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  • thts ssoo cute, and y is everyone arguing over disciplines?

  • Boooooooooooooooring

  • Every discipline needs a whip if the situation calls for it. In hunters sometimes you carry one just to look more professional but when horses refuse a jump a little tap and they go right over. This isn't cruel she is simply giving her pony a clear signal to extend its stride and move forward.

  • Their skin and muscle is much more dense and thick and tougher than ours. Chill down.

  • I have only ever ridden English... i dont mind barrel racing and pole bending! but i am 100% against Rodeos! and i use a whip on my horse ( also known as a crop ) because he needs a little more than a kick or a squeez to get him into action! it is not cruel at all... it gives them a little warning from the rider!! and whips are only cruel if people just keep whipping their horse! :/

  • Ohh yeaa because its a poor poor pony right? i barrel race in NBHA and it doesnt hurt the horse, it makes them go faster. Some horses need more "push" than others. just kicking or just squeezing doesnt always work, trust me.. i have a very stubborn lazy horse that needs the whip. and also this is a little girl, who is FIVE. i doubt she would be able to whip the pony very hard. STOP dwelling on this. if you dont like it dont watch it.

  • The whipping makes the horse take longer strides... It's hard to understand in the western world... But I don't get why English people need a whip?? I ride both western and English... Sorry if that offended u at all. And she's a great rider that was so adorable!!!!

  • @Sugarsmylife English people may need a whip to encourage horses which are lazy. I'm sure there are plenty more other reasons to.

  • I am english so sorry if this is missunderstanding BUT SHE WHIPED THAT PONY MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN A ROW AND HARD!!!!!!!!! poor pony! sorry again I am english and hunter jumper!

  • DIERENMISHANDELING!

  • awesome

  • I'd only been riding for 1 year when I was five! Now that I've been riding for 7 years total, I wouldn't even have had the guts to do this at her age! I ride full English now.

  • @wildstallionstudios oops..she's five? I didn't know that....but she still should not hit the horse THAT hard. Plus, I've never used a crop, but I think you're supposed to tap the horse with the crop, a little bit harder for each speed.

  • All I do is a squeeze.

    That simple.

    No crop.

    Showing respect for the beautiful, grand beasts that we are not worthy to tame them to do our bidding. Show some respect instead of whacking the magestic animal. If a crop is used, please do not hit the animal too hard.

  • What a great horse

  • I barrel race. And for a 5 year old that was great!! :) for all those people who think they need to chill... Yall jst need to shut up! We love speed!!! And if her parents thought she was ready for it then it was THEIR decision on what they did with their daughter. Not yalls!!! :)

  • wow her time was faster than mine:) good job!!!

  • @Jammieross or what ever I barrel race and so be nice every one here can go look at ur porfike

  • Guys, I think you all need to chill, I have only been riding for 6 years, but even I KNOW, your all just being stubborn, and I don't care who started it! Your making me act like my mother, Also, I'm willing to bet I'm younger than ALL of you, and even I know that you are all dissing this little girl, I can put myself in her shoes, and she did great, leave her and each other alone!

  • Yall need to leave that little girl alone. She aint hurtin the pony. Horses and ponies have a thick thick layer of fat under their fur which means they barely feel that. I used a crop and their is nothing wrong with using it. And we cant be mad at western or english riders because all riders use a crop. not just a specific point type of rider. Yall need to leave that little girl alone and go get a life I mean damn really? a five year old girl? Yall need to shut the fuck up Jeezz!

  • @Ijusthadagreatidea she's five lay off of her my gosh and you think whipping the horse is wrong

    It

    Doesn't hurt them get a brain god I whip my horse all the time I bet you haven't even rode a horse!!!!!!

  • This pony deserves scratches and praise, not spanking! To teach a little bitty kid to bang on a pony to make it run faster is wrong. She's being deprived of the lessons of kindness before competition, love before expectations, and acceptance before victory.

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea i would like to see u try to barrel race that is a fricken 5 year old girl lay off i bet u dont know shit about horses.

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea The reason she is whipping the pony is to make it run faster. the pony knows what it has to do and needs to do it. the whip also just gives a bit of encouragement to the pony to tell it to run faster. the pony knows how to run faster and it can run faster. that's the only reason people use whips. also to get their horse to smarten up if it is being naughty.

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea Ok listen, horse people dont sop and smell the roses and they aint gonna let ya off easy! So let me say this as nice as I can. SHUT UP! I mean it does not hurt or anything!! Plus they need to help that horse go fast there is the key do not be dumb this mite be as nice as you get this!

