*NEED ADVICE**Time of My Life* Spirit's barrel racing movie

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I'm wondering if I can get some advice from the ones that read this or watch my video. Here are my questions:

1. If you have a horse that ducks in front of a barrel(second to be precise)and no other barrel,only when we are at a show or at a full-out run. What should I do to get him to stop doing it?

2. If you have a horse that gets REALLY nervous before he runs and gets crazy (rears up)and can possibly(very easily)hurt someone in the alley way or outside the alley way. What should I try to do with him to get him to calm down?
Now I fully understand this is just regular behavior for a horse, but I will really appreciate it if you guys can answer these questions for me. It will really help me out. Thank You.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Spirit
• Barrel
• Racing
• Horse
• Texas

[barrelracingrly]

ok... i can answer question number 2. but 1st i need to kno, do u use a bit or a hackamore?

[LiLMissRyteWynger]

Well in this video(about a yr ago) I was using a hack, but since then I've been using a small snaffle bit and he seems to be doing a lot better with it.

[taylorlwalker]

my barrelhorse is gettin sold and im gettin a new one tht dosent no anything bout barrelracing so this road will start over lol:(

[LiLMissRyteWynger]

Awe that doesn't sound like fun!!:(

[XxMyFreshFetishxX]

I can answer the #2 question. I have had the same problems before! & it sucks.

Practice this before shows: When walking into the arena, Let him take 1 step, then stop him. 1 step. Stop. 1 Step. Stop. Until you're in the arena. If he takes more steps than you asked, back him up!-To undo the steps he took without you asking him to. Do this EVERY time you enter the arena at home.

Every time you exit the arena, back him out!! Never let him just walk out, because that will become his way to escape.

[rodeoismylife100]

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then push 2 the 3rd barrel! then repeat, set up, check a little less than usual, then wide, then cut close...then run as hard as u can 4 home!!!..if he/she is still ducking the barrels after that trainging, than when ur setting him.her up and checking..pull the inside reign up. BUT NOT 2 HARD!!! becus if u pull 2 hard, u will decrease ur speed. but when ur checking up and setting up, pull the inside reign up and kick with the inside leg to push him/her away from thw barrel!

[3BarrelRacer]

You deff NEVER want to look at the barrel otherwise you are going to knock it.

[3BarrelRacer]

For the 2nd question make sure you warm your horses up before your run. Right when you get tacked up hop on and lope some large circles to exert some of his energy and he'll become less fresh. This will also help him realize what he's goig to do and if you have any issues with him while warming up you can fix that before the run. Also don't let your horse see the pattern until right when your running in to do it, otherwise he will become more exited cuz he thinks it's time to run.

[joleenicholson]

i love that horse very pretty

[MiKabuki16]

1 use alot of leg alot i do this with my horse and pick up the shoulder.

2 do alot of slow work going in and out of allys and gates

[Barrelcrazzy]

NUMBER ONE!(: haha when your practicing (no matter what speed) stop him right before the barrel walk or trot around the barrel while lifting with your inside hand adn inside leg about half way arouind the barrel... if this does not work, instead of stoping him, at the last min. when he goes to dive turn him the opopisite direction!(: haha this should workkk,, and i subbeddd sub back?(:

[GaRodeGal]

Continued.....When you walk them through the pattern after you run through it, your letting them cool down and your always teaching them that just cause they see a barrel doesnt mean its always time to run. They have to learn to run when they are asked. With this, when you ask them to run they are more likely to give you more of themselves than if you ask them to run all the time. Hope all this helped! I train rodeo horses so if you ever have questions feel free to message me :)

[GaRodeGal]

2.) In doin lots of slow work that will help with his nerves at the gate and on the second barrel. His is wanting to turn before the second barrel cause he is getting to "Hot". When coming to the second barrel hold him with the outside hand and the inside leg to keep him from turning before the barrel and two to keep him off the second barrel. To help with the nerves at the gate, when ever you get done running a pattern at home, always go back and walk through it at least twice.

[GaRodeGal]

1.) In lookin and watching some of your runs, his biggest problem is he is havin a hard time gettin his rear end underneath of him. Do lots of slow work with him at the walk/jog. Walk/Jog him to the barrel then bring him to a halt & ask him to back a few steps, then let him go around barrel, holding your inside hand slightly higher to get him to pick up his shoulder. This will teach him that when he comes to a barrel he has to slow his rear end down to get under himself & to pick up his shoulder

[appaloosa24tess]

My advice is Dont look at the barrel, look past it then look at your next barrel. If you look down your horses neck you'll knock everytime.

[EightBelles6]

Some horses aren't made for barrels, some hate it. Did you still need an answer?