As a rider becomes more comfortable doing cow horse drills, it's finally time to let them work a cow. Brad Barkemeyer shows you his drills for novice cow horse riders who have never worked cattle before, or are still new to working cattle.

When you're new to the working cow horse it's important to get comfortable working in an arena with cattle present before you decide to put your horse on a cow. Brad Barkemeyer breaks down an exercise he likes to do with his novice riders to ensure they're ready to work with cattle.

Before a rider works an actual cow, it’s important to be extremely comfortable in the saddle and working a horse. That’s why Brad Barkemeyer suggests riders start by working an imaginary cow before bringing a cow into the arena. Be sure to stay tuned for next week when Brad introduces a cow to th...

Brad Barkemeyer works with a rider who is new to the working cow horse. Before working with cattle, Brad teaches his rider how to properly work the flag.

In certain events it's frowned upon to use your saddle horn. However, in certain events—like the working cow horse—your horn can be an essential tool to help you stay balanced in the saddle. Brad Barkemeyer works with a rider who is new to the working cow horse and explains the importance of usin...

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.

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.

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.

Brad Barkemeyer coaches his rider on four cows as she prepares to head to a big show.

Every cow is different, but they all show their tricks. Brad Barkemeyer explains how to read cattle.

Teach your horse to be patient and to listen to you when working the flag.

Learn about the tradition of the two rein and how the setup functions for the working cow horse event.

Brad Barkemeyer works with one of his nonpro riders and goes over the fundamentals of working a cow.

In the final video of this series, Brad demonstrates to clinic members how to drive the cow.

Brad talks about how it is important to stay straight on the cow when working it during cow work.

In this video, Brad talks about why it's important to stay linear to the cow during cow work.

Brad goes over why you should let your horse stop on the cow. He explains that this will benefit you in the end and what it teaches your horse.

Brad explains how you can keep your horse from fading off of the cow during cow work.

In this video, Brad goes over how you can use your horse's body more efficiently. He demonstrates this and has riders practice using their horse's body.

Brad goes over some important things to remember when approaching the cow during cow work.

In this video, Brad Barkemeyer talks about the proper stirrp length for cow work.

Brad Barkemeyer talks riders through warming up on the flag. He talks about how this is an important part of cow work training.

Learn the cow work fundamentals for a finished horse so you can help your seasoned horse stay at the top of his game and continue to enjoy working cattle.

The next step when teaching someone to go down the fence is learning how to circle the cow. In this part of the series Brad Barkemeyer guides his non pro as she circles a cow for the first time.