For the first time in history, lucrative paychecks await ropers based on judges’ opinions. Inevitably, then, eye appeal plays into the score. That's why futurity trainers are doing what it takes to spit, shine and polish (plus work on a horse's condition from the inside out).
We gathered ideas from some of the best in the business about how they're making their colts stand out from the crowd, not only at futurities but to the owners of those horses as well. After all, as Relentless Remuda's Miles Baker says, “When people see you take pride in the condition of your horses, they know you take pride in the training, too.”
Five-time NFR heeler Ryan Motes, 43, of Weatherford, Texas, and six-time NFR heeler Joseph Harrison, 36, of Marietta, Oklahoma, are…