Horse Talk

[chicken19]

Just came home from a rodeo this weekend!! My first rodeo.
Me and my paint Remi clocked a 18.30 time on a standard barrel pattern yesterday. Was absolutely amazing. Love that horse!

 

[ChickenLover200]

Just came home from a rodeo this weekend!! My first rodeo.
Me and my paint Remi clocked a 18.30 time on a standard barrel pattern yesterday. Was absolutely amazing. Love that horse!

Nice! I'm afraid I'd get nervous....
I'm not scared of the horses, but when I'm training, my heart races and I can't cannot down, so the horses sense that as nervousness. At a show, I'd be afraid cuz of all the people. I don't like large crowds...

 

[I Love Layers]

Just came home from a rodeo this weekend!! My first rodeo.
Me and my paint Remi clocked a 18.30 time on a standard barrel pattern yesterday. Was absolutely amazing. Love that horse!

Amazing! I wish I could still race! Hopefully I can get another horse and start again!

 

[chicken19]

Thanks.
I do get pretty nervous.. especially driving to the event.
What I find works best is to keep the mindset that it's just for fun, if it doesn't feel right, just trot or lope and if I'm super nervous, I slouch in the saddle, smile, and close my eyes a little, then just before I go, I straighten my back, open my eyes, and put on a look of concentration.

I don't really notice the crowds because I'm so concentrated.

Why can't you race now, I Love Layers?

Remi get's so worked up at rodeos, gymkhanas, and barrel races that she's vile to be around. She tries to kick, bit and be mean.
She get's really nervous.
I don't use any spurs, whips, tie-downs, or other gagets on her. Just a plain saddle, a thick wool pad, a breastcollar, a bridle and a pair of barrel reins.

I do have a quirt on my saddle because Remi used to not want to go into the arena at competitions. I never used it while I was running.
But since then, I started un-doing her cinch and giving her a treat, right after she runs. Now, she see's her run as a good thing.
She doesn't need the quirt now, but I have it just in case.

There's so much I've learned and need to learn about barrel racing. I always have something to improve on after my runs.

 

[I Love Layers]

My mare foundered after getting into some whole corn. I don't think her joints will ever be able to take the pressure again.

 

[ChickenLover200]

Question: should your horse be able to put his/her head completely down to the ground when wearing a breast collar? Someone gave me a breast collar when I bought a saddle, but my girl can't put her head down or it picks up on the saddle and sort of chokes her, so I figured it doesn't fit her.

 

[I Love Layers]

Question: should your horse be able to put his/her head completely down to the ground when wearing a breast collar? Someone gave me a breast collar when I bought a saddle, but my girl can't put her head down or it picks up on the saddle and sort of chokes her, so I figured it doesn't fit her.

You can punch new holes in it instead of getting a new one. All you need is a hammer and nails.

Have you made sure that all the straps are as long as they can go.

It depends on the rider though. I have mine loose enough so that it won't keep her from getting longer

 

[ChickenLover200]

Question: should your horse be able to put his/her head completely down to the ground when wearing a breast collar? Someone gave me a breast collar when I bought a saddle, but my girl can't put her head down or it picks up on the saddle and sort of chokes her, so I figured it doesn't fit her.

You can punch new holes in it instead of getting a new one. All you need is a hammer and nails.

Have you made sure that all the straps are as long as they can go.

It depends on the rider though. I have mine loose enough so that it won't keep her from getting longer

so she should be able to get her headdown the whole way to the ground?

 

[I Love Layers]

so she should be able to get her headdown the whole way to the ground?

She should be able to get all the way to the ground

 

[ChickenLover200]

OK.