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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Luke Brown & Hunter Koch | Practice Session
Watch this practice session with Luke Brown and Hunter Koch.
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Practicing With Purpose Part 2
Nora Hunt-Lee breaks down a run. She turns a medium steer for her husband.
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Practicing With Purpose Part 18 to 19
Nora Hunt-Lee breaks down a score and a run. She discusses the best way to leave the box and tries to ride her horse well on this medium steer.
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How to Make Pre-Futurity Runs in the Practice Pen
When getting ready for an event, strategizing on which horses you ride with which partner horses, and how you'll put those runs together, can be the difference between a win and a disappointment on game day. Bert McGill and Ryan Motes talk about how they build runs on each horse in the practice p...
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World Series of Team Roping Finale Practice
The Ariat World Series of Team Roping Finale is the third-richest event in equine sports, and preparing for the unique challenges presented at the event is critical. World Champion Patrick Smith talks us through how he prepares for major events and how he believes horses need to be working for th...
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Practicing With Purpose Part 12
Nora Hunt-Lee breaks down a run. She discusses making horses stand square in the box and good scoring practices.
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Brenten Hall & Chase Tryan | Pre-NFR Practice Session
Brenten Hall and Chase Tryan have been perennial contenders in ProRodeo each year. In this video, they ride some of their best horses at a pre-NFR practice session.
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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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Practicing With Purpose Part 5 to 8
Nora Hunt-Lee breaks down 3 scores and a run. She discusses quieting horses in the box and staying relaxed.
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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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Practicing With Purpose Part 13
Nora Hunt-Lee breaks down a run. She speeds things up on a stronger steer and tries to stay aggressive.
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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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Jackpot Run 2
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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.