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FIND YOUR CALF WITH YOUR ROPE

I've been riding an outside horse that would drop his hip in the corner, responding to the bang of the gate or the movement of the calf, rather than his rider's left hand. When he'd drop his hip and try to pull there, she'd feel late. So she'd drop her rein and send him out from under her, and she'd be behind. He didn't have himself locked onto the cow, and he'd send her out the back because he's fast and powerful. If I'm finding my calf with my rope, I can keep my horse between the bridle reins and my legs. Here's how I've been working on it. OBJECTIVE I work on finding my calf with my rope and keeping my horse with me—between my legs and between the bridle reins—at…

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The Team Roping Journal (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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