Joseph Harrison: Spotting a Great Horse and Getting the Run Right
Roping Through It with Joseph Harrison
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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 session his horse does not complete a run the way Joseph wants, so he resets the steer and makes him do it correctly rather than moving on and letting it slide.
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