Cody Crow has covered the fundamentals of the ranch horse and versatility ranch horse extensively, and now he's taking it to the next level. In this promo, Cody previews what's ahead: a deep dive into the details that separate a good score from a great one. From cleaner side passes and sharper lo...

Cody Crow reflects on how much the ranch horse divisions have changed over the years and where he sees them heading. The evolution has been rapid across the board, from the quality of horses competing to what it takes to win. What used to be enough to top a class simply doesn't cut it anymore. Co...

Cody Crow steps on a 3-year-old gelding who is a touch behind on his lope departures, wanting to pop up and get pushy rather than departing correctly. Rather than pushing past it, Cody uses it as a schooling opportunity and walks through exactly how he addresses it. He starts by loping the colt f...

Ranch horses aren't trick ponies. You're allowed to use your hand. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses shows where the line sits, demonstrating a back, a stop and a square turn at both a moderate amount of rein and a hand-on-your-chest amount, and explaining why judges will credit one...

Cody Crow shares how he translates his training philosophy to his non-pro clients, starting with goal setting. Rather than chasing wins, Cody helps his clients identify one or two attainable goals with real opportunities for improvement. After a run, he makes a point of highlighting everything th...

Third horse, same AQHA ranch riding pattern 3. This time it's a solid eight-year-old gelding that Cody Crow shows in the open and his non-pro shows in the novice, which means Cody can ask for more than he did on the younger horses — a bigger extension, a straighter and longer line, maneuvers squa...

The back is a required maneuver, so you may as well get paid for it. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses shows how he moves a correct-but-unremarkable back into the plus column: asking with the hand and reinforcing with a cluck and leg, then shoving the hip back to the right when it s...

Cody Crow works through turn around issues on a mare who spins nicely to the left but gets resistant going right. When asked to turn right, she throws her ribs into his leg rather than stepping through correctly, a common evasion that can quickly turn into a bigger problem if it becomes a pattern...

Cody Crow breaks down how he approaches each horse as an individual, applying the same principles he uses with his non-pro riders. Before anything else, Cody reads the horse: What kind of brain does it have? How does it learn best? Some horses need repetition. Others respond to pressure, thrive o...

Cody Crow gets personal when reflecting on how his philosophy around showing has shifted over the years. The biggest turning point wasn't a championship or a career milestone. It was getting seriously ill and being kept out of the barn for at least six months. That time away forced a change in pe...

A good senior horse who shows in both the open and the non-pro knows how to make a transition — he's just lackadaisical about it. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses shows him doing it clunky first, leaning onto his shoulders and dropping onto the front end, then sharpens the cue by a...

Cody Crow gets candid when asked what he learned from drawing straws on horses out of the kill pen. His answer is straightforward: he's just not a very lucky man. Cody shares the story of a grey mare who had a habit of pile driving him into the ground and then refusing to let him catch her on the...

Cody Crow evaluates and develops hip control on a new horse, starting with a four hand turn to assess how much control he actually has over her hindquarters. From there he walks through the specific maneuvers he uses to move her hip, breaking down the mechanics in a way that's easy to follow and ...

Quality of movement wins ranch horse classes, and it starts long before you enter the pen. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses takes a horse straight out of a Colorado winter stall and walks through his full warm-up: long walking to get the blood moving, then driving the hind end up i...

This colt has self-carriage and steadiness to spare, but the turnaround is his weak spot — he's dull-sided, heavy-footed and behind after missing six months of his two-year-old year. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses has the slow, correct version, and now needs speed from a horse wh...

Cody Crow traces his roots back to a childhood where horses weren't a hobby, they were a way of life. Growing up, Cody and his family started all their own horses and raised quality stock, but his mom would occasionally come home from the sale with horses out of the loose pen. From there, Cody an...

Cody Crow tackles one of the most common misconceptions in the ranch horse classes: that extended means faster. What judges actually want to see is a lengthened stride that covers more ground, not a horse running out of control. Adding too much speed makes downward transitions significantly harde...

Cody Crow assesses whether a new horse knows how to side pass and works through the process of teaching it if she doesn't. His first attempt to push her laterally with his leg gets a backward response instead, which is one of the most common early reactions from a horse that doesn't yet understan...

The green three-year-old told on himself in the pattern, drifting off the fence and leaning into the middle of the pen at the top of his left lead. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses sets him up to make the same mistake on purpose, then shows the fix: picking him up and counter-cante...

Correct isn't the same as plus. Three weeks out from the NSBA World Show in Tulsa, Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses works on a gelding that showed clean in Fort Worth but needs more snap in the turnaround. He walks through reinforcing the rein cue with his outside leg, why a horse ...

Cody Crow breaks down the proactive approach he takes to keeping his performance horses healthy, sound, and ready to work. First and foremost, he avoids over-fatiguing them, varying the skills he works on and doing a significant amount of that work at home where he can control the environment and...

Every horse in the ranch pen can do the maneuvers, so what makes one stand out? Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses walks through the attributes he looks for: natural expression with the ears up and the tail quiet, a horse that finds its own balance point and stays there without being...

Cody Crow shares what goes into his approach to breeding performance horses. At the top of his list is modern breeding paired with size, athleticism, and soundness. The horse has to be able to work, stay sound over a long period of time, and have the mind to match. Pretty matters too. As Cody put...

Cody Crow breaks down a detail that doesn't get talked about enough: how the back cinch can interfere with a rider's ability to cue their horse effectively. On younger or duller horses, Cody explains that he has to exaggerate his foot cue to get the response he's looking for. A finished horse, on...