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Me and Spirit preparing for fair this summer. Took this photo a few days ago, I think we're averaging about 23 seconds per run now! For Novice Barrels, that isn't too bad, and Lots of time to grow before August!!!
Feel free to use for whatever you want, just let me know when it's complete!!!
/*/ Again, taking the pattern slow to work on proper bending and cues, if you know stuff about barrel racing and would like to critique my riding, please feel free to do so.
Feel free to use for whatever you want, just let me know when it's complete!!!
/*/ Again, taking the pattern slow to work on proper bending and cues, if you know stuff about barrel racing and would like to critique my riding, please feel free to do so.
Image size
4928x3264px 8.08 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D5100
Shutter Speed
1/4000 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
1250
Date Taken
Mar 17, 2013, 4:36:00 PM
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Kay girlie, glad to see someone not blowing their horse in turns without trying slow first. Drives me crazy, speed comes with time, don't push your horse faster than they are ready for, let them take their own pace, not yours.
I'd place the large gones all the way around the barrel touching it, if you don't have cones, something I've heard is cups about 3 feet away, and go around the outside of those.
Not sure how his body arc is or if he moves off leg pressure, if not, I'd definitly work on that cause it's super helpful in maintaining a horses proper body position around the barrel. Now when practicing, you want to get that inside hind leg up under him, it'll allow him a solid turn and quicker out of it to the next. I have Destiny trained so when I pick up my inside rein and apply my inside heel, she starts arcing her body away from it and is able to get that inside leg up under her.
Growing up, I was always told to put the horse's head on top of the barrel (sometimes literally) to make them give them enough room to turn, although I don't like this as much anymore, you do want to flex their head to face that barrel the whole way around. And although you don't have a back cinch, you know approx where it'd go on your saddle, you want that to be the "turning" point when turning. It'll keep your leg from hitting the barrel. You'll have no idea what I mean by this until you're in the saddle doing it, I didn't and I've been barrel racing longer than I can possibily remember. If you have his inside leg up and under him, it'll be a lot easier to see what I mean, and just keep turning and try to get that barrel "behind" your leg in the turn. Practice this and you'll get a horse that is pretty good about not hitting a barrel.
Hope all that made some sense, if it didn't lemme know and I'll take pictures next time I'm outside. Actually I have a youtube now (booyah!) and I can video it and then upload it for you and note you the link. Just try to get that hind inner leg up under him, it'll give him a better body form in the turn, allow him to properly hold himself up and allow him to be quicker out of the turn. Overall making a quicker and much safer run.
I'd place the large gones all the way around the barrel touching it, if you don't have cones, something I've heard is cups about 3 feet away, and go around the outside of those.
Not sure how his body arc is or if he moves off leg pressure, if not, I'd definitly work on that cause it's super helpful in maintaining a horses proper body position around the barrel. Now when practicing, you want to get that inside hind leg up under him, it'll allow him a solid turn and quicker out of it to the next. I have Destiny trained so when I pick up my inside rein and apply my inside heel, she starts arcing her body away from it and is able to get that inside leg up under her.
Growing up, I was always told to put the horse's head on top of the barrel (sometimes literally) to make them give them enough room to turn, although I don't like this as much anymore, you do want to flex their head to face that barrel the whole way around. And although you don't have a back cinch, you know approx where it'd go on your saddle, you want that to be the "turning" point when turning. It'll keep your leg from hitting the barrel. You'll have no idea what I mean by this until you're in the saddle doing it, I didn't and I've been barrel racing longer than I can possibily remember. If you have his inside leg up and under him, it'll be a lot easier to see what I mean, and just keep turning and try to get that barrel "behind" your leg in the turn. Practice this and you'll get a horse that is pretty good about not hitting a barrel.
Hope all that made some sense, if it didn't lemme know and I'll take pictures next time I'm outside. Actually I have a youtube now (booyah!) and I can video it and then upload it for you and note you the link. Just try to get that hind inner leg up under him, it'll give him a better body form in the turn, allow him to properly hold himself up and allow him to be quicker out of the turn. Overall making a quicker and much safer run.