This clinic with Kelsie Chace is great for all levels of breakaway ropers: whether you’ve never swung a rope or have roped for years. It shows all the basics, great drills and awesome tips that we often forget about and could be the reason someone can’t get out of a slump. From roping the dummy to roping on her horse, you’ll learn everything she does, how she swings her rope, how she ropes the dummy and every details of her everyday workouts to get ready for rodeos.
1. The Basics of the Rope (7:35)
Kelsie quickly introduces herself. She, then, explains in details how to build your loop, the loop size, the whys, the fundamentals of how to swing a rope and the right body position.
2. Left Hand Position and Rope Delivery (7:33)
A really important part that is often forgotten is the left hand position and job. Kelsie talks about the amount of rope to keep between your hands and the importance of it. She explains how important your left hand position is to ride your horse as good as possible. She, then, goes over the rope delivery and how to have a sharp loop around the calf’s neck.
3. Roping at the Right Angle and Pulling your Slack (5:33)
Kelsie talks about the right angle to swing your rope at and how to control that angle. She then talks about how to pull your slack as efficient as possible.
4. Great Drills of the Dummy (4:49)
Kelsie shows a great drill to do on the ground to practice body movement when a calf steps left or right. She goes over a few other good ground exercises to rope at the right angle and at different distances.
5. How to Take Care of your Rope (4:41)
Kelsie talks about how she takes care of her ropes, and shows how to get a twist out of it. She goes over what rope she uses, how she gets them ready for rodeos and how to store them.
6. A Successful Run Starts with Great Work in the Box (15:16)
Kelsie goes over what she does in the box to get the best start, get a quick shot and keep her horse as happy and calm as possible in the box. She also talks about how she likes to hold her rope in the box to get a good first swing.
7. The Basic and Most Important Points while Roping the Sled ( 5:29)
In this video, Kelsie goes over the benefits of roping the sled. It is a great tool for both young and finished horses. She explains what are the most important things to remember when practicing on the sled.
8. Roping the Sled (5:45)
In this video, Kelsie ropes the sled on a 4 years old mare and she shows where she likes them to be placed, how she likes them to act, and everything she works on.
9. Roping the Sled out of the Box (3:36)
Kelsie ropes the sled a few times and simply explains what she does and why she does it.
10. Working with a Nervous Horse (9:04)
This video is full of great tips and tricks to use on nervous horses in the box or even when they are tracking calves. We ask a lot from these athletes and most of them will get a little hot at some point, Kelsie gives great exercises to calm them down and get them to be as solid as possible.
11. Weekly Practice (2:02)
Kelsie talks about her different workouts with her horses; what she does to keep her finished horses sharp and solid and how she trains the younger ones.
12. Kelsie Chace’s favorite bits, equipment and her feeding program (4:49)
This is a quick video where Kelsie shows her top 3 favorite bits why she likes them and when she uses them. She talks about her favorite equipment and what she feeds her horses to keep them happy