The Team Roping Journal

5 FLAT with Miles Baker

Miles Baker had a career weekend at the Buckeye, Arizona, Royal Crown Futurity this February, with his horses bringing home more than $83,000 in three days. Baker won the 4-&-Under Heeling on Dasco Cattle’s Lil Bit O Cash and the 6-&-Under Heading on Sevens Hank 2. Meanwhile, 2016 PRCA World Champion Jeremy Buhler jump-rode Relentless Remuda stallion Pride And Joyy for the 6-&Under Heeling win. Two-time World Champion Heeler Paul Eaves also hopped on Remuda gelding Gunners Nite Train to win the Royal Crown’s $20,000-added Open.

For Baker, his goal of the weekend was plain and simple: execute. Here’s his step-by-step guide to doing his job on each horse.

This is the picture in the turn. The scenario is that I was high callback, and the mentality was

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