Shad Mayfield goes over how he protects his calves while practicing in the arena. He demonstrates the proper technique for positioning the calf's leg while tying, emphasizing measures to protect the calf throughout the process.

In this video, world champion tie-down roper, Shad Mayfield, explains the basic methods for tying a calf down in tie-down roping. He breaks down how to use the piggin string correctly, what a "hooey" is, and when to use one wrap versus two. Mayfield also explains the proper way to use your knees ...

In this practice session, Shad Mayfield is riding one of his good horses, 16-year-old Hot Rod, and Sarah Angelone is riding a 6-year-old horse. Mayfield focuses on keep his horse running through the throw and keeping his left shoulder up. Angelone is focused on keeping her horse free by scoring a...

In this video, Dean Tuftin shows why they rope the dummy in a circle on young horses and what their focus is for each horse.

At DT Horses, the focus is on what's best for the horse, not a timeline. In this video, Dean Tuftin heels the dummy in a snaffle at a trot.

Even when heading, instilling circles is important. Dean Tuftin explains how following the dummy in a circle when heading reinforces a horse's left lead and keep them left at a good width from a steer.

Cesar de la Cruz taps his wife—CNFR Champion Arena de la Cruz—to turn his heeling donkey for him to work on a green heel horse.

Cesar de la Cruz uses his donkey on the ground to work on his heel loops.

Cesar de la Cruz trains his heel horses behind a heeling donkey to build their foundation and keep their mental game sharp. His heel horses learn to enjoy the heeling donkey before they get the high-pressure of live cattle.

Cesar de la Cruz works on heeling his pygmy goat, Oreo, to master tough heel shots.

The goal of goat roping is to master timing and loop placement, and in this video, Cesar de la Cruz explains his goat-roping practice routine.

Cesar de la Cruz and his brother developed a special dummy for the cattle at the National Finals Rodeo, where the steers’ legs come out more wide-legged than at a normal rodeo. In this video, de la Cruz describes how he heels his “Clifford Franklin” dummy to master his coverage and timing on the ...

 Cesar de la Cruz believes the heel loop is never thrown; instead, he says it’s placed in position. He talks about how to finesse his heel loop to the ground with his fingertips without even swinging the rope.

Lari Dee Guy and Hope Thompson demonstrate how important pulling your slack is and the role your left hand plays in pulling your slack correctly.

The way you hold your coils and your reins affects your horsemanship as much as it affects your roping. Feeding with your rein-hand, improper coil position and improper elbow control all can be detrimental to your horsemanship and your roping. The 26-time World Champion Trevor Brazile explains why. 

Fresh muleys are good for young horses because they keep moving forward. Dean Tuftin explains how they help train young, green horses to not worry about a hit in front of them because of the constant forward motion.

Watch the conclusion of the Riata Buckle on Nov. 5 starting at 8 a.m. CT. Sunday at the Riata Buckle features the #9.5 All-Age Championship.

In its second installment, the Riata Buckle Stallion Incentive will payout at least $2.5 million to ropers, breeders and stallion owners at the Lazy E Are...

Nov. 4 at the Riata Buckle continues with All-Ages Championships and Junior Championships. Watch live starting at 8 a.m. CT!

In its second installment, the Riata Buckle Stallion Incentive will payout at least $2.5 million to ropers, breeders and stallion owners at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, O...

Watch the Riata Buckle on Nov. 3 starting at 8 a.m. CT with the#14.5 All-Age Championship with $100,000 guaranteed followed by the #12.5 All-Age Championship with $650,000 in the pot!

In its second installment, the Riata Buckle Stallion Incentive will payout at least $2.5 million to ropers, bree...

On Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. CT watch the $100,000 Riata Buckle Breakaway with a $25,000-guaranteed 4-Year-Old Incentive. Then, watch the Riata Buckle ProFuturity, $325,000-guaranteed Open 5-&-Under Futurity.

What does throttling across the line mean and how is it an advantage? Lari Dee Guy and Hope Thompson explain throttling across the line to pace the calf.