Joseph Harrison breaks down the fundamentals of building and delivering an effective heel loop. He explains the three parts of the loop: the tip for aim, the spoke for navigation and the bottom strand for the brakes. He also explains how each part affects the rope's movement. Harrison explains ho...

Joseph Harrison talks about getting in time with your steer and why the approach can change depending on the situation. Roping user-friendly steers is different from roping at an open roping or rodeo, so Harrison explains how he adjusts his approach. Rather than trying to time the steer all the w...

Joseph Harrison breaks down the plane of the rope and the difference between having more depth in your swing versus keeping the rope flatter. When there is a lot of dip in the rope, he explains how you have to change your last swing and bring it up to get the rope delivered where you need it. Har...

Joseph Harrison starts the morning by talking about his horses and how he approaches getting them ready to rope. He starts out on a horse that he does not need to rope on every day, explaining that this is a horse he mainly ropes on for himself. With 24 horses on the property, including his helpe...

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 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 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 ...

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...

Take a look inside Joseph Harrison's bridle collection. Joseph walks through the different bits he has on hand, how he decides which bridle goes on which horse, and why there is no one size fits all answer. Some horses need lift, some need a little bite, and others need something soft. Joseph rid...

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 introduces Boujee, whose registered name is New One Time Blues. By One Time Pepto and out of New Baby Blues, Boujee has earned around $400,000 and was named the 2025 BFI Heel Horse. Harrison has had him for three years, and he belongs to Gucci Equine and stands at Outlaw Equine. S...