Two Barrel Racing Exercises for Smooth, Balanced, Fast Turns

Two Barrel Racing Exercises for Smooth, Balanced, Fast Turns
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[@BarrelRacingTips]

It's important that we have our "whoa and go" VERY refined, especially when we start moving at higher speeds. You might look up the "How to Use Body Language to "Whoa and Go" on the web site.

[@rosslynchfanforevakline5412]

thank you for this video im training my new horse razz and i thing this will help me alot

[@BarrelRacingTips]

It's more like "turn while backing." You can back a few steps, then it helps to ask for the horse to roll back over their hocks by first looking the direction you want to go, turning your body, applying a little outside leg pressure and then following through with the reins. Doing this along a fence helps encourage the horse to keep their weight shifted over their hind end, but don't get so close that the horse's body doesn't have room to come though.

[@BarrelRacingTips]

If your horse rolls back well on one side and not the other, I'd say you might look into the possibility of a physical problem creating some hesitation there. Otherwise, break the roll back down into a back up, then pivot, only when your back up is really good, would you ask for a turn when that hind pivot leg is under their body. When the ingredients are good, put it all together!

[@shatteredcrystals4539]

My mustang Joe loves to run, and was a cowhorse, I was wondering how I could break him into a barrel horse? It'd mostly be for the fun of it and experience also. As I'm getting a mare soon and she's going to be trained as such.

[@BarrelRacingTips]

My book series is what comes to mind to guide you with starting a new horse on the barrels. They're available with FREE gifts at www.BarrelRacingTips.com.

[@oliviarogler]

Hi I have been barrel racing for about 10 months now and my horse has started to "stop" at barrels and turn on the forehand. Do I just need to practice wide and get smaller? I would love to get your opinion! Thanks!

[@jaymeedoherty9585]

Hey when I'm barrel racing, I got my first and the third barrel right and it's not running to my second from the first. It's my second running to my third is what I need to work on lol do you have any advice.

[@BarrelRacingTips]

Hi Jaymee, if your horse isn't staying straight between the 2nd and 3rd barrel, this post will be helpful -> www.barrelracingtips.com/two-contradictory-tips-to-be-straight-and-fast-between-barrels If your horse isn't quite running as fast as you know he can, check out the Need for Speed chapter in my book, 'The Next 50 Barrel Racing Exercises for Precision on the Pattern,' available (with FREE gifts) at -> www.50BarrelRacingExercises.com.

[@Western.Blondie]

Hi, I've been barrel racing for about 12 years, I got an all around horse 4 years ago. When I lope to the right, she uses the left lead. My dad says it's because she is a rope horse. How can I fix this?

[@BarrelRacingTips]

Hi Brooklyn, most important when it comes to helping our horse pick up the correct lead, is making sure we can yield there hips. This will help -> www.barrelracingtips.com/start-strong-to-finish-fast-catch-the-correct-lead-for-a-stress-free-alley-set-up-every-time

[@emilystreng7452]

I have a green barrel horse and he likes to go wide on the first barrel but will turn it, hit he fence and run off, or go wide. On his second barrel he likes to drop his shoulder but when i do drills on him, he get frustrated easily so what should do I, any tips?

[@BarrelRacingTips]

Hi Emily, you can search for 'second barrel' at BarrelRacingTips.com and also check out this post on correcting wide turns -> www.barrelracingtips.com/how-to-fix-a-wide-turn-on-the-barrels/

[@maddiethomas7801]

What do I need to do when my mare goes out wide only on the third barrel?

[@BarrelRacingTips]

Maddie, here's a BarrelRacingTips.com post on that topic that will help - www.barrelracingtips.com/six-tips-for-a-tight-third-barrel

[@kayleeramsey7150]

Okay this is more of a question than anything I am a beginner and the people helping me don't send me clear directions. I don't know how to turn my barrel horse properly I wanna make her comfortable but no one has really told me how to take my horse around the barrel any tips?

[@BarrelRacingTips]

kaylee ramsey Hi Kaylee, thanks for your question. Here's are a couple articles/videos that I think will be helpful for you - www.barrelracingtips.com/the-barrel-pattern-of-least-resistance, and www.barrelracingtips.com/start-and-finish-your-turns-tight-right.

[@Western.Blondie]

kaylee ramsey Hi! I'd say before you start barrel racing, train you and your horse with simple things first. If you already ride and are new to racing, once again start out with simple things. Learn the pattern first, then work on trotting it. After that try leaning in on your turns. Body language is needed and essential to not just barrel racing but everything you do. Even when you're ground training. Body language is key. Hope this helped!

[@BEEDiAMOND-hi2dw]

Hey, my horse is REALLY fast and when he's coming on the way back from the last barrel he goes super fast but then he trips how can I make sure he goes fast and dose not Trip?

[@BarrelRacingTips]

The first thing to do would be to rule out a physical problem and make sure your horse's feet are balanced and not too long. Also search for my posts on "whoa and go" and "lazy horse" at BarrelRacingTips.com. Some horses that trip aren't picking up their feet as they should.