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 Champion and three-time NFR heeler.
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Practice Session: 5-Year-Old Show Mare
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...
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Practice Session: 5-Year-Old Dual Sma...
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.
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Practice Session: 4-Year-Old Stallion...
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 ...
