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Learn Steer Wrestling

A structured path for people starting out, and a searchable library for competitors working on a specific piece of the run.

Featured Pathway

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Eight steps from never having touched a steer to entering your first competition.

  1. 1What steer wrestling requiresAn honest look at the physical demands, the cost, and the time commitment before you spend anything.
  2. 2Learning through chute doggingThe lowest-barrier way to learn steer control without needing a horse.
  3. 3Finding a qualified coachHow to evaluate an instructor and what questions to ask before you book.
  4. 4Attending your first schoolWhat to bring, what to expect, and how to get the most out of the run count.
  5. 5Borrowing, leasing, or buying a horseThree paths to being mounted, and which one fits your first season.
  6. 6Understanding the role of a hazerWhy the hazer matters and how to build a working relationship with one.
  7. 7Finding jackpots and practice opportunitiesWhere the runs actually are, and how to get on the list.
  8. 8Preparing for your first competitionEntry process, warm-up, and what a realistic first-run goal looks like.

Library

Educational Library

Articles, videos, interviews, step-by-step guides, and run breakdowns across every part of the event.

18 results

ArticleBeginner

What Steer Wrestling Requires

Getting Started

An honest look at the physical demands, the cost, and the time commitment before you spend anything.

8 min read
Step-by-Step GuideBeginner

Learning Through Chute Dogging

Chute Dogging

The lowest-barrier way to learn steer control without needing a horse.

10 min read
ArticleBeginner

Finding a Qualified Coach

Getting Started

How to evaluate an instructor and what questions to ask before you book.

6 min read
Step-by-Step GuideBeginner

Attending Your First School

Getting Started

What to bring, what to expect, and how to get the most out of the run count.

9 min read
Run BreakdownIntermediate

Scoring the Barrier

The Start

A frame-by-frame look at how competitors read the steer and leave clean.

11 min watch
VideoIntermediate

Reading Horse Position

Horse Position

Where the horse should place you and what to do when he does not.

9 min watch
Step-by-Step GuideIntermediate

Getting Ahold Cleanly

Getting Ahold

Hand placement, elbow position, and the most common ways a hold goes wrong.

8 min read
VideoIntermediate

Setting Your Feet

Setting Your Feet

The moment between the hold and the throw, and how to stop wasting it.

7 min watch
Run BreakdownAdvanced

Finishing the Throw

Finishing the Throw

How the best competitors convert a good hold into a fast, legal stop.

10 min watch
Step-by-Step GuideIntermediate

Hazing Fundamentals

Hazing

Position, pace, and the habits that make a hazer worth riding with.

9 min read