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| So, I am about to embark on my first young "barrel prospect". A 3 year old, with a super solid foundation; great run/cow breeding and a good mind. I have finished out pleasure horses and cow/rope horses, but this is my first barrel horse per say.
So, any advice? Besides the obvious, be patient, don't rush, don't get frustrated, etc....
I am looking for people's "ah-ha" moments from their experiences that may help me along the way!
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| Great post! I'm also starting to haul a 3 yo, who I would like to futurity if he's ready. I'm interested in everyone's responses, and seeing where everyone else's 3 year olds are at! |
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Location: Texas | Haul every week to exb. Don't keep them in slow mode to long. |
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Location: Idaho | I agree with the not staying in slow work mode too long. Every horse is different. But me personally, like to haul and ride a young one around, when I haul my more seasoned horses. When it comes to the pattern, I do my training at home and see where we are at when I haul to town. I rarely, if ever, trot a time only, and if I do its only once. I usually get 3 time only's per horse (and no more than 3 per horse) and lope all three, progressively getting faster. Unless something completely falls apart, I don't double or triple barrels or do rating exercises. I want my horses to get in the habit of going in and making a run rather than going in and getting worked. I can see what I need to work on from that, and I go home and make adjustments. I think just hauling and sitting at watching and riding around at rodeos, events or places with lots of horses, people, blaring music, is what helps them most. I'm also going to start getting my horses hobble broke. Nothing irks me more than pawing a trailer and being destructive while throwing a fit. I've had some like that, and moving forward, that is something I'm going to work on with my young horses. |
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| Where do you have them switch leads between the first and second? My guy would stay on his right lead all the way in to where he needs to turn the second if I let him, which would make him not set up to turn properly. I've been breaking him down and having him switch leads half way across so he's set up for the turn. I've also been doing figure 8 exercises. Is this something you fiddle with much? |
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Location: Oklahoma | joplin21 - 2016-04-01 12:07 PM
Where do you have them switch leads between the first and second? My guy would stay on his right lead all the way in to where he needs to turn the second if I let him, which would make him not set up to turn properly. I've been breaking him down and having him switch leads half way across so he's set up for the turn. I've also been doing figure 8 exercises. Is this something you fiddle with much?
Some people wait till the get he second barrel but most break them down in between |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | As far as seasoning, getting them used to being in an environments where horses are actually cantering and galloping instead of just cantering and loping like in a typical show environment. That's what sets them off more than anything. If they can get relaxed when a lot of horses are moving fast and a horse running, the rest is a lot easier. |
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| joplin21 - 2016-04-01 12:07 PM Where do you have them switch leads between the first and second? My guy would stay on his right lead all the way in to where he needs to turn the second if I let him, which would make him not set up to turn properly. I've been breaking him down and having him switch leads half way across so he's set up for the turn. I've also been doing figure 8 exercises. Is this something you fiddle with much?
Right away, I'll post a video of the futurity horse I'm working on and where she switches her lead. Only her second competition run so lots of mistakes but the last Ed Wright clinic I was at this is what he taught me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ53qcRGe5s&feature=youtu.be |
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Location: Alberta | Fairweather - 2016-04-01 6:24 PM As far as seasoning, getting them used to being in an environments where horses are actually cantering and galloping instead of just cantering and loping like in a typical show environment. That's what sets them off more than anything. If they can get relaxed when a lot of horses are moving fast and a horse running, the rest is a lot easier.
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Location: MD | My biggest piece of advice when it comes to seasoning one is to not baby them. If you get somewhere and the hustle and bustle of it all makes them nervous, don't take them away to a more quiet setting. Don't stand there and allow them to settle down and get used to it all. Put that sucker to work and make them refocus on you and the task at hand. Too many people allow a horse to become more nervous of all the activity by failing to do this. |
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