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Location: Oklahoma | Just for fun.... I saw on the saddle thread where someone said saddles had really gone up in the last ten years and I couldn't agree more. I just ordered a Pozzi and if you would have told me 10 years ago that I was going to pay that for a saddle I would have slapped you across the face.... But I was also in HS back then and working part time!!
What has really surprised you over the last ten years? Genetics, nutrition, technology, race producers? No limitations, just curious! I started riding after a seven year hiatus just a year ago and I had to learn what BOT, Theraplate and all sorts of new stuff was! What do you think will be happening in another ten years?? |
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I think the competition is unbelievable. Texas has always had a lot of competition but now it is loaded with it. Go to any little jackpot around and the competition runs deep! Just wow! Keeps you on your toes!  |
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Location: Montana | People have become less nice. Sorry, but that is what I have seen.
I wasn't in barrel racing ten years ago...I was still a little girl dreaming about getting her first horse, let alone barrel racing. So, pretty much ever since I have joined this board a couple years ago I have learned about a LOT of things, from magnetics, to BOT products, to you name it.
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | People's ability to communicate. 10 years ago, cell phones were just starting to take off, no one was texting. Talking face to face or even on the phone was done more often than not. Instead of just typing something that going on about their business. It kills me to see people with really little kids and them carrying phones around.
Everything is more expensive.
More and more people breeding for barrel horses. I remember when barrel horses were basically track rejects. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| People's attitudes have gotten worse and expectations a lot higher. Everyone wants instant everything thanks to all the social media now - results, webcasts, etc. Then they b*tch when they can't see the results the day the race is finished. I know from putting on races, people are a lot less grateful or willing to help, rude, expect the race producer to do more with less help or think there should be paid help - but don't increase fees to cover this!, want more added money and/or awards, and pay less for fees. I quit helping put on races because of it. I was volunteering and said either I'm going to get paid for getting b*tched at in the office or I'm not doing it. I got tired of working my a** off for mostly ungrateful people. The person I was helping said they couldn't pay me, which I said was fine - no hard feelings - but you'll have to find someone else to take over my part, no more volunteering only to get yelled at and read mean things about yourself on facebook. Not worth it. I give kudos to anyone still willing to put on races and deal with barrel racers as a whole. Overall attitudes are pretty poor from what I've experienced. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I am surprised at some of the stuff aqha allows. I always thought they upheld higher standards, but that seems to not have been the trend in the last ten years. Maybe I just thought too much of the registry or was uninformed.
Also, I'm surprised how much the cost of everything has gone up!
I think, in the next ten years, we will be seeing major changes in everything, not just the horse industry. Economy, laws, politics... some good, some bad. Social media has allowed some concepts and ideas to get exposure and pick up supporters where they would never have been considered in the past. |
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Location: Kentucky | Well, I'll put a positive spin on this!
I think in the last 10 years the care of barrel horses has improved. I remember when I first started barrel racing 15 years ago, when a horse balked at the gate, they had an "attitude problem". Now we take them to specialized lameness vets, get x-rays, inject, supplements, etc. etc. I think we are taking care of our horses better. Not because we couldn't afford to or didn't want to back then, but now we know HOW and technology has improved.
Think about EPM diagnosis and treatments, genetic tests, magnets, supplements, etc. There is really no limits to the care of our horses. So now instead of owning a "blown up" barrel horse, we can treat and continue careers. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Murphy - 2015-02-06 6:32 AM Well, I'll put a positive spin on this!
I think in the last 10 years the care of barrel horses has improved. I remember when I first started barrel racing 15 years ago, when a horse balked at the gate, they had an "attitude problem". Now we take them to specialized lameness vets, get x-rays, inject, supplements, etc. etc. I think we are taking care of our horses better. Not because we couldn't afford to or didn't want to back then, but now we know HOW and technology has improved.
Think about EPM diagnosis and treatments, genetic tests, magnets, supplements, etc. There is really no limits to the care of our horses. So now instead of owning a "blown up" barrel horse, we can treat and continue careers.
Agree. Performance horses have much longer careers these days (in all disciplines).
