Barrel Racing: Harder Than It Looks

WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY!! :P

i am working on the sequel! i might not have it done for a while though because when i get my cast off bandit will be on an intense training regimen. :D

okay. so ive been watching and watching videos today, and i have decided to make a video of what horse sport i think is the hardest. and my opinion does not entitle someone to only attack my opinion. that is not what i want your opinion of.
so yeah. the video pretty much explains it... but for those who are a smidge slow, ill try to sum it up. :P okay so i think that the difficulty of barrel racing is completely underestimated by some people. they say that it is simple when they have no idea. nobody truly knows how hard something is until they try it. (ive tried a lot of disciplines and TO ME they do not compare). so i talk about barrel racing in this vid.
AGAIN, I DO NOT WANT YOU TO COUNTER MY OPINIONS! thanks :D

okay. so ive been looking at some arguments and i wanted to clarify some things. ive been seeing that people are saying,

Q: "but if the horse is already going their fastest, why are they still whipping?"

A: many horses are different, and need more or less whipping to get after them. the main reason why the horse is running his fastest on the way home is because we are using the whip to maintain their full speed.

Q: "western whips are harsh, they hurt the horse."

A: no, western whips don't hurt the horse. they are actually much softer than english crops.

Q: "i see people with their hand on the horn, but they are all over the place. why don't they just use two hands?"

A: horses need less or more guidance around the barrels. when we turn, many people use one hand because we can both neckrein the outside and pull on the inside. we put our hand on the horn just because its a convenient place to put it. we also drop to one hand because many barrel horses are so patterned that we dont want to interfere with what they are doing so well at.

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[jduece08]

i just really hate when ppl act like they know everything.. ohh & going into all your barrels you never checked once on your first run, im just saying... hahaha Anyway i personally think you dont know like you think you know !!

[pep4life09]

@jduece08 and this is super old by the way, personally i don't think you would be able to see checking in a low quality video like this haha it's mainly all seat. whatevvv haha thanks for watchingg

[jduece08]

wow okayy.. you act like you know sooooo much about barrel racing.. i think NOT !!! you say you put your habd on the saddle horn because its the most convenient place to put it ?? WOW. WRONG !! You use it to sit deeper in the saddle & to balance better while leaning in your turn !! & you say you barrel race ? hmmm you should have known that !!

[pep4life09]

@jduece08 read what I said to 116jewel.. everyone has a different style, there's really no wrong or right way to a certain extent

[116jewel]

GREAT VIDEO!!! BUT.......... you said that you put your hand on the horn because its a convenient place to put it! WRONGER THAN WRONG! You use the horn to push your self deeper in the saddle!! zomg how did you not know that since you barrel race!!??

[pep4life09]

@116jewel thanks haha. it's not wrong.. some people use it to push them deeper in the saddle, some don't. it's all preference. on my sorrel mare i don't need to push myself into the saddle, but on my newer palomino, i do. it's all style of the rider and the horse so you can work the pattern together best. thanks for watching :)

[dontcrushmyheart]

honey this is so true!!! us barrel racers have to stick together!!!

[britneydawnful]

heres a tip, when you go around the barrel pull the reins up cause your horse bends more tht way. great vid though i loved it!!

[britneydawnful]

the horn also gives u more leverage to pull the horse around the barrel :) dont let the haters get to ya u did a great job ;)

[13Myonlylove]

I barrelrace and its not as easy as you think

[quarterhorselover100]

@jduece08 Umm no you don't lean anywhere and you sit deep on your own can you handle that? I think NOT.....Stop being such a Bitch to this girl she odviously knows more than you do At least shes not going around acting like a PUSSY though!

[kcfrierson]

Great video, keep up the great work and don't let the jealous haters get you down.

[BarrelsPolesandJack]

((cont.))...early stages of training at the trot. Nice video!

[BarrelsPolesandJack]

You went to a Charmayne James clinic, didn't you? I was just wondering, because I recognized your pad and saddle, as well as the mention of the axis points. I've only read her book. Anyway, I love barrel racing, too, and I can't wait to get back into the game of it. One of the best advice barrel racers today could learn is to just GUIDE their horse around the barrel instead of pulling them around it. Ever since I started doing that with my horse, she makes great turns, and that's jsut in the...

[BarrelsPolesandJack]

@116jewel It IS a convenient place to put it for a rider that doesn't have enough balance to sit the turn. Charmayne James had to use two hands on Cruiser throughout the NFR to keep him balanced in the turn. The horn is a great tool to use to push yourself down, yes, but if you have excellent balance, you don't need it, so yes, it CAN just be a convenient place to put it. I bet the girl who posted this video knows exactly what I'm talking about.