Evaluating Horses, Fresh Cattle, and Heeling Lines
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Team roping greats Jake Barnes and Clay Cooper take a deep dive into evaluating horses, managing fresh muley calves, and building timing as both a header and a heeler. This practice session blends practical horse training tips with mental strategies for improving consistency.
In this video, they explain:
- How to trust rhythm and timing, even when cattle look chaotic
- Techniques to free up tight horses and use forward/backward work in the box
- The importance of mixing slow, medium, and fast cattle to keep horses balanced
- Heeling perspective: why you don’t always need to 'see the feet' to set up a great shot
- Using practice pens to evaluate horse progress run by run
- Why studying video, self-analysis, and adapting styles are key to long-term success
Part of the Barnes & Cooper: Inside the Practice Pen series, this episode shows how two Hall of Fame cowboys break down their runs, manage horse quirks, and apply decades of roping knowledge to every steer.
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