Dakota Kirchenschlager and Brad Lund talk ropers through an entire practice session on green horses, including addressing tightness in a heel horse and overbridling in an ex-reiner on the head side.
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Developing Collection Through the Run
On this Metallic Cat mare, Dakota Kirchenschlager addresses her tendency to get strung out through the corner and shows how keeping her framed up can help her develop a better stop.
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Smoothing Out Your Heel Horse’s Stop
Dakota Kirchenschlager built his career on riding heel horses with BIG stops. In this full practice session on a 4-year-old Once In A Blue Boon gelding, Kirchenschlager ropes a pen of steers to keep his horse's front feet peddling, smoothing out the horse's stop.
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The Rule of Three
Horseman Brad Lund and Dakota Kirchenschlager learned the wisdom of "The Rule of Threes" from some legendary horsemen. They talk about their three-day-at-a-time approach to training and how they implement it.
