Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 NFR brought several horse changes in the tie-down roping.
Shane Hanchey stepped off his AQHA Horse of the Year, Stylish Bugsy in Round 3 to get on futurity stand out Rollin On The River, “River,” a 6-year-old gelding by Smooth As A Cat out of Creedence Clearwater by Peptoboonsmal.
John Douch has backed a different horse in the box each night of the 2025 NFR, but he finally found his groove in Round 4 and doesn’t plan to make any changes. Douch started on Kid Lena Boon, “Bo,” a 17-year-old gelding by Smart Lena Boon and out of DCD No Kidding by Little Badger Kid. In Round 2, he jumped on Peponchek Royalspade, “Tomcat,” a 2014 model gelding by Little Royal Paychek out of Leos Peppy Too by Les Olena Too. In Round 3 Douch was back on Bo, but jumped off him again for Round 4. In Round 4, Douch got on a horse he had never ridden before, Popular Snow Resort, “Tootsie Pop,” owned by Shad Mayfield. Tootsie Pop is a 15-year-old mare by Popular Resortfigure out of Snowball Bug by Hum Bug Hancock. Douch plans to stay on Tootsie Pop for the remainder of the NFR.
Kyle Lucas started on the legendary Daddys Shiner Cat, “Peso,” but stepped off of him in Round 4 to ride Froghollow Play Judge, a 2018 mare by Biebers Play out of Froghollow Judge Judy by Judge Cash.
| Calf Roper | Horse | Gelding/Mare | Year Born | Sire | Dam | Dam’s Sire |
| Riley Webb | Marked Up Cat (Rudy) | Gelding | 2013 | Metallic Cat | Ha Gay Freckles | Steady Tradition |
| Shad Mayfield | Figure To Fly (Lollipop) | Mare | 2010 | Popular Resortfigure | Fastino | Freedom Flyer |
| Kincade Henry | Duals Crescent Boon (Mario) | Gelding | 2006 | Duals Blue Boon | Billy Joes Baby | Doc O’Lena |
| John Douch | Popular Snow Resort (Tootsie Pop) | Mare | 2010 | Popular Resortfigure | Snowball Bug | Hum Bug Hancock |
| Dylan Hancock | Major A 2009 (Earl) | Gelding | 2009 | JR Major Slimwood | Kipoco Shy Ann | Poco Bleukip Hancock |
| Riley Pruitt | Trouble At The Rodeo (Snowman) | Gelding | 2017 | Mi Ways Frenchman | Laughing Chicado | Alamitos Chicado |
| Marty Yates | Barshoe Brute (Rock) | Gelding | 2009 | Halreycious | Hickorys Pepolena | Mr Peponita Flo |
| Tom Crouse | Dually Salanos (Radar) | Gelding | 2009 | Playin With A Dually | Solanos Lady Jean | Doc’s Solano |
| Brushton Minton | C My Lite (Lincoln) | Gelding | 2009 | CD Lights | Bambi Freckles | Freckles Playboy |
| Joel Harris | Daddys Shiner Cat (Peso) | Gelding | 2011 | Shiners Black Cat | Paddy Lenas Twist | Paddys Blue Twist |
| Zack Jongbloed | Kim | Mare | 2012 | |||
| Ty Harris | Daddys Shiner Cat (Peso) | Gelding | 2011 | Shiners Black Cat | Paddy Lenas Twist | Paddys Blue Twist |
| Haven Meged | Seven S Tomahawk (Smoke) | Gelding | 2013 | SHINING GALLO | BLACKS DIVA | Seven S Zanaday |
| Kyle Lucas | Froghollow Play Judge | Mare | 2018 | Biebers Play | Froghollow Judge Judy | Judge Cash |
| Shane Hanchey | Rollin On The River (River) | Gelding | 2019 | Smooth As A Cat | Creedence Clearwater | Peptoboonsmal |