Innholdsfortegnelse for Cody Snow i The Team Roping Journal

IN THE BARN Eliminating wasted motion and time, for me and a lot of ropers, starts with trying to get a string of horses put together so I have a bunch that work the same to make the same run on. I want to be mounted when I leave the house. I try to find horses that fit me and not just make something work. I ride a bunch of different horses all the time, and I’m always trying to find ones that fit my style and work well. The head horse deal is a never-ending battle. I don’t want to get behind it, and I don’t want to be in a bind.  AT THE LINE If I break too far to the pin, I have to step out and…

SLOW IT DOWN The goal of my warm up is to keep my horse light and following my hand. To achieve that, I want him to warm up slowly: walking, trotting, then loping. If my horse isn’t on the muscle in the warm up, he’s less likely to be on the muscle when I’m roping. FOCUS ON COLLECTION It’s important for my horse to be square. I want his hips underneath him because that’s where he gets his power. If he gets to pulling on his front end, that’s when he gets to dropping and wanting to duck. If he’s on his butt, he’s less likely to duck. To make sure of that in the warm up, I like to pick my horse up and drive him up into my…