Dean Tuftin
2 Seasons
BE ELITE.
American Rope Horse Futurity Association founder and roping pioneer Dean Tuftin takes you inside his training program. Learn from a true icon in the futurity world on what it takes to make some of the best horses in the business.
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DT Horses Masterclass: Slow Roping Session 4
Episode 1
Keeping horses soft throughout the entire training process is important. In this video, Dean Tuftin explains why this is and how they begin the process when horses are in their 2-year-old year getting them broke and laterally and vertically soft.
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DT Horses Masterclass: Slow Roping Session 3
Episode 2
In this video, Dean Tuftin is on a 5-year-old colt that still has some green spots to him. Tuftin tries some fresher cattle to see where he's at, focusing on keeping a left lead and keeping him soft.
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DT Horses Masterclass: Slow Roping Session 2
Episode 3
Fresh muleys are good for young horses because they keep moving forward. Dean Tuftin explains how they help train young, green horses to not worry about a hit in front of them because of the constant forward motion.
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DT Horses Masterclass: Slow Roping Session 1
Episode 4
When a horse doesn't read your seat, you can feel it. It makes a heeler feel like their horse isn't rating and that they're going to have to pull more. Dean Tuftin explains how to get a horse to read your seat and why it's important.
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DT Horses Masterclass: Slow Roping Warm-Up
Episode 5
To introduce young horses to live cattle, DT Horses trail them around behind a lead steer in a circle. This is a great opportunity to introduce young horses to starting out of the box, too. Dean Tuftin explains how this is a nice warm-up before a roping session.