Aldo The Apache topped Peterson’s list of earners at the Nov. 14-15 event.

Beau Peterson and her string of horses won $97,000 at the 2024 Gold Buckle Futurities Fall Event, leading the pack of breakaway roping earners on the week.

The Breakaway Roping Journal caught up with her after her nearly six-figure two days in Abilene, Texas.

Tell me about Aldo The Apache. This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about him, because you’ve won good throughout the year on him, too.

Aldo is a 4-year-old I started January of this year. In May at Ardmore, he won good there, too. He’s just been so much fun. He’s been super easy. He’s gritty too. He’s little—he’s probably not 14 hands. He’s super gritty and he does what you ask him.

What does practice look like on one that’s this good, this young?

I have kind of been practicing on him at the house. You can go at them. I’ve been practicing for myself on him more than anything. That allows me to be comfortable going at the barrier and exposing myself when I get to a futurity. There’s fine line between a jackpot and horse-show run, and with him, I can go at them and he’ll show himself.

What’s his style like?

Honestly he doesn’t have just a huge stop. It’s showy enough and enough to pop it off. He doesn’t just slide a mile. He gets in there, pops it off and it’s done. He stops better in the tie-down, really. It’s just enough. It’s not any big, huge, pretty stop. It’s enough to get the job done.

And he’s been a superstar in the tie-down, too?

He won second with Beau Cooper again. Beau won first in Ardmore on him, and he won second on him at Abilene. Beau’s made 8 runs on him ever, and he’s done great. He’s not big enough to make a big-league tie-down horse in the long run, and I see more of a future in breakaway for him for his longevity. He’s going to make a good horse. I want to futurity him and take it easy on him and not push him too hard.

The Breakaway Roping Journal
by Chelsea Shaffer
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