Before Brad Barkemeyer starts warming his horse up to work cattle, he goes over the tack and gear his horse currently has on and why he uses that particular set up on this horse.

Do you know the difference between preparing your horse to train at home and preparing him to show? Brad Barkemeyer goes over the differences and how he likes to prepare his horse for a training session at home.

Another thing that varies when you're training at home versus at a horse show is how you work a cow. Brad Barkemeyer goes over the drills he likes to include into his riding program at home to help his horse be better prepared when it comes time to go to a horse show.

Brad Barkemeyer shows you some drills you can incorporate into your training program at home to help your horse improve circling a cow.

Learn how to safely switch directions when you're circling a cow with these athome training drills from Brad Barkemeyer.

A major part of reined cow events involves working with a cow. In order to be successful in the arena, you need to learn how to read a cow and understand why they do something. In this video Brad Barkemeyer goes over cow psychology and the importance of learning it.

When you're circling a cow you need to be able to adjust your space to keep your horse a safe distance away from the cow while still having it circle. Brad Barkemeyer shows you how he likes to adjust his space while circling when he's training on his horses at home.

Brad Barkemeyer shows you how you can mix up your herd work practice at home by only working with one cow.

In this video, Brad Barkemeyer works with OnDemand expert Monique Potts to go over the fundamentals of boxing a green horse. See how Monique is able to build her horse's confidence around a cow with Brad's tips.

Is your horse hooked to the cow when you're working him? Test your horse's connection to see where his strengths and weaknesses are when it comes to working a cow.

Are you having to help your horse every step of the way when you're working a cow? Instead of doing that, work on having your horse develop responsibility on the cow.

Once your horse develops some responsibility on the cow, it's time to teach him how to follow it. Brad Barkemeyer helps OnDemand expert Monique Potts teach her green cow horse how to follow the cow during a training session.

How you practice your fence work at home differs from how you would show. Brad Barkemeyer goes over the basics of practicing a fence run at home and the importance of practicing before you get to a horse show.

Two years ago Brad Barkemeyer did an introduction to cow horse series where he helped Horse&Rider editor Nichole Chirico learn how to ride cow horses. Now he's back with a new series where he helps her go down the fence for the first time. Learn the steps to completing your first fence work run b...

Before letting his non pro complete her first fence run, Brad Barkemeyer has her work an imaginary cow to prepare her.

Finally it's time to make a fence run. Brad Barkemeyer coaches his non pro through their very first fence turn.

There's a few different scenarios that can happen when you're going down the fence. Brad Barkemeyer works with his non pro to show them a few different scenarios they might run into when they're going down the fence.

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.

Make sure that you're doing what works best for you to ensure that you're riding your horse at the best of your ability.

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.