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I hope it's true what they say that courage is being scared and saddling anyways :-(

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barrelracinbroke
Reg. Jun 2004
Posted 2016-04-22 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: I hope it's true what they say that courage is being scared and saddling anyways :-(



Did I miss the party?


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Definitely not alone. I was taken out of the arena on a backboard in 2011 after I was bucked off during a run due to the mare having a cyst pop on her ovary. Broke 6 bones, a punctured lung, a brain bleed, a couple surgeries to help fix things, etc. This was a mare that I ran for 8 years before she ever did anything like that. EVER. During my lifetime, I have been lucky enough to do very well barrel racing. Had some top notch horses who won me a lot of pro rodeos. I've never been the same mentally since this happened and it effects my riding ability. When you're scared, your body stiffens and you have no trust in your ability to stay on. BUT, I was able to "kind of" start riding like myself again when I was going consistently in 2013/2014. I had a young horse that started really coming on. Was in the 1D/2D consistently and kept slowly moving up. Then, I had to have emergency surgery last year and ended up being off for another 6 months. Had to sell the young horse to help cover my portion of those medical bills (even though I have health insurance my portion was pretty large). So now, I'm back to ground zero. I have a gelding that has an ongoing soundness issue (which should be better by this summer thankfully) and an up and coming 3 year old. I ride just about every day but, I've only run barrels about 10 times since the end of 2014.

I agree with what others have said, try to keep going consistently to try and build your confidence. If I take any type of break, I start all over in dealing with fear again. Like from ground zero. Seeing those 3 barrels in the arena waiting for me when they call my name gives me major anxiety. I was never like that...... And it sucks....... A LOT. But, this is all I know and what makes me happy so, I would never quit and this will not beat me.
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