Love how the horse at 1:21 seems to try to not hit its' rider~
Though what annoys me in videos like these are when the horse gets loose and people run towards the running horse, waving their arms to try stop it. Is that supposed to make the horse calm down and stop? I think not. 1)You're running towards it waving your arms - you look dangerous to the horse. 2)Horses are fleeing animals, and will thus flee from the approaching danger. 3)It's better to be calm and walk.
most of the rider falls are the riders fault, the first one pulled back on the horses mouth and he reared. and the others just had riders who couldnt keep their balance. other than that the other horses just got hyper. the Chestnut rider held herself pretty good :) and some just slipped
Wow I cant believe I wasted part of my life reading these comments LOL. I LOVE Western :) I LOVE English but most of all I LOVE Bareback :P . I dont use spurs (but I wear them on my boots for show haha) as I dont find a use for them but to each their own. I see videos of English riders hitting their horses with crops (like that really helps :P). I LOVE barrel racing and think its an awesome sport though I do think that people should try barrel racing bareback :) I liked the video lots!!
That girl on the chestnut that is "harsh" on her horse, is a C-O-W-G-I-R-L. I'd like to see some of the OP in the same position stick a bronc like she did!!! My hat's off to her ;)
ok ppl tht r dissin on spurs they dont use them cuz they dont trust their horse they use them so their horse will RUN thts why they have points they dont have to use them i trust my horse fine and i still use them!
@sweet girl i where u r coming from on that cuz if u know how to control ur horse and u use spurs anyways to be safe that just means u dont trust ur horse. But in some shows they require u have them just for the looks thats y i ride western and not english!i am an all out country girl and western is my passion i have been riding since i was 2!
1:20 I had this happen to me but I was at jumping and he(my horse) landed on a slippery spot(it rained really hard the week before) and he rolled over me. Sooooo many of these situations have happened(but never in barrel racing) they all suck... Really nice video though :)
It was funny, I actually just started going round the barrels fast, and sh1t happens. I just looked up barrel racing for technique, but a good laugh is welcome too.
Man wherever that arena is with the red footing I would say change it! Like 5 of these horses slipped and fell bad there! Some really nice riding going on with some of these girls!
Okay when a horse is bucking or crow hopping like these you need to pull their head up or turn them in a circle until they stop.. It's not cruel, some of these horses just get excited. And the ones who want the rider off their back well they need to be taught who is in charge anyways.
actualy i barrel race and before i ever barrel raced my horse i did english and jumping thn one day i was at my trainers and she had barrels set up so i walkd her around thm and she loved thm! she kept pulling me toward them so i tried to walk thm again but she insited on running and she loves it she nows the pattern and loves chasing the barrels she has a true heart for it so watch wat you say if u no nothing about it and your not a horse so shut it you dont no wats best for thm.
Reading through these comments has proved a few things.......
1. People are ignorant and shouldn't comment about subjects they aren't knowledgeable of (accidents happen folks, wait till it happens to you because it will eventually).
ok barrel racer are a breed of there own so if you don't like it don't watch them and stuff happend and for you peaplo the that have not rode a bronc you really don't know what its like so buzz off
these horses just look like their getting over worked on the barrles, they want somthing else in their rides besides barrels, riding only barrels can spoil your horse, go on a trail ride or somthing once and a while
I know most barrel racers aren't harsh, I've had my share of barrels myself. However, all people in this video are CLEARLY too harsh on their horse's mouth. I'm saying this from growing up horseback.
I know that Barrel Racing is a western sport not English, but it is still ideal to be wearing a helmet because the majority of accidents in barrel racing revolves around head trauma. Also they tent to use young horses because they have more energy but the teeth are growing, and having a bit being yanked around in your mouth would hurt If I was a young horse. :)
alot of the bucking could have been prevented if A) they had proper fitting tack that was tightened properly and B) if they knew how to use spurs properly. if you do not have the leg strength to keep your heels down and your leg out of your horses flank you do not need to wear spurs. simple errors.
@Ddevil907 My horse bucks all the time not that he bad but sometimes when where cantering or galloping or jumping hell feel good happens more during the colder months which is normal and he bucks or runs throw the bit My tack fits prefectly noting pinches or is too tight and I don't ride with spurs i use verbal commands only use feet when he needs a little bit of a push
@AutunmsDay and ride with a bit for times where he gets rammy if you ride and have ridden mutliple horses i ridden 14 horses and owned two all have there moments
wow that person is horrible that is way to hard on that horses mouth animal courtly like dont ever poll on the horses mouth that hard man you should be charged for animal courtly
ahhahaha at 1:59!!!! the song is like "two steps to the left" and the horse takes two steps to the left b4 falling then the song goes " then take two steps to the right" and the horse does exactly that. i love this!!!
All I can say is thank you for people who understand barrel racing I love you all no cruelty what so ever in this video ive had a horse rear up an flip over on my because she was Ancy in the alley and It's cruel no so shut up idiots and GET YOUR FACTS STRAIT GEEZ!!!
At 1:13, on a horse that is clearly distraught and needs to be more reasonably handled, she simultaneously pulls on the rein and kicks him hard and deep at least twice with large, sharp spurs. How dumb can anyone be? And what is the horse to do? He doesn't know what she wants, so he goes nuts. And the horse is supposed to be the crazy one.
for one - the riders are not being cruel in anyway - before you run your mouth bout barrel racers - you need to learn a thing or two. for two - you must go at top speed if you want to be the winner of barrel racing - hence why it is called "racing". Clearly anyone who has something negative to say about the clips knows nothing about barrel racing or any other timed event. Shit happens people - I barrel race and sometimes your horse gets over excited and it becomes very difficult to control.
@missgadgetify excuse me but i have a thoroughbred old racehorse and he does misbehave. any horse can misbehave it dosent matter what type of riding you do. cause i also have 4 barrel horses and they dont do what is seen in this video when they are barrel racing. theses horses were having an off day no horse is perfect learn your shit
Do barrel horses work off Voice Comands, If i'm about to fall off i say Whoa, or Halt. and my horse deadhalts and rollback's ... can't barrel horswesw do that. and if the rider is falling they should not use the reins to balance themselves, if they can help it. pulling the horse back under you is harder than relaxing and centring your self. of course i do not barrel race so i could be completley wrong.
