b'FROM THE BACK OF THE BOXBy John SamsillFor all your Team Roping questions or to set up a lesson or school, contact me directly at johnsamsillteamroping@gmail.comI m sure that at times whenupper body. So, by using zone six, my upper body, I you are roping it feels likecould direct him also but only by weight distribution. you are patting your head,Why is this important to us when were roping? rubbing your stomach and spinning circles all at the sameThe reason zones five and six are important is because time. After all, our left andour horses read and feel our body position. A head right hands are doing two separate tasks at the samehorse knows he must turn left, a heel horse knows time. Our right and left feet are also responsible for twohe must turn left to make the corner, they anticipate different things as were roping and depending on ifthese moves. If he feels these gentle cues, cues to him youre heading or heeling those responsibilities changeat least, then he is just waiting to react to them. Ill again. So those are four different zones as I like to callgive you an example. My son and I were practicing them. Left hand, right hand, left foot, right foot. Whata while back, things were going well, then his horse if I told you that there are two more?started moving left sooner and quicker than he wanted. The handles, of course, were getting worse and he was It wouldnt be anything new if I told you about yourgetting frustrated. It was just him and I that day and right and left hand. You guide your horse with your lefteven though I had my suspicion of what things were hand, and you rope with your right hand. Thats truehappening I couldnt be sure until I could watch what169 E Wickenburg Waybut thats not all your left hand is responsible for. Whenwas happening. The next day my wife came out andWickenburg, AZ 85390were heading it feeds coils when we reach, it keepsvideoed us roping. My suspicions were right. He was the top strand of our heel loops from falling and againanticipating his horse going left and he was turning his928-684-6123it feeds coils when were getting a dally as the steer iships to the left as he was coming up to the steer. TheOpens at 11:00am DAILYhopping away from us. Your right hand is responsiblefaster his horse went left the sooner he was anticipating for your swing, the delivery, pulling your slack andit, so he was cueing his horse only a few strides out dallying. This is a very simplified explanation, but itof the box by turning his hips. To make things worse covers the basics for now. he was leaning his upper body slightly to the left because he was The third andovercompensating fourth zones arewith his your left footshoulders. He was and your rightkeeping his right foot. When Ishoulder too far think of usingback thus making my feet, I like tohim lean slightly think that Imleft to clear the either blockingpath for his my horse ordelivery. Im pushing my horse. WhenTo help him heading I useadjust what he my left foot towas doing we block my horsedo what we do from going leftalmost everyon yT Pin conjunctionday. We roped with my leftthe machine atehhand. I use mya walk. Nothing right foot afterhappens before releasing some pressure on my left foot to push him toyou can anticipate it at a walk. It gives us and our2nd Hand Storethe left. When Im heeling, I also block my horse fromhorses time to adjust and think thru the process. After going left or cutting the corner with my left foot. I useten or so runs at a walk we sped up to a slow lope for my right foot to keep him framed up or to keep hisa few runs, then we went back to the walk a few moreWe Collect & Deliver body square to where my left hand is directing him.times just to reinforce what we had just done. We ropedYour MerchandiseAgain, these are very simplistic explanations of howthree steers to boost his confidence that the problem your feet work. So now let me tell you about zones fivewas corrected and then we were done for the day. HeFREE LOCAL DELIVERY AVAILABLEand six.went to a roping the day after he made his adjustments,662 W. Wickenburg Way he roped great and his horse never pushed off to the leftWickenburgOpen MondaySaturdayZone five is your hips. When you rope are your hipsonce. It doesnt always work this fast but by breaking square to the direction youre headed? When I was athings down into these six zones we could identify whatthepony2ndhandstore.comkid, I used to think it was the coolest thing to stop mywas going on quickly and most importantly before he928-231-2730928-232-2019horse without using my reins. I would just sit to theor his horse developed any bad habits. Just one moreWe Carry Quality 2nd Hand back of my saddle roll my hips back bringing my feetreason to get to someone in your area who can give you forward a bit and he would stop. It wasnt a great stopa roping lesson and identify any potential problems& New Merchandisebut hey he stopped. Of course, after that, I would turnbefore they become habits.Your Home Furniture Supplies Storemy hips in the saddle without the use of my reins and ISpecializing in Applianceswould turn him either right or left depending on whichUntil next time, Ill see you at the back of the box. way I turned my hips. If I added my upper body intoJane and Peter Kibblethe equation by leaning, I could make him turn sharper,Thank you to my sponsors, Usher Brand Saddlery andpony2ndhandstore@outlook.com but I had to turn my hips first. You see zone six is yourSilver, SaddleRight Saddle Pads and Omega Fields Feeds.ArizonaRealCountry.com March 2020 11'