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10 Red Bluff Daily News — Wednesday, April 19, 2017 RODEO EVENTS TEAM ROPING is event has a header and heeler work- ing together to move in precise coordination. ey and their horses start in the "box". When the header nods, the chute gate opens and the steer gets a head start. e header throws the first loop, which must catch the steer's head or horns, protected by a horn wrap. en header dallies - wraps his rope around his saddle horn - and moves his horse to pull the rope taut, changing the di- rection of the steer. at gives the heeler the opportunity to catch both of the steer's hind legs with his own rope; most heelers try to time their throws to catch the legs when they are in the air. Aer the catch, the heeler also dallies, to stop the steer. When the ropes are taunt and both horses face the steer, the time is recorded. 2016 Champion Header: Levi Simpson Ponoka, Alberta, Canada 2017 Money Leader Header: Erich Rogers Round Rock, Arizona 2016 Champion Heeler: Jeremy Buhler Arrowwood Alberta, Canada 2017 Money Leader Heeler: Cory Petska Marana, Arizona 2016 Red Bluff Champions J.B. James, Jr., Bennett, Colo. and Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz.