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Location: USA | What's helped you the most when you make a run or whenever you practice to help both you and your horse? What's the one thing you always remember? Mine has to be "Don't ever turn before your leg goes past the barrel" That there seems to have helped me a lot :) |
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  The Original Cyber Bartender
  
Location: Washington | Didn't you just post that your hitting barrels on your other thread? |
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 The Non Sky Diver
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Location: SE Louisiana | Remembering to load the horse in the trailer before you leave home. |
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Location: USA | Yes, but I can't help it when my horse sets herself up WAYYYY before the barrel that's why I posted the other thread. She's a ratey horse and I'm more used to free runners. My other horse ripped the muscle in between her shoulder blade and the vet said I can't do barrels anymore with her but I can breed her and her other 2 foals has also been free runners with a long stride. If I was to try and explain my ratey's horse stride it'd be Sherry Cervi's horse, Stingray, except mine might have a longer stride |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | Komet - 2013-12-29 9:49 PM
Remembering to load the horse in the trailer before you leave home.
Hahahahah seriously though! One time I got to a barrel race, went to unload and realized I only brought one horse and forgot the other! I loaded her, shut the door and left. Completely forgot I had anther horse to load!  |
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The Non Sky Diver
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Location: SE Louisiana | lexyy12 - 2013-12-29 8:53 PM
Komet - 2013-12-29 9:49 PM
Remembering to load the horse in the trailer before you leave home.
Hahahahah seriously though! One time I got to a barrel race, went to unload and realized I only brought one horse and forgot the other! I loaded her, shut the door and left. Completely forgot I had anther horse to load!
You want serious? One of our BBs got there and went to unload the horse she left at home!!! Empty trailer!! |
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Holy Fruit Loops!
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Location: Colorado | lexyy12 - 2013-12-29 8:53 PM Komet - 2013-12-29 9:49 PM Remembering to load the horse in the trailer before you leave home. Hahahahah seriously though! One time I got to a barrel race, went to unload and realized I only brought one horse and forgot the other! I loaded her, shut the door and left. Completely forgot I had anther horse to load!
NFR roper left his horse tied to another trailer one year during 4th of July run. He left, left his horse.
Stuff happens.
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I'm just now getting to where I can actually have a complete thought during my run. Remembering not to sit too soon, not to sit too deep/hard and stay forward. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | Komet - 2013-12-29 9:57 PM lexyy12 - 2013-12-29 8:53 PM Komet - 2013-12-29 9:49 PM Remembering to load the horse in the trailer before you leave home. Hahahahah seriously though! One time I got to a barrel race, went to unload and realized I only brought one horse and forgot the other! I loaded her, shut the door and left. Completely forgot I had anther horse to load! You want serious? One of our BBs got there and went to unload the horse she left at home!!! Empty trailer!!
Oh my!! Hahah! At least I had one! |
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Location: Alberta | If I'm not scared going to the first I'm not going fast enough...ok well might have stole that from somewhere, but it's pretty accurate....
I don't think about too much...I stay confident in that I've prepared enough before that we can go in and run a nice pattern, doesn't mean I don't ride cause I still am engaged in the run..... |
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 The BHW Book Worm
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| just get first just get first just get first .. chanting over n over again till I hit my pocket lol |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Relax. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. |
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Location: North Dakota | LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer.
Me Too!! It's like magic in a can! |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | LRQHS - 2013-12-30 8:29 AM
The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer.
I don't know if it hurts me or helps me.... but either way, down the hatch! |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | ~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 10:40 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-30 8:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. I don't know if it hurts me or helps me.... but either way, down the hatch!
One thing is certain about having a little "magic in a can." I always think that I did awesome! |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | LMS - 2013-12-30 8:33 AM
LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer.
Me Too!! It's like magic in a can!
Me too! I rock my runs.....and then they call my time. Ha! I must be so "relaxed" that I forget to kick, or really do anything for that matter... |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | If I drank a beer I would throw up... or fall asleep... I'm a lightweight now lol *Before running, that is
Edited by barrelracr131 2013-12-30 10:57 AM
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| 3 things-one for each barrel, anything more than that might just be too much for me to think and still stay on my horse LOL. The lady I bought my horse from gave me a sheet with this on it- 1st barrel- no woah, 2nd barrel- set, 3rd barrel- get out. The more I focus on just that, the better my run is. The last time I overthought, I was hanging (literally) off the side of my horse :P |
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Location: Lala Land | ~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 10:50 AM LMS - 2013-12-30 8:33 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. Me Too!! It's like magic in a can! Me too! I rock my runs.....and then they call my time. Ha! I must be so "relaxed" that I forget to kick, or really do anything for that matter...
