bob feist invitational

It was only their second time roping together, but for Kenzie Kelton and Whitney DeSalvo, the pairing has been quite sweet. When the dust settled, it was the college student from Arizona and three-time WPRA World Champion from Arkansas that sealed the deal and walked away as the 2023 Bob Feist Invitational Charlie 1 Horse...

One of the best woman heelers, Whitney DeSalvo looks to continue to write her name in team roping history books at this year’s Bob Feist Invitational. The number 8 heeler will rope with Arkansas young gun Logan Graham for a piece of the historic $650,000 payout. DeSalvo wrote her name in the record books in...

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...

That’s a wrap for the ladies roping in the Bob Feist Invitational in Reno! This year, the event offered a youth incentive and nomination as an RFD TV’s American qualifier. In case you missed it on the Wrangler Network live stream, here’s how it went… Team Roping Average Champions: Jenna Johnson & Whitney DeSalvo Header...

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...

Cowgirls dominated the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, during the fourth annual Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Challenge as part of Wrangler BFI week. A record 138 breakaway ropers entered, including a handful of world champions like Jackie Hobbs-Crawford and Lari Dee Guy. With the top eight cowgirls coming back to the short round, separated...

Two Arizona Navajo women roped and rode to victory in Reno during the 42nd Annual Bob Feist Invitational. Out of 160 female competitors in the Charlie 1 Horse All-Girl Challenge, Debbie Robbins of Winslow and Danielle Lowman of Mesa came out on top. It’s all in the genes. Debbie Robbins, an Indian National Finals Rodeo...

The All-Girl Challenge at the BFI in Reno, NV is one of the toughest ladies-only ropings in the nation! It starts with the traditional enter-twice, four-round team roping and ends with two lucky ladies coming out on top! This year, Jackie Crawford and Annette Stahl brought home the money.   The first team shown in...