The latest episode of The Breakaway Breakdown captures the story of Elijah Faske, the 12-year-old Texas cowboy who ropes legally blind, from his mom Suzanne’s perspective.

When Elijah caught his calf at the January Texas Junior High Rodeo Association Region 7 rodeo in Edna, Texas, it was more than just a clean run for him and his family.

The video of Elijah’s first catch later made rounds on social media, but the story behind it starts earlier. Elijah came to the Faske family when he was nearly 6 years old, after a disrupted adoption. He was born in China with a birth defect that left one eye completely missing, and in the other eye he has coloboma, which causes gaps in his vision.

Host Calli Montague talks with Suzanne to hear the story of how Elijah found his way to breakaway roping, her experience as a mother of more than 28 kids, and how the Western way of life has truly changed her family for the better.

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HITM: We get an update on Jamie’s new horse and our “Home for Every Horse” highlight rescue of the month is the Colorado Horse Rescue. We also have a trade show interview from Ace Equestrian and find out what were some of the strangest jobs our listeners have had. Listen in…

AUDITOR POST SHOW: Making friends as adults.

HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3895– Show Notes and Links:

1. Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the Geek
2. Jamie and Glenn's Amazon Store
3. Title Sponsor: WERM Flooring
4. Pic Credit: Jamie and Colorado Horse Rescue
5. Guest: Grace Johnson - Placement Program Manager for Colorado Horse Rescue
6. Link: Rescue horse of the month, Taco
7. Trade Show Product: PRO4MANCE | KOLD FEET ICE BOOTS
8. Additional support for this podcast provided by: My New Horse, Equine Network and Listeners Like You

Time Stamps:

1. 05:12- Daily Whinnies
2. 05:24 - Jamie’s racehorse “Money Problem” update
3. 07:06 - New Andalusian stallion arrives
4. 09:30 - Planning stallion’s castration trip
5. 15:09- Naming the horse
6. 21:11- Colorado Horse Rescue interview
7. 34:49- Featured adoptable pony “Taco”
8. 40:00- Ace Equestrian cold feet ice boots interview
9. 44:49- Weird/wacky past jobs
10. 01:02:80 - Auditor Post Show

The Short Score is back in 2026 as the winter rodeo run is well underway.

One of the winter's biggest rodeos wrapped up in February with the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, introducing some newer names on top. Corben Culley and Trent Vaught took home the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo win after a 5.4 in the clean-slate finals. They pocketed $24,900 a man and join this episode of The Short Score.

The end of February also wrapped up the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and Lightning Aguilera and Wyatt Cox came out on top. Aguilera and Cox were 3.8 in the short round and took the win with the most money won at $24,218 a man. Arizona had La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros -- The Tucson Rodeo as well. Brye Crites and Ross Ashford came out on top with a 9.9 on two head for $7,034 a man winning $12,709 apiece with the round monies.