This 4-year-old gelding named Gotta Hit It Big came out of a reining program, and in this practice session Dakota Kirchenschlager starts with breakawaying before he moves to heading steers on the green head horse prospect. With a regular head rope, Kirchenschlager works on teaching the horse he can stride out before coming back under control behind the steer.
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