From Green to Great: A&C Roping and Racing's Playbook
From Green to Great: Rhen and Kaden Richard’s Rope Horse Playbook takes you inside the A&C Racing and Roping program for an unfiltered look at how Rhen and Kaden Richard build rope horses that win. From first trips out of the box to dialing in broke 5-year-olds, this series follows standout prospects, proven pedigrees, and the real training sessions behind Rhen and Kaden's success. Watch warm-ups, practice runs, mindset talks, and behind-the-scenes stories that show what it really takes to develop a top-tier rope horse—from green to great.
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Scoring with Rhen Richard
Rhen Richard works on scoring his 4-year-old running bred mare to set her up for good body position throughout the run.
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Practice Session: 4-Year-Old Casino Heist Mare "Fannie Sperry"
Kaden Richard makes a few good runs with a lot of scores to keep this Casino Heist mare comfortable and relaxed throughout the practice session. He works on quality runs over quantity to keep the mare listening and responding.
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Warm-Up: 4-Year-Old Casino Heist-Mare
Kaden Richard is transitioning a Casino Heist mare from ranching to team roping, and in this practice session he lopes in the left lead to the right and works on neck-reining.
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Practice Session: 3-Year-Old Running-Bred Head Horse
Not every practice session goes as planned. When Rhen Richard starts his session with this CC Brookstone Big Boy mare, he has one set of plans. But by the end, he has to switch to controlling the horse’s energy and working on flattening her out running to the cow.
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Warm-Up: 3-Year-Old Running-Bred Mare
Rhen Richard rides another mare by A&C Racing and Roping’s CC Brooks Big Boy but out of their mare Runaway Foose. This mare is all run, so Richard is working to keep her respecting the bridle and connected from her face to her feet. Richard talks about the benefits of long-trotting each horse, pl...
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Log Exercises: 5-year-old Mare ‘Rollin Version’ Logging Session
Kaden Richard spends time warming up and softening a running-bred mare before asking her to work on her pulling and facing with a log. He focuses on her footwork, body control and hip movement. He’s working on keeping her straight between his legs in the face, better keeping control of the steer’...
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Practice Session: 3-Year-Old Run x Cow Cross
Rhen Richard spends his days working on the smallest details of his head horses in practice. He adds intensity in small increments throughout his training, working on box work, frame, run, rate and control. He addresses nervousness in the box, how to control his horse’s shoulders and hips and how...
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Warm-Up: 3-Year-Old Run x Cow Cross
Rhen Richard’s warm-ups consist of many of the maneuvers he plans to use in the run, and in this video he discusses how he plans to set up his practice and how he handles this horse’s busy but trainable mind.
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Introduction: 3-Year-Old Run x Cow Cross
This mare by CC Brooks Big Boy out of a Haidas Lil Pep mare is a stingy, fast-footed prospect owned by A&C Racing and Roping. Rhen Richard is introducing her to cattle in the winter of her 3-year-old year, and in this video, he explains her bloodlines and her needs for the day’s practice session.
