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the trial in March 1998, the USTRC, which was formed around 1990,
was the largest recreational team roping organization in the
United States, had a classification system that spanned profes-
sionals to novices, thereby allowing all ropers to compete at
various ability levels, and kept track of the handicap classifi-
cations of more than 80,000 ropers in the United States and
Canada. As of March 1998, the USTRC produced and sanctioned more
than 90 team ropings annually throughout the United States as
well as the USTRC National Finals of Team Roping, which was the
largest and richest team roping event in the world.
Team ropers usually buy their roping horses fully trained.
Typically, training a horse as a roping horse cannot start until
the horse is about six years old. Generally, a properly trained
and mature head roping horse can be sold for more than a properly
trained and mature heel roping horse. Typically, team roping
horses are sold (1) by word of mouth at roping horse competi-
tions, such as the USTRC competitions, and (2) at team roping
sales that are held in, inter alia, Clovis, New Mexico. In a
brochure prepared for the Clovis Livestock Auction in connection
with its 1995 annual spring consignment, which featured its third
annual team roping sale in mid-March of that year, Mr. Haun was
listed as a consignor for two horses that he transported to that
sale.
During relevant periods, petitioner Rebecca F. Haun (Ms.
Haun) has from time to time, but not often, helped in the roping
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