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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ColtStarting Series:Shoulder Control
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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ColtStarting Series:120Day Progress and Expectations "A Big Vintage Buckle"
Bonus video from Roping.com.
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Colt-Starting Series: Before Asking for a Stop on a Young Horse
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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Hoof Trimming Basics
Accomplished horseman Justin Briggs shows his method of safely working with a yearling to trim its hooves.
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Develop a Relationship with Your Colt
Professional trainer Justin Briggs answers the question of what type of personality he looks for in a prospect and how personality is molded by a thoughtful training approach.
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How to Approach Sensitive Colts
Professional horseman Justin Briggs answers the question posed by a viewer as to how he approaches a hypersenstive colt.
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BreakaWay Practice Session on a 4-year-old Barrel Bred Prospect
Professional trainer Justin Briggs explains why it's important to give a prospect different jobs and demonstrates how teaching cadence with a cow helps his 4yearold ASOF get more broke.
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The One Barrel Drill on a 4-year-old
The onehanded, singlebarrel drill on a 4yearold A Streak Of Fling gelding demonstrated by horseman and team roper Justin Briggs.
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Developing AllAround Horses
Justin Briggs talks about the typical program at Briggs Performance Horses for developing solid allaround horses through barrel, cow and breakaway roping work.
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Focusing a Colt's Attention vs. Getting One Overly Tired
The difference between training a horse to be truly broke as opposed to fatigued, and why Justin Briggs thinks it's important to avoid the latter.
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Adding Intensity to Drills Off the Pattern
Justin Briggs talks about the importance of adding intensity to simple exercises away from the pattern and the importance of teaching horses about speed transitions.
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Hand Position When Riding Colts
Justin Briggs shares his his typical hand position when riding colts and how it translates later to riding finished rope and barrel horses.
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Using Your Hands and Feet Correctly When Riding Colts
Professional horseman Justin Briggs demonstrates the degree to which he uses his hands, feet and spurs in coordination to achieve a broke, balanced horse that responds well to his cues.
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Laying the Foundation for Rate and Stop
Professional horseman Justin Briggs demonstrates how to set the proper foundation in place for rate and stop on a prospect.
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The Single-Barrel Drill on a 3-year-old
Justin Briggs shows how he correlates shoulder and hip position to achieve body control before Jordon Briggs takes their prospects to the barrel pattern.
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Selecting Prospects
Justin Briggs discusses the importance of selecting the best prospect you can afford and how breeders incentives have impacted the market.
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The Importance of Safety and Knowing Your Limits
Accomplished horseman Justin Briggs explains the importance of staying safe and protecting your investment when starting colts.
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Using the Halter and Snaffle Together
Professional trainer Justin Briggs explains his progression of halter to snaffle and how he uses them in tandem to achieve a better feel on his colts.
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How the Start Translates to Competition and Handling Pressure
Professional horseman Justin Briggs discusses how and why he has developed a method of starting colts that doesn't rely upon training through fatigue.
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Building the Foundation for Turns and Stops
In the seventh ride horseman Justin Briggs demonstrates how he is building the foundation for turns and stops as he teaches his colt to guide and travel out.
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Seventh Ride on a Green 3-year-old
Justin Briggs works a 3yearold Goodbye Lane with just six rides and shows how switching directions and keeping his colt's attention with the lead rope in his ground work transitions well to these early rides.
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Different Levels of Confidence in 2-year-olds
Justin Briggs talks about the importance of reading a colt's level of confidence, or lack thereof, and how it's normal for colts to progress at various speeds.
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Round Pen Philosophy
Professional horseman Justin Briggs talks about his round pen philosophy when starting colts and how to use the round pen as a tool and not a crutch.
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Moving the Feet First
Professional horseman Justin Briggs demonstrates his method of establishing steering on the end of the halter rope by moving his 2yearold's feet and keeping the colt's attention focused.