Watch the Mil+Spec Linear #6/4 Inc HC short round at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional on May 18, 2025.

Watch the #12/3 HC short round at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional on May 18, 2025.

Watch the Professional's Choice #9 HC Gold Shootout short round at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional on May 18, 2025.

Watch the All Levels HC short round at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional on May 18, 2025.

Watch the Western Heritage All Levels HC and #6 HC, Cinch #13 HC Gold Shootout, #11 Rookie HC, Total Feeds #8 HC, and #15 HC 3-Man 2-Gate in pen 3 from the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional in Loveland, CO on May 17, 2025

Watch the Western Heritage All Levels HC and #6 HC, Cinch #13 HC Gold Shootout, #11 Rookie HC, Total Feeds #8 HC, and #15 HC 3-Man 2-Gate in pen 1 & 2 from the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional in Loveland, CO on May 17, 2025

Watch the #15 HC 3-Man 2-Gate short round from May 7 at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional.

Watch the Total Feeds #8 HC short round on May 17 from the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional.

Watch the #11 Rookie HC short round from May 17, 2025 at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional.

Watch the Cinch #13 HC Gold Shootout short round from May 17, 2025 at the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional.

Watch the Western Heritage #6 HC short round on May 17 from the Cinch RSNC North Central Regional.

Brad Barkemeyer shows you how he likes to warm up his horses when he's riding in the two-rein.

It takes time to get comfortable riding in the two-rein. Brad Barkemeyer talks about the importance of familiarizing yourself with the two-rein.

Brad Barkemeyer goes over how to hold the two-rein and how to properly steer your horse in the two-rein.

As you transition into the bridle your horse needs to be comfortable neck reining. Here Brad Barkemeyer shows you how to communicate a turn to your horse one handed.

The final step when training a cow horse is transitioning them into the bridle. Brad Barkemeyer goes through the steps he likes to take when first introducing a horse to the bridle and how he works on neck reining, steering, and collection.

A quality turn is important when you're working a cow. Here's how to practice on the flag.

Watch how Brad Barkemeyer introduces a green horse to the flag using a snaffle bit.

Once your horse understands the fundamentals of the flag, you can start adding more advanced maneuvers to your practice to prepare him for the cow.

Once your horse has a good understanding of speed control, you can start incorporating slow-to-fast and fast-to-slow speed transitions into your riding routine.

Bud Lyon has a rider go through AQHA Ranch Riding Pattern #2 and goes over what to look for in terms of pattern placement.

In this video, Clayton Edsall breakaway ropes on a 3-year-old colt by Badboonarising. He explains how the roping on young horses teaches them to keep their balance and how a rope can encourage them to circle up on a cow. He wants his futurity prospect to find and maintain a 'spot' on the cow, mak...

Learn how Brad Barkemeyer likes to use a riding crop to help his horses move off his leg and hand so that he isn't always dependent of his spurs.

Logan Wolfe brings it all together—demonstrating previous drills in the ranch sorting pen with cattle. Watch as he explains how each drill translates to real competition scenarios and walks through his personal approach to preparing for a run.