It might seem simple, but focusing on circles when warming up on the dummy teaches a horse to go to work without anxiety. Dean Tuftin explains how the circle drill keeps a horse soft instead of bracing.
Up Next in Heeling Dummy Drills
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Dummy Roping Lesson with Junior Nogueira
Junior Nogueira breaks down some common mistakes in heeling fundamentals and explains his style of throwing his rope. He even matches characteristics of his roping alongside students of the Smarty Young Pro clinic to compare their swings.
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Full Heeling Dummy Roping Lesson
Matt Sherwood is a two-time World Champion Header, as well as an American finalist in the heeling behind Derrick Begay. In this video, he explains position on the ground on the heeling dummy.
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Dummy Instruction with Patrick Smith
Angles and positioning are just as important on the dummy as they are on your heel horse. Patrick Smith explains these topics, and feeding your rope for maximum efficiency on the heel side in this video. Watch this clip from the Legend film.
