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: Before Asking for a Stop on a Young Horse
Bonus video from Roping.com: Miles Baker doesn't pull on two reins on his colts until they've developed the feel and responsiveness with each rein individually. Here are the fundamentals Baker puts in each colt before ever asking for a hard whoa.
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Colt-Starting Series: Hand-Use Fundamentals on a Colt
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Colt to Follow Its Nose
Bonus video from Roping.com: How do you teach a colt to follow his nose the right way? Miles Baker talks about setting one up for success.
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Colt-Starting Series: Introducing a Stop
Bonus video from Roping.com: How and when do you ask for a stop in a 2-year-old? Miles Baker explains his long-term progression in the stop.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bending vs. Straight Lines
Bonus video from Roping.com: Do young horses spend too much time bending around in an arena and not enough time outside? Miles Baker breaks it down.
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Colt-Starting Series: When to Start Loping
Bonus video from Roping.com: Is there a set level of expectations each colt should have in early rides? And when should you ask for a lope? Miles Baker explains.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching the Step Across
Bonus video from Roping.com: How do you teach a colt to move his feet in a way to set him up for success later in life? Miles Baker explains how he introduces a step across in a colt.
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Colt-Starting Series: Flexing in a Halter on the Ground
Bonus video from Roping.com: Miles Baker introduces flexing in a colts first few rides not with a snaffle but with a halter on the ground. Here he demonstrates how.
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Colt-Starting Series: Moving a Horse's Hips with a Halter
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Softness in a Sidepull
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Colt Forward Motion
Bonus video from Roping.com: How much forward motion should you put into a colt without discouraging a stop?
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Colt-Starting Series: Groundwork in a Sidepull
Bonus video from Roping.com: 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.