Glad I'm not the only one!!! My husband videos for me and is like "really? What were you doing?" haha |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Lovin Life - 2013-12-30 8:57 AM
~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 10:50 AM LMS - 2013-12-30 8:33 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. Me Too!! It's like magic in a can! Me too! I rock my runs.....and then they call my time. Ha! I must be so "relaxed" that I forget to kick, or really do anything for that matter... Glad I'm not the only one!!! My husband videos for me and is like "really? What were you doing?" haha
LOL! My hubby will say, didn't you hear me yelling at you to kick? And I'm all, what? I was listening to the music playing over the loud speaker. |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | ~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 11:20 AM Lovin Life - 2013-12-30 8:57 AM ~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 10:50 AM LMS - 2013-12-30 8:33 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. Me Too!! It's like magic in a can! Me too! I rock my runs.....and then they call my time. Ha! I must be so "relaxed" that I forget to kick, or really do anything for that matter... Glad I'm not the only one!!! My husband videos for me and is like "really? What were you doing?" haha LOL! My hubby will say, didn't you hear me yelling at you to kick? And I'm all, what? I was listening to the music playing over the loud speaker.
They were playing, "I don't give a **** about my bad reputation" and I love that song.....I was amazing.....I don't care what you say lol..... |
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | LRQHS - 2013-12-30 9:22 AM
~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 11:20 AM Lovin Life - 2013-12-30 8:57 AM ~BINGO~ - 2013-12-30 10:50 AM LMS - 2013-12-30 8:33 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-30 10:29 AM The thing that has helped me the most before running is beer. Me Too!! It's like magic in a can! Me too! I rock my runs.....and then they call my time. Ha! I must be so "relaxed" that I forget to kick, or really do anything for that matter... Glad I'm not the only one!!! My husband videos for me and is like "really? What were you doing?" haha LOL! My hubby will say, didn't you hear me yelling at you to kick? And I'm all, what? I was listening to the music playing over the loud speaker.
Pshhhhh..... they were playing "drink in my hand". |
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Location: Florida.. | let your horse work, keep him between your legs, stay balanced, and stay out of horses way unless he needs guided..
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Ed Wright..."My horse has one problem and one problem only...that's the tumor it has in the saddle..."
Its US baby!! Fix us, help the horse.
The other big help was the old cowboy I went to for cutting and reined cow horses lessons, I learned more about how a horse uses themselves and teaching them to rate from him than anyone. |
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Location: MD | Stop worrying about what might happen and just ride. Ride the best you can and leave your Sh** at the gate.
and listen to everyone screaming at you to do something, because they're probably right (like kicking, and you come out saying, "I WAS" then you look at the video and you're thinking you were temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.) |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Hahaha that one thing that I always recall in my head is "LOOK UP!!" Lol I guess I've heard it so many times at jackpots, even from sideliners who yell at their friends in the arena lol! |
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Location: Texas | Trust my horse and don't over think it. |
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Location: Feeding mosquitos, FL | run n rate - 2013-12-30 1:57 PM Ed Wright..."My horse has one problem and one problem only...that's the tumor it has in the saddle..." Its US baby!! Fix us, help the horse. The other big help was the old cowboy I went to for cutting and reined cow horses lessons, I learned more about how a horse uses themselves and teaching them to rate from him than anyone.
WORD!!
Ed: "You know what this horse's problem is?"
Me: "No rate and out of position?"
Ed: "YOU! Now, lope. Hands over your rubber band." |
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| Stay calm and stay off his face. I use to be super heavy handed with my old mare. Sold her. Bought a super sensitive 4 year old and He has taught me to be light handed and if Im not, it shows in our runs. |
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| Stay calm and stay off his face. I use to be super heavy handed with my old mare. Sold her. Bought a super sensitive 4 year old and He has taught me to be light handed and if Im not, it shows in our runs. |
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| Bibliafarm - 2013-12-30 11:47 AM let your horse work, keep him between your legs, stay balanced, and stay out of horses way unless he needs guided..
This, still working on the balance part and not getting left behind. |
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The Original Cyber Bartender
Location: Washington | fatchance - 2013-12-29 6:48 PM Didn't you just post that your hitting barrels on your other thread?
For all the haters. lol
I asked because she is hitting a lot of barrels, her words not mine. So waiting till her leg passes the barrel then asking is not working, because he is coming in dropped, meaning not rounded. She will hit it either coming in or leaving it. I would get this horse to shape up (think the shape of a cresent moon going into your turns) and get his ribs to stay up, when your leg is at the middle of the barrel ask him to start his turn, remember to keep his nose tilted ever so slightly to the direction in which your going, and keep that heel dug into his side reminding him not to drop in on that turn.