Ulcer treatments have been a game changer.
The cost of barrel horses has gone way up.
The races have gotten bigger with better payouts.
I think people aren't much different. You just see the griping more via the Internet. |
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| Probably the most obvious thing to me that has changed is the price of barrel horses. When I was a youngster (in the 90s) if you spent $10,000 on a horse you had really done something. Today 10,000 will not get you near as far. I am not complaining about that though, I think it is great that breeders and trainers can commend more money for their hard work.
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Location: Jersey Girl | sodapop - 2015-02-05 8:02 PM My weight.......
I was going to post the same thing LOL (My weight not yours) |
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Location: Texas |
The barrel horse industry as a whole has become more "specialized". Great horses! Say what you want, but the competition is way tougher now.
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| Murphy - 2015-02-06 6:32 AM Well, I'll put a positive spin on this!
I think in the last 10 years the care of barrel horses has improved. I remember when I first started barrel racing 15 years ago, when a horse balked at the gate, they had an "attitude problem". Now we take them to specialized lameness vets, get x-rays, inject, supplements, etc. etc. I think we are taking care of our horses better. Not because we couldn't afford to or didn't want to back then, but now we know HOW and technology has improved.
Think about EPM diagnosis and treatments, genetic tests, magnets, supplements, etc. There is really no limits to the care of our horses. So now instead of owning a "blown up" barrel horse, we can treat and continue careers.
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Elite Veteran
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| grinandbareit - 2015-02-06 7:54 AM The barrel horse industry as a whole has become more "specialized". Great horses! Say what you want, but the competition is way tougher now.
Agreed! I've always had rope horse or race horse rejects to run barrels on, but the first time I swung a leg over my first horse that was truly bred to be a barrel horse, I couldn't believe the difference. They practically train themselves (well most of them!). The competition has gotten tougher everywhere you go. You see more and more horses in the 1/2D than ever before.
I do also agree that there are way more options for prolonging our horses careers. We as owners are (hopefully!) becoming more educated all of the time. |
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| Saddle prices have gone way up because the price of leather is outrageous. It is because of the drought and farmers getting rid of their cattle and not replacing them. It will take a while to bring the cattle market back up. |
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| Corporations realized horse people have money and are willing to pay whatever if they think it will help them win. I'm disgusted with the price increases in everything. Cattle, goat, etc has one price but you slap a horse label on it and its automatically worth 3 times as much!
Clovite used to be cheap cheap cheap for a huge bag. I have to special order a 25lb bag for 3xs the price of what a 50lb bag was ten years ago!!!! |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| Our knowledge as a whole on nutrition has come great strides. |
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Location: Never in one place long | Well, for me what's changed is I'm not spending every penny on barrel racing and actually am building a big retirement up! I still love horses and racing but my priorities have changed. It was fun when I was younger spending all my money on tack and barrel racing but it doesn't leave much for saving!
I think horse care too has improved and barrel racing has definitely gotten more competitive.
I do think however that many people have gotten out of barrel racing due to the cost of it all. On the same note, there are always new racers too. |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | We're breeding more specialized horses for barrels, it's getting tougher!
The addition of the Ds has made for some incredible races that are huge!
Ground seems to be improving at many races!
Producers are using technology now such as rodeogo and we get instant results....no more waiting for a week to see where things wound up.
I use FB to see what number races closer to me are on during the day and head over close to when I run. = no more wasting all dang day waiting around at the race.
I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like we're getting smarter about performance horse care and how to keep one at the top of their game.
Definitely didn't know back then how to really make sure a saddle fit.
Learned to look for soreness when issues pop up instead of always thinking it's behavioral.
They've started the American, I think this is the most awesome thing to happen to rodeo ever.
I don't think people in general are any different from what they were 10 years ago, perhaps it's a bit more obvious because of all the social media? If a producer can't get their results up the same day, it's probably not a producer I'll choose to go back to in the future. It's not difficult with today's technology and it's customer service. I'm not going to bi%tch or whine, I just won't go back if I have a choice. Same with equal payouts.
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