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| I was reading the article Charmayne James wrote in this months issue of Barrel Horse News about one handed vs two handed. Thoughts? She did mention Lisa Lockhart does really well riding mostly one handed to the next barrel.
I'm asking because I'm learning new things all the time! Does the rider necessarily have more oomph if they use one hand to the next barrel, as in able to hustle more, etc? I'm not talking about one or two handed turning the barrel, just in between. |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | I think it is all personel preference and what works for you and your horse. |
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| BS Hauler - 2018-03-16 3:04 PM
I think it is all personel preference and what works for you and your horse.
That's what I thought..I watch tons of videos, and most I've seen are two handed, but not all..Charmayne James didn't feel as though riding one handed between barrels was the best thing, so I thought I would ask others opinions. She did mention a few riders like Lisa Lockhart who did very well one handed between the barrels. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| I noticed I generally don't have my hands and shoulders in the right position if I stay one handed. My gelding I need to ride really square and when I stay 1 handed I tend to feel my shoulder drop and I either don't have my rein for the lift into the turn or I am holding him between the barrels slowing him down so for me, 2 handed works for me but I think it just depends on your own style and knowing your vices. |
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 Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | In my unprofessional opinion it just depends on the horse and how much help they need on the approach to the next barrel.
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 The best bad guy on the internet
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Location: Arizona | On one of more more solid finished horses I could ride one handed in between the barrels, my new mare however, I have to stay two handed....so I guess it's just what works best for you and your horse like others have posted! :) |
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| Joy Wargo spoke a little bit about this on her video on trainingbarrelhorses.com
I'm not even going to try to explain it because she does such a good job.
https://www.trainingbarrelhorses.com/uncategorized/rider-body-position |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | As a child and because my arms were so short, I was told by a mentor that I should try and ride with both hands between the barrels to give my horse more room to stretch out without putting pressure on my bit. It worked. I've ridden that way ever since.  |
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| Thanks all for the advice! I'm still very new to barrel racing, and my trainer is keen on always two hands. I was messing around with my gelding today on the barrels and I feel like I need to ride two hands from the 1st to 2nd barrel, but I feel like I do better with one hand going to the third..but I don't know if that makes me a bad rider as I just don't see many people doing that. I don't have a problem using two hands, I just feel like coming out of the 2nd and holding the horn until I go home works better. |
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 Saint Stacey
| Two handed gives you more control as far as where you can put the horse. It keeps you balanced. When people go one handed, they tend to throw the rein hand shoulder forward and tilt the one on the horn back. This causes you to swivel your hips and sends mixed signals. Lisa can do it because she stays balanced and square with her body even one handed. That is not how most people that don’t have her talent and ability do it. |
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 To the Left
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Location: Florida | Depends on the horse. With two hands you can keep your horse straighter coming into a barrel. One handed keeps the horse more upright on the turn because you lift up to turn. |
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