Justin Briggs
3 Seasons
Justin Briggs is bringing colt starting and training expertise to Ride TV. He is one of the most talented horse trainers in the game, starting barrel prospects and roping prospects.
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02:45Episode 1
Selecting Prospects
Episode 1
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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Using Your Hands and Feet Correctly When Riding Colts
Episode 2
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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04:10Episode 3
Laying the Foundation for Rate and Stop
Episode 3
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 Importance of Safety and Knowing Your Limits
Episode 4
Accomplished horseman Justin Briggs explains the importance of staying safe and protecting your investment when starting colts.
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How the Start Translates to Competition and Handling Pressure
Episode 5
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
Episode 6
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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01:46Episode 7
Round Pen Philosophy
Episode 7
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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02:30Episode 8
Moving the Feet First
Episode 8
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.
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02:42Episode 9
Training Horses Alongside Your Spouse
Episode 9
Justin and Jordon Briggs have built Briggs Performance Horses by respecting each other's respective styles of riding and learning to complement one another in the process.
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01:00Episode 10
Staying Motivated in the Horse Business
Episode 10
The trick to staying motivated as a horse trainer and competitor according to Justin Briggs.
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02:21Episode 11
Developing AllAround Horses
Episode 11
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
Episode 12
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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BreakaWay Practice Session on a 4-year-old Barrel Bred Prospect
Episode 13
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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11:09Episode 14
Seventh Ride on a Green 3-year-old
Episode 14
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
Episode 15
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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Staying Safe on Day 1 with a Fractious 2-year-old
Episode 16
Professional horse trainer Justin Briggs demos his ground work process for the first saddling of an energetic 2yearold.
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Starting a 2-year-old Dash Ta Fame x Frenchmans Future Stud Colt
Episode 17
An uncut look at 10 minutes of ground work and saddling to the first step in the stirrup by Justin Briggs with a 2yearold Dash Ta Fame stud colt.
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Justin's PreRide Check In with the 2-Year-Old Eddie Stinson
Episode 18
Professional horseman Justin Briggs shows his preride routine with the 2yearOld Eddie Stinson that bucked in Series 1.