No, I am not talking about people who rope. Although some of them may be …….
A roping dummy is a metal or plastic simulated calf or cow. It may only have a fake head and horns, or it may try to simulate the head, front and back feet of a cow. As you can tell from the name, it is a place where you can practice roping and most serious ropers use one daily.
One of my team roping friends ropes a dummy 100 times a day. He’s looking for the muscle memory rhythm that only practice can develop. And some of my vaquero style roping friends use one but only from horseback because they want to develop the correct angles for roping.
My guess is the most popular style is a plastic head with or without horns, about calf size, with a long rod that sticks into a bail of hay. Cheap, easy to transport. $25.
I use an all metal one that you can head or heel. $100.
Or how about the Spinner Steer Roping Dummy which you can drag from an ATV or tractor and realistically simulate a cow’s movement. $250.
Arena Tuffy is good and they point out that no feed is required. $500.
Sparky (at the top) is about $1000.
And there are ones on tracks and some that are like golf carts but covered in a fiberglass cow likeness.
It just depends on how much money you want to spend on your toys.
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