Dakota Kirchenschlager rode the 4-year-old mare Miss Peppys Rebel at one AQHA show—just a few days before filming this series. This is Kirchenschlager’s first time roping on the mare since, and he’s dialing her back in to keep her calm in the box and work well on both ends.

Dakota Kirchenschlager calls Gary Wells “the most underrated horse trainer going,” and Kirchenschlager relies on Wells for advice and help across his training program. In this video, Kirchenschlager and Wells trade off riding two heel horses that Wells has been roping calves on, working on gettin...

Now Lets Talk Money has already been exceptional at the shows, so Dakota Kirchenschlager focuses on ensuring the horse peaks at the right time by making smooth, easy runs in the practice pen, both in the heading and the heeling. He explains what he’s doing and why every step of the way so ropers ...

Dakota Kirchenschlager has won tens of thousands on the 6-year-old stallion Test My Metal. But along the way, Kirchenschlager has dealt with nervousness in the box, and he addresses that throughout the practice session.

Dakota Kirchenschlager practices every day for what each individual horse needs. In this session, Kirchenschlager heads and heels on a 5-year-old futurity horse, sometimes breakawaying, sometimes circling the steer and sometimes making runs to manage the horse throughout the practice.

Correcting bad habits is a long road that takes a lot of patience. Dakota Kirchenschlager and wife Emily own this talented young mare, but she came from a show-barn background and needs work in the team roping. Kirchenschlager works on gaining control, keeping her calm in the box and building the...

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. 

Brad Lund and Dakota Kirchenschlager both ride "over-achieving" young horses who need their intensity dialed back down, be it in the run or in the box. In this video, they talk through their approach to an entire practice session, complete with live runs and box work. 

On DT Hickorys Mistycat, Dakota Kirchenschlager addresses how to work on responsiveness in a young horse.