  • @crosscountygirl Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sure I have nowhere near the experience and wisdom regarding horses that you have. I'll bet that in your 14 or 15 years of life, you've accomplished far more with horses than I have. I've only owned 60+ very fancy horses, have earned multi Natl Championships, was college rodeo queen, a candidate for Miss Rodeo USA, am a certified equine appraiser, and coached my daughter on a college equestrian team. All nothing compared to your vast successes. Whip = abuse!

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea Sorry, I it is not like your arent talking to an A grade polocrosse champion but u probaly donot know what that is! But anyway google it. Plus get the picture a small crop (other term for whip) a light tap on the bum to wake up ur pony. Oh and btw not to brag i am in national ponyclub if you r some hunter person you actually do not know that much about horses and plus um i jump 4ft and specialize in dressage (ballet on horses where they do fancy moves)

  • @crosscountygirl Oops. You're wrong again. If you knew my name, you'd find it on the roster of the Santa Fe Polocrosse Team during several years of A-competiton at Nationals. If you'd read my comment, you'd notice references to rodeo. Just so you know, hunters aren't used in rodeos. Haute de Esquela (Google it.) is fancy moves on horses. Dressage is sitting on a robot horse while it goes through paces someone else taught it. The point is, young one, don't make assumptions you know nothing about.

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea Yours is the sort of attitude that gives horsepeople a bad name.

  • @chrisherself Oh, yes. Suggesting that a five year old learn to be a really talented rider/winner instead of a whip and go rider that whomps on horses is just terrible. You little smartie britches all think you're something special- but take away all the junk you use on your horses and just see what you can do with your horse out of partnership and respect instead of force and pain- and you'd probalby all quickly prove that you really know very, very little. Too bad. Poor horses!

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea How quickly you proved me right. You have no idea of my age, how I treat the horses I ride, or even if I ride at all.  Show other riders a little of the patience you claim to use with your horses, and they might listen to your opinions. I would think insulting and bragging to kids at least half your age is a little beneath someone as accomplished as you claim to be.

  • @chrisherself Well, someone needs to teach you all some manners. That should be worth anyone's trouble. The point is that a bunch of big mouthed kids are ranting about how teaching a five year old to beat on their horse is a grand idea. A five year old doesn't care about winning! My kids won so many blue ribbons when they were 4, 5, and 6 that they started wishing they could get some fifth and sixth places for different colored ribbons. Teach good horsemanship, not pain.

  • @IJustHadAGreatIdea I agree with you about not using whips or spurs completely, your horse should enjoy it and be willing to go. My horse knows when i use a whip its time to barrel racer and when i just kick her its time for trail riding, I know that might not make sense but im sure you get the idea. I dont disagree with the crops but i dont fully agree. Hope you understand(: Not trying to start anything

  • yes shes young but this must be her passion :)

  • She beat 66 other barrel racers.

  • Good job little cow girl.....thumbs up!

  • Noodle chick or whatever. I've been barrel racing since i was 7. It took me until i was 14 to learn properly how to steer, turn. run, sit, it takes tons of practice to be goood. check out the video on my page. thats me like 2 years ago, and im still not that good. so if you say barrel racings easy? screw off. its not.

  • Noodle chick or whatever. I've been barrel racing since i was 7. It took me until i was 14 to learn properly how to steer, turn. run, sit, it takes tons of practice to be goood. check out the video on my page. thats me like 2 years ago, and im still not that good. so if you say barrel racings easy? screw off. its not.

  • This is possibly the cutest thing I ever saw, or at least close to it. :)

  • so cute. my and my horse get about the same time as you.

  • Lol If a 5 year old can do it so can I! ;) cute pony!

  • the little girl is so cute! she obviously loves what shes doing, and look at that pony go!they're both having so much fun ^.^

  • What a good little pony :D

  • omg sooo cute :) what a good little rider!!

  • holy crap she got that lil pony movin on the way home :)

  • Is it appropriate for a five year old child to carry a whip?

  • @squirttle92 have you ever ridden a pony? lol.. stubborn smart little devils. It should be taught to be an extension of your arm. A 5 year old that is taught to use it as such shouldn't have the strength to hurt the pony anyways. You don't beat them with it. A tap is used for correction or to get their attention back. I can make a horse listen by slapping my jeans with one, just the sound. A horse is smart enough to know when it is there and when it isn't. After that just carrying one works.

