For the people who say the horse was just “excited”, no, an excited anxious horse is trying to get in the arena and go! This horse was doing the opposite by trying to get out of the arena, the horse is clearly saying NO

There is a HUGE difference between a hot horse ready to go and a horse that does not want to go. Should have been scaratched wayy before she got into the arena.

Fallon Taylor said something once I loved - when critiquing, give two compliments first and then critique on what to do better. This is our younger generation learning to ride and love horses - we all had to learn and do things incorrectly from time to time. Support these young ladies instead of leaving nasty, mean comments.

As a horse trainer and barrel racer of 20+ years that second horse is BURNED out!! He’s been hotdoged way to much. I’ve had a mare the same way. She was turned into a trail horse for 5 years then got back in to barrel racing and a total different horse. Give him a damn break!!!

If my horse ever acted like that then #1 I would be disqualified for my horse being a danger to me and others and #2 I would take him back to the trailer let him drink some water and walk him around until he cooled off. That's not defiant behavior, that's scared behavior.

The first girl was amazing. She barely kicked or pulled. And she did t whip! The second girl should have scratched. Poor horse

The arena REALLY needed a water break, way to dusty for these horses

That second horse and rider need a lot more work. The horse doesn't want to run, you can tell by the trying to get out of the arena, plus the rider is not with her horse. She's focused on winning and getting a good time

The second horse is a perfect example of why if you have a barrel horse you need to have that horse do other types of competition as well.

I am totally amazing at the lack of understanding what was really going on with that 2nd horse. That horse is probably a super sensitive/soft horse and has been rushed through things and forced without understanding or acceptance. A horse like that cannot be cowboyed and cannot be forced once their reactive side of the brain is in control. Obviously this rider has no clue on the type of horse she has NOR does she care AND probably says it’s crazy and stupid. Believe me this horse isn’t stupid. There is likely some sort of pain factor involved as well which adds to the horse’s anxiety. It is possible that this horse is not the right fit mentally or physically for this sport but since it’s being forced and if this continues this horse is going to possibly kill this rider because the rider has no clue what the horse is saying. Unfortunately you see this mentality in ALL disciplines and it makes me so sad for the horse because they don’t have a choice...

When I was in 4-H if a horse refused to enter the arena they allowed it 3 times to enter before it was immediately disqualified and we had the rider dismount and walk their horse into the barn and we had a rule against spurs and whips. And if you were caught doing something to your horse that was wrong, they'd kick you out of every event

Hun, call it a day its not the NFR. And to the people saying that the spurs are the problem, most likely not for berrel racing they typically use bumper spurs its not like bull riding where it on a rowel. Go back and work PATIENTLY with the horse and with practice next time should be better.

as a 14 yr old barrel racer, this disgusts me to no end.

Spurs aren’t the issue here ok everyone wears spurs practically it’s the rider not understanding that the horse is saying no

That horse is telling you something and It's ashame your just not listening ...its time to listen

I liked how the first rider wasn't really kicking! It's refreshing!

She has burned that horse out way to much and is now using the Spurs as discipline. Ugh

It's so so sad to see so much suffering. Poor horse, I wish I could grab it and take it out of that video, put it into a pasture with some buddies and leave it alone. I have never seen a horse say NO so loud and clear !

I love the way that the guy in the blue shirt handled him. He was doing so good with him, trying to calm him down and put his head down.❤❤

Your horse is over gymkhanas, when they no longer want to go into the gate it’s a number one sign. #poorhorse

The Arena manager should have scratched that girl and her horse,it was clearly a danger to her,other participants and their horses. That horse needs to be totally retrained for her event and for being an arena safe mount.

And what bothers me is she probably went to the trailer and beat her horse for not listening to her when she’s not listening to it. THIS is the problem with people, the horse is over this sport, he doesn’t enjoy it, and instead of retiring him or doing something that he enjoys, she pushes and pushes until the horse can’t take it anymore. People need to learn when enough is enough and take the horse into consideration!!!

GIVE HIM A FLIPING BREAK HES PROBABLY JUST TIRED AND STRESSED

Oml Raleigh reaction to this video

Sad this is the only video Raleigh decided to watch of barrel racing, these are the worst barrel racers I’ve ever seen smh. This is why people think we’re abusive.

Wow maybe if they stop making the horse run every time it gets in the arena. That horse is so ring sour, its a real shame.

