In the past I pulled a log a lot in a circle and came out of it at the right angle, but now I use the Hot Heels to make my horse face correctly. I like to do it slow and controlled so I can make the horse do what I want him to with out dragging a steer. In this video I show in slow motion exactly how I show my horse how to face without a steer, keeping his nose to the inside just a little, using my right foot and asking him to swing his butt around and keeping him moving so he is actually still pulling the cow as he swings around.
My objective is when I leave home for my horse to be able to face. One of the hardest things for a horse to do is face in a little arena. Teaching your horse to face AT HOME, so when you leave home you'll have a chance for it to work right.
In this video I also show a run where Kory slides some rope and my horse faced, kept moving and backing up until Kory got his dally so we didn't loose any time. It is very hard to win these days if your horse does not face good. Horses really have to score, run and cow. At our level a little bit of time can really affect you if you have to mess with your horse trying to get him to face. You can fix that in the practice pen so when you leave home you have a chance to finish the run.
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