Bud Lyon takes us through the complete Ranch Riding Pattern 12. Get an immersive experience as you ride along with Bud in this pattern.

"Look where you want to go." Bud Lyon explains your body position and where your eyes should be looking when you're riding over trot poles in the ranch riding.

Is your horse reaching at the extended trot or just going faster when you’re trotting? Are you standing up in your stirrups or do you prefer posting? These are all things to think about when you’re practicing the trot for a ranch riding event. 

Cody Crow breaks down the difference between a regular walk and an extended walk for the rail work portion of a ranch versatility competition.

In the ranch rail (or riding depending on the association) portion of a ranch versatility events, you're required to perform different gait transitions and extensions at different parts of the arena. Cody Crow shows you how he likes to go from an extended lope to an extended trot in this event.

A more difficult transition you might have to do in a ranch rail class is the lope to walk transition. A pointearning transition would include your horse being able to go from a lope to a walk without any hesitation and without breaking into a jog first. Cody Crow shows you how to master this par...

Learn from Bud Lyon what to look for in a ranch riding prospect versus a reining prospect.

What does Bud Lyon look for in a performance horse prospect? The answer is more complicated than you might think.

Teach your horse how to go from an extended trot to a jog for ranch rail and ranch riding competition.

Bud Lyon helps encourage a horse to be more confident in the extended trot to help prevent them from breaking into the lope.

Have you ever wondered how to teach your horse to extend the walk? Bud Lyon breaks down the basics of extending the walk and works with a rider who is new to the ranch riding learn how to properly ask her horse to walk so he doesn’t break into a trot during a ranch riding class.

A belly turn won't get you the points you want. Bud Lyon offers advice for helping your horse plant his pivot foot.

The next step in working with a rider who is new to the ranch riding is the lead change. Bud Lyon discusses when to use a flying lead change and shows a new rider how to cue for a flying lead change.

Cadence is key. Bud Lyon helps you set your horse up for success when trotting over logs in a ranch riding pattern.

Bud Lyon talks a non-pro through how to properly execute a turnaround.

How does Bud Lyon get out of a riding slump? He explains his mental strategy in this video.

Bud Lyon talks through his "benchmarks" when evaluating a prospect.

Bud Lyon explains how you should ride the extended gaits in the ranch riding.

Cody Crow breaks down the different tack and gear he uses in the versatility ranch horse, and why he likes to use it for multiple events.

One of the events in a versatility ranch horse includes doing rail work to show how your horse moves and responds to transitions and cues. Cody Crow breaks down the basics of it.

Here's what Cody Crow looks for in a versatility ranch horse prospect.

Do you know what events take places during a versatility ranch horse competition? Cody Crow goes over the different events you'll be expected to compete in when you attend a versatility ranch horse show.

If you compete in the ranch trail or ranch riding, you've probably had to go over some logs at a trot. Cody Crow covers the basics of introducing your horse to trot logs.

Sometimes it's easy to watch another rider compete and try to out score them by pushing your horse past his limits, but that doesn't always work out best for horse or rider. Cody Crow discusses the importance of showing to your horse's strengths so you can have the best ride you can.