TEXAS SWING QUEEN Lowman Lights It Up in the WPRA With Lightning-Fast
Times By Ted Harbin T hough she’s roped all her life, Danielle Lowman is adjusting. The modifications are working well. Through five events, she has earned $49,909 and is the No. 1 breakaway roper in the ProRodeo world standings. Here’s the kicker: $47,250 has come at just two Texas rodeos she won: Fort Worth and San Antonio. “It’s a work in progress,” said Lowman, who competed at her second Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping presented by Titos Vodka this past December. “The more I know, the more confident I get in my horse, the more I learn about the setups and the new ways of trying to get better is what’s happening.” It’s all about speed for Lowman, a Navajo cowgirl from Gilbert, Arizona. She proved it rather flawlessly during the second day of the breakaway roping finals at the South Point
There has been no one consistently as fast as Danielle Lowman in the WPRA ranks in 2024 and that has led the Gilbert, Arizona, cowgirl to the top of the world standings. Her most recent title came at the 75th San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo stopping the clock in the final round in a wicked fast 1.6 to win the title. She also added $22,500 to her bank account from the Alamo City. Photo by Kay Miller
in Las Vegas, winning three straight rounds, including 1.7-second runs in both the eighth and ninth. In all, she earned $17,692 in Sin City. That served as the perfect starting blocks to kick off the new calendar year for Lowman, who has been downright fast through the opening two months of 2024. Her run through the first two events of the “Texas Swing” are evidence of her rush to greatness. In Fort Worth, she posted runs of 1.8 and 1.6 seconds to lead the way in Bracket 7 and earn a spot in the semifinals, where she snagged a fourth-place finish to make the finale. There she added another 1.8-second run to win the grand prize; all told, she left Dickies Arena with $24,750. “At this point, drawing the right calves and just having faith in your horse, having the belief in yourself … it’s all lining out the way it needs to be,” said Lowman, who started team roping and learned to compete in breakaway roping from fellow Navajo cowgirls Bailey Bates and Kassidy Dennison, the latter of whom qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in barrel racing a decade ago. “Everyone has different styles, and that’s one thing I love about it. We’re all in different aspects of our roping. I try not to ask a lot out of my horse; just get me close enough, and I’m going to make the loop go on. That’s the way I rope, so it’s a work in progress every day. I’m learning about the horsepower and learning ways to make everything
Danielle Lowman is quickly becoming a fan favorite in the women’s breakaway and for good reason with her fast accurate throws resulting in record setting times it is fun watching. After winning her first title in San Antonio she receives some high fives from the fans. Photo gy Hailey Rae
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