Versatility Ranch Horse Events With Cody Crow
Desensitizing Your Horse to a Rope on the Ground
3m 49s
If you want to compete in ranch versatility, your horse needs to be comfortable with you swinging a rope off his back. But before you can start doing rope work on your horse's back, start by desensitizing him to it on the ground. Cody Crow demonstrates how he introduces a rope to a green horse.
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Handling a Rope
Do you know how to safely handle a rope when you're on a horse? Cody Crow shows you how to safely and properly handle a rope for ranch versatility events.
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Handling a Rope: Let it Touch Your Ho...
The next step in desensitizing your horse to a rope and dragging a log is by letting the rope touch your horse's hip so he can get use to the feel of a rope pulling something.
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Log Drag: Show Control of Your Horse
During this obstacle, show that you and your horse work well together by dragging the log effeciently, and putting it back in it's correct spot.