  • @Squeak000

    Exactly. And that's what I would do when I was jockeying - adopt the whip as an extension of my arm. I wouldn't even have to slap the whip on my leg, instead I would just shift my weight as if I was going to tap the horse's rump.

    However, when a jock carries a whip, it's considered "cruel". A five year old on the other hand...

  • @squirttle92 shes 5.. she cant hurt the horse.. ponys are stubborn, smart little devils and they need to be given a tap to show em whos boss.

  • @BarrelRacingLuver Padded whips don't hurt either.

  • @squirttle92 i guess u dont know what the CROP or u say WHIP is for

  • @cowgirlwithgreyarab Care to fill me in on the purpose of a whip?

  • @squirttle92 yeah its to make them listen...not to whack them with it but to use it as a extension of your arm.. the little girl isn't hurting this pony at all..... and thats the purpose of the WHIP.

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  • Great job keep up the good work.

  • dang barrel racing is hard. but i've never done it. heck, I've never even cantered on my own. I wish I had the chance to do what she did at that age! but horses are expensive and so I hardly ever get lessons.

  • Wow shes pretty brave to do that she did really good

  • omg how cute!! love it ;D

  • how come every video i see has people arguing over which riding style is better or harder? ANYTHING that involves a horse is hard. you don't have to like english, or you don't have to like western, but do you really have to comment on a video about it? come on! i love both disciplines. both are awesome, both are hard.

  • wow jij kan goed paardrijden leuk paardje

  • Omg soooooo cute u she's got guts u can tell she's into it!!!!!!!!!:)

  • Is she steering that thing?? Wow, that's amazing.

  • @CrazyForObie its not too hard to steer... but if you're 5.. you have a point...

  • Sweetness! That little pony is haulin'! Good job little girl and pony :D

  • hey that was awsome.How,d she do?

  • ... this is amazing! oh my god.

  • Wow for some reason wacthing ths tiny little race got me all weepy!

  • you did good girl whooo-hooooo

  • all those saying that horseback riding isn't a sport, think again, cause, ive broken my hip, ankle, and rm twice from horses, so get ovr it. its so hrd.

  • awh this is so cute!

    @Bleck167

    Im on LongLiveCoqboys18's side because this girl is 5! Do you expect shes hitting it very hard?? nope didnt think so.

  • @Bleck167 Well, I see, but she is five, she may not have known that. Also she may have been trying to encurage the pony. (Sorry for spelling.)

  • @Bleck167 Really? You think a five year old girl can hurt that pony? When ponies every day are bitten and kicked by other horses? Think about it. It will do you good.

  • @LongLiveCowboys18

    ponies aren't bitten and kicked by other horses everyday

    , ponies and horses do get alone better than you think and yea they do get bitten and kicked sometimes

    thats only if there being really annoying to other horses

  • @Candybabe516 Horses bite other horses every day, my three horses are buddy sour, every time I take my horse out for a short ride, I can hear the two others screaming, then when i get back and put her away, the horse that is the lead male always bites her to make her move her feet.

  • I wish I could've started running that young !

  • this is wht i used to do and still do

    This goes to my Pops.. he helped me with my horseback riding soo much. Yesterday i was a one yr old him watching me from the porch.. today ima CHAMPION barrel racer.. thx pops

  • this is cutest video she is very talented!!!!!!!!!!!

  • damn, i wish people would stop saying that she is beating that little pony. she is only trying, and succeding, in making the pony go fast, and complete the barrels as fast as they can. i barrel race, and i use a whip to make my mare go faster. she isn't hurting the pony, so just shut up

  • ahw cute :)

  • awweh that's so cute :D. and she is not beating the pony. most barrel racers do do that.. and really shes 5 what else do you expect? for her to act like an adult and be perfect? i'm not thinking so...

  • how stinkin cute!

  • @Kayeluve Sie möchten eine Hündin Sound

  • Thats awesome, way to go girl!! Very good horse too for taking care of her

  • Naw! She's awesome!

  • the pony was moving that was I think the cutest barrel racing I have ever seen.

  • she was so good! she really showed that pony who is boss at the end!!!

  • @Bleck167 Yes, yes I would like that.

  • @gamegurlmick123 How is riding your horse or pony hurting it?!?!?!

  • She's WAY better than I am. lol. Keep ridin' kid!!! WOO!!!

