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Headers, Here’s What Your Heeler Wants You to Know
The best headers know it’s not just about the catch—it’s about setting up the shot that comes next.

Headers, your job doesn’t end when you catch—that’s where it starts. In this video brought to you by Cactus Ropes, Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker break down what heelers need from their headers to make good runs. From managing unpredictable cattle to staying consistent through the corner, they share the handling choices that can help avoid slipped legs and missed shots.

About Trevor Brazile:

Roping.com coach Trevor Brazile is the winningest cowboy in professional rodeo history, with $7 million in career earnings and 26 gold buckles. The sport’s elite all-around hand, Brazile has won over $800,000 in Cinch Timed Event Championship competition alone. Since leaving the rodeo arena full-time in 2019, Brazile has changed his focus to making the best young horses in the roping industry. He’s already won hundreds of thousands in American Rope Horse Futurity Association competition, and his training style and philosophy are based on fundamentals and consistency.

About Miles Baker:

Roping.com coach Miles Baker builds some of the best horses in the roping industry, ringing a bell at horse sales and winning big at the rope horse futurities. His ranch-raised horsemanship is why the King of the Cowboys, Trevor Brazile, relies on Baker for his in- and out-of-the-arena training help.

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