Joseph Harrison steps on a four-year-old gelding by Not Ruf At All out of a Topsail Whiz mare and talks through what he looks for when he knows a horse is going to be something special. Natural run and natural timing are at the top of the list. Those are things you can not manufacture. During the...

Joseph Harrison heads on a green four-year-old gelding who comes out a little fresh on the first run, humping up before settling in. Rather than making an issue of it, Joseph gets to work and puts in several practice runs, focusing on something different each time. The main areas he is working on...

Joseph Harrison starts this practice session on Spot, a seven-year-old horse he purchased from a customer. Harrison says Spot is at his best as a rodeo horse and is level-minded in the box. Spot gets to practice one or two days a week and runs two or three steers, while the rest of his work is fo...

Joseph Harrison starts this practice session on Ozzy, registered as Ozzy’s Crazy Train. The four-year-old gelding is by Stevie Rey Von. Harrison typically gets his horses around three years old with the goal of having them ready to show by four, and he credits the colt starter for putting a stron...

Joseph Harrison starts a practice session on a horse he uses at World Series jackpots, making a few practice runs and working on his own roping. After one run, Harrison points out a mistake he made when he got too focused on roping the neck and let his left hand drop, causing him to dally his rei...

Joseph Harrison heads on a four-year-old gray gelding called Mater, registered as BR Quiktrip, and uses the session to walk through a critical piece of a head horse's development: the stop. It takes months to build a good sliding stop, and Joseph gets it right before he ever starts roping on a yo...

Joseph Harrison talks about keeping roping fun for the horse and why he believes leaving the box and catching up to the cow is one of the most enjoyable parts of the run for them. He tries not to always be framing up his horses up or pick on them when they do not need it, allowing them to enjoy t...

Joseph Harrison steps on his favorite four-year-old, a mare by Scooter Kat out of a Metallic Cat mare owned by Brett and Margo Davis. Before getting to work he makes a point worth remembering: sometimes the best thing you can do for a young horse is give them a break. Joseph gives his young ones ...

Riding the famous stallion The Darkk Side, Trevor Brazile explains what leaving flat means in the box, and how he uses his body to stay with the horse from the corner to the steer. He talks through the problems created by squatting in the corner, and Brazile talks about how to eliminate squatting...

In Miles Baker’s second video on collection, he demonstrates what collection means when it comes to controlling a rope horse prospect's stride, explaining how he uses his feet and his hands to gain collection.

Horsemen throw the word “collection” around a lot. But for Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile, collection has a clear relationship to the horse’s feet, not his face. In this video, Baker explains the Relentless Remuda’s definition of collection.

Trinity Haggard is A&C Racing and Roping’s colt-starting specialist, and in this video he rides a rope-horse prospect as he begins transitioning him from a snaffle to a bridle. Haggard explains how to show the horse how to respond to the leg and the bridle, explaining pressure and release and the...

Trinity Haggard is A&C Racing and Roping’s colt specialist, who instills in all the program’s horses the fundamentals Kaden and Rhen need in high-end horse prospects. In this video, he talks through a warm-up regimen on a 3-year-old that involves counter-cantering for shoulder control—a fundament...

When introducing a young horse to a tie-down, Miles Baker starts off with it looser. Miles explains why he does this and how he goes about tightening it up over time.

What would the full package of buttons on a 2-year-old look like for Miles Baker? Miles uses Cardi BRelentless, a 2-year-old running-bred filly, to explain.

A&C Racing and Roping’s Rhen Richard walks through his set of yearlings, explaining the crosses and what he sees in each colt.

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 2

When approaching pre-event practice on a young horse, your best bet is to reinfornce fundamentals rather than ram-and-jam training into them. American Champ Ryan Motes outlines how he approaches practice on his ready-to-go good young horses.