Ok, thanks!

Thank you!  I'm getting better.  It's really cold at home too so I'm glad to be here!  Can you send some video of your mare working?

Mike Watson Nice!  I like the dark oil!  I have a coule Jeff Smiths too.  Good rigs.

Good to know.  Thanks!

Oh cool.  Send us some pics of your new rig.

Amy Hershey My pleasure!  Good luck!

Thank you Samantha!  I hope you guys are well.  

Once a horse goes into that shanked snaffle, I'll ride them one handed a lot.  But, I still have the option of two-handing them if need be.  It's the perfect bit to progress into while roping.

My personal preference is to let them learn a little speed either working a cow or roping.  They just seem to want to speed up.  But, I want to make sure I have control all the time.  If I didn't have cattle, I'd build speed in all aspects over the course of several months if not years.  Once they have a solid foundation, the speed will come.  It's just a matter of gradually building so that I don't scare them.  Make sense?

I like to work them 5 days a week with 2 consecutive days off.  It doesn't always work like that because of weather and other things that get in the way, but that's my aim.