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| And how are you using your weight/legs when you turn?
We watched a ton of BFA runs in slo mo the other night, and it looked like 99% actually flipped their hind ends around the barrel and then drove forward from their hind end on the first stride headed to the next barrel. Lots of inside leg and weight shifted to the inside.
I always thought you wanted a horse driving from their hind end the entire time around a turn?
Edited by lopnaround 2017-08-23 11:14 AM
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| I sit, pull my inside hand back towards my hip to tip his nose and push with my seat around the turn(not as much as I should be though) and drive with my outside leg. He's super cowy and turns in 4x4. Best not sit too early either. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Sitting and going to the horn is my horses cue to turn. All of them will turn a perfect circle at any point if you do that, even an empty arena with no barrels set up. They all turn different. I just try to stay out of their way. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | If checked to soon or to close they will flip the hind end out, it's all in the timing. |
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Location: North Dakota | At a barrel racing clinic this summer, we were talking about how a lot of the Frechman Guy horses turn the best like what you describe.
Every horse is different. If they can stop the clock, let 'em run how they want to run.
But of my horses are pretty ratey so I stay two-handed as long as I can, and I do not sit until we are ready to turn. Then I just guide with my hand as needed, and make sure to look for my next spot. My younger horse can also be kinda lazy (and he's still learning) so I will give him a good squeeze coming out of the turn so he doensn't lag on me.
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Location: MN | Sitting deep and saying a 'whoa' at each barrel is my horses cue and looking to my next barrel. Dont have to help him much throughout his turns but occasionally on the backside he'll need a little tug. Very quiet hands. |
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| Mine are all superbroke cow bred horses. You barely even sit and they drag their butts. I leave their faces totally alone. |
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| My gelding turns that way and it's taking some getting use to. He's not the most confident horse so I have to be very vocal for him and use my feet.
At our rate point I'll yell "Tuck" and pick up on the rein with it against his neck and put my inside leg on him. This is to let him know it's not yet time to turn, but start getting yourself right. Once I get to the back side of the barrel I'll open the rein to the inside, away from the neck and yell "Hey" while putting my outside leg tight against his girth. I sit back on my back pockets but I have a problem of leaning my torso forward that I need to correct to help finish out our turns |
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