@TravisKinsey13 Wow your such a fucking dumb ass English riding or Western riding they are both very dangerous and were doing what we all have in common we love to ride I ride english and western...and hey you are what you eat.
The reason alot of them fall going around the barrel is, when they are galloping towards the barrel, they are going top speed. this doesn't give the horse enough time to change leads. you need to go a tiny bit slower around those barrels. this will benefit not only you're horses safety but your own.
Hello, this is AQHLA. This is just concerning the people whom are worried about the horses welfare in these clips. The fact of life is, every single sport comes with danger, not just barrel racing. Rider's ride how they would wish, and ride how they wish let them. The young lady who was on the chesnut was correctly trying to point his head one way so he/she didn't buck, and she wasn't being 'harsh' or 'mean' she was riding. Also, barrel racing isn't cruel, anything can happen in any sport going.
@AQHLA I do think she was a bit harsh, but hey, she did control him rather good. As for the rest of the accidents (because that is what they are and I do know that), some were rather funny, other were auch!
Accidents happen and people need to learn that sitting there running their mouths about should be done isn't going to change anything. So stop being ignorant.
I am a English rider, but some of these people that have never tried western need to cut it some slack. '' THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS U SHOULD NOT RIDE WITH LOOSE REINS. with tight reins u have so much more control and can easily avoid bucking and have ur head busted, and stop ur horse from going nuts or run off... one of the reasons i ride english hehe'' If thats your outlook on riding you need to go home and read a book! Can you imagine having a piece of steel in your mouth? Grow up will ya!.
I'm pretty sure the riders that fell had no clue what they were doing. There's a lot more to barrel racing that yanking on your horse's mouth and kicking your horse.
Some of these people were born to ride, some of them should not ride at all. Barrel racing is amazing and not cruel at all. When riders suck as bad as some of these, anything with horses would be cruel.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS U SHOULD NOT RIDE WITH LOOSE REINS. with tight reins u have so much more control and can easily avoid bucking and have ur head busted, and stop ur horse from going nuts or run off... one of the reasons i ride english hehe
Ive had way worse happen.. Ive been run over stomped on and then bitten on the shoulder by horse all at the same time !!! IT AINT FUN!!!! And i was only 8 when thay happend so there for i almost died!!!
I've had my horse fall on me and break my leg before because he over stepped on a barrel turn barrel racing isn't as easy as it seems and those people who stayed on their horses did a pretty good job of that. Trust me from past experiences staying on a bucking un-mannored horse is harder than it looks.
All of you please be quiet because they dont know this is gonna happen they dont plan for it to happen and im sure if all of you got on a bucking horse im sure you would panick to because ive been riding my whole life and when my horse that i ride bucks i panick a little and if i fall off then i get back on check my mistakes and do it right so give these people a break!
The girl on the sorrel is trying to pull the head up so then she can turn her head to the side! @crazyman3008 i agree with you 100 percent!! I break colts and so I should know! They can buck and what you do is get their head up and then pull their head around! if you dont barrel racing, break colts, or even ride horses shut the hell up!!
@jewels5192 yes that is exactly what you do!! when a horse bucks, rears, or bolts you pull there head around to the side so they cant! and as for lillythehorselover, well the name says it all doesnt it?!?!?! lol
take this from one of the MANY barrel racers who have commented;
I've been ridin' coming 7 years. I've seen some nasty wrecks. All of which, weren't the horses fault.
But guess what? this is all do to the horses gear, the ground, or shitty footing.
& to the bucking & spurs arguement;
a horse who is in motion, can't move if you have his head. he can't rear if you have his head. he can't eat if you have his head. HE CAN'T LIFT HIS ASS OFF THE GRO
i barrel race for 4-h and its hard in the spring to practice cause i have an arabian and they can get way too hyper. Even though shes like 20ish yrs old she acts like shes 6-9 yrs old. barrel racing isnt easy!! u have to practice a lot! and its hard with horses that dont really like to work with ya.
@jewels5192 right!!! and as for lillythehorselover well the name kinda says it all doesnt it??? hahaha i just hope she has a horse do that to her and then she can give him a loose rain and maybe a carrot or to and then wake up in the hospital!!=) lol
wow,I never thought that people would get THAT worked up over a VIDEO! You NEVER want to pull back on the horses mouth while they are bucking EVER! You need to do whats called a One Rein Stop, which is where you pull with one rein or the other to force your horse to run in a circle so that it is harder for him to buck. However, this doesnt Always work, my Friends 6 year old bucked in a circle during practice once. Bucking needs to be dealt with BEFORE the show/rodeo regardless.
the one at 1:20 was rly terrible to watch; reminds me of an accident I saw years ago during a dressageshow. It was outside on grass and the horse tripped and lost his balance and fell and rolled over the rider when standing up. Rider ended up in hospital for 3 months...hope the rider in this vid had a bit more luck
Always check your tack and bit... if your TRAINED horse is acting unusual, accept the entry fee loss and get a vet check. Teeth/girth/saddle issues can cause major accidents.
If you find yourself all over a horses head, or falling off occasionally at barrels, man up and realize there is NO shame in have a riding instructor help you with your seat and balance.
@indytheninja Yes it is and people like JennaBloy mean that this is the perfect way to ride and train a horse! Hate people like her and these people in this movie!
@SweetGrill hmmm hate people like us. . . . .i think you should not acuse us of anyhting. shit happens in barrel racing so deal with the facts i haven't seen one horse get hurt in barrel racing excepts for once and it was a freak accident. the horse cut the barrel to sharp and jumped over it trying not to hurt his rider. the sharp edges of the old barrel cut him open and the force of falling on his front legs trying to keep his rider from falling broke his front legs. that was a freak accident!
ok for evry1 that saw the lady being hard on the chestnuts mouth, it is wrong and i just want u all to know that if a horse starts bucking and rearing with u on give them a loose rein and hold on they will calmed down nice and quick this way.
