Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Stop on a Race-Bred Prospect
Making a Remuda Horse
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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.
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