Vaquero Ranch Roping The Basics

Many consider the santa ynez valley to be ground zero for the california bridle horse culture.

Vaquero ranch roping the basics. Their roping riding and ranching knowledge was unsurpassed. Buck brannaman provides a lifetime of roping experience to help the novice get started or to help the working rancher to improve current skills. This special catch allows one cowboy to easily and humanely restrain an animal s movement in preparation for any necessary on the spot doctoring or special handling. The basics with alfonso aguilar this video builds the foundation for vaquero style reata roping including safe smooth rope handling horsemanship loop building swings delivery etc.

Starting from material science over sidearm shots to head and heels up to techniques to accustom your horse with the rope. How to choose and build the right roping dummy choosing the right rope parts of the rope and how to build a loop proper swing and delivery of basic loops for heading and heeling. Ranch roping from beginner to buckaroo with buck brannaman ranch roping is an excellent three level how to video program that explains and demonstrates the traditional california vaquero reata style ranch roping. Boys and girls went to a ranch school until they were old enough to learn to be a vaquero or vaquera.

King fed and housed the entire vaquero community on his ranch and paid the cowboys a monthly wage. The video will cover. The history and culture of the area are two of the reasons why horseman buck brannaman decided to host his first brannaman pro am vaquero roping. For successful head heel shots using both a roping dummy and cattle.

Figure 8 roping by ralph pavey a unique legacy of the california vaquero is figure 8 roping from horseback. This video will cover all the basics to get you ready for your first branding ranch horse competition or just some fun practicing with your friends.