Gaining Your Horse's Focus
How to Start Your Ranch Riding Colt
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5m 30s
In this video Cody Crow introduces you to his new video series on cold starting and shows you some groundwork drills he likes to do with his young horses so they redirect their focus on him instead of their surroundings.
Up Next in How to Start Your Ranch Riding Colt
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Round Pen Exercises for Colt Starting
As attendees become more comfortable selecting a cow, they work on stopping straight across the pen, and practice slow work under the guidance of Cody.
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Using a Sidepull Bridle
As you get more comfortable working the cow, Cody instructs you to use your feet to keep your horse straight, and to finish your turns. Don't let your horse push into the cow, and keep them between your hands.
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Introducing Colt to Saddle and Sidepu...
For your first obstacle, Cody talks about working the gate with purpose, and effciently. He goes over where to stand to open the gate, and how to close it with ease for maximum points.
