Ryan Motes
4 Seasons
Ryan Motes, an American Champion heeler, shares his expertise in a dedicated series on Roping.com, designed to help ropers refine their techniques and enhance their performance. Teaming up with champion header Brock Hanson, Motes demonstrates the intricacies of practice runs, focusing on strategies like slowing down with a scoring lane to improve control and accuracy. The series also highlights sessions with elite horses, including Bet Hesa Shiner, Level Up, and Three S REO Booncat, giving viewers an inside look at how top-level ropers train. Whether you're learning to rope or looking to elevate your competitive skills, Motes' instructional videos provide essential guidance.
-
04:12Episode 1
Ryan Motes Delivery & Draggers
Episode 1
-
03:35Episode 2
When to Feed and Swing the Heel Rope
Episode 2
Getting your rope up and ready after you find your position is critical in being ready to rope when your header turns the steer. In this video, American Champ Ryan Motes talks about how he scores and rides and then when and how he feeds his heel rope.
-
05:44Episode 3
Heeling Theory
Episode 3
American Champ Ryan Motes explains his theories on heeling and competition to Key Card members at the 2022 US Finals.
-
On Heeling and Baseball | Loop Placement
Episode 4
American Champion heeler Ryan Motes talks through heeling theory and loop placement in an exclusive clinic to Key Card members at the 2022 US Finals.
-
01:42Episode 5
High-Percentage Heeling Position
Episode 5
American Champ and NFR heeler Ryan Motes explains heeling position.
-
03:02Episode 6
Heel Horse Box Work
Episode 6
What's the best way to score your heel horse? Ryan Motes talks about how you should spend your down time in the box while you're waiting for your header.
-
05:03Episode 7
Teaching Patience in a Heel Horse
Episode 7
As Tyler Merrill prepares for the American Rope Horse Futurity Association's World Championships, he focuses on teaching his young horses patience.
-
Reinforcing Fundamentals in Young Horses
Episode 8
When approaching pre-event practice on a young horse, your best bet is to reinfornce fundamentals rather than ram-and-jam training into them. American Champ Ryan Motes outlines how he approaches practice on his ready-to-go good young horses.
-
01:59Episode 9
Letting Your Heel Horse Lock On
Episode 9
Ryan Motes hones in on a tiny detail in a heeler's horsemanship and rope handling that can help his horse stop better and make the heeler's job even easier.
