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Two of a kind

By Susan Kanode
Courtesy Cactus Ropes

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Jake and Jim Cooper weren't born with a rope in their hands, but they came mighty close. With Jake doing the heading and Jim heeling, they are the first twins to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. But that was 2007, and now they're on a mission to return to Las Vegas to compete in rodeo's championship event in 2009. Born into a rodeo and ranching family from Monument, N.M., they can't remember the first time they picked up a rope — it was just always there. So were the hor ...

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