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Location: midwest mama | My barrel horse gets fairly low in the turn, and when he comes out of the turn he launches forward pretty hard. I sit on him pretty good that first stride out, then the back of my saddle (cantle) pops me in the butt, launches me forward and then I get off balance. That makes me not be able to get him set up correctly for the next turn. Same thing happens to me on the second and third barrel.
Anyone have any ideas why this is happening? I'm making myself crazy trying to get it figured out. Argh! |
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| Really focus on looking and pushing to your next barrel. That helped me. |
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| Do you have a back cinch that is snug? Might help? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like you're saddle is tooo small for you, you need to beable to set down in your turns, how tall is the cantle of your saddle? |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Welcome to my world! LOL Seriously, I've been there. Besides simply "getting up with them" I do think that a small saddle will do this. I think too many people have this idea that they should be wedged in their saddle. For me, when that happens, my saddle becomes a slingshot. I think my saddles have been at least a full inch too small. Now I am selling them...except for one. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | HotbearLVR - 2014-09-18 4:59 PM Welcome to my world! LOL Seriously, I've been there. Besides simply "getting up with them" I do think that a small saddle will do this. I think too many people have this idea that they should be wedged in their saddle. For me, when that happens, my saddle becomes a slingshot. I think my saddles have been at least a full inch too small. Now I am selling them...except for one.
That explains the issue I had riding in a 10" saddle yesterday..,talk about wedged in. LOL |
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Location: In a happy place | Southtxponygirl - 2014-09-18 4:35 PM
Sounds like you're saddle is tooo small for you, you need to beable to set down in your turns, how tall is the cantle of your saddle?
I totally agree. Saddle is too small. |
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Location: midwest mama | The cantle of this saddle is pretty tall - 4 1/2 ". It's like the back of the seat pops me forward. Once it hits me hard and launches me forward I get so off balance that there is no way I can get my body back in position to drive him to or past the next barrel. :( |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I hate a tall cantle on a saddle. They spank my hiney and it drives me nuts. |
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Location: midwest mama | BUMP |
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Blessed 
Location: Here | Back Cinch? are you using a back cinch
Seat too small? how much room do you have in front lf your thigh
Too high cantle can also contribute |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | What kind of saddle are you running in? If you already posted
sorry, but I sped read through this.
I hate the taller cantles for this very reason plus if your saddle seat is too small it even makes it worse. |
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Location: Arkansas | HotbearLVR - 2014-09-18 4:59 PM Welcome to my world! LOL Seriously, I've been there. Besides simply "getting up with them" I do think that a small saddle will do this. I think too many people have this idea that they should be wedged in their saddle. For me, when that happens, my saddle becomes a slingshot. I think my saddles have been at least a full inch too small. Now I am selling them...except for one.
You are exactly right.. If your saddle is too small or if the cantle is too high it will throw you forward when you try to sit down.. If your butt has no where to go behind you, so you can balance yourself, it will throw you forward and your feet behind you.. I ride in a lower cantle just for this reason.. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | If you not in time with your horse it will throw you off balance every time. If you sit for the turn and wait for finishing your turn. You should be able to get in time with your horse. If you push hard enough against the horn it will keep you braced for the launch thus thrusting you forward the same time your coming off the barrel. |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | I agree with most -your saddle is too small for your hindie.... I see lots of girls that think they are a size 4 jeans and really are a 12/14 using a 13" saddle when they should be using a 14.5/15.5" seat. You know your saddle is too small when your hindie is hanging out 2" or more on either side of the cantle or when it pops you up and out around every barrel. (hand to forehead)  If I'm not being politically correct sorry but ...................
Geez get a grip and some realization here.... bite the bullet and buy a saddle seat that will keep the big  in that pocket and improve your postition and balance 100%.  |
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Location: midwest mama | BUMP |
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Location: between here and there | Here's the more technical reason! lol Some very amusing and it amounts to the same thing, but few people take into account the thigh size or leg length. What actually happens is, in too small a seat, it tips your pelvis forward and even a tiny bit (1/4") can throw your body forward, leg behind. Now, your horse already is naturally 60% weight shoulder forward so it will also make it more difficult for him to collect. If you are long legged you need a little larger seat. I've seen some 5-8 gals that are very skinny riding in 13 or 14" seats that would do much better with a 15 because of the length of their legs. It's not always because of fluffy buns!! LOL |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I prefer my buns fluffy and hot...oh wait, that's not the kind of buns you were talking about, was it?  |
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Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | SG. - 2014-09-19 6:42 AM Back Cinch? are you using a back cinch
Seat too small? how much room do you have in front lf your thigh
Too high cantle can also contribute
^ This. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Three 4 Luck - 2014-10-11 9:35 AM
I prefer my buns fluffy and hot...oh wait, that's not the kind of buns you were talking about, was it?
No..no.... That IS the kind of buns we are talking about.. |
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Cinnamon Honey One
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Location: between here and there | Three 4 Luck - 2014-10-11 10:35 AM
I prefer my buns fluffy and hot...oh wait, that's not the kind of buns you were talking about, was it?
I prefer YOUR kind!!  |
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Location: midwest mama | Too funny - anyone else? |
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Why Does The Back of My Saddle (Cantle) Keep Popping Me Forward When I Come Out Of A Barrel?