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| While I may not like the warm up pen etiquette for the most part I ignore it. However, the "disciplining" or "correcting" that goes on is heart breaking to me. I've certainly gotten upset or frustrated and yanked my horse before but the excessive "discipline" I cannot deal with. I WILL say something. |
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Location: The edge of no where | linds - 2016-05-19 12:49 PM I wonder if we started a thread titled 'what do you like at a Barrel Race/Rodeo' if it would be 3 pages and going.... smh
We're currently at 2 pages and growing............. |
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| People who show up late, park all wonky and tie their horse butt to but with yours and then say "did you know your horse kicks!?" Umm...yeah. That's why I SHOWED UP EARLY and parked WAY IN THE CORNER BY MYSELF! Besides...isn't keeping your spacing and horses away from each other one of the first things we are taught as kids? So...if my horse kicks yours because you parked like a jerk...not my fault. Did I mention I haul mares? |
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 Ms. Elvis
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Don't remind me. I know they make money off of them but Exhibitions??? Come on, get the show on the road. I may seem impatient but I get nervous and just like to get my runs done and over with. |
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Location: Oregon | My mare is a bit sensitive about other horses riding around her and will kick out if one runs up on her. Not necessarily at the other horse but more so out of frustration so I ALWAYS HAVE A RED TAIL BAG ON HER AS A WARNING. NOBODY EVER PAYS ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH!!!!! I was at a race and a lady loped up behind my mare when there was plenty of room to avoid her and her response was "oh that's there for a reason?"   |
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| Lph88311 - 2016-05-19 10:29 AM
This is what the cutters go by....
Loping Pen Etiquette and Guidelines
Stay to the inside if you want to go slow, stay to the outside if you want to go fast.
Never stop in traffic. Stop in an area with no traffic. Groom and apply boots in areas with no traffic.
If you must tie your horse, tie him to something secure.
A rider must be in control of his/her horse at all times.
Look before leaving or entering traffic. Yield to lopers.
Do not exercise horses or train young horses when there is limited space in the loping area.
Do not weave in and out of traffic without looking. Maintain constant speed and stay to the inside when going slow.
Change directions and maintain flow in one direction when asked. Always ask when you wish to change directions.
Yield to tractor and be careful of pedestrians and other lopers wishing to exit or enter. Leave pen when asked by announcer.
Try to maintain a good sense of humor. People may be tired and nervous. Be patient with newcomers and try to help them learn by referring them to these guidelines.
They should post this at races!! Every time I enter the arena, the fast are in the middle and the slow are to the outside. My mare hates horses running up on her, so I usually walk her around to look and feel everything then out we go. I will say, I do let my horse stand in the alleyway on drags. She's had gate issues in the past, so I work her outside, then let her rest during the drag. |
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| Super loud generators that are thrown out and run all day when no one is even in the trailer...no one else can hear a thing...kind of peeves me...if you want to run the thing like that park further further out so others can hear draw #'s etc. But what really peeves me is bring dogs to the barrel race who bark and whine ALL day long....people, these dogs aren't HAPPY dogs. I, personally, have never hauled dogs that behave like that...my little hauling partners are happy campers or they don't go. Period. Dogs are like people, barrel races are for some but others would rather be somewhere else! But having to listen to someone else's dog all day while they are off on their horse visiting with everyone and can't hear the carrying on the dog is doing...just rude and not very nice for fellow competitors or the dogs. |
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Location: Iowa | People who make every excuse why their run wasn't perfect. Loud know it alls critiquing everyone else's runs. People trying to find issues with the volunteers helping out. |
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| I<3BarrelRacing - 2016-05-19 6:59 PM
My mare is a bit sensitive about other horses riding around her and will kick out if one runs up on her. Not necessarily at the other horse but more so out of frustration so I ALWAYS HAVE A RED TAIL BAG ON HER AS A WARNING. NOBODY EVER PAYS ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH!!!!! I was at a race and a lady loped up behind my mare when there was plenty of room to avoid her and her response was "oh that's there for a reason?"
Honestly I wouldn't think a red tail bag meant she was a kicker. I'd assume it was just a tail bag. The standard is a red ribbon tied in the tail. A red ribbon I'd avoid. A red tail bag...not so much. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | SKM - 2016-05-19 8:53 PM I<3BarrelRacing - 2016-05-19 6:59 PM My mare is a bit sensitive about other horses riding around her and will kick out if one runs up on her. Not necessarily at the other horse but more so out of frustration so I ALWAYS HAVE A RED TAIL BAG ON HER AS A WARNING. NOBODY EVER PAYS ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH!!!!! I was at a race and a lady loped up behind my mare when there was plenty of room to avoid her and her response was "oh that's there for a reason?" Honestly I wouldn't think a red tail bag meant she was a kicker. I'd assume it was just a tail bag. The standard is a red ribbon tied in the tail. A red ribbon I'd avoid. A red tail bag...not so much.
