When working with a green rope horse, it might not seem like much, but practicing opening the chute can help desensitize your horse and get him ready for a team roping.

Consistency is key when you're team roping. Brad Barkemeyer talks about scoring consistently and how it'll help you with training your rope horse.

Is your rope horse nervous in the box? Brad Barkemeyer explains why working outside of the box is a good place to start with a horse who is anxious.

Does your horse get antsy when you're getting ready to rope? Brad Barkemeyer talks about what he likes to do in the box when his horse is getting antsy and won't stand quietly.

Brad Barkemeyer uses a Smarty roping dummy and shows you how you can work on your cow work with it.

It's easy for a horse to start to anticipate going into the box when you're constantly roping. Brad Barkemeyer breaks down what he likes to do to keep his rope horses honest.

Don't let lead departures get in the way of you having a good team roping run. Brad Barkemeyer explains the importance of lead departures and how you can practice them at home.

Brad Barkemeyer gives a roping lesson to one of his riders and works on a few different drills to help improve his skill.

Brad Barkemeyer uses a Smarty roping dummy and shows you how you can practice circling cattle with it.

Brad Barkemeyer shows you a few different maneuvers you can work on in the box when you're riding your rope horse.

Brad Barkemeyer goes over different ways to can work on scoring cattle.

Brad Barkemeyer puts his rope around the cow before it leaves the chute to help his green rope horse.

Brad Barkemeyer shows you what to do with your green roping horse when there are live cattle when you're in the box.

When introducing a horse to roping for the first time, teach your horse to track a steer.