Then you have to spur the horse up and down the front until 8 seconds are up. Calf Roper Horse Calf roping horses are highly talented. They have to be quick, fast and smart. They have to stop fast and to keep the rope tight when the rider gets off and goes to the calf. If the horse doesn't keep the rope tight the rider has a harder time getting the calf down and getting him tied.
Calf roping horses are very expensive.
But the horse isn't everything in calf roping. The rider has to know the horse and the moves to make the horse work right. The rider has to know what he is doing when he runs down the rope and ties the calves 3 feet up The rider puts equipment on the horse like splint boots. The rider has to have a rope and a piggin string,and jerk line that is attached to the horse. So we he gets off it makes the horse back up faster.