Miles Baker
4 Seasons
Explore the expertise of Miles Baker in this engaging playlist, where the seasoned trainer and roper shares his insights on horsemanship and roping techniques. With a focus on foundational skills and advanced strategies, Baker's videos guide both beginners and experienced ropers in honing their craft. As a member of the Relentless Remuda, he emphasizes the importance of developing a strong partnership with your horse, ensuring effective communication and performance in the arena. Learn from one of the best to elevate your roping journey.
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Colt-Starting Series: Pen Roping at 120 Days
Episode 1
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
Episode 2
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Outside Riding 101
Episode 3
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
Episode 4
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
Episode 5
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?
Episode 6
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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Colt-Starting Series: Explaining the First Rides
Episode 7
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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01:12Episode 8
Colt-Starting Series: Tying Colts
Episode 8
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
Episode 9
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
Episode 10
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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00:59Episode 11
Colt-Starting Series: Saddling Safety
Episode 11
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: First 30-Day Bit Progression
Episode 12
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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01:51Episode 13
Colt-Starting Series: Bridling Fundamentals
Episode 13
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
Episode 14
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
Episode 15
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.
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Colt-Starting Series: Before Asking for a Stop on a Young Horse
Episode 16
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
Episode 17
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
Episode 18
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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04:20Episode 19
Colt-Starting Series: Introducing a Stop
Episode 19
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
Episode 20
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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03:38Episode 21
Colt-Starting Series: When to Start Loping
Episode 21
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
Episode 22
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
Episode 23
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
Episode 24
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.