  • Awh she is so cute and good at barrel racing, especially for a 5 year old! ;D

  • Holly Crap quit fightin about the video for one quit stereotypin eachother based on the publics opinion two she isn't hurtin the horse when you practice barrel racin you teach your horse and your horse teaches you eachothers limits and honestly she couldn't hurt that horse even if she wanted to she's to small and you can tell she enjoys the sport so set aside your freakin differences and congratulate the little girl

  • nice job girl keep it up and you will be in the high school rodeos in no time :)

  • erst 5 und lernt jetzt schon ihr pferd so zu schlagen. grausam!

  • Lol, wow, i wish i could ride like that when i was five. i wanna try western riding so badly - i've only ever done english

  • thats so cool!

  • that cute

    

  • Ja ze krijgt hem vooruit omdat ze de hele tijd met die zweep bam bam bam!

    Ja sorry hoor, maar bij haar vorige video deed ze het veel beter..

  • Do you know more injuries and deaths occur while riding for pleasure then sport? Other then professional horse racing...... so that should give everyone something to chew on or smack your lips some more!

  • man people need to grow up, any discipline in riding horses is difficult, horses are 1000 pound animals with minds of their own, so maybe we could all respect eachother in what they do and no matter what it is western or english, barrel racing or jumping we all work just as hard as the other....anyways this little girl is amazing at what she does and is going to go very far in it!

  • @ml497 I would really appreciate it if u didn't act like a 5yr old and fight with some girl you don't even know about barrel racing a donkey.

    and um.... im not really an english major i'm just saying that because it's faster.

  • @mustanglove99

    I'm not going to argue any further with you. I'm not going to stoop to your level.

  • @ponymad4life1 you both know that this argument is extremly pointless and gay????? who the freak cares. i'm sure both of ya'll are awesome barrel racers!!! you wanna know why?? cuz you're both COUNTRY GIRLS! so just shut up.

  • Instead or arguing over what event is better, why can't we just appreciate the bond between horse and rider that's needed for every event?

  • Omg, what a cute little girl! Adorable!! And fabulous job!

  • Reigning is way harder.

  • @TheStephenhuber and you are way stupider, we all love horses for christ sakes! what happened to the bond between horses and their riders. And i know i don't get in fights with my friends who do different events than me! just drop it.

  • so cute :} barrels r just as hard as other riding people. it doesnt matter which ever u think is funner thts fine. thats why i do it all this way im not bored and neither r my horses XD

  • aww bless her such a good little rider <3

  • each dicipline is as hard as the other and whatever we think we should respect decisions and choice along with the people who make them. Great job she can really make that horse go :)

  • i wonder how may hourse she put into this ONE run!

  • AWESOME!! LITTLE GIRL IS FREAKING AWESOME!!

  • @ponymad4life1

    Alright, in any case, I take back what I said earlier. You would make a very strong opponent, I would not pit my donkey against you.

  • @ml497 I love donkeys, aha yeah anyway at least we both like the video

  • @ponymad4life1

    You'll never beat me.

  • @ml497 I am so upset right now... hysterically crying, are you 10 or something?

  • @ponymad4life1

    Sorry for making you upset.

  • When i was 5 years old i was jumping on my furst pony:P

  • oh my god. literally oh my god. that is THE cutest thing!!! luv it;Dxxxxxxx

  • Ok so first off this is flat out adorable, second of all, she is not hurting the horse she's 5. Not to mention the fact that horses kick each other in he fieldand walk off.

    If they can handle another 1500 lb animal kicking them they cand handle a 5 year old girl with acrop that either has string or a bit of leather on the end of it.

  • English riders are a bunch of morons in my opinions. That horse isnt getting hurt whatsoever.

  • @SavannahhGreenee cant really call all english riders morons thats not right although most are snotty but its the same amount as western people too, I ride both and I think this video is very cute and I think she will go far with her riding

  • @NicoleSalvatore True i also ride both but english people usually tend to think they're better since they're "propper"ive been around both worlds. There were numorous amount of times that the ladies that i rode english with would call barrel racers hicks or rednecks etc. And when i was around my Barrel racers they supported both.

  • @SavannahhGreenee english riders are a bunch of morons? bit offensive, I am English have ridden my entire life. I compete in mounted games and barrel racing. I though the video was great. But just cause one English person doesn't that doesn't mean that you should stereotype everyone, you can't put a label on everyone cause of a few people.

  • @ponymad4life1

    I once barrel raced an english man. His horse tripped over the first barrel.