@lillythehorselover dude what an idiot tree huger animal lover you are!! WOW i work with horses for a living and ANYONE with a below normal IQ level knows that you pull a horses head to the side when they start bucking and being stupid like that one was. you probably own 2 horses and ride once or twice a year?
k i gotta say, and i dont mean to be rude, but the girl at 0:35 whos galloping while holding the horn shouldnt be barrel racing if you have to hold the horn but then again she did an amazing at staying on...
my friend made me watch this just before my first barrel race. that was traumatizing. :P i think it was sweet though that in some of them, the second the horse knew they lost their rider, they just froze. especially the one that accidentally did the slow roll over his rider. they knew they messed up and didn't want to hurt their rider!
this is sad because these horses are over worked and understimulated while training for these races and they are tired of it they get sick of it and i would too i think that this video misrepresents horses.
Pulling is NOT how to stop a horse from bucking. take your inside rein, bump your horse. if he wont stop, bump harder or tighten your rains. ripping just pisses them off even more.
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove Ya but I bet a lot of people would pull. Right or wrong. They may not know it's right, but for some people it may be a natural reaction.
Actually , if you didnt notice, She was only pulling the one rein, which is Actually Correct. You are suposed to pull the horses face off to the side so they are innapble to buck. Get your facts Straight and Learn how to Spell "rains". Its Reins. anyone with half a Brain could figure that out. At least that lady stayed on!
You probably would have been off in 3 seconds flat.
yes u are correct but she wasnt pulling the horse waspulling his head frm her, bc horses hate to put thee head in to ur pocket like that he was fighting agianst her will, do u barrel race??
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove Judging by the play-by-play I think it would have been quite hard for the rider (or you) to take your advice in that situation. Every horse is different and your "bumping the inside rein" trick doesn't look like it would have done sh1t in that particular situation for that particular horse. 95% of the "advice" that I have seen other riders give on Youtube comes from the commenter's personal experience with their own horse and often isn't applicable to the situation.
I see to many slip and falls indoors. Indianapolis colisium there are always a lot.
On this vid, the slip and falls were all inside. We ran in some really deep sand and dirt mix alot indoors in Wetzel's barns with no falls. Just 8 inches of dirt with a slick bottom dosnt work so well. Good collection of mishaps.
She was being hard in the horse's mouth because she was trying to pull its head up...it was bucking. Thats what you do when a horse is bucking...you pull its head up or around. "jumping4free" go "jumpoffabridge". thnx.
the reason that girl is pullin on the little chesnuts mouth like that is because she is tryin to get his head up! a horse cant bring its rear end up if its head is up! she was just tryin to make the horse stop buckin!
Half of you people saying that spurs are bad and this is horse abuse or whatever need to shut your mouths. You wouldn't even know hat to do in the situation.
The way those girls were KICKING their horses with big spurs on was just atrocious - I don't know why it is allowed. And why would you use a big curb bit that is designed for flexion and finesse riding, when you are racing around barrels and using one rein at a time for steering? I think they all need lobotomies, and I think the horses did great by getting rid of them all!! In my opinion if you can't run barrels in a rope halter and no spurs, then you shouldn't be doing it.
@VivaLaVidaChica this is the way they do it and the way they are trained so the horse really does not care or does not mind and look at paso finos as well they have been puled on the reins allot to but the horse is just how its breed and if you dont treat how their sopose to you will just ruin the talent of the breed.
Everyone has a diffrent way in riding. Spurs are so that the horse goes fast and gets a good time. It may look like the spurs are big but in reality most spurs are not as sharp as u put it out to be. And its not just using one rain ur body shifting also helps the horse no what to do an dif u dont know your center on a horse it can cause many things to happen. Can you run all your horses like that? maybe you need a lesson or two.
I think this is bad for the horses. I don't like their bits... And I really don't like it when the riders is pulling and hurting the horse mouth. That is one of the reasons when the horses is rearing and bucking.
Most of the horses that had a rider fall of stoped dead and waited for there rider. you can see some dont like it but most of then you can see the love it. Horses falling it happens do to bad footing just simple sliping it just appens in ANY horse Sports most that have Speed! Some of the riders that fell of the horse was set up but the rider not so much they where riding behind there horse you need to stay with the horse or 2 steps ahead never behind then well you fall off!
People need to understand that this video is pointing out extreme cases of falling off. In every horse sport, there are horrible falls and injurys, so don't single barrel-racing out as "cruel". The creator of this video was merely putting together a rather good video of accidents that occur in this specific horsesport.
My horse loves to run barrels and is an awesome western pleasure horse as well. You would never know he ran barrels if you met him, but man does he loves running in circles :)
@MsKenze999 You are so right i had a horse that i was training to run he did not wont to so he just didnt. Its proven that this SweetGrill knows nothing about the sport and should just stop Talking
People need to learn that all of this behavior could be corrected with ground work. I'm teaching my horse to stop whenever he heres the command. My neighbors horse does it and it does come in handy.
Damn if I were in that situation I would grab one side of the reins and pull them to one side so that the horse could only go in a circle, eventually the horse should stop. Pulling back on the reins doesn't quite cut it sometimes.
I hope these stupid bitches and idiots had many enjurys after that! I hope it so! I hope they never go riding on a horse one more time! I hope they'll be getting killed by that! Assholes! I hate this art of riding!
@SweetGrill well either way wasn't the nicest thing to say, and I'm sure some of this might be barrel races from rodeos, but in general this is barrel racing not rodeo
@MsKenzie999 yes, maybe because it is cruelty to animals??? Look how afraid they are and I'll wager that the horses never had a person on their back before! And look at the spurs the riders are wearing! It's so cruel!
@SweetGrill its not...i agree spurs have no place in the barrel racing world if they arent being used properly...and all barrel horses are properly trained...how would a horse that has never had a rider do a barrel pattern??? really! and its not cruelty and they arent afraid...they are hyper horses cause they love their job!
@MsKenzie999 I don't agree with that the horses don't are afraid by being riding like this. They are buck and climb for becoming the rider on his back falling off... So no, they DON'T like it!
She was not being hard on the mares mouth she was trieing to control her horse!!!
banjobabyc48 3 days ago
Where are all your Helments
horsesandjesus 4 days ago
It's Barrel Raceing the don't have them. just saying not hatting!!! ;)
banjobabyc48 3 days ago
I no i should not be saying anything but you have to admit that some people are hard on their horses mouths.
