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| I don't know if this has been posted anywhere, there are so many threads with so much stuff in them I can't keep up.
Anywho, I never would have thought about doing this. What a good call on Fallon's part and so glad she had a clean run on BabyFlo.
Check out the picture from her running home!! 
http://copemanphoto.smugmug.com/2013Rodeos/NFR-2013/NFR-13-6th-perf... |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Yep, they are blinkers. Lots of race horse trainers use them. Biggest majority of QH's run in them. I for one prefer to not have to use them. But it was a good call to put them on. |
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| I thought she had something on her head, but it was hard to tell on Youtube. |
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| I thought it was a fly mask when I saw it last night, I was kind of confused. Blinders makes much more sense. It seemed to work, too! They had a nice run. |
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| I used to cover one eye of a horse I had years ago. lol He liked to majorly drop his shoulder on a 3rd barrel. No amount of training and slow work at home, bits etc fixed it. So, I just took a dish rag and put it over his left eye and tucked it under his bridle/Tie DOwn. WOrked like a CHARM!!!! |
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| http://www.horsetackco.com/blinker-hood-cant-see-back-quarter-cup.h...
Should be in everyones tack room! LOL |
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Location: Oz, Kansas | Look how happy she is in that picture to finally have another clean run on Babyflo. Looks like she's fist pumping on her run home.  |
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| So educate me, why do you think she used them? To keep her from hitting the 3rd or to keep BabyFlo from looking around?
I am rooting for her to win a round!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | newracer - 2013-12-11 12:02 PM So educate me, why do you think she used them? To keep her from hitting the 3rd or to keep BabyFlo from looking around? I am rooting for her to win a round!
Both |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | lookout hill - 2013-12-11 11:50 AM Look how happy she is in that picture to finally have another clean run on Babyflo. Looks like she's fist pumping on her run home.
Love that the photo captured her doing that. |
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Location: South Georgia | They are blinkers. ...Also popular with Saddlebreds and Morgans. |
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Location: Texas | Kudos to her for thinking outside the box and it worked. I'm sure no one just WANTS to run in blinders but when you are running for $18,000 a night I would sure try them too.
My trainer has used them before on certain horses and weaned them off over time. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | casualdust07 - 2013-12-11 12:15 PM Kudos to her for thinking outside the box and it worked. I'm sure no one just WANTS to run in blinders but when you are running for $18,000 a night I would sure try them too. My trainer has used them before on certain horses and weaned them off over time.
Exactly. At this point who cares if someone approves or disapproves. |
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Location: Oregon | Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age.
Edited by crapshooter 2013-12-11 12:20 PM
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Location: Texas | We use them occasionaly to keep a horse focused, or from dropping in too early. |
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| I'm not running pro .. or anywhere near that, but I may have to try it! |
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Location: Texas | crapshooter - 2013-12-11 12:19 PM Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age.
Blinders on carriage horses,
Blinkers on race horses.
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Location: South Georgia | Blinders are technically where the whole eye(s) are covered. Blinkers are partial blocks like she is using. That's what I was taught anyway.
Edited by horsegirl 2013-12-11 12:41 PM
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | I tried them once in the early 80's (?) on a barrel crashing horse I leased for a while. Didn't work for him.  |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | Fun2Run - 2013-12-11 10:39 AM crapshooter - 2013-12-11 12:19 PM Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age. Blinders on carriage horses,
Blinkers on race horses.
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| horsegirl - 2013-12-11 11:40 AM
Blinders are technically where the whole eye(s) are covered. Blinkers are partial blocks like she is using. That's what I was taught anyway.
Sorry I knew that too but I am so used of saying Blinders becuase that is what we use on our team. |
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Location: Lost in Texas | Didn't Jackie Jatzlau use them at the finals? I know I saw her run a horse, maybe two in them several places like 2002-2006? |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | A shadow roll will help sometimes too. |
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Location: Texas | OregonBR - 2013-12-11 12:43 PM
Fun2Run - 2013-12-11 10:39 AM crapshooter - 2013-12-11 12:19 PM Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age. Blinders on carriage horses,
Blinkers on race horses.
and I heard you can have different amounts of "blindage?" LOL. like half cups, full cups, etc |
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Location: La Belle, Mo | its interesting that the cup was only on the right side though! So first barrel must be her biggest problem? |
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Water Weight Barbie
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Location: Oz, Kansas | horsecrazy45 - 2013-12-11 3:16 PM its interesting that the cup was only on the right side though! So first barrel must be her biggest problem?
She runs to the left first so she has 2 rights. |
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Location: In my own world | Last year Shelley Murphy used them on one of her young horses that was to busy looking around while running |
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Location: CA | They can be VERY dangerous to use on a barrel horse... I have seen 2 horrific wrecks with blinkers on barrel horse.They definitely worked great last night for FT but I would not recommend them for just any ole barrel race.. Yikes. |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | lookout hill - 2013-12-11 11:50 AM
Look how happy she is in that picture to finally have another clean run on Babyflo. Looks like she's fist pumping on her run home.
What a classy description. |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | casualdust07 - 2013-12-11 4:07 PM
OregonBR - 2013-12-11 12:43 PM
Fun2Run - 2013-12-11 10:39 AM crapshooter - 2013-12-11 12:19 PM Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age. Blinders on carriage horses,
Blinkers on race horses.
and I heard you can have different amounts of "blindage?" LOL. like half cups, full cups, etc
Yes ma'am! They even have what we call "cheaters" with I think 1/2inch "cups" we used at the track if we wanted to take blinkers off and didn't have time to work from the gate without them before the race first. They have some awesome ones for horses that are blind and/or missing an eye that covers the whole bad eye socket so they don't get dirt in it.
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | The blinkers worked again tonight. She didn't pull a check but made a nice clean run. |
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| CrossCreek - 2013-12-11 9:22 PM
lookout hill - 2013-12-11 11:50 AM
Look how happy she is in that picture to finally have another clean run on Babyflo. Looks like she's fist pumping on her run home.
What a classy description.
Lookout isn't being "unclassy" that's what it's called when you pump your fist in the air, like FT did tonight and last night. |
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Location: TX | BlazeFlameHarley - 2013-12-11 10:26 PM casualdust07 - 2013-12-11 4:07 PM OregonBR - 2013-12-11 12:43 PM Fun2Run - 2013-12-11 10:39 AM crapshooter - 2013-12-11 12:19 PM Kelly Currin ran Captain Biankus in blinders (blinkers?). Back in the stone age. Blinders on carriage horses,
Blinkers on race horses.
and I heard you can have different amounts of "blindage?" LOL. like half cups, full cups, etc Yes ma'am! They even have what we call "cheaters" with I think 1/2inch "cups" we used at the track if we wanted to take blinkers off and didn't have time to work from the gate without them before the race first. They have some awesome ones for horses that are blind and/or missing an eye that covers the whole bad eye socket so they don't get dirt in it.
My dad would also cut a small whole in the blinker cup so a horse can just barely see out of the corner of their and so they will not spook if one is running up on him, but could still be focused and keep moving forward. |
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Location: Georgia | I have really contemplated doing this to my horse. He is a working fool. I just have a hard time getting him deep enough for him not to hit. I did buy one.. i just might have a enough nerve to try it now! lol |
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