Do all the good ones have quirks? They don't really HAVE to if you try implementing these fundaments from Miles Baker at an early age. 

Miles Baker is already winning on Blade—a son of Show Me The Buckles—but Roping.com was there when Baker started this colt out of the box. This is the same colt Baker started under saddle for our cameras in 2021. His full series is now available as a playlist on Roping.com.

How much forward motion should you put into a colt without discouraging a stop? 

Professional horse trainer Justin Briggs demos his ground work process for the first saddling of an energetic 2-year-old.

What do Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker want colt starters to do with young horses? How much time should a colt starter spend on a young horse? And what basic skills does a colt need?

Professional trainer Justin Briggs explains his progression of halter to snaffle and how he uses them in tandem to achieve a better feel on his colts.

Using an unbroke 3-year-old Show Me The Buckles colt, Miles Baker explains his early colt-starting program.

The way you use your hands in the earliest stages of the training process can make or break your rope horse's responsiveness down he line. In this video from the Relentless Remuda, Miles Baker demonstrates how he uses his hands on a colt that's ready to start out of the box.

Here's what you need to know about saddling a colt safely.

Pen roping is a critical step in Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile's Relentless Remuda. In this video, Baker explains how he uses pen roping to get a horse broke by giving him a job early on. 

Professional horseman Justin Briggs demonstrates the degree to which he uses his hands, feet and spurs in coordination to achieve a broke, balanced horse that responds well to his cues.

The ability to control a horse's shoulders is critical in any discipline, but it's especially important in head and heel horses who need to react to the cow athletically. In this video, Baker demonstrates the kind of shoulder control he reinforces in his colts and explains how that carries over f...

Relentless Remuda colt starter Miles Baker explains the dos and don'ts of saddling a horse for the first time.

You can teach a colt to move his hips without ever being in the saddle. Miles Baker shows how he uses a halter and lead rope to move a young horse's feet. 

How do you control a situation in the pasture on a young horse? And what control should you have before you ever head out of the arena? Miles Baker breaks down how he makes sure to keep his horses in positive situations in the pasture. 

Professional trainer Justin Briggs answers the question of what type of personality he looks for in a prospect and how personality is molded by a thoughtful training approach.

How do you teach a colt to follow his nose the right way? Miles Baker talks about setting one up for success. 

Miles Baker starts the Relentless Remuda colts in a sidepull rather than a snaffle. Here are the fundamentals of using a sidepull and how it should be adjusted.

Justin Briggs works a 3-year-old Goodbye Lane with just six rides and shows how switching directions and keeping his colt's attention with the lead rope in his ground work transitions well to these early rides.

Miles Baker wants a colt to be "good in the face" before he starts to really ask for a stop. In this video, he demonstrates how he achieves that and how he asks for a whoa in a colt with 45-60 rides.

What should you expect in the early rides on a colt? Miles Baker explains how he rides in a sidepull and introduces fundamentals in the first few rides. 

How exactly should you use your hands and feet on a 2-year-old in the early rides? Miles Baker explains how he develops the feel he and Trevor Brazile look for in the Relentless Remuda.

Justin Briggs demonstrates how he is building the foundation for turns and stops as he teaches his c