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We may know her as the "Texas Swing Queen" and a dominating force in the breakaway
roping world today, but Danielle Lowman didn’t start off roping calves.

Horses were a family thing growing up in the Navajo Nation. Lowman was always on horseback
along with her many siblings, cousins, and other family members. Before she ever
picked up a rope, she learned to ride well. But at the young age of 10, she decided to
follow in her family's footsteps in the world of team roping.

Lowman says that team roping taught her how to control and feel all parts of her rope.
As an excellent team roper, the superstar went to college to rodeo. Soon, she was breakaway
roping on her heel horse with encouragement from her fellow competitors and coaches.
Watching girls like Bailey Bates and Kassidy Dennison rope with dominance in college
also helped to drive Lowman to the breakaway.

Now, the young breakaway roper is certainly a force to be reckoned with, holding arena records across the country, qualifying for multiple National Breakaway Finals Rodeos along with the Indian National Finals, she has racked up lists of other accolades and titles.

This article first appeared on Rodeo on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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