I agree, the red tail bag is just a bag, but a red ribbon at the top of her tail would mean something. So if I were you I'll be useing a red ribbon  |
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Location: Montana | My main pet peeve is when the barrel race doesn't get started on time. I can understand a few minutes, but 20+ minutes late seems a little bit excessive. And if possible, please post the draw sooner than 5 minutes before the first run.
All those who have discussed arena etiquette...I agree. I try to find my own little corner to warm up in because it is too hard to try to avoid all the other riders. |
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| barrelracer1983 - 2016-05-19 1:59 PM
Waiting all day.
THIS - a hundred million times over. And this is why I haven't hauled in the past 2 years, I simply don't have time to go and sit for 8 hours to make 1 run. I think pre-entries could totally solve this but none of the associations around here do that.
Once I am finally done dealing with my dad's house and affairs, I plan to start hauling again, now, I just don't have that kind of time to spare/waste. |
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| mtcanchazer - 2016-05-19 11:22 PM
My main pet peeve is when the barrel race doesn't get started on time. I can understand a few minutes, but 20+ minutes late seems a little bit excessive. And if possible, please post the draw sooner than 5 minutes before the first run.
All those who have discussed arena etiquette...I agree. I try to find my own little corner to warm up in because it is too hard to try to avoid all the other riders.
And here, the races start times are "will not start" before - I GET that they make a lot of money on exhibitions, I also get up at 3:30 in the morning to go to work, so starting at 8:30 or 9:00 at night kind of sucks for me. Why they can't shut off the exhibitions and run the other 26546516 of them AFTER the jackpot, is beyond me. |
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Location: Florida.. | barrelracer1983 - 2016-05-19 5:48 PM Don't remind me. I know they make money off of them but Exhibitions??? Come on, get the show on the road. I may seem impatient but I get nervous and just like to get my runs done and over with. considering you have griped about 9 times on this post you dont seem to enjoy it much? lol.or maybe have one of your own?
and exhibitons.. well everyone has to start somewhere ...
not being mean ... just making a comment in general..
Edited by Bibliafarm 2016-05-20 7:26 AM
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Location: South Dakota | CrossDRanch - 2016-05-19 8:07 AM Those pesky people who run a faster time than us.
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Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | Griz - 2016-05-20 5:56 AM barrelracer1983 - 2016-05-19 1:59 PM Waiting all day. THIS - a hundred million times over. And this is why I haven't hauled in the past 2 years, I simply don't have time to go and sit for 8 hours to make 1 run. I think pre-entries could totally solve this but none of the associations around here do that. Once I am finally done dealing with my dad's house and affairs, I plan to start hauling again, now, I just don't have that kind of time to spare/waste.
There's been a lot of changes in my area the past 2 years - you might find it different now. I've never spent 8 hours at a jackpot, unless it was a weekend long affair. I've rarely been anywhere more than 2 hours at the most, unless I felt like hanging out for some reason. Many of the associations will post where they are on FB thru out the day so that even if you didn't pre-enter, you don't have to show up so early. Many smaller jackpots now are doing pre-entries. I've always found ways to get around sitting all day either by bugging friends into entering me, texting the office help to see where they were....there's ways around it if you're determined to go and don't have much extra time.
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Location: The edge of no where | I<3BarrelRacing - 2016-05-19 7:59 PM My mare is a bit sensitive about other horses riding around her and will kick out if one runs up on her. Not necessarily at the other horse but more so out of frustration so I ALWAYS HAVE A RED TAIL BAG ON HER AS A WARNING. NOBODY EVER PAYS ATTENTION TO IT THOUGH!!!!! I was at a race and a lady loped up behind my mare when there was plenty of room to avoid her and her response was "oh that's there for a reason?"
Braid/rubber band a red ribbon into the top of her tail and the rest of us would know she kicks. The red tail bag is a new one on me..... LOL
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Location: God's country | I appreciate the people who put on the shows because I know it's a huge headache. One thing that I wish was handled differently in my area is exhibitions. They allow people to be in the pen warming up while you're doing your exhibition. Not just in the corners either, they're all over the place. Also there aren't a ton of futurity horses in our area so they don't set the barrels on the stakes for exhibitions. We're trying to get into that but it's hard to know where your babies are clocking. |
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| Actually, I like loping in the inside. I don't really want to lope all the way around the arena, but smaller circles. If I'm on the inside, then my small circles will not interfere with the walkers on the outside.
I do hate the walkers that string 6 wide so there is no room at all on the inside.
My horses will warm up anywhere and don't need the pen to warm up, so that way if it's a mess I can get out of there. Sometimes I've had to settle for just trotting for warming up and no loping. It works, just might have to do it a bit longer. |
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Ms. Elvis
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | I love dogs but so many bend this rule. NO DOGS ALLOWED means just that!!! People still bring their dogs in the stands. |
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