There are many many different things to consider when things like this come. I've been barrel racing all my life and my barrel horse I raised and trained loved to run, never argued, ears perked and ran her hardest. She then suffered from an injury and for months after that and still a little now when she gets too nervous she doesn't want to go in. The best things to do for her is just let her sit there and calm down before asking her to go in again. Another thing wrong with this video is that if the horse didnt want to go in from nerves, it definitely didnt need all of those people handling it. I've read a lot of comments that are against the whole 'western riding ' because they constantly watch videos like this, but I have found that the best way to make a difference is not to type up negative comments but to teach when you get the chance. Inexperienced riders and irresponsible riders are who can mess up a horses mentality so the best way to fix the issues in the Equine competitive world is to teach people how to properly care for their horse.

The guy running😂😂

Relaigh NEEDS to react to this!!

Something bad obviously has happened to this horse such as bad arena experiences

That's what happens when you use force and brutality. Would you want to enter that ring when you know you're about to get flogged and kicked as hard as that little girl can even though you will still run as fast as you can go.. then have your face ripped at. Glad she eventually gave up. She needs to get back on the ground and listen too her horse

The rearing bay is a good example of a horse that's hurting somewhere. Soured horses are usually hurting horses.

I am a new horse rider. I noticed the girl looks like a beginner too and reading these comments it seems the horse might be in pain. That makes me sad. As a beginner I always do what my instructor tells me and I question her sometimes, "But is the horse okay?". She looks at me like "Really, you're questioning me? who has been riding all my life". Most "horse people" in the comment section are always so insulting towards the riders. One thing I do know, she held on, I would have been thrown off at the first harsh movement. Hopefully her horse recovers from whatever it is that is bothering it and she learns to not force her horses in the future.

would be disqualified after half of that much time where I ride

for the ones who say that barrel horses will act like this. NO! some may but they are going to hop/rear INTO the arena not out of it. this horse is clearly burned out. that poor horse just wanted to stay out of the arena, and they wouldn't let it. listen to your horse. they clearly were ignoring him.

Funny. Aussie barrel racing, English saddles, country music

Wow! Good idea to keep running your poor horse who clearly doesn't want to

If I was the girl with the horse who didn't want to go in the arena I would tell the judges I'm sorry but if he dosnt want to do it then he will not I'm going to bring him back to his stall )like in Free rein raven went wild and Zoe said no I will not force him b And as they were heeding back raven git loose and went at the starting line wanting to do it so she went on him and rose the show only because he wanted her to ride him and do it . ❤️

if I was on that horse that wouldnt go in I would have gotten off right away and gone home and taught that horse to walk through a gate without having a melt down

All you have to do is take a month off barrel racing and work your horse outside the arena and give the horse a break even just near the arena at first, then slowly start giving your horse a rest inside the arena. Then when you horse is comfortable with that, you start your horse over on the pattern and slow things way down on the pattern so the horse gets comfortable going to work again.

And I bet she walked off and beat her horse after him refusing

The horse didn't want to go in because they knew that it was going to get kicked with spurs and have his mouth ripped apart. Horse can quickly learn when they enter that arena, they are going to run around 3 barrels as fast as they can and be kicked and whipped at every stride. Also, *don't give novice riders spurs!!*

Makes me wonder what methods of training where used for this horse to be so freaked out

If my pony EVER acted like the second horse did I would get off of him immediately because I know how he acts when he’s stressed,I would walk him back to the trailer,get him some nice fresh icey cold water,talk to him,walk him around,then attempt to try and redo the run again :]

Something was wrong with the second horse. Some kind of pain on that horse. He/she was talking and telling them but they didnt want to listen. Poor horse.

Your horse is so scared. Litteraly petrified.

My horses first barrel race was yesterday she's a hot blooded qh so she was a little hesitant going into the gate but fine when she got in. Nothing like what the 2nd video was though just had to give mine extra encouragement. We made 4th in poles😀

I didn’t even want to finish, that horse was in so much pain!

Everyone in this video is so stupid. Poor horses. I would've done the same thing if I were that horse.

Is it a beginner barrel racing

The horse isn’t excited it’s terrified...

Im pretty sure the second horse is sour on barrels. A ready horse doesnt refuse the arena. A sour horse does

Ok. Why the hell would you stay on that horse for that long. You guys are a danger to yourself and others. Either way, the horse obviously wants you off REALLY badly so get the hell of him, lead him to the trailer, give him some water and hay, and let him relax. Jesus

God this video was awful to watch.

Sick, no horsmanship, just cruelty. Poor horse.

