Renowned futurity trainer and professional barrel racer, Dena Kirkpatrick, reflects on embracing change and the secret to her success in and out of the arena.
Dena, I rewatch this episode every 3-6 months. Each time, I gain new insight and a better perspective. Please do not underestimate your ability to articulate and INSPIRE people. Thank you for your content and humility.
I LOVE that ya'll are putting these videos out again, since I've watched all the old ones multiple times. Please keep them coming, they are so inspirational and always contain some hidden gems of information and insight.
Oh, Dena. I just came across this. While I went to the working cow horse side, I appreciate your connection to the horse from a young age. Me? I would only eat those big shredded wheat biscuits because they were almost like hay. I lived and breathed horses from a very early age. I set up jumps in my yard and made my friends compete, I had my dad buy my first horse from an old lady who posted a sign outside her house, "Paint for Sale". My mother exclaimed, "Where did you steal that horse from?" as I walked it home. Those memories, like yours, run deep and are meaningful.
Sobbing for the farms we have all lost. Dairy farms were such a great place to grow up on and I am so sad to see them go under. I feel blessed to be able to have grown up on my grandpas farm and ride the cows in to be milked. Thank you for sharing this! I have this same love of horses and have never competed but raise them and help my kids and now my grands!
Dena, I rewatch this episode every 3-6 months. Each time, I gain new insight and a better perspective. Please do not underestimate your ability to articulate and INSPIRE people. Thank you for your content and humility.
I LOVE that ya'll are putting these videos out again, since I've watched all the old ones multiple times. Please keep them coming, they are so inspirational and always contain some hidden gems of information and insight.
Thank you Elise!
I love how candid she is! This lady is a legend
Oh, Dena. I just came across this. While I went to the working cow horse side, I appreciate your connection to the horse from a young age. Me? I would only eat those big shredded wheat biscuits because they were almost like hay. I lived and breathed horses from a very early age. I set up jumps in my yard and made my friends compete, I had my dad buy my first horse from an old lady who posted a sign outside her house, "Paint for Sale". My mother exclaimed, "Where did you steal that horse from?" as I walked it home. Those memories, like yours, run deep and are meaningful.
Sobbing for the farms we have all lost. Dairy farms were such a great place to grow up on and I am so sad to see them go under. I feel blessed to be able to have grown up on my grandpas farm and ride the cows in to be milked. Thank you for sharing this! I have this same love of horses and have never competed but raise them and help my kids and now my grands!
What a great message and video. Life , barrel racing , dealing with loss and change. Thank you Dena for sharing your experience.
You have been one of my favorite jockey trainers for so many years! Thanks for sharing your life with us all! Great tips!
Loss and change. What a powerful message!!!
Beautiful lady, inside and out. Can't wait to meet her!
I really enjoyed hearing your story Ms. Dena.
Love this!!
This was awesome thank you
love these videos!
1:30 in and I’m bawling
i always hungout with my family, my mom and dad didnt allow us to hangout with anybody
Research Brene Brown. You will find that you are aligned with much she has to say.
Is that Binion & Hannah's son
@01:41?
i would love to be a cattle farmer