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How old is too old?

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dusty-Stetson16

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Hey y'all,
Just wondering if you could answer a question.

My horse, Tonto (QH x Morgan), is about 18 years old, and I've been wanting to get into roping for a long time, I just don't know if he's to old for it.
So, my question is, how old can you start a horse for that?

Thanks alot.

JD
 
i think that will be a little to old to start him in roping. the training process in roping is very strenuous on horses. ive started all my roping horses at around 2.5-3 years old. my retired team roping horse is 18 years old right now. if you are just learning how to rope, trying to train a horse in roping at the same time is not a good idea. i suggest finding you a seasoned horse that will teach you the ends and outs of roping.
 
Alot of money won on older horses-if he's sound I'd use him-I've got ranch horses over 20 can still put in a good days work. If he's never been roped on before you mighht be better off getting an old campaigner.
 
it depends on the horse, i think. if he's been around and seen just about everything, he may pick it up quickly and in a year or so he'll be ready enough to go have some fun on.

but if you, yourself hasn't done much roping, then i don't think it's probably a good idea for you to start him. could be a case of the blind leading the blind and a sure bet to get the both of you hurt.

just my opinion :)
 
Justin said:
it depends on the horse, i think. if he's been around and seen just about everything, he may pick it up quickly and in a year or so he'll be ready enough to go have some fun on.

but if you, yourself hasn't done much roping, then i don't think it's probably a good idea for you to start him. could be a case of the blind leading the blind and a sure bet to get the both of you hurt.

just my opinion :)
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Thanks y'all.

Yeah, I wasn't planning to try to do both on top of eachother. I just thought it would be good if I could be training him, while learning to rope on a different horse.
I didn't really expect that he was young enough. Just decided to ask :?

JD
 
BMR that buckskin is about the easiest starting horse Ty has ever had-caught him up yesterday to move cows he hasn't been rode for four months just went right to work. I doubt that pony will leave the place for awhile.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
Have you swung a rope off you horse before? Does it mind it?

Some older horses have a hard time getting used to it but a young horses started right off never bothers.
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Not an actual 'rope', but I've swung lots of other stuff around and above him. He gets a little wary when I do it, but he doesn't act skittish.
 
If it were me, I wouldn't put him through it. I'd get a younger horse...
a younger, seasoned horse...

I just think about his legs and at 18, he's bound to have some
joint problems without adding the torque on his ole' legs; especially
if you use him for heading.

Anyway, have fun learning to rope!!!
 
Faster horses said:
If it were me, I wouldn't put him through it. I'd get a younger horse...
a younger, seasoned horse...

I just think about his legs and at 18, he's bound to have some
joint problems without adding the torque on his ole' legs; especially
if you use him for heading.
Anyway, have fun learning to rope!!!
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the horse is 18, not 28 :wink:
 
It will take 2 years for him to get 'seasoned', then he's 20... :shock: :shock: :P

And I haven't seen many (if any) horses that age that don't
show some signs of being stiff. If they learn to be a rope horse
at a younger age, they know how to save themselves from
being hurt when they get older.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it... :wink:
 
i just guessing here, but in this case, i don't think that the horse needs to be ready for the NFR in a couple years. so i'm not sure that being "seasoned" is of huge impotance here. he might just want a horse to chase a few steers on once and awhile. plus if he hasn't been a rodeo horse he may be in pretty darn good shape yet.

thats my story, and i'm stickin' to it :wink:
 
I thought of that too, that he just wants a horse to throw a rope off of.
So, I'll concede. :P

I saw a great old horse used up one time because the young buck
that owned him didn't have any other horses. So he used this horse
for practice and for jackpots and rodoes. It was just too much for
him and made me so sad. The horse deserved better.
Things like that make me angry...

Mr. FH has helped a lot of people get started roping and he won't
let them rope at a live critter horseback until they can rope the dummy
and catch more times than they miss. It's all together different when
you are horseback, but by roping the dummy, at least you learn how to control your rope.
 
Yeah, I'm not planning to do rodeo any time soon. I just want to be able to rope. I'm quite a klutz, so it would probably be quite some time before I'd be off the dummy. :wink:

Thanks y'all.
 
When i was learnin to rope, my dad used to sit on the porch, drink a beer or two, and make me rope the dummy 100 times in a row. if id miss, id have to start back at one. there were many of nights that dad finished his beer and went inside and told me not to come in until i roped it 100 times in a row. it sucked back then, but ive been to the ustrc national finals, 5 times since i started ropin.

i would still be weary about trying to rope off that old horse, he may be gentle around everything else, but you knock him in the head with the honda of the rope, he may just break in two on ya.
 
RobinFarmandRanch said:
When i was learnin to rope, my dad used to sit on the porch, drink a beer or two, and make me rope the dummy 100 times in a row. if id miss, id have to start back at one. there were many of nights that dad finished his beer and went inside and told me not to come in until i roped it 100 times in a row. it sucked back then, but ive been to the ustrc national finals, 5 times since i started ropin.
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Well, it always pays to do things right, but 100 times sounds a little tough though :?

Thanks alot.

JD
 

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