Breaking It Down
Speed Williams
By Speed Williams
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Most of my time is spent teaching private lessons for a variety of ropers of many different levels. The most common obstacle for higher numbered ropers is learning to use their horse correctly so they don’t have to rely on their ability with a rope.
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By Speed Williams
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The other day my son asked me if I thought he should work more on his heading and whether he should head or heel. He is now a #7+ heeler and at times his fundamentals look very good.
By Speed Williams
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This month we’re going to talk about how the luck of the draw plays a major factor in the sport of rodeo. Recently we went to the Texas Junior High School finals in Gonzales, Texas. Gabe and his partner, Denton Parrish, ended up winning state and qualified for the Junior High National Finals. In the short round they drew a steer on the stronger end and did a good job of making qualified run. They won the average and overall points. I was very proud of them and the hard work they’ve put in.
By Speed Williams
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When my daughter first started junior rodeo, I showed her how to find out which steer she drew, who had run him and then to go look at her calf or steer before competing. I told her she needed to make a visual assessment. Did he look sick, thin, fat, or anything else that could hint at how he may run? Then she needed to run the scenario in her mind of what she thought he would do and, ultimately how she would respond. It was something I did back when I competed. I gathered as much information as possible on the steer or calf before I ran him. Finding out his track record enabled me to make an educated guess of what he may do when the gates banged.