Cow work is an important part of the versatility ranch horse. Cody Crow walks you through the basics of introducing your horse to cow work, and how to prepare him to work his first cow.

There are certain things your horse must be able to do before you decide to work a live cow. Cody Crow goes over the basic fundamentals you need to do before you start doing any kind of versatility ranch horse cow work.

In this video series, Cody Crow works with a nonpro rider to help her learn more about the basics of cow work, and then goes over a few dry work drills he likes to use before putting his riders on a live cow.

Cody Crow works with a green 2yearold cow horse and goes over the steps he takes to introduce his young horse to turning around.

Cody Crow explains the fundamentals of teaching a horse to stop. He demonstrates correct technique at the walk and trot and offers some troubleshooting for common problems that can come up.

Cody Crow uses a nonpro rider and her horse to demonstrate some of the drills he likes to use to clean up the horse's turnarounds.

Cody Crow uses a nonpro rider and her horse to help breakdown some common problems with the stop and how to fix them.

Cody Crow explains the fundamentals of introducing your horse to the flag.

Cody Crow explains the basic positioning on a cow and has a nonpro rider demonstrate. He also discusses basic tracking and rating a cow.

Cody Crow explains boxing fundamentals and has a nonpro rider demonstrate.

Cody Crow explains how to start working a green horse on a cow.

Cody Crow demonstrates common mistakes when working a cow and how to correct them.

Cody Crow uses a nonpro rider to demonstrate how to ride a sidepass on a green ranch horse. He also breaks down some common problems with working the sidepass on a green horse and how to fix them.

Cody Crow shows you a few exercises you can use to help your horse with his backup.

In ranch riding and ranch trail your horse is required to backup through different obstacles. Cody Crow shows you several different drills you can do with your ranch horse to prepare him for competitions.

Cody Crow shows you a few stopping drills you can use with your horse to strengthen his ability to stop.

Learn how to help your green horse take the correct leads from a walk with this drill from Cody Crow.

Does your horse struggle with taking the correct lead? Cody Crow shows you how to troubleshoot your lead departure issues.

Cody Crow works with a nonpro rider to help them figure out self carriage with their horse.

Once your horse has body control and collection, it's time to start working toward flying lead changes. Cody Crow shows you an exercise you can use to help prepare your horse for flying lead changes.

One maneuver you'll see in ranch trail classes is ground tying. Cody Crow shows you a drill you can use at home to get your horse familiar to ground tying.