Dakota Kirchenschlager wants his horses to like their jobs, and in his training program, he emphasizes using cattle and setups to accomplish that. His training is intentional and developed from years of trial and error, and in this series, we get an inside look into what works for the ARHFA World...

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...

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.

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 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.

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 c...

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.