Sugerpop105 1 week ago
Love how the horse at 1:21 seems to try to not hit its' rider~
Though what annoys me in videos like these are when the horse gets loose and people run towards the running horse, waving their arms to try stop it. Is that supposed to make the horse calm down and stop? I think not. 1)You're running towards it waving your arms - you look dangerous to the horse. 2)Horses are fleeing animals, and will thus flee from the approaching danger. 3)It's better to be calm and walk.
Other than that, great vid.
RedHyuuga 2 weeks ago
most of the rider falls are the riders fault, the first one pulled back on the horses mouth and he reared. and the others just had riders who couldnt keep their balance. other than that the other horses just got hyper. the Chestnut rider held herself pretty good :) and some just slipped
HauntingMidnight 3 weeks ago
hahaha my horse bucked like that chesnut today, but she's 2 years old and learning so i don't blame her XD
RedScarlet233 1 month ago
@RedScarlet233 I barrel race, and trick ride. My horses is only 4 and she bucks and rears alot hahahahha
KaitienRyan4evah 3 weeks ago
Wow I cant believe I wasted part of my life reading these comments LOL. I LOVE Western :) I LOVE English but most of all I LOVE Bareback :P . I dont use spurs (but I wear them on my boots for show haha) as I dont find a use for them but to each their own. I see videos of English riders hitting their horses with crops (like that really helps :P). I LOVE barrel racing and think its an awesome sport though I do think that people should try barrel racing bareback :) I liked the video lots!!
bawabas7 1 month ago
You know, there's a great invention called a helmet.
thewildmustang91 1 month ago
The one in the beginning in the pink lost the bridle completely once the horse started bucking.. No way to pull the horses head up then.. That sucks.
SexMeIero 1 month ago
com' on guys this is barrel racing not rodeo lol
SierraChihuahense 2 months ago
It's silly to argue about this stuff. People have opinions, let them voice them as they please.
vannahlamb94 2 months ago
That girl on the chestnut that is "harsh" on her horse, is a C-O-W-G-I-R-L. I'd like to see some of the OP in the same position stick a bronc like she did!!! My hat's off to her ;)
missboa2003 3 months ago
ok ppl tht r dissin on spurs they dont use them cuz they dont trust their horse they use them so their horse will RUN thts why they have points they dont have to use them i trust my horse fine and i still use them!
cbbarrelracer 3 months ago
very good horses who didn't run off after their riders fell...wow hope they are all ok
rebamac96 4 months ago
i laugh everytime i see thisss hahaha (:
1:39 hahahahahaha some of the horses look like their dancing
whodoyouthinkyouaree 4 months ago
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whodoyouthinkyouaree 4 months ago
Man that girl at 1:30 took a hard beating from her horse when he got up, hope she's ok.
Swicgirl90 4 months ago
Hi, what is the first song before 2- step? Bye the way awesome video!!! I love it!
fastsorrel 4 months ago
as a barrel racer I had to giggle while I watched the video because I think I have done almost all of those moves myself.
Kopes18 4 months ago
love the song! (and the vid lol)
animallover151999 5 months ago
love the song!
animallover151999 5 months ago
@sweet girl i where u r coming from on that cuz if u know how to control ur horse and u use spurs anyways to be safe that just means u dont trust ur horse. But in some shows they require u have them just for the looks thats y i ride western and not english!i am an all out country girl and western is my passion i have been riding since i was 2!
horselover00100 5 months ago
@horselover00100 yes but you dont ride at grand prix dressage level where you were spurs and dont tell me they can't control there horses!
silvertrinity24 5 months ago
@silvertrinity24 heyy sorry bout that!! my friend gets on my youtube account and she posted this comment!! she dont know wat shes talkin bout LOL!!
horselover00100 5 months ago
Lol
101Missbarrelracer 6 months ago
Lmao wow I thought i saw me on there! Funny shit! :))
bluizz81 6 months ago
1:20 I had this happen to me but I was at jumping and he(my horse) landed on a slippery spot(it rained really hard the week before) and he rolled over me. Sooooo many of these situations have happened(but never in barrel racing) they all suck... Really nice video though :)
JumpingRider13 6 months ago
They had too put pressure on the bit
eggwich22 6 months ago
It was funny, I actually just started going round the barrels fast, and sh1t happens. I just looked up barrel racing for technique, but a good laugh is welcome too.
(As long as no one/ no horse died)
AmazingDayToCraftVid 6 months ago
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FarmersDaughter814 6 months ago
Man wherever that arena is with the red footing I would say change it! Like 5 of these horses slipped and fell bad there! Some really nice riding going on with some of these girls!
AzureHeartSong 6 months ago
if you guys really think barrel racing is cruel than omg because its not cruel unless the rider is really stupid!
KJstables 6 months ago
Okay when a horse is bucking or crow hopping like these you need to pull their head up or turn them in a circle until they stop.. It's not cruel, some of these horses just get excited. And the ones who want the rider off their back well they need to be taught who is in charge anyways.
iLoveDinosaurs34 6 months ago
actualy i barrel race and before i ever barrel raced my horse i did english and jumping thn one day i was at my trainers and she had barrels set up so i walkd her around thm and she loved thm! she kept pulling me toward them so i tried to walk thm again but she insited on running and she loves it she nows the pattern and loves chasing the barrels she has a true heart for it so watch wat you say if u no nothing about it and your not a horse so shut it you dont no wats best for thm.
jumpyardstables 6 months ago
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Reading through these comments has proved a few things.......
1. People are ignorant and shouldn't comment about subjects they aren't knowledgeable of (accidents happen folks, wait till it happens to you because it will eventually).
2. Some people cannot spell for shit.
RidinRopinCowgirl 6 months ago
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RidinRopinCowgirl 6 months ago
ok barrel racer are a breed of there own so if you don't like it don't watch them and stuff happend and for you peaplo the that have not rode a bronc you really don't know what its like so buzz off
free2rope 6 months ago
Love it, love it and love it!!! The music too, what is it called?? :)
turpoemmelie 6 months ago
these horses just look like their getting over worked on the barrles, they want somthing else in their rides besides barrels, riding only barrels can spoil your horse, go on a trail ride or somthing once and a while
frenchfries1996 6 months ago
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horsestar95 6 months ago
like the music but dang
911BarrelRacer 6 months ago
Srry i mean r soft mouthed
nena709011 6 months ago
Yes they r being to harsh and most of the accidents happen bcuz of the trainers themselevs ive been doing racing and the horse is soft mouthed
nena709011 6 months ago
I know most barrel racers aren't harsh, I've had my share of barrels myself. However, all people in this video are CLEARLY too harsh on their horse's mouth. I'm saying this from growing up horseback.