SO hopefully this clears things up. |
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Location: Arkansas | Sherry Cervi said it best. Your only blessed with so many runs on a horse. Make the most of all of them.. Dont waste your runs. |
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| The best runs we have are the ones where I keep my hands super calm and in their "box"(no flailing), and use my legs, my seat, and my voice to cue my horse. 90% of the time when I ride at home I focus on riding pretty much without my reins and my horse does everything as well as you could ever ask for- its when I get all excited and on his face that we run into issues. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Just wanted to insert something here....the mind does not process the word no, not, etc. I want everyone to try something. Shut your eyes and don't think about a green bird. Do it now. ........
What did you think of as soon as you thought that? A green bird, right? That's because your mind does not process NOT....so when you are thinking something, always think about what you SHOULD do....instead of saying to yourself, "Don't lean", think "Sit up and stay in the middle" or instead of saying, "Don't turn till your leg gets past the barrel", tell yourself, "Get the horse's hip by". I tell myself this on my ratey horse all the way down the alley...."hip by, hip by" and chant that to myself.
Btw....if you have time to think what to do, you're going too slow. A really good run only gives you time to react, and it takes 30 times to create new muscle memory, so until you do something correctly for 30 days, it will not be automatic....that is why repetition is so important, and it is also why people come out and say, "WHY can't I remember to ______(fill in the blank)?" It's because they haven't practiced it for 30 days and when you're going fast, it has to be reaction, not thought.
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Location: Kansas | The only thing that runs through my mind......"i'm here to have fun"
If you start taking it too serious, you don't have fun. I want to have fun when I barrel race. Not just sit on my horse, I enjoy talking to people and meeting new friends. I'M HERE TO HAVE FUN!
I also pray before I run...rodeo or barrel race...doesn't matter I still pray |
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Location: Dearing, GA | dianeguinn - 2013-12-30 4:16 PM
Just wanted to insert something here....the mind does not process the word no, not, etc. I want everyone to try something. Shut your eyes and don't think about a green bird. Do it now. ........
What did you think of as soon as you thought that? A green bird, right? That's because your mind does not process NOT....so when you are thinking something, always think about what you SHOULD do....instead of saying to yourself, "Don't lean", think "Sit up and stay in the middle" or instead of saying, "Don't turn till your leg gets past the barrel", tell yourself, "Get the horse's hip by". I tell myself this on my ratey horse all the way down the alley...."hip by, hip by" and chant that to myself.
Btw....if you have time to think what to do, you're going too slow. A really good run only gives you time to react, and it takes 30 times to create new muscle memory, so until you do something correctly for 30 days, it will not be automatic....that is why repetition is so important, and it is also why people come out and say, "WHY can't I remember to ______ (fill in the blank )?" It's because they haven't practiced it for 30 days and when you're going fast, it has to be reaction, not thought.
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Best advice I've ever read by far. |
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2013-12-30 2:19 PM
The only thing that runs through my mind......"i'm here to have fun"
If you start taking it too serious, you don't have fun. I want to have fun when I barrel race. Not just sit on my horse, I enjoy talking to people and meeting new friends. I'M HERE TO HAVE FUN!
I also pray before I run...rodeo or barrel race...doesn't matter I still pray
^^^^Agreed!!!! Having fun is important. I think barrel racers put to much stress on the situation. If you have fun then you relax! |
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Experienced Mouse Trapper
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Location: North Dakota | dianeguinn - 2013-12-30 4:16 PM Just wanted to insert something here....the mind does not process the word no, not, etc. I want everyone to try something. Shut your eyes and don't think about a green bird. Do it now. ........ What did you think of as soon as you thought that? A green bird, right? That's because your mind does not process NOT....so when you are thinking something, always think about what you SHOULD do....instead of saying to yourself, "Don't lean", think "Sit up and stay in the middle" or instead of saying, "Don't turn till your leg gets past the barrel", tell yourself, "Get the horse's hip by". I tell myself this on my ratey horse all the way down the alley...."hip by, hip by" and chant that to myself. Btw....if you have time to think what to do, you're going too slow. A really good run only gives you time to react, and it takes 30 times to create new muscle memory, so until you do something correctly for 30 days, it will not be automatic....that is why repetition is so important, and it is also why people come out and say, "WHY can't I remember to ______ (fill in the blank )?" It's because they haven't practiced it for 30 days and when you're going fast, it has to be reaction, not thought. JMO
Some very stellar advice, thanks! No more "don'ts" for me, I too will use the hip by hip by statement |
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What has helped you the most when you run barrels?