Late Nite Mistress, aka "Mistress," is a 3-year-old heading prospect of Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile. In this practice session, Mistress is getting familiar with turning live steers. 

Exactly how does the A&C Racing and Roping program maintain good-minded horses throughout the grueling futurity training process? Trinity Haggard explains how they start their colts to keep their heads in the game across their entire careers.

How do the pros decide when to use one wrap on their tie, or two when there's only seconds to determine it during a run? World Champion Shad Mayfield explains what a hooey is, when he decides to risk it and use just one wrap on his tie and when he plays it safe in this instructional video.

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.

Cesar de la Cruz explains that a heel loop is placed in position, not exactly thrown. De la Cruz has a no-throw drill to teach how to correctly place the heel loop, using your fingertips over momentum of the swing.

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...

Do the best breakaway prospects come from the cutting, reining or ranching pens? NFBR qualifier Sarah Angelone discusses what she looks for in a breakaway prospect, and what she's learning about horses from various backgrounds in this interview.

When is it time to quit each day? Miles Baker explains that it depends on your goal and changes every day.

If you get to a rodeo and aren’t able to find any record on your calf, what do you do? Hope Thompson explains how she judges cattle to know what to expect in a run.

Watch Cesar de la Cruz practice with his wife and three boys in Casa Grande, Arizona.

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...

Misstringing can break a great tie-down run in the final moments. World champion Shad Mayfield explains the smoothest way to string your calf before the tie, how to hold the piggin string and ways to avoid misstringing in the tie-down roping.

Sarah Angelone breaks down her experience with the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and her participation in college rodeo. She explains how this launched her professional training and competitive career in breakaway roping, plus shares tips on how to be competitive, mental strategy and...

American Greed, aka Greed, has been with Lari Dee Guy since he was a 2-year-old. Similar to his brother Tombstone, a head and breakaway horse she sold to Jake Cooper that later helped Jill Tanner win the breakaway at the 2021 The American, Lari Dee has fallen in love with Greed.

Rhen Richard has been working on this horse for a couple of years. Originally an outside horse, he came to the program with box problems, and the Richards have made it their mission to overcome them because of the horse’s outstanding talent.

How has former CNFR Heading Champion Arena de la Cruz adjusted to roping after motherhood? Her tips and tricks for getting back into the game after a long break.

What's one thing Miles Baker wishes everyone that rides colts knew? How important the first 60-120 days are on a colt.

Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker dive into their passion for the futurity rope horse industry and the breeding of their remuda stock. To be at the top of team roping competitions requires better horses and a specific breeding approach. They see an untapped potential in the industry, and work to con...