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Brad Barkemeyer breaks down how to get your horse to leave the roping box on the correct lead.

Brad Barkemeyer breaks down how he introduces box work to new horses.

In this new section, we’ll explore how horsemen and -women have introduced children to the horse world. In our first installment, National Finals Rodeo barrel racer Shali Lord discusses how she and her husband have developed a love for horses in their two children, Slade, 8, and Stealy, 3.

The stories about this horseman are legion. Here’s his true tale, first published in the December 1997 issue of Horse&Rider. (The NRHA Hall of Fame member died December 20, 2016.)