Eventingirl96 6 months ago
I know that Barrel Racing is a western sport not English, but it is still ideal to be wearing a helmet because the majority of accidents in barrel racing revolves around head trauma. Also they tent to use young horses because they have more energy but the teeth are growing, and having a bit being yanked around in your mouth would hurt If I was a young horse. :)
Other than that great video! I enjoyed it! :)
EmilieNStanley4Eva 7 months ago
alot of the bucking could have been prevented if A) they had proper fitting tack that was tightened properly and B) if they knew how to use spurs properly. if you do not have the leg strength to keep your heels down and your leg out of your horses flank you do not need to wear spurs. simple errors.
Ddevil907 7 months ago 5
@Ddevil907 My horse bucks all the time not that he bad but sometimes when where cantering or galloping or jumping hell feel good happens more during the colder months which is normal and he bucks or runs throw the bit My tack fits prefectly noting pinches or is too tight and I don't ride with spurs i use verbal commands only use feet when he needs a little bit of a push
AutunmsDay 1 week ago
@AutunmsDay and ride with a bit for times where he gets rammy if you ride and have ridden mutliple horses i ridden 14 horses and owned two all have there moments
AutunmsDay 1 week ago
wow that person is horrible that is way to hard on that horses mouth animal courtly like dont ever poll on the horses mouth that hard man you should be charged for animal courtly
gangar123412341234 7 months ago
ahhahaha at 1:59!!!! the song is like "two steps to the left" and the horse takes two steps to the left b4 falling then the song goes " then take two steps to the right" and the horse does exactly that. i love this!!!
whenallfails1892 7 months ago
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well half the the people on here cant ride haha that was funny!
ZTA41029 7 months ago
well half the the people on here cant ride haha that was funny!
ZTA41029 7 months ago
well half the dam people on here cant ride haha that was funny!
ZTA41029 7 months ago
well half the dam people on here cant ride haha that was funny!
ZTA41029 7 months ago
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go ahead. post it one more time.
seizetheday9871 7 months ago
I have seen a lot of videos on barrel racing and some weren't really good, but all I have to say is that this one is awesome!!!!
starclan200 7 months ago
All I can say is thank you for people who understand barrel racing I love you all no cruelty what so ever in this video ive had a horse rear up an flip over on my because she was Ancy in the alley and It's cruel no so shut up idiots and GET YOUR FACTS STRAIT GEEZ!!!
KNDbarrelracer101 7 months ago
good job making the video its awsome!! barrel racing is the best sport ever!=P
ColoradocowgirlMs 7 months ago
The horse at 0:47 is cleary scared to death and something hurts really bad! Maybe the bit?
And sorry, but that's what you get when you don't ride the horse corretly. I don't feel sorry for any of the riders
WolfCreekCity 7 months ago
The chestnut is like, look camera, let's dance and the riders like 'f' no!
RiverleeStables 7 months ago
2:47 thats what she gets for hittin her horses head
hanna52901 7 months ago
the lay in the pink shirt with the bayish on looked painful!!!!!!!!!!!
weeklykimberly 7 months ago
At 1:13, on a horse that is clearly distraught and needs to be more reasonably handled, she simultaneously pulls on the rein and kicks him hard and deep at least twice with large, sharp spurs. How dumb can anyone be? And what is the horse to do? He doesn't know what she wants, so he goes nuts. And the horse is supposed to be the crazy one.
operafan65 7 months ago
for one - the riders are not being cruel in anyway - before you run your mouth bout barrel racers - you need to learn a thing or two. for two - you must go at top speed if you want to be the winner of barrel racing - hence why it is called "racing". Clearly anyone who has something negative to say about the clips knows nothing about barrel racing or any other timed event. Shit happens people - I barrel race and sometimes your horse gets over excited and it becomes very difficult to control.
xK0x 7 months ago 18
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Thoroughbred race horses go at top speed. You don't see them behave like this.
missgadgetify 1 month ago
@missgadgetify excuse me but i have a thoroughbred old racehorse and he does misbehave. any horse can misbehave it dosent matter what type of riding you do. cause i also have 4 barrel horses and they dont do what is seen in this video when they are barrel racing. theses horses were having an off day no horse is perfect learn your shit
whodoyouthinkyouaree 1 month ago
WOW I LOVE THE POPLE THE GET THAT EVERY THING AND ENY THING CAN HAPPED WHEN YOU RIDE A HORSE
horselover502 7 months ago
Do barrel horses work off Voice Comands, If i'm about to fall off i say Whoa, or Halt. and my horse deadhalts and rollback's ... can't barrel horswesw do that. and if the rider is falling they should not use the reins to balance themselves, if they can help it. pulling the horse back under you is harder than relaxing and centring your self. of course i do not barrel race so i could be completley wrong.
MissCowgirlDakota 7 months ago
Anyone heard of a bump and a One rein stop? or even an emergency dismount?
Love barrel racing, just wish the very few cruel riders could open their eyes.
MissCowgirlDakota 7 months ago
English riders are pussys.
It takes real guts to rode western and barrel race. Js
TravisKinsey13 7 months ago
@TravisKinsey13 Wow your such a fucking dumb ass English riding or Western riding they are both very dangerous and were doing what we all have in common we love to ride I ride english and western...and hey you are what you eat.
countrygirl999999 7 months ago
The reason alot of them fall going around the barrel is, when they are galloping towards the barrel, they are going top speed. this doesn't give the horse enough time to change leads. you need to go a tiny bit slower around those barrels. this will benefit not only you're horses safety but your own.
MsKoiProductions 8 months ago in playlist barrel racing oops!
3:35 way to hang on!!!! Make the horse do the pattern!!!! way to GO!!!!!
CrazycowgirlMS 8 months ago in playlist barrel racing oops!
Hello, this is AQHLA. This is just concerning the people whom are worried about the horses welfare in these clips. The fact of life is, every single sport comes with danger, not just barrel racing. Rider's ride how they would wish, and ride how they wish let them. The young lady who was on the chesnut was correctly trying to point his head one way so he/she didn't buck, and she wasn't being 'harsh' or 'mean' she was riding. Also, barrel racing isn't cruel, anything can happen in any sport going.