  • @ml497 yeah I am a woman, and I'm sure you've screwed up to

  • @SavannahhGreenee why are they morons?? exactly?? its the stupid little kids that know nothing about riding that look these vids up nd preted there fuckn' pat parelli, and OMG you hit the pony <:O thats so mean... english riders are not STUPID they know if they let there horses boss them around all its gonna get them is a blue ass from being thrown :) so no.. english riders are not morons.. neither are western riders, though theres always the exeption.. there are some REALLY stupid people xD

  • @SavannahhGreenee dude i ride english and i like the video dont diss english

  • Everything has its own difficulty level but really it depends how hard it is based on what type of horse you have. If you have a great horse along with a great rider nothing's hard. And this little girl Is a great rider at 5 imagine her at your age. id shut up if i was ya'll.

  • You guys must all be real cowboys! LOL! I think it is amazing that she is riding like that at 5! I have a lot of Pastor friends who are Cowboys and I myself don't know a lot about horses, but I do know that this little girl is not i'n any way hurting this horse! She is awesome! God Bless!

    Proverbs 3:5,6

  • it looks like she hurting her horse when she ran back

  • @misterismybreyer shes not hurting it

  • you guys are a bunch of idiots. stop arguing. shes not hurting her horse she couldn't shes way to small. if the horse didn't like it, it would toss her.

  • That is freaking adorable!! I sure wasnt doing that when i was five :)

  • Okay I'm 13 I have been riding since age 4 and she is not " hurting" her horse 1 . A horse is much bigger than a human so it would be like a baby hitting an adult no painful and she is doing so that the horse know it can go faster and the child is ready for it to. If you don't know about horses and have never rode don't be a dumbass and run your mouth when you don't know what yor talking about

  • Cute! She's a great rider & the pony has great turns too! Wish I had been out there at that age! I rode hunter jumper & western pleasure from age 5 till my early teens when I started running barrels. I wish people understood that crops are used widely in every discipline. There's a huge difference between tapping your horse w/a crop (which, if used correctly, the sound the crop makes & not the pain inflicted gets him moving forward) & beating him. They're just ignorant and jealous of this kid!

  • amazing that gallop at the end gave me mad goose bumps :)

  • 5 years old and already hitting her horse. "cute"

  • @sigridandbilly oh dont talk like you know anything about barrel racing. you dont hit them to hurt them. you urge them to go faster. if they really hated it, if it hurt them so bad, do you think they would keep running, instead of easily throwing us across the arena?

  • @12fatbaby Haha, they do trow you across the arena! And barrel racing is not hard at all -.-

  • @12fatbaby Generally, when a crop or whip is used on a horse it generates pain and the horse moves away from the pain - hence the use of it on the hind quarters and not anywhere else. In their minds, they are moving as fast as they can away from the source of the problem.

  • i was jumping when i was 5

  • Je suis vraiment désoler ceci es mon avis a moi la petite c'est vraiment cool elle es super bonne pour son jeune âge mais pour ma part je ne mettrais pas mon enfant de 5 ans dans les compétitions je trouve sa inconscient et très dangereux tomber elle peut être gravement blesser je n'aime pas vraiment sa non sais encore trop jeune et fragile :$ mais sinon comme j'ai dit elle es bonne pour son âge :) c bien !!!!!

  • guys stop fighting u dont even know each other! their r adults doing much worse things to horses and she will grow up and learn honestly.....

  • And you guys, calm down. If you understood horses, you would know that a whip is an aide for a consistent speed and a disciplinary tool. We all know that there's that one horse who needs it's daily beating. You don't know anything about this kid OR her pony.

  • @OpinionatedPerson

    You're fucking ignorant, is what you are.

    I kick my horse in the sides when she's being an asshole and she has no lung issues. If you know what you're doing, you're not going to hurt them so stop being an idiot.

  • Dear horseback riders and Youtube members:

    stop arguing. It's annoying, stupid, and has nothing to do with this little girl or her pony. Who, by the way, are amazing, but you probably haven't watched the video seeing as you're so busy yelling and cussing at each other over whether jumping, reining, barrel racing, dressage, or cutting is better.

    Thank you.

  • @SkyCabin6 Okay, Let's settle it here. Eventing is better.

  • @SkyCabin6 Well said. Everyone has their own opinion on what they like best. No need to have a go at another for not liking the same thign as them.

  • @SkyCabin6

    exactly. WHO CARES!!!!!

  • @DJDangersJessiJane haha thanks that made me feel alot better lol:)

  • @MissHorselover134 You must be the stupidest fuck on the planet.

