Dealing with a Hot Horse at a Barrel Race? WATCH THIS.

So the question is, do you deal with a hot anxious horse? And if so, here are some of the tips and tricks that I've done! Heres to handling horses that get really bad anxiety at a barrel race and especially before they actually go to their run. With my experience of having this horse…

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Push through Defeat to Become a Stronger Competitor

I just got back from my first big race this weekend.It was the panty raid, never been before! The one thing about competitions and competing; you're competing against other people but you're also really competing against yourself. Something I struggle with is just getting really caught up in that and having expectations of how you…

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Who’s To Blame in The Arena?

We all have been there, things did not go to plan that last run and we're kind of upset! We want to correct our horse right then and there so they never want to blow that barrel or slice into that turn again. What happens, is human error and a horses inability to connect…

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Tacky Post

As a horse gal, the sight of tack makes my heart light up, I just want it all! Everything is so pretty and shiny these days, I just can't stop looking and probably drooling at all the beautiful tack just begging me to take off its shelves. Then there's my responsible side that comes in and…

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The Horse That Started It

Splash The Crowd Me and this feisty mare go way back.. back to 2011 when I picked her up on the other side of the boarder as a yearling. She was my first "barrel horse" prospect and I was so excited! I was in love with this horse they once called barbie. She really looked…

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