If you're new to cattle events and haven't had much experience around cattle, it's important to learn how to read them so you can keep yourself and your horse safe when you're working a cow. Brad Barkemeyer shows you how.
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Introducing New Rider to Cattle
This week, Brad Barkemeyer teaches a new rider how to respond to the horse when they feel the horse’s instinct take over to work a cow. The exercises in this video explain how to approach a cow and how to read signals.
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Adding Speed While Working the Flag
Once a rider gets comfortable working the flag, it’s time to raise the degree of difficulty by adding speed to the exercise. This week, in the second video of our sevenpart series, Brad works with a new working cow horse rider, helping her get comfortable working the flag at a faster speed.
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Show Prep on 4 Cows
Brad Barkemeyer coaches his rider on four cows as she prepares to head to a big show.