We sit down with Kolton Schmidt, a 10-time Canadian Finals Rodeo qualifier and 3-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, to talk about the adjustments that helped him elevate his game and punch his ticket to the NFR this past year.

The 2013 Canadian Champion Team Roping Header shares how growing up in Barrhead, Alberta, learning from his father Ronald Schmidt and grandfather Leonard Schmidt, and later moving to Texas shaped his mindset and approach. From fine-tuning his roping to balancing family life, Kolton breaks down what it takes to keep evolving at the top level.