Tying off

Roped some and worked Brady in the snow yesterday. Worked on doctoring situations where youre alone. Roped, dallied, dragged and then dismounted to tie off and have him take responsibility for keeping the rope tight.
Brady holding tight
He was pretty good. We have worked on it some in the past but it´s been awhile now. Not much else you can do in the conditions we have now with deep snow everywhere and to slippery to be stampeeding the cows.


Neck-lock
This is where the beauty of the Wade tree comes in.
Horn with lip in front, Romals on top
Stout enough horn and a lip in infront that when you tie off, the dallies and neck-lock keeps the rope locked down tight.
Brady holding (not so) tight
Here Brady is in the two rein with a Bill Black center hung bosalita, Gist Moonshank bit with a San Joaquin mouth. The Wade saddle was built for Richard Caldwell by Don Beagle. It features a seat that sits closer to the horse than normal, free moving stirrup leathers for more fast paced cowwork like in the arena. A really, really nice saddle that suits me and my needs perfectly.