Ground or Dummy Roping Quick Tip

by Edna Hancock

A lot of us have our kids "ground or dummy rope." Most of the time it works out really well. The main thing to remember when they ground rope is that they need to be standing on a bucket, a cooler, a bale of hay, or anything that elevates them. The angle of the loop is closer to that of roping off a horse. If they rope standing on the ground, the angle of the rope is different and they won't be able to catch when they are on a horse.