Colt Starting
The "Colt Starting" video series on Ride TV GO is a comprehensive instructional guide for training young horses, aimed at both novice and experienced horse trainers. This series features expert trainers who share their knowledge and techniques for starting colts with a focus on creating a solid foundation for future training. Each video covers essential topics such as establishing trust, basic handling, groundwork, and the initial rides. Through step-by-step demonstrations and practical advice, viewers learn how to approach colt starting with patience, safety, and respect for the horse. The "Colt Starting" series is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to develop confident, well-rounded young horses, ensuring they are well-prepared for their future roles, whether in competition or general riding.
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Working a 2-Year-Old on Driving Lines
Justin Briggs takes a 2-year-old out in the round pen using driving lines and explains how to do it safely.
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Colt-Starting Series: Groundwork in a Sidepull
Miles Baker starts the Relentless Remuda colts in a sidepull rather than a snaffle. Here are the fundamentals of using a sidepull and how it should be adjusted.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Colt Forward Motion
How much forward motion should you put into a colt without discouraging a stop?
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ColtStarting Series:Softness in a Sidepull
Bonus video from Roping.com:What should you expect in the early rides on a colt? Miles Baker explains how he rides in a sidepull and introduces fundamentals in the first few rides.
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ColtStarting Series:Moving a Horse's Hips with a Halter
Bonus video from Roping.com:You can teach a colt to move his hips without ever being in the saddle. Miles Baker shows how he uses a halter and lead rope to move a young horse's feet.
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ColtStarting Series:Flexing in a Halter on the Ground
Bonus video from Roping.com:Miles Baker introduces flexing in a colts first few rides not with a snaffle but with a halter on the ground. Here he demonstrates how.
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ColtStarting Series:Teaching the Step Across
Bonus video from Roping.com:How do you teach a colt to move his feet in a way to set him up for success later in life? Miles Baker explains how he introduces a step across in a colt.
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Colt Starting Series: When to Start Loping
Is there a set level of expectations each colt should have in early rides? And when should you ask for a lope? Miles Baker explains.
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ColtStarting Series:Bending vs. Straight Lines
Bonus video from Roping.com:Do young horses spend too much time bending around in an arena and not enough time outside? Miles Baker breaks it down.
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ColtStarting Series:Introducing a Stop
Bonus video from Roping.com:How and when do you ask for a stop in a 2yearold? Miles Baker explains his longterm progression in the stop.
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ColtStarting Series:Teaching a Colt to Follow Its Nose
Bonus video from Roping.com:How do you teach a colt to follow his nose the right way? Miles Baker talks about setting one up for success.
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ColtStarting Series:HandUse Fundamentals on a Colt
Bonus video from Roping.com:How exactly should you use your hands and feet on a 2yearold in the early rides? Miles Baker explains how he develops the feel he and Trevor Brazile look for in the Relentless Remuda.
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ColtStarting Series:Before Asking for a Stop on a Young Horse
Bonus video from Roping.com:Miles Baker doesn't pull on two reins on his colts until they've developed the feel and responsiveness with each rein individually. Here are the fundamentals Baker puts in each colt before ever asking for a hard whoa.
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ColtStarting Series:Bit Hobbles and Snaffles
Bonus video from Roping.com:Snaffle bits and hobble straps work well on 2yearolds as you begin to instill confidence and responsiveness in colts. Here's how your snaffle should be adjusted and why a hobble strap is an important part of your game.
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Colt-Starting Series:Cutting Out the Nonsense
Do all the good ones have quirks? They don't really HAVE to if you try implementing these fundaments from Miles Baker at an early age.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bridling Fundamentals
There's a right and a wrong way to bridle a colt. Miles Baker talks through the best way to put a bridle on a green horse.
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ColtStarting Series:First 30Day Bit Progression
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Early Saddling Fundamentals
Relentless Remuda colt starter Miles Baker explains the dos and don'ts of saddling a horse for the first time.
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Colt-Starting Series: Behavior Expectations on the Ground
Does behavior on the ground matter in great horses? Miles Baker talks about how that really isn't an issue in their program.
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ColtStarting Series:Explaining the First Rides
Bonus video from Roping.com:Using an unbroke 3yearold Show Me The Buckles colt, Miles Baker explains his early coltstarting program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Introducing Collection—When and How?
Exactly when should you teach a horse to collect themselves in the training process? It should take a while, according to Miles Baker. In this video, he demonstrates how he introduces collection and flexion through the bridle from the ground.
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ColtStarting Series:Starting a Head Prospect Horse Out of the Box
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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ColtStarting Series:Pen Roping at 120 Days
Bonus video from Roping.com:Pen roping is a critical step in Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile's Relentless Remuda. In this video, Baker explains how he uses pen roping to get a horse broke by giving him a job early on.
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ColtStarting Series:Hand Use Dos and Don'ts
Bonus video from Roping.com.