going around the barrel

when you are turning around the barrel your carnt just run fast to the barrel and pull your horse around. you can break the horses leg if you dont prepair them to go around. you need to take then up and then when your at the barrel you need to slow down tell the horses your turning.

stock horses

when i do barrel racing the kind of horse i use is a stock horse because they are used for chasing cows and doing lots of work with out and not getting tired. they are a strong fast horse.

when i started barrel racing my time wasnt very good. my first time was about 23 seconds and now my time i get is blow 19 seconds. i got my first horse when i was little then we moved so had to sell him and in the last 2 years i now have three horses. i do barrel racing only on one of my horses and the other two my sister rides around the padoct.

horse

hello

about the horse you can use.

you can use any size horse and any breed of horse.
the horse can be big and small.

you can have a fast horse or a slow horse.

depending on how u feel the horse will feel the same way

SADDLES

there is two kind of saddles you can use for barrel racing. you can use a stock saddle that is the kind of saddle that i have in this picture. you can also use a westen saddle and they have a horn. when i use i westen saddle i find the the horn stops you too lean down, but with the stock saddle it holds you in and you can lean right down and that helps your horse go faster

for barrel racing you can be any age. people as young as three can be a part of barrel racing.
you can use any breed of horses. the little kids can be led around the barrel.
if you come first second or third you win money. for first place your can win a couple of hundred dollers.