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.
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Managing a Hotter-Minded Head Horse P...
ARHFA World Champion Dakota Kirchenschlager rides horses in his own program as well as outside horses, and in this video Kirchenschlager is breakawaying on a 4-year-old head-horse prospect with a lot of run and a lot of try. He talks through how to manage that in a full practice session.
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Teaching Smooth Scoring
In this quick tip, Dakota Kirchenschlager and Brad Lund describe how they work horses in the box to use minimal pressure for maximum results in the corner.
