Plenty of ropers dread drawing cattle with short horns. When roping small horns, there’s less margin for error and you’re more likely to wave off—unless you change your technique to match the steer in front of you. In this video brought to you by Cactus Ropes, Trevor Brazile breaks down the simple changes he makes to fine-tune his loop and secure cleaner catches on smaller targets.

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.

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