Making a Remuda Horse

Making a Remuda Horse

Roping.com has been the first place to meet all the best Remuda horses over the years, and now we're introducing ropers to the 2025 and 2026 lineups. In this exclusive video series, Trevor Brazile and Miles Bakers share their wealth of knowledge, offering valuable insights into the essential elements of team roping, from the fundamentals to advanced maneuvers. Learn how to improve your positioning, timing, and communication with your partner, as well as tips for perfecting your header and heeler skills.

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Making a Remuda Horse
  • Practice Session on Reletless PYC "Nala"

    This 4-year-old mare just returned from Fort Worth after winning $20,000 in the futurity. Miles Baker focuses on keeping her from running in and leaning on the left rein while letting him rope. He starts with breakaway roping and then moves into full-contact practice sessions since she’s excelling.

  • Colt-Starting Series: 2-Year-Old Maternal Sibling to Pride And Joyy

    Miles Baker shows the foundation he’s putting on a maternal sibling to his World Champion stallion, Pride And Joyy, by Solo Select’s stallion Metallic Cattack. The 2-year-old is started by Ty Benson, and Baker shows how he’s picking up with Benson left off and how he introduces a rope to the colt.

  • Colt-Starting Series: How Long Do You Need to Ride a 2-Year-Old?

    Miles Baker doesn't spend as much time "training" on 2-year-olds but just being on their back and building for the next day.

  • When Is It Time To Change Bits?

    From ring snaffles to bigger bits, how does Miles Baker decide which bit he’s going to use on any particular day on a colt?

  • Colt-Starting Series: How Much Desensitizing Do Colts Need?

    Desensitizing shouldn’t dull your horses, and Miles Baker wants his horses to keep their natural feel. Here’s how he achieves that. 

  • Colt-Starting Series: First Day in the Box

    Miles Baker takes a colt into the head box for the first time, discussing how he wants that colt to be comfortable and relaxed.

  • Colt-Starting Series: First Day Throwing a Rope on a Head Horse Prospect

    Miles Baker introduces the rope to a colt by Metallic Cattack out of Fun N Fancy Free, the dam to his World Champion Pride And Joyy.

  • Colt-Starting Series: Stevie Rey Von x Valiant Hero 2-Year-Old "Bella"

    Miles Baker introduces a 2-year-old filly by Stevie Rey Von out of a daughter of Valiant Hero, and he talks about this run-cow cross that’s the next level of head horses.

  • Colt-Starting Series: Buttons On 2-Year-Old Prospects

    What buttons does Miles Baker think he needs in a colt to connect their feet to their bridle? Baker shows the step-by-step process to developing the level of “broke” he wants in a 2-year-old.

  • Colt-Starting Series: Pen Roping on a 2-Year-Old

    Miles Baker goes over the finer points of pen roping, including how to throw his breakaway rope to ensure it doesn’t pop his horse in the face, how he wants his horse relaxing, position behind the cow and more. 

  • Colt-Starting Series: Judging Prospects on Conformation

    Miles Baker breaks down old wives’ tales about horses’ physical traits and their connection to their mental strengths and weaknesses, and he explains their overall conformation and its effects on the training process.  

  • Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Stop on a Race-Bred Prospect

    Miles Baker has a Stevie Rey Von x Valiant Hero 2-year-old that leans heavily into her dam’s race horse roots. In this video, he explains how he introduces stopping to her and what his expectations in the stop are.

  • Practice Session on Relentless Honor

    Miles Baker works with Relentless Honor, a talented 4-year-old mare with over $40,000 in futurity earnings. He breaks down her tendencies—pushing on the left rein and loading with her shoulders—and demonstrates key adjustments to keep her from leaning and responsive while heading.

  • Practice Session On Time To Glo

    With over $200,000 in earnings, Time To Glo is no stranger to success. In this session, Miles Baker fine-tunes the stallion before the World Show, preparing him to compete in three events. Baker breakaways a few and heels, focusing on Time To Glo’s position on the cattle to ensure he’s dialed in ...

  • Relentless Remuda's Bit Collection

    Miles Baker takes us into the tack room to break down his go-to bits and why he chooses each one. He also dives into the different types of reins he pairs with each bit and how those choices affect the way a horse feels and responds to pressure.

  • Practice Session on Home Girl

    Miles Baker puts in the prep work with Home Girl before heading to the World Show.  He heels on her to ensure she’s solid down the pen and through the turn. Since she naturally wants to "hunt the ground," Miles takes a few extra swings before making a move.

  • The Darkk Side Practice Session with Miles Baker

    This 5-year-old stud has already stacked up $175,000 in earnings and is now gearing up for the World Show with Miles Baker. In this practice session, Miles starts by heeling on him to get a feel, then switches to heading to fine-tune his timing and his position on the cattle.