After finishing twelfth in world in his rookie year last year, tie-down roper Shad Mayfield currently sits at No. 1 in the 2020 PRCA | RAM World Standings — and with a lead of more than $88,000.
World Champion tie-down roper and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Joe Beaver, who knows Shad well and has often worked with the young cowboy, talks about his talent.
Beaver gives his thoughts on what makes Mayfield show special and how the quarantine period will affect Mayfield’s 2020 season.
“Shad Mayfield was on course to set umpteen records, whatever he wanted to do,” says Beaver. "... I don’t think it’s going to slow him down any. You know, Shad’s got so much game, and we’ve seen him mature so much in his roping from the National Finals time to now, that all it’s doing is letting him rest and practice. So, I think he’s going to keep electrifying audiences — and giving some of the ropers a lesson in roping.”