The Best Sport Medicine Splint Boots For Barrel Racing

The Best Barrel Racing Leg Protection When it comes to barrel racing, choosing the right leg protection for your horse can be overwhelming but also very important. Getting started in barrel racing itself can be daunting, something I help with here in the guide to barrel racing The right splint boots not only…

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Tie Downs for Barrel Horse: Essential Tool or Temporary Fix?

Control or Crutch? Asking "Does your horse need a tie down?" Tack and equipment are a big part of training horses. Every horse and rider is different and we have many options to choose from. Headgear, can be a controversial topic. While some view them as necessary, others argue that they are merely a crutch…

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Path of Least Resistance Horse Training Tips

Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. The path of least resistance is real. We see it all around us, from the rain running down in a stream away from our barn to the natural ways we can train and work our horses. We have to approach our day-to-day in a…

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Horse Training Tip: Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard.

Leadership lessons learnt through horses. Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. The path of least resistance is real. We see it all around us, from the rain running down in a stream away from our barn, to the natural ways we can train and work our horses. We have to approach…

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3 Tips to Improve your Barrel Racing Turns

Asking "how can I speed up my barrel pattern?" I have been thinking and questioning "What makes a great barrel?" and this is probably a question that a lot of us have. The reason we finish a turn well is because we approach it well. BUT HOW?! These are the things that I'm going…

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Work Hard and Let The Cards Fall with Ryann Pedone

Enjoy this awesome chat with NFR qualifier, Futurity & Derby winner, Ryann Pedone! Listen to the full conversation on all podcast playing platforms. Transcription: Shelby: Life of a horse trainer! So, when you're like, when you're taking these younger horses, what is your process like? When you're taking these young horses, what is…

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Sit in with Joy Wargo’s live meetup

Virtual Meetups is our way to connect people and share valuable knowledge! Get a chance to ask experts your questions during the second half of our guest speaker meetup. We connected with Joy to hear her journey of becoming an incredible horse woman and barrel racer.

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Life Lessons to Barrel Race Better

Sports are played between your ears. Have you heard that one before? When we participate in solo sports, it is a lot of 1-1 time with ourselves and we need to unlock our mind game to the full potential in order to perform our best. Easier said than done. But, throughout this journey of riding…

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Network, Learn and Chase the Dream with Sarai Angelle

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. The power of meeting the right people is something Sarai has realized in her pursuit of learning from the best in the barrel racing industry. Today, we sat down to go over the reasons you should put yourself out there, ask for…

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