up over the past few days, the ladies got their chance to shine today in both Team Roping and Breakaway. Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Team Roping – Hope Thompson & Whitney DeSalvo 2020 Champions Hope Thompson...

In the same arena last year as the BFI and just a couple of days after it, Whitney DeSalvo of Wilmar, Arkansas, hammered 11 of 12 steers on the second hop in the Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl in Guthrie, Oklahoma – and if her mare, Becky, hadn’t bucked on the first one, she’d surely have...

The 25-year-old heeler from Arkansas made headlines at the Charlie 1 Horse All Girls Challenge Team Roping during the 2020 BFI week. After winning first, second, and third in the team roping and taking home nearly $30,000, Whitney DeSalvo got the news that her number was raised. This call made DeSalvo the first female in...