AQHLA 8 months ago 43
@AQHLA I do think she was a bit harsh, but hey, she did control him rather good. As for the rest of the accidents (because that is what they are and I do know that), some were rather funny, other were auch!
inwe1205 6 months ago
Accidents happen and people need to learn that sitting there running their mouths about should be done isn't going to change anything. So stop being ignorant.
RidinRopinCowgirl 8 months ago
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I am a English rider, but some of these people that have never tried western need to cut it some slack. '' THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS U SHOULD NOT RIDE WITH LOOSE REINS. with tight reins u have so much more control and can easily avoid bucking and have ur head busted, and stop ur horse from going nuts or run off... one of the reasons i ride english hehe'' If thats your outlook on riding you need to go home and read a book! Can you imagine having a piece of steel in your mouth? Grow up will ya!.
AppletreeStables 8 months ago 2
I'm pretty sure the riders that fell had no clue what they were doing. There's a lot more to barrel racing that yanking on your horse's mouth and kicking your horse.
pjosey 8 months ago
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LOVE YOUR VIDEO BUT PLEASE LOOK AT MINE YOU CAN TYPE IN (All the pretty little ponies in my life) IT SHOULD BE THE SECOND ONE THANKS
FarmersDaughter814 8 months ago
some of those falls were kinda funny , except when the horse ends up ontop of you :\ that'd hurt
CaseyHorses 8 months ago
Some of these people were born to ride, some of them should not ride at all. Barrel racing is amazing and not cruel at all. When riders suck as bad as some of these, anything with horses would be cruel.
rodeoeventer 8 months ago
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS U SHOULD NOT RIDE WITH LOOSE REINS. with tight reins u have so much more control and can easily avoid bucking and have ur head busted, and stop ur horse from going nuts or run off... one of the reasons i ride english hehe
LovelyLittleLinda 8 months ago
barrel racing is not cruel it is just running around three barrels to beat the fastest time!!! so shut up its none of your busness so get over it
macfields98 8 months ago
GO BARREL RACERS!!!! IV HAD SOME HARD FALLS RUNNING MYSELF!!!!!!!!!
truecowgirl101 8 months ago
Ive had way worse happen.. Ive been run over stomped on and then bitten on the shoulder by horse all at the same time !!! IT AINT FUN!!!! And i was only 8 when thay happend so there for i almost died!!!
limeadelolz 8 months ago
blabla did you the Guys ridding like sissys
thelm0014 9 months ago
I've had my horse fall on me and break my leg before because he over stepped on a barrel turn barrel racing isn't as easy as it seems and those people who stayed on their horses did a pretty good job of that. Trust me from past experiences staying on a bucking un-mannored horse is harder than it looks.
MidnightsRide 9 months ago
some of thoose people deserve to be thrown of!
sophanator99 9 months ago
:26 is the best frickn hilarious
GalacticToast1 9 months ago
bloody nasty clips/falls right there. hope they were all okay. and the riders too.
ockstaar 9 months ago
All of you please be quiet because they dont know this is gonna happen they dont plan for it to happen and im sure if all of you got on a bucking horse im sure you would panick to because ive been riding my whole life and when my horse that i ride bucks i panick a little and if i fall off then i get back on check my mistakes and do it right so give these people a break!
horselover00100 9 months ago
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i liked the second one
jackmcgreer1 9 months ago
The girl on the sorrel is trying to pull the head up so then she can turn her head to the side! @crazyman3008 i agree with you 100 percent!! I break colts and so I should know! They can buck and what you do is get their head up and then pull their head around! if you dont barrel racing, break colts, or even ride horses shut the hell up!!
barrelracinggirl523 9 months ago
@jewels5192 yes that is exactly what you do!! when a horse bucks, rears, or bolts you pull there head around to the side so they cant! and as for lillythehorselover, well the name says it all doesnt it?!?!?! lol
Crazyman3008 9 months ago
THIS is why i stopped posting shit on YouTube.
take this from one of the MANY barrel racers who have commented;
I've been ridin' coming 7 years. I've seen some nasty wrecks. All of which, weren't the horses fault.
But guess what? this is all do to the horses gear, the ground, or shitty footing.
& to the bucking & spurs arguement;
a horse who is in motion, can't move if you have his head. he can't rear if you have his head. he can't eat if you have his head. HE CAN'T LIFT HIS ASS OFF THE GRO
rodeoisthelifeforme 9 months ago
between the shitty footing, the people that can't ride and the horses that needed a good overhaul this made for some good watching.
bm4nu 9 months ago
i barrel race for 4-h and its hard in the spring to practice cause i have an arabian and they can get way too hyper. Even though shes like 20ish yrs old she acts like shes 6-9 yrs old. barrel racing isnt easy!! u have to practice a lot! and its hard with horses that dont really like to work with ya.
Racillion101Tess242 9 months ago
@jewels5192 right!!! and as for lillythehorselover well the name kinda says it all doesnt it??? hahaha i just hope she has a horse do that to her and then she can give him a loose rain and maybe a carrot or to and then wake up in the hospital!!=) lol
Crazyman3008 9 months ago
wow,I never thought that people would get THAT worked up over a VIDEO! You NEVER want to pull back on the horses mouth while they are bucking EVER! You need to do whats called a One Rein Stop, which is where you pull with one rein or the other to force your horse to run in a circle so that it is harder for him to buck. However, this doesnt Always work, my Friends 6 year old bucked in a circle during practice once. Bucking needs to be dealt with BEFORE the show/rodeo regardless.
HunterJumper2013 9 months ago
the one at 1:20 was rly terrible to watch; reminds me of an accident I saw years ago during a dressageshow. It was outside on grass and the horse tripped and lost his balance and fell and rolled over the rider when standing up. Rider ended up in hospital for 3 months...hope the rider in this vid had a bit more luck
LHaldir 9 months ago
what in the heck is the song in the VERY begining!!!! i forgot the name of it and i lost my cd that has it on there HELP hhaha!
350fordchick 9 months ago
Always check your tack and bit... if your TRAINED horse is acting unusual, accept the entry fee loss and get a vet check. Teeth/girth/saddle issues can cause major accidents.
