Editing Team roping (section)

==Ropes==
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A modern rope is usually made of a blend of nylon and poly fibers, though some classic styles are still made of [[rawhide (textile)|rawhide]]. Most synthetic ropes are generally quite stiff at the time of purchase, but come in various grades. For beginners, headers start with an extra soft (xs) or an extra, extra soft (xxs) rope. Heelers usually also start with a harder rope. Ropes come in a number of different variations of stiffness. from softest to stiffest there is the extra extra soft (xxs), extra soft (xs), soft (s), medium soft (ms), medium (m), hard medium (hm), and medium hard (mh).<ref name="rodeohaven">{{cite web |url=http://www.rodeohaven.com/teamroping.html |title=Team Roping |access-date=2010-12-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106021412/http://www.rodeohaven.com/teamroping.html |archive-date=2011-01-06 |website=rodeohaven.com}}</ref>