Log Obstacles

Cody Crow shows you how to introduce your horse to trot logs for ranch trail.

Once you know how to set up your trail walkover poles, teach your horse how to properly walk over them.

Cody Crow shows you the different ways you might drag a log when you're competing in the ranch trail.

Once your horse is familiar with the log, it's time to let the rope touch his hip so he can feel the pressure of the log attached to the rope.

Use this approach-and-retreat method to train at home or to get your horse over an obstacle on the trail.

Do you have complete control over where every foot lands when riding your horse? Foot placement is crucial for precise navigation of any obstacle, whether it be poles or logs in a trail or ranch riding pattern, working through tires in an obstacle course, or navigating unsure footing on a trail. Where your horse’s first foot lands right before you enter the obstacle can make or break your execution. Here I’ll give you tips to ace that placement every time.