Colt Starting
The "Colt Starting" video series on Roping.com teaches viewers how to lay a solid foundation for young roping prospects. Guided by experts like Miles Baker and Trinity Haggard, the series offers step-by-step training techniques and essential horsemanship skills. With valuable insights on nurturing colts' potential, this collection is ideal for ropers at any level seeking to enhance their skills and understanding of starting horses from the ground up. Elevate your roping journey by exploring this comprehensive series!
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Colt-Starting Series: First 30-Day Bit Progression
These are the bits Miles Baker uses in his colt-starting program that feeds the Relentless Remuda.
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Moving the Feet First
Justin Briggs demonstrates his method of establishing steering on the end of the halter rope.
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Hand Position When Riding Colts
Justin Briggs shares his his typical hand position when riding colts.
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Colt-Starting Series: Starting a Young Heel Horse Pen Roping
Bonus video from Roping.com: The Relentless Remuda does a lot of breakaway roping, steer stopping and pen roping before they ever rope out of the box. In this video, Remuda trainer Miles Baker explains how he starts a heel horse prospect pen roping on a calf, demonstrating his corrections, the am...
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Colt-Starting Series: 120-Day Progress and Expectations "A Big Vintage Buckle"
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Shoulder Control
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Hand Use Dos and Don'ts
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Pen Roping at 120 Days
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Starting a Head Prospect Horse Out of the Box
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Outside Riding 101
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Roping on a Colt in the Pasture
Bonus video from Roping.com: Yes, you can blow a young horse up riding outside. It's one of the things that can be done right or so, so wrong. Miles Baker talks about how to best utiliize outside riding in your program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Colt Starting and Progression Bridles
Bonus video from Roping.com: Bits are like tools in a toolbox, and Miles Baker talks thorugh how these bridles fit into his program on young horses in and out of the arena.
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Colt-Starting Series: Introducing Collection—When and How?
Bonus video from Roping.com: Exactly when should you teach a horse to collect themselves in the training process? It should take a while, according to Miles Baker. In this video, he demonstrates how he introduces collection and flexion through the bridle from the ground.
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Breakawaying on a Green Head Horse
Bonus video from Roping.com: Not all breakaway runs are created equal. Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile explain the intricacies of how they use a breakaway in their program and why.
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Using A Breakaway Hondo on a Young Head Horse (Part 1)
Bonus video from Roping.com: Not all breakaway runs are created equal. Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile explain the intricacies of how they use a breakaway in their program and why. PART 1
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Colt-Starting Series: Explaining the First Rides
Bonus video from Roping.com: Using an unbroke 3-year-old Show Me The Buckles colt, Miles Baker explains his early colt-starting program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Tying Colts
Bonus video from Roping.com: Teaching colts to stand tied is a critical element to Miles Bakers' green horse program. He uses the tie-rail to teach his horses patience and contentment at any step of the game.
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Colt-Starting Series: Behavior Expectations on the Ground
Bonus video from Roping.com: Does behavigor on the ground matter in great horses? Miles Baker talks about how that really isn't an issue in their program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Early Saddling Fundamentals
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Saddling Safety
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: First 30-Day Bit Progression
Bonus video from Roping.com.These are the bits Miles Baker uses in his colt-starting program that feeds the Relentless Remuda.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bridling Fundamentals
Bonus video from Roping.com: There's a right and a wrong way to bridle a colt. Miles Baker talks through the best way to put a bridle on a green horse.
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Colt-Starting Series: Cutting Out the Nonsense
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bit Hobbles and Snaffles
Bonus video from Roping.com: Snaffle bits and hobble straps work well on 2-year-olds as you begin to instill confidence and responsiveness in colts. Here's how your snaffle should be adjusted and why a hobble strap is an important part of your game.