Hey everyone! Looking for some advice or drills, something to try. Now that rodeo season is back up and going, every single tenth matters. My guy is a 1/2D horse but he's usually 2D when he runs past the first barrel.. He always flies right to the first, with little to no rate unless i REALLY check him hard, just wondering if anyone has any drills for it? He's done it his whole life, but now that he's at his peak, that could really determine if I get dinner money or not I RARELY let him see the pattern at home, but this calls for desperate measures LOL

Thanks!

I would rule out any pain issues that may be causing him to run by the first.  I would also go back and look at videos and make sure that you are communicating with your seat and positioning for him to rate and turn.  If you get a clean bill of health, go back to the basics and slow it down.  Emphasize your rate point and make him circle the barrel a few times before moving on.  

Do you have any videos? That might be easier for people to give advice if they can see what's going on.

Like the above poster said rule out pain.

A video would really help to see whats going on.

I have a little mare that I just can't get my saddle far enough back.  It seems when my saddle is "in position" it crunches down on her shoulder blades.  She'll work perfectly at slower speeds.  When asked to really run, her turn style changes.  I focus on keeping her saddle back and I've added 1/4" pad to the back 2/3 of my saddle pad to keep her shoulder blades freer.  It was worse in every treed saddle I tried.  I had the same problem in a treeless.  I'm still riding her in a treeless and with this pad configuration she is working so much better.  

I have a new horse doing this with me, too. I had her vetted very well and she was clearly well taken care of. Mine only does it when running. Not doing slow work. It looks like the previous owner had more strength than I did and was able to get her to turn. 
Mine is grabbing the bit and running through it. A combo bit causes her to shake her head when you try to rate and turn her. A tie down helped in one run, but not the next. 
She slow works PERFECTLY. I don't think it's nerves on her part or mine. 
I'm following this thread for advice too! :)

Not sure how to upload a video lol

He just gets going too fast and just runs by the barrel by a stride. He's been vetted, first thing we always cross off. He's done it his whole career, it's not something that just recently started happening. We're thinking it's just his style, but after this weekend, I think we found our solution for the most part. Now if he would just respect that we don't need to go mock 90 into first LOL

A lot of horses can't make the 1st barrel turn going Mach 9. I can't send my gelding too hard to the first, but after the first I definitely push him. Maybe just slow it down to the first, make a nice turn and push him after that.

Set still and let your work. Just hand ride to the barrel. Most horses that can run  , you ask for more speed and they give it. But they can be running through the turns also. Try setting still,body and hands. Quit moving. That is what we found. Speed is good Accuracy is better. 

Have an equine dentist check your horses teeth. I know a rope horse that wouldn't stop at all,once the dentist balanced his teeth , you could stop this horse using a thread for reins, he was so light.