Dena Kirkpatrick is one of the backbones of modern barrel racing and continues to train and compete aboard some of the best horses in the business.
In this conversation on The Money Barrel, Dena Kirkpatrick—a multi-time World Champion barrel horse trainer, clinician, author and personality in barrel racing—discusses her game-changing career. From helping bring the 4D system to West Texas, to dedicating a majority of her career to training the next generation of horses and athletes, Kirkpatrick’s take on barrel racing makes her one of the most treasured members of the community.
Hear Kirkpatrick discuss some of the most famous barrel racing horses of all time and their training process, to her current competitive string and the success she’s been having inside the arena in 2024, 2025, to the topic of helmets in barrel racing, this episode has something for every level of barrel racer to learn from.
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