I have a 12 yr horse I bought six months ago. He is definitely a work in progress. I went to put him in a different horse trailer (not a stock trailer) and he freaked out when I went to close the divider. He backed right out and had the fear of death in his eyes. I got him to calm down and started the process again, he’ll get in, but once I start to move the divider same thing happened. He has no issues in a stock trailer so I assume it has something to do with claustrophobia…?!  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I’ll keep on trying. Thanks for all you do Richard~ Zak

Afternoon and happy Sunday! 

How far do you plan to take your roping series? I love the first few videos and it’s going to give me a good start in a few months. Do you plan to go as far as doing box work like with team roping? I’ve looked at other sites but don’t seem to find anyone doing the real-deal work on a green horse. Everyone seems to talk about what they’d do while they’re riding their high dollar head horse.

Just wanted to say I’m really enjoying this site. I’ve ridden for a long time and always wanted to start a colt and this year was the year. I watched all of your colt starting videos multiple times and started on the journey. So far, I’ve done 3 weeks of ground work and have 4 rides to date. All has gone very well up to this point. I’m developing a very willing partner. I really appreciate your content and look forward to learning more and continuing on the journey. 

Quick (hopefully) question on roping and horse position. Background: 3 man roping - I've headed and dallied a steer and it is on my rope side moving right to left (toward the head of my horse).  What's the appropriate movement to reposition my horse as the steer goes past the head of my horse? A couple options I've tried are 1)Step his shoulders over right to left and 2) step his hindquarters over left to right. Thanks!

Hi Richard,

I bought a 12 hr old quarter horse in Nov ‘22. The more my daughter and I have been around him the more bad habits he seems to exhibit. He bit my daughter’s hand when she was tying him up, and then reared up breaking his halter after being tied to the trailer. I’m new to this, but was wondering if I should start all over again with lounging as you did with Elvis (desensitizing him with the flag). The previous owner said he was “broke”. What is the best way to build trust with him? Just looking for solutions so my daughter and I can have a great horse. Thank you for your videos and expertise and look forward to learning more. ~Zak

Sir, currently going through your colt starting series', I'm assuming your introducing cinch/flank pressure via a rope before throwing that saddle on the first time? Also, is there a reason you don't run a breast collar when introducing the first rides? I'm thinking of it as a safety aspect to keep that saddle centered up or is it not common to see that?

Appreciate your time and effort with the site.

-Jared

Do you have any more Elvis videos? Or any other colt you’ve started? Just wondering if you follow them through their first 30 days?

Do you guys have any sweatshirts?

What is the purpose of roping a colt? Is it just to desensitize? I’ve roped a colt to catch them. But usually when I have them comfortable with being caught I don’t rope them. What does “sacked out” mean?

Hello Friends, I hope each of you are well and enjoying your Christmas Eve. Like most of the country, we are currently having a bit of a cold spell which made chores this morning a beast. I know some of you are having record low temps so I thought I'd reach out and check on y'all. What's your current temperature? Lowest temp gets a free B1 hat!