“I expect a response whenever I pick my hand up,” Wesley Thorp says.

Roping.com coaches Hunter Koch and Wesley Thorp demonstrate how tight your reins should be when heeling to make sure you get a response from your horse.

Click here to watch “Rein Length” with Hunter Koch and Wesley Thorp.

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