It's more expensive than bass fishing.

It's more expensive than bass fishing.

Ground work is ESSENTIAL! Don't even worry about getting on a horse until your catch rate on the ground is consistently above 90%. Get the right type of rope. My choice is either Cactus or Fastback. You can pick up a very good head horse for around 5-6K these days. Team Roping has exploded over the past few years. So a lot of good videos on YouTube. They do have a lot of schools. Most you can rent a horse. That is personally where I would start once I started catching consistently.

It has turned into a rich mans sport. Go to a high school rodeo, you would be amazed how many 17 year old boys and girls are pulling a 50k horse in an 80k trailer with a brand new 65k truck. And that's just the start, they have either an outdoor or indoor arena (or both) on their property with about 20 roping steers that they replace, often, as soon as they get too big or get roped out. And they have back-up horses lol. And they are soooo good now. You have 15 year old kids making 4 and 5 second runs. It's a blast to watch. The old roping movies make it look like a good ole boy sport, nowadays you have to have a big bankroll to even compete in a local jackpot.