Breaking It Down
Speed Williams
By Speed Williams
speedroping.com
Growing up I heeled all the time. I went to the National Finals heeling at 20 and decided there was more room for improvement on the heading end. I felt like I could do some things that headers weren’t doing. I really enjoyed the change of being in control.
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By Speed Williams
speedroping.com
Recently I taught a school in Quincy, Washington and the goal for some of the students was to rope faster. As we watched the video, I explained there are many steps involved to roping faster. Many people want to be able to swing their rope faster and be able to rope faster… but if you cannot ride your horse across the line correctly it’s extremely difficult.
By Speed Williams
speedroping.com
Recently I’ve purchased a few really nice-looking big and stout head horses. Their owners were not getting along with them because they were ducking hard and felt out of control.
By Speed Williams
speedroping.com
Working with professional ropers is quite different than working with my usual students. Dustin Egusquiza lives fairly close and has been coming over and roping with us. He is completely phenomenal with a rope but wants to work on his horsemanship and how he prepares his horses for jackpots.