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Edited by moeman17 2016-10-26 5:20 AM
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Location: Texas | I think that you answered your own question. Yes, you were off balance, and yes, you didn't rate properly for the 2nd barrel. Your horse also seems to be kind of stiff, bracing on the bit. I am a little confused...you said that you are just starting to add speed, but your horse seems to have an awful lot of run. Has he been run a lot before? and is he new to you? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | To me you need to get your hands down more you are chokeing up on him to much your reins are to short, and looks like hes got to much bit, you got a bit of a heavy hand. You need to sit at the barrels, looks like you are standing up in your stirrups coming around the barrels. If this was my horse I would take him back down to slow work while your are working on yourself. You need to relax you look so tense.. and maybe shorting up your stirrups a tiny bit.. Sorry I said alot but this is what I see.. 
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2016-10-25 3:03 PM
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| You are hanging onto his mouth a lot. Bracing against the reins. He is fighting you because of that. Sit down in your saddle and give him his head a bit. Keep trying and it will come together. |
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Location: Oklahoma | First of all, Moe, very nice horse! Is he a finished horse you are trying to get with, or are you training him? If you are training him and even if he is a finished horse, I would go back to slow work and teach him to rate down when you sit for the barrel rather than by pulling on the reins. Slow him back down even to a trot until he can trot to the barrel with the reins loose and when you sit, he slows down and then just lift your hand and GUIDE him around the barrels. I was just watching some very good videos on this exact thing this morning because even though I am an experienced rider and have been running barrels for years, I've got a really nice horse now and I'm getting left behind when he leaves the barrels. I was hoping to pick up a tip to help with that. Anyway, I would suggest you take a look at the videos on this site : http://www.trainingbarrelhorses.com/
I think that would help you a lot. :) |
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| Don't take this as an insult, because I swear by all that's holy, I'm rusty as heck right now and probably couldn't ride your cat. ?But, this horse at the moment is too much for you. You don't trust him enough to give him his head and your not using your seat or legs at all and trying to direct him strictly with your hands that are way to heavy because you are scared, thinking to yourself that if you let him go he is going to go fast and out of control. You're a passenger on this guy and not the pilot. ? Go back to slow, slow work...walk this pattern alot and get off the pattern and keep his mind fresh. Learn to work this horse using legs and seat... I'd start with weaving in and out of poles with your legs on him only. Just get a real good feel for him in every which way possible before adding speed. Good luck, I love it when guys race. The next video of you loping circles on him is nice. Nice horse too.
Edited by RidenFly 2016-10-25 3:24 PM
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| Nice horse! And kudos for asking - I learn something new everytime I watch myself in a video. First thing - you are very "tight" when entering the arena so work on relaxing your body which will help relax your horse as well. Second, I think part of your being off balance is that your stirrups appear too short as well. You appear to being holding your weight forward - concentrate on sitting down in the saddle - you are popping out of it even with the slow work - perhaps a different size seat? This is going to sound a bit corny but imagine a straight line through the middle of your head clear through the middle of your seat through the middle of your horse - that is where you want to be. Once you can stay balanced and centered on your horse the rest will come. Keep up the good work! |
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| He's bred to run and knows it, I've had him going on 4 years now. We've been doing a lot of slow work because of the fact that he has a lot of go. |
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| try lengthening your stirrups a touch, get a bonnet on him so you can see where you're headed, and relax. He's got a good first and third, get his head down and lighten your hands and they would be very smooth. The second barrel just needs to be slowed down and I would ask him to stop on the back side, cross over in the front and comeback out. Every time in practice, rate, stop, cross over, finish...
I watched your video of the sorrel horse, you were much more relaxed and soft. I think the paint has your number currently and he may know it....
*** I went back and watched your other videos of him and you have him working nice slow, he is just a higher strung horse and is going to need more time. When it all clicks he's going to be fast.
Edited by FlyingJT 2016-10-25 4:10 PM
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Darn it! I didn't have time to see the video yesterday and came back to watch it.  |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | too much?
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