If you find yourself all over a horses head, or falling off occasionally at barrels, man up and realize there is NO shame in have a riding instructor help you with your seat and balance.
prorodeocowgurl04 10 months ago
this is a perfect example that stupid people shouldnt ride horses
indytheninja 10 months ago
@indytheninja Yes it is and people like JennaBloy mean that this is the perfect way to ride and train a horse! Hate people like her and these people in this movie!
SweetGrill 9 months ago
@SweetGrill hmmm hate people like us. . . . .i think you should not acuse us of anyhting. shit happens in barrel racing so deal with the facts i haven't seen one horse get hurt in barrel racing excepts for once and it was a freak accident. the horse cut the barrel to sharp and jumped over it trying not to hurt his rider. the sharp edges of the old barrel cut him open and the force of falling on his front legs trying to keep his rider from falling broke his front legs. that was a freak accident!
350fordchick 9 months ago
dang this is intense, lol. gotta <3 barrel racing (:
t2ranch777 10 months ago
what's the song in the end?
Great vid btw! :)
Fivaldii 10 months ago
@Fivaldii Untouched by The Veronicas.
OctoberCowgirls 10 months ago
some very nice dismounts! poor people! ouch!
JennaBloy 10 months ago
the girl with the red or pink shirt does not know how to ride. the horse keep her from falling.. wow thats pretty bad..
phonehome157 10 months ago
@jewels5192 glad to see there is one smart person here! these freeakin idiot so called horse riders that think they know everything are so annoying.
Crazyman3008 10 months ago
@jewels5192 sorry but its not that just upsets them more, give them loose rein so that they calm down before u do anything else.
lillythehorselover 10 months ago
ok for evry1 that saw the lady being hard on the chestnuts mouth, it is wrong and i just want u all to know that if a horse starts bucking and rearing with u on give them a loose rein and hold on they will calmed down nice and quick this way.
lillythehorselover 10 months ago
@lillythehorselover dude what an idiot tree huger animal lover you are!! WOW i work with horses for a living and ANYONE with a below normal IQ level knows that you pull a horses head to the side when they start bucking and being stupid like that one was. you probably own 2 horses and ride once or twice a year?
Crazyman3008 10 months ago
k i gotta say, and i dont mean to be rude, but the girl at 0:35 whos galloping while holding the horn shouldnt be barrel racing if you have to hold the horn but then again she did an amazing at staying on...
Braylea1001 10 months ago
my friend made me watch this just before my first barrel race. that was traumatizing. :P i think it was sweet though that in some of them, the second the horse knew they lost their rider, they just froze. especially the one that accidentally did the slow roll over his rider. they knew they messed up and didn't want to hurt their rider!
hallelujahriot 10 months ago
this is sad because these horses are over worked and understimulated while training for these races and they are tired of it they get sick of it and i would too i think that this video misrepresents horses.
del4sel 10 months ago
some of these people kinda provoked it they were to off balance and one chicks saddle was to far up causing the saddle to pinch.
ArabianImages 10 months ago
Pulling is NOT how to stop a horse from bucking. take your inside rein, bump your horse. if he wont stop, bump harder or tighten your rains. ripping just pisses them off even more.
KtmDirtbikesAreLove 10 months ago 10
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove everybody has there way to do things!! I always jerk the reins if they do that!!
ColtenDiamond 9 months ago
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@KtmDirtbikesAreLove everybody has there way to do things!! I always jerk the reins if they do that!! and they stop
ColtenDiamond 9 months ago
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove Ya but I bet a lot of people would pull. Right or wrong. They may not know it's right, but for some people it may be a natural reaction.
Blueback1221 9 months ago
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Actually , if you didnt notice, She was only pulling the one rein, which is Actually Correct. You are suposed to pull the horses face off to the side so they are innapble to buck. Get your facts Straight and Learn how to Spell "rains". Its Reins. anyone with half a Brain could figure that out. At least that lady stayed on!
You probably would have been off in 3 seconds flat.
HunterAndDrew 8 months ago
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove Ive learned, ive never did that sinse.
MakaylaFaith 8 months ago
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove well actually pulling there head up is one way to stop bucking.pulling doesnt make them madder it makes them stop
SuperCowgirlcutie 7 months ago
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove I agree in a way but a way I control my 5 year old Quarter Horse is I grab the inside rein and turn him in a tight circle.
Blueback1221 7 months ago
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yes u are correct but she wasnt pulling the horse waspulling his head frm her, bc horses hate to put thee head in to ur pocket like that he was fighting agianst her will, do u barrel race??
ashleyknott1234 7 months ago
@KtmDirtbikesAreLove Judging by the play-by-play I think it would have been quite hard for the rider (or you) to take your advice in that situation. Every horse is different and your "bumping the inside rein" trick doesn't look like it would have done sh1t in that particular situation for that particular horse. 95% of the "advice" that I have seen other riders give on Youtube comes from the commenter's personal experience with their own horse and often isn't applicable to the situation.
chrisherself 7 months ago
This song made me laugh going along with this video, hey it does fit! :)
Jesskelly397 10 months ago
I love that second horse, he is like bucking crazy but as soon as she is off he stops like "mission complete."
FlikkanElin 10 months ago
i hate it when i fall off my horse while i barrel race it hurts sometimes other times its hilarious
barrelracing4life1 10 months ago
I see to many slip and falls indoors. Indianapolis colisium there are always a lot.
On this vid, the slip and falls were all inside. We ran in some really deep sand and dirt mix alot indoors in Wetzel's barns with no falls. Just 8 inches of dirt with a slick bottom dosnt work so well. Good collection of mishaps.
Thanks
mavrickscar 10 months ago
It makes me laugh when stupid people fall off. :)
lash13QHqueen 10 months ago
She was being hard in the horse's mouth because she was trying to pull its head up...it was bucking. Thats what you do when a horse is bucking...you pull its head up or around. "jumping4free" go "jumpoffabridge". thnx.
rodeomal09 10 months ago 2
the reason that girl is pullin on the little chesnuts mouth like that is because she is tryin to get his head up! a horse cant bring its rear end up if its head is up! she was just tryin to make the horse stop buckin!
BrittanyIrie 10 months ago
Half of you people saying that spurs are bad and this is horse abuse or whatever need to shut your mouths. You wouldn't even know hat to do in the situation.
