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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | ktbeasleyze - 2014-09-27 4:28 PM So now I'm about to really cry. We went to a nice local jackpot and he went around the first barrel but fought my hands and tried to go back home before getting him to come back. He then turns before he ever gets close to the second barrel....what do I do!?!?!!
Do you have anyone near you that can help you with him? He sounds burned out to me, sorry  |
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Location: Mayerthorpe Alberta | It is possible that he is still hurting somewhere or perhaps is expecting it to hurt. If only they could literally talk to us and tell us what is happening! |
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| I really have run out of ideas at this point. I've tried doing practice runs at home which are always perfect and then he just loses it at the actual barrel race. |
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| ktbeasleyze - 2014-09-27 5:14 PM
I really have run out of ideas at this point. I've tried doing practice runs at home which are always perfect and then he just loses it at the actual barrel race.
exhibitions? How does he do if you run an exhibition? My step mom grew up on a horse that would work great at home and exhibitions and only run off during a comp run. Just a thought if maybe the nerves from you are the trigger?
I know with my mare that sometimes would turn the first barrel correctly, she would make a good run every exhibition and playday and home run but comp run she felt my nerves and "expecting the bad first barrel" and would act up. |
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| Vet had another through exam and said he isn't hurting anywhere. Not even any mild back pain...nothing. I vet wrapped the hackamore so now I'm gonna try and run it with a bozo side pull with no vet wrap and see if that works. He is a great horse that will run a pattern full blast in a rope halter at home. Even his exhibitions at barrels are exactly the same. Yesterday he even came home and ran right into the fence. I couldn't get him to listen to my hands at all. But then I can take him home, move cows and rope with just a halter. I'm so confused and I don't think its nerves because he just acts up the entire time at barrel races. |
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| Try giving him some time off from barrels! And by time I mean TIME! Your horse is burnt out and needs to be a horse. Try giving him like six months out of an arena and away from barrels! trust me it really makes a difference. |
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Location: Phoenix | Mine was the same way....you could run him in a halter and have the prettiest pattern at HOME--go elsewhere and he forgot what he was doing until he saw the 2nd barrel. I just turned him into a rope horse and he loves his life now. Sometimes they just don't like barrels. |
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| I finally get to a point anymore that when one makes me start doubting myself and giving my confidence a run for it's money, they get on the trailer to go live at somebody's else's house. Permanently. For every good one that lays down their life every run, no matter the circumstance, there's ten with no heart. Sometimes me and the horse just can't connect, and they go on to be successful elsewhere. I don't begrudge them that chance! I don't fight it anymore, I let them go work for someone else. They ultimately make the call to stay or go. Sounds like your gelding would like a new home. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | lkrose44 - 2014-09-28 12:35 PM Try giving him some time off from barrels! And by time I mean TIME! Your horse is burnt out and needs to be a horse. Try giving him like six months out of an arena and away from barrels! trust me it really makes a difference.
I agree.....to continually run a horse that "may" be hurt or has been hurting, is just turning that horse into a "counterfeit", which is what he is right now. Horses have memories......MAYBE try NOT running barrels and either turn him out for a long period of time or do another event. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2014-09-28 4:24 PM lkrose44 - 2014-09-28 12:35 PM Try giving him some time off from barrels! And by time I mean TIME! Your horse is burnt out and needs to be a horse. Try giving him like six months out of an arena and away from barrels! trust me it really makes a difference. I agree.....to continually run a horse that "may" be hurt or has been hurting, is just turning that horse into a "counterfeit", which is what he is right now. Horses have memories......MAYBE try NOT running barrels and either turn him out for a long period of time or do another event.
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| Thank you guys for the help and I may just give it up for a while if he doesn't show any improvement soon. He has soon much talent and speed that I just don't understand anymore. Time will tell. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | ktbeasleyze - 2014-09-28 4:42 PM Thank you guys for the help and I may just give it up for a while if he doesn't show any improvement soon. He has soon much talent and speed that I just don't understand anymore. Time will tell.
Set up poles and play with him on them or go team penning, give him something else to think about. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Southtxponygirl - 2014-09-28 4:45 PM ktbeasleyze - 2014-09-28 4:42 PM Thank you guys for the help and I may just give it up for a while if he doesn't show any improvement soon. He has soon much talent and speed that I just don't understand anymore. Time will tell. Set up poles and play with him on them or go team penning, give him something else to think about.
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Location: So. California | ktbeasleyze - 2014-09-28 6:09 AM Vet had another through exam and said he isn't hurting anywhere. Not even any mild back pain...nothing. I vet wrapped the hackamore so now I'm gonna try and run it with a bozo side pull with no vet wrap and see if that works. He is a great horse that will run a pattern full blast in a rope halter at home. Even his exhibitions at barrels are exactly the same. Yesterday he even came home and ran right into the fence. I couldn't get him to listen to my hands at all. But then I can take him home, move cows and rope with just a halter. I'm so confused and I don't think its nerves because he just acts up the entire time at barrel races.
Did this exams include xrays? Maybe you need to take him to another vet... The horse is telling you that something hurts and my suggestion is that you listen. |
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