The art of roping has been around for years and years. It is a skill that has been passed down from generation to generation. Around 150 years ago, this skill was widely known and used in the U.S.A. Cowboys roamed the plains gathering, chasing and branding cattle. They did all this with a rope in their hand or around a set of cow’s horns. Eventually cowboys wanted to test their skills against neighboring cowboys and that is how rodeos were born. Cowboys got better and better, and eventually as time passed, some of the cowboys were able to even rodeo professionally. Fast forward about 150 years, and roping and rodeo has become probably the most popular it has ever been. People have the chance to win hundreds and thousands of …show more content…
This is necessary because if you look down you will lose track of where you are going and where the steer is at. After these skills are learned, it is time to rope off your horse. The first thing you should rope should be a dummy sled. A dummy sled is a fake steer that is pulled by a four-wheeler. This fake steer is around the size of an average roping steer, and they are able to give you a realistic feel of roping off a horse while having everything under control. I bought a dummy sled when I was first starting and it has helped me progress so much faster than I thought possible. I still use the dummy today to help fix bad habits that I have and help my horse work better. “Slow” is the word you should be focused on when first roping on horseback. The fastest you should Asher Huck 6 go should be a walk. As time goes on then you can eventually move to a trot and then a lope, but only move on when you are completely comfortable with the speed you are at. The amount of time that you rope the sled before moving to roping steers all depends on you. If you are roping every day for a month and are able to make a controlled successful run then moving to cattle would be the right thing to do. On the other hand