BreEby21 10 months ago
What song was tht at the last coupel sec??
NikeGirl9679 10 months ago
Its funny when they finally say stop fucking spurring me!!
lifelovelucy 10 months ago 2
i am gonna barrel race on december 4 in lexington
buster019 10 months ago
the song is 2 step
buster019 10 months ago
What song is this?
Appaloosapinto 11 months ago
Look at all of their helmets!!! xD
Blueback1221 11 months ago
haha the lil chestnut is probably like GOSH DARNIT I MESSED UP MY FIRST BARREL!!!!!
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
The way those girls were KICKING their horses with big spurs on was just atrocious - I don't know why it is allowed. And why would you use a big curb bit that is designed for flexion and finesse riding, when you are racing around barrels and using one rein at a time for steering? I think they all need lobotomies, and I think the horses did great by getting rid of them all!! In my opinion if you can't run barrels in a rope halter and no spurs, then you shouldn't be doing it.
VivaLaVidaChica 11 months ago
@VivaLaVidaChica this is the way they do it and the way they are trained so the horse really does not care or does not mind and look at paso finos as well they have been puled on the reins allot to but the horse is just how its breed and if you dont treat how their sopose to you will just ruin the talent of the breed.
sillychicaa67 11 months ago
Everyone has a diffrent way in riding. Spurs are so that the horse goes fast and gets a good time. It may look like the spurs are big but in reality most spurs are not as sharp as u put it out to be. And its not just using one rain ur body shifting also helps the horse no what to do an dif u dont know your center on a horse it can cause many things to happen. Can you run all your horses like that? maybe you need a lesson or two.
Caitryn101 10 months ago
I think this is bad for the horses. I don't like their bits... And I really don't like it when the riders is pulling and hurting the horse mouth. That is one of the reasons when the horses is rearing and bucking.
roniiaw 11 months ago
Most of the horses that had a rider fall of stoped dead and waited for there rider. you can see some dont like it but most of then you can see the love it. Horses falling it happens do to bad footing just simple sliping it just appens in ANY horse Sports most that have Speed! Some of the riders that fell of the horse was set up but the rider not so much they where riding behind there horse you need to stay with the horse or 2 steps ahead never behind then well you fall off!
shan2107 11 months ago
I was at the Lonstar when the one at 1:21 happened.
steppenouthot93 11 months ago
The second video made me laugh so hard I peed my pants. Then I showed it to my stepmom and SHE peed HER pants!
GalacticToast1 11 months ago
People need to understand that this video is pointing out extreme cases of falling off. In every horse sport, there are horrible falls and injurys, so don't single barrel-racing out as "cruel". The creator of this video was merely putting together a rather good video of accidents that occur in this specific horsesport.
My horse loves to run barrels and is an awesome western pleasure horse as well. You would never know he ran barrels if you met him, but man does he loves running in circles :)
WitheringTales 11 months ago 19
@WitheringTales is this sheldon from the bad side of town because i have no i dea what ya said.
jackmcgreer1 9 months ago
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haha I don't know what your saying either ;)
WitheringTales 9 months ago
@WitheringTales Your comletely rite i agree wit you i do every sport (on a horse) just not cross country ,well not yet LOL but ya
hors3luv3r124 8 months ago
just to throw this out here...if the horses didnt like it they wouldnt do it...
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
@MsKenze999 You are so right i had a horse that i was training to run he did not wont to so he just didnt. Its proven that this SweetGrill knows nothing about the sport and should just stop Talking
shan2107 11 months ago
@shan2107 haha yeah! horses have mids of their owns and they wont do something they dont want to
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
i love the song in the very begining :D
iloveTMC1 11 months ago
People need to learn that all of this behavior could be corrected with ground work. I'm teaching my horse to stop whenever he heres the command. My neighbors horse does it and it does come in handy.
Damn if I were in that situation I would grab one side of the reins and pull them to one side so that the horse could only go in a circle, eventually the horse should stop. Pulling back on the reins doesn't quite cut it sometimes.
theAlchemistfox 11 months ago
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showing this video is just getting scared to do this SPORT....and yes i said sport
horse back riding is COMPLETLY a sport i barrel race and i bet you if i would have watched some of these before hand i would have NEVER done it
97partylikeapoptart 11 months ago
showing this video is just getting dcsreed to do this SPORT....and yes i said sport
horse back riding is COMPLETLY a sport i barrel race and i bet you if i would have watched some of these before hand i would have NEVER done it
97partylikeapoptart 11 months ago
I like barrel racing, but i HATE the fact that they use spurrs, thats terrible.
xperialight2247 11 months ago
@xperialight2247 I race, and have never owned spurs...
dosthepost 11 months ago
no wonder the horses tried to get the riders off! most of them wore spurs and were kicking the hell outta the poor horses!
megloveshorses 11 months ago
I hope these stupid bitches and idiots had many enjurys after that! I hope it so! I hope they never go riding on a horse one more time! I hope they'll be getting killed by that! Assholes! I hate this art of riding!
SweetGrill 1 year ago
@SweetGrill when you say art of riding are you talking about western?
LuvRunnin14 11 months ago
@LuvRunnin14 no rodeo.....
SweetGrill 11 months ago
@SweetGrill well either way wasn't the nicest thing to say, and I'm sure some of this might be barrel races from rodeos, but in general this is barrel racing not rodeo
LuvRunnin14 11 months ago
@SweetGrill it hates you to :D
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
@MsKenzie999 what hates me?!!
SweetGrill 11 months ago
@SweetGrill you said you hate barrel racing
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
@MsKenzie999 yes, maybe because it is cruelty to animals??? Look how afraid they are and I'll wager that the horses never had a person on their back before! And look at the spurs the riders are wearing! It's so cruel!
SweetGrill 11 months ago
@SweetGrill its not...i agree spurs have no place in the barrel racing world if they arent being used properly...and all barrel horses are properly trained...how would a horse that has never had a rider do a barrel pattern??? really! and its not cruelty and they arent afraid...they are hyper horses cause they love their job!
MsKenzie999 11 months ago
@MsKenzie999 I don't agree with that the horses don't are afraid by being riding like this. They are buck and climb for becoming the rider on his back falling off... So no, they DON'T like it!
SweetGrill 11 months ago