On the secound horse, my horse kinda does that but my horse, she’s only exited and just wants to run. I see that the secound one doesn’t want to run. My horse she just loves to run the barrels but hates the gate. But my grandma says before I get into the gate, just look at her (my grandma) then walk in, it helps bc I’m not getting exited either. Well if you read this, have a awesome day 😊

She should have gotten off and walked him in without force ppl need to learn

what did you do to your horse ? a horse do not act like that for no reason

A perfect demonstration of what you DONT want in a horse( A crazy dangerous horse)

At least she didn’t let that horse win the argument

i bet you if you took the spurs and bit away and you wouldnt kick him him like there was no tommorrow and whip him he wouldnt act like that

Don’t force your horse my god. I hate when people do that

Horses are truly never broke. Wild side at a moment's notice. You cant make them do something they dont want to.

"funny" thing is, this happens with so many horses. And people argue with me that barrel racing is fine. Jumping is fine. Competitive riding is so fine and good. Fuck that.

Ok everyone on here that commented needs to stop yes they need to learn how to ride and needs to learn not to be in the horses face and all I have two horses and I do contesting on them and i know how to treat them when they go in the gate and i had the same problem but we don't need to say they are bad at riding or they did horrible we give them nice tips and we don't be rude that's all not being mean

whoever posted this in AUS usually rodeos are a small community please for the love of god and that poor horse and the girl who clearly doesnt know any better …..this is not ok , a horse that severely rejects the situation that way is either sore, in pain somewhere or something else , a horse that loves their job isnt fighting it that bad. Even the girls at the NFR who run their horses up to 4 times a week for 50 weeks dont have that issue, she needs to take a look at herself and the horse

That poor horse probably doesn’t want to go in because he knows that at the end he is going to get kicked and whipped and slapped across the head for him to run as fast as he can go

Almost the whole video was the second girl 🙄. The horse was scarred, and a danger to others. The horse I don’t think was the problem it was the situation. Tho she did a good job not pulling as much as I’ve seen others do.

i see a LOT of UNTRAINED horses with NO RESPECT FOR THEIR RIDERS , very glad to see helmets . NOW TRAIN YOUR HORSES , THAT STARTS WITH GROUND WORK = CLINTON ANDERSON watch a LOT of his videos and you wont have such rank untrained animals

The problem why it was freaking out was because you were pulling on the rains to much

When a horse means no,they mean no,it’s not worth risking your safety,or others safety,just move on,and read your horse,if they’re not in the mood,respect that.

The horse isn’t excited it’s terrified....

I think that little girl did amazing handling that horse good in her for that!

Terrible display of really bad horsemanship. What have you done to this horse to make him hate and fear going into that pen? Is it the beatings to make him run as fast as he can! Is it the spurring? Is it the constant drilling? The horse is obviously burned out as a barrel horse. You can't fix his problem. He has been abused too much. Shame on you. Horses are not machines just to use, and,to be a good horseman you have to have a much better understanding of the nature of the horse,and have compassion in the way you approach his training. You have ruined your horse.

When that horse was throwing a fit the made me think of my pony.he does the exact same thing

That second horse really doesn’t want to run those barrels. Theres a big difference between a horse who’s excited to run and gets antsy and a horse that doesn’t even want to go into the arena. That’s not hyper that’s the horse trying to tell you he doesn’t want to. If he was hyper he wouldn’t have gone out of the gate when he got a chance. The girl must be working him to hard because once the person led the horse into the arena he was fine but as soon as the girl got on he was tearing and freaking out again.

Dont work with horses if all you do is abusing the shit out of it. The adults are encouraging this abusive behavior as well clearly not seeing that the horse HATES the girl and the sport.

horse number two is an example of bad training😒

I think they need to make the gateway a little bigger for the horses that refuse like that

What on earth has this horse been through to fear that arena so much. Sad

This 2nd horse is ready for a new gig...when they get to this point there is no coming back. He clearly is telling the rider something and it sad that the rider was not getting the message...but as a youth, her parents are the ones at fault here. That tearing up is going to end in a tragic situation as this horse is forced to do something it is clearly against doing for whatever reason, burnout, injury, spurred harshly, etc. Sad situation. Retire it and get a new ride. You will appreciate that advice when you get older and realize the signs were there.

Those are some beautiful horses my profile is actually a picture of my horse named pal he's a beautiful bud

That horse was going nuts bc it's a Thorobread and they r like that sometimes. I have one that does that too

Whoah that horse though!

Clear to see that the horse was having issues but that girl still tried. To change the subject... I want one of those saddles. I can't find one with that type seat.

That poor horse is so soured and refuses to run. He evidently HATES this event🥲😳

Just sad. Somebody taught that kