Team Roping Practice Sessions
Perhaps the most entertaining roping videos on Roping.com: actual practice sessions from inside the arenas of the best horse trainers and team ropers in the world. Our video library is a treasure trove of practice drills, exercises and routines designed to help you see how the pros practice with a purpose, so you can mimic their methods in your own arena. Plus, you can watch them work some of the best rope horses in the game to get a better understanding of how to practice with your own horses.
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Joseph Harrison | Rodeo Horse Practice
Joseph Harrison gets on his NFR heel horse Capone and gives Roping.com access to a practice session.
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Understanding the Catch and Breaking Down Misses
Charly Crawford explains the mechanics of how the loop works through each part of the catch. Breaking down a miss the right way can turn into a productive tool to help increase catch percentage.
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Seeing the Start in the Practice Pen
As a header, what types of starts should you see in the practice pen? Why? And how does that affect how you perform in competition?
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Practice Cattle
There's a science to good practice cattle. Lighter steers will keep your head horses light and confidence, and strong steers will help keep those horses sharp and aware. But having the right cattle for the horses you're working on is key, and Ryan Motes breaks that down.
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Practice Session: Darkk Side, Gangster, Lunchbox
Look inside the training program at the Relentless Remuda in this practice session with futurity prospects Darkk Side, Gangster, and Lunchbox.
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Practice Session - 3-Year-Old's First Day Outside of the Box
Justin Maass explains how he's going to set a young horse up for success, and how he knows when they're ready for the next step. He emphasizes how important it is to keep his mare level-headed in the box and rating with the calf. Learn how close he likes to follow calves on young horses and what ...
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Rhen Richard | New Head Horse Practice Session
Rhen Richard bought a new head horse from the jackpotting ranks to make into a ProRodeo horse. In this full practice session, Richard analyzes what the horse does right and what he needs to improve upon to step up.
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PRACTICE SESSION | Derrick Begay, Aaron Tsinigine and Erich Rogers
PRACTICE SESSION | Derrick Begay, Aaron Tsinigine and Erich Rogers
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Dustin Egusquiza & Travis Graves | Practice Session
Watch this practice session with Travis Graves and Dustin Egusquiza, riding rodeo horses and futurity horses in fall 2021.
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Beginner | Takeaway from Day 1 and Goals for Day 2
Jake Barnes introduces new-roper Ricky to team roping, and in this video they analyze the first day's practice and set goals for the second day.
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Making Your Practice More Effective
Charly Crawford shares some mental toughness tips on making practice sessions more productive.
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Slow-Cattle Practice Session
Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper talk through a windy practice session on two very green horses, roping exceptionally slow cattle and trying to maintain control.
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Practice Runs on 2022 BBSF Champ Peppys Stylin Lena
In this video, Trey Yates makes some practice runs on their 6-year-old gelding Peppys Stylin Lena. JD and Peppys Stylin Lena won the 2022 Badlands Bits & Spurs Futurity 5-6-year-old division.
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Futurity Horse Prep | Day Before Competition
What does the day before a rope horse futurity look like for Dakota Kirchenschlager on some of his best young prospects? This video shows how Kirchenschlager works through his program on young rope horses to prepare to compete at an elite level.
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Making Quality Runs in the Practice Pen
What makes a good practice, and how do you mentally approach your day in the practice pen? Jake Barnes lines out the elements ropers need to focus on in the practice pen to be successful.
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Practicing for Controlled Runs
A roping is won or lost at the barrier. Bert McGill talks about how he keeps his young horses focused in the box and throughout the run.
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Group Roping Lesson
World Champion Clay Smith understands the mechanics and fundamentals of roping, and in this video at the Pitzer Ranch Smith walks us through an entire practice session with a large group of ropers of different abilities as he helps them work on their craft.
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Controlled Practice Session | Cow Horse to Head Horse Breakaway Session
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World Series Finale Heel Horse Practice Session
In this relatable video, Nick Sartain puts in a few pre-Finale practice runs on a heel horse he's been jackpotting on and works through the misses and near-falls like the rest of us do.
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Bubba Buckaloo: Running-Bred Head Horse Practice Session
Bubba Buckaloo rides a strong jackpot horse and explains the good and the bad of him.
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Practice Hard
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A Header's Final Practice Before a Big Roping
In this video, Bubba Buckaloo rides a high-powered, running-bred head horse and talks about his practice before a major roping. In it, he addresses squatting in the box and facing in practice,as well as how often he likes to score.
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Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith's Practice Runs | Legend
World Champions Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith are as electric to watch in the practice pen as they have been on national television for years. Check out these clips, featuring overhead and slow motion camera angles of this duo practicing on various horses. Watch this clip from the Legend film.
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Full Training Session on Riata Buckle Champion DT Hickorys Mistycat
On DT Hickorys Mistycat, Dakota Kirchenschlager addresses how to work on responsiveness in a young horse.