I'm wondering if anyone would have any advice and if anyone has experience with the Dashing Val lines and Raise a Secret?

Im very excited with my new purchase! I bought a couple yearlings, but didn't have anything to ride right now; however I just found a started barrel horse! She's a granddaughter of Dashing Val and raise a secret. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these lines?

And for advice; she's been left to sit after being started a couple years ago. She's now seven. I was sent videos (I haven't rode her) and the rider was ripping on her face a lot (it literally hurt my heart to see it - I know how to tell the difference between contact and just too much) and my new girl looked incredibly uncomfortable and not "happy" working around the barrels. When I went out to meet her when I purchased her I was blown away with how quiet minded and kind she was but I could tell right away that her back was out (I used to own my own equine sports therapy company and I could feel where she may be out). The owner I just bought her from stated she might need to be completely restarted as she thinks she had a rough go and was pushed too early; she lost a lot of weight when she was at the trainers a couple years ago. She also gets very hot when lunging but is very quiet under saddle? Although uncomfortable. She doesn't seem to "enjoy" what she's doing and struggled to collect. She ran at the track once also! 

She's such a lovely girl! I just want to be prepared and have a bit of a plan for her. I'm hoping to have a chiro and vet out to look at her, and then I'm looking into restarting her if she's got the green light to resume work. Do I send her to a certain trainer? Has anyone had to restart their barrel horses? Thank you!

*im new here so I apologize if whatever I'm asking is inappropriate! Or if there's other threads out there similar to this :)

Dashing Val horses don't like to be drilled over and over. Once they get it move on. Trail riding or something like that would certainly help build confidence. I would do some basics as you go on trails like two tracking etc. You can progress to basics in the arena once you bond with the horse. 

Thank you! I have a friend that said the same about dashing Val. Right now she'll be on my property and we don't have an arena until we move (fingers crossed it's soon!) but we have lots of land and trails to ride on! I'm not too concerned about putting her to work right away, just want to bond with her and have a plan in place when it comes that time! 

I bought a black son of Dashing Val, out of a Dashing Cleat/ Zevi bred mare as a coming 2 yr old with an eye injury through the Tulsa Monthly Horse Sale, that had to be the best minded, sweetest, most athletic angel I could of ever dreamed of--EVEN W JUST ONE EYE!!!! Other than the obvious eye that had to be removed ASAP, he was a lil funny looking behind, but I just liked everything else I could see ( rough as he looked) and I bought him just to breed to my mares. After a year of just TLC and good feed and care, much to our surprise he was so much more than we had ever hoped for in every way!!! Even w his right eye surgically removed a week after we got him home, he took to life like any other colt w two good eyes! He was never really studdy, of course manners are big to us, but he was just easy! We hadn't even really cared about riding him, we bought him because of his looks and of course his breeding, but much to our surprise he had been at least semi started by someone, because I came home from The ShootOut in Memphis, to him loping circles w my partner--who'd just been playing w him on the sly when I was out! So as far as minds go, I had luck w him! He got to be our pony horse, was turned out w my two old geldings most of the time, and bred everything we led him to w no probs of any kind!  Sorry this is so long, but my point is take your time and bond w her, let her chill and learn to love to see you coming! BUT-- don't be a doormat or push over! You can treat your horses w all the love in the world and still have a horse w manners that respects you! After you've ruled out anything medically or physically not right with her, just back up her program to soften the whole experience for her. That's what I've done w some that may not have come to be who they are the way I might have taken them! And don't be afraid to seek out professional help!!! We all can learn new things all the time and I never wanna stop learning!!! Oh--- and she's beautiful!!! Good luck !!!?? 

No advice but she's lovely! And I can tell you are super excited about her and will give her all the time and love she needs! Good luck and keep us posted on your progress together.  

Thank you! She is so lovely and I can't wait to spend time with her and see what blooms between us. I'm very excited!! And yes I'll absolutely do that ??

He sounds like such a gem of a horse! This girl has a very awesome disposition and is so incredibly sweet natured - I can't wait! And after reading your post I'm even more excited :) she will be showered with love and patience, and when the time comes to go back undersaddle we will be off to a professional trainer that can help us :)