  • do you guys understand that a horses skin is SUPER tough... you literally have to hit them while petting, b/c they get annoyed by sweet little touches. A whip in competition will not bother a horse :)

    Of course mine hears "yip yip" and runs like someone is chasing it with fire. But I've had horses that you had to whip constantly to get them to run at all.

  • @BarrellRacerTN as that is true, but little kids grow up. and what is just a tap now, can be a hit later. :)

  • @DJDangersJessiJane Holy crap you have no idea how to work a horse you, you stupid shit.

  • holy crap she is beating the shit out of that pony

    that why you dont let little kids on horses

  • tHAT IS REALLY CUTE. Congradulations to that little girl. Thats a BIG coarse and for her to do that in such a short time. Good job girl!

  • "Hmm lets see manuvering 1,500 LBS of hyped-up, uncontrollable horse flesh, the constant lead changes, direct presicion. Is that enough information for you?" you could be talking about pole bending, cutting, reining, dressage, hunter jumper....really barrel racing isn't that hard I've done it for a really long time.

  • @OpinionatedPerson First off, you can't kick your horse in the lungs and cause damage, because the ribcage surrounds the organs and the lungs, as well as skin and muscle, learn some anatomy before you post ignorant comments. Second off, if you don't like the sport, don't waste your time with the video because all you do is start up a fuss.

  • What ever happened to enjoying the video of the little girl running barrels? You people oughta quit with your comments about....."jumping is harder! No reining! No cutting! No barrels", would yall just shut it?! Neither of em is harder than another....that'd be like comparing fried chicken to pineapples, you just can't do it.

  • @RidinRopinCowgirl

    Jumping is harder.

  • @ml497 then you obviously haven't tried barrel racing, I compete in both and they are just as hard as each other, e.g. both include flying changes, fast change of direction, etc. It takes a trained eye to see talent. So dont judge something that you don't know about.

  • @RidinRopinCowgirl i jump and personally i agree with you. i had my fair share of western and its just as tough as eventing is! she's 5 it's cute! enjoy it.

  • @Haileyandbuddy ....and that is where I, too, will be in strong disagreement. So what can we take away from all of this? Well, quite simply: equestrianism, like cooking, like art, like music, and like anything else in this world is subjective. What you may find easy, I may find difficult, and the other way around. It's my opinion, and I have a right have one. Does that make me an idiot? Fuck you.

    No matter what you tell me, you cannot convince me that this is difficult.

  • @noodle0912 Aww! Look at you using big girl words! Cursing is just another way of showing you limited vocabulary and knowledge.

  • @Haileyandbuddy That's nice. Anything else you'd like to add that has actual relevancy?

  • @noodle0912 Yes. Reining's easier. Got it? I suggest you try barrel racing before you comment, k?

  • @Haileyandbuddy Reining involves actual judging and critiquing of the horse and rider- the rider has to actually demonstrate good horsemanship, not flopping around like a madman. That is why we don't see children participating- they're too young to understand the fundamentals of collection and equitation. Just throw 'em on a horse and let them run.

    Also, you know how many messed up horses there are out there who know nothing else but how to run barrels? It's the same story with ex-racehorses.

  • @noodle0912 Well that's the owners damn fault for not training the horses.

    I know what reining invovles simply BECAUSE I DO IT. Many of these horses are automatic barrel runners for other horses, like the ones at our barn, you have to guide them. You haven't even stated you've been on a horse before and probably because you haven't. Barrel racing's hard. Deal with it.

    AND if you think it's so easy post a video of you on here barrel racing.

  • @Haileyandbuddy I told you to read my previous comments, as I was sick of repeating the same statements over and over again. I am a Western Rider, and primarily work with cow horses (sorting, cutting, reining). Unlike me, you have failed to explain to me what about barrel racing is difficult. If you fail to provide actual facts to back up your claim, then I am done.

    Have an intellectual discussion, or piss off.

  • @noodle0912 Hmm lets see manuvering 1,500 LBS of hyped-up, uncontrollable horse flesh, the constant lead changes, direct presicion. Is that enough information for you?

  • @Haileyandbuddy This could apply to horseback riding in general. We see this in reining, sorting, cutting, and dressage. Try again.

  • @noodle0912 break-neck speeds, roller-coaster turn.

  • @Haileyandbuddy ........horse racing.....but minus the turn. I'll give you that.

  • @noodle0912 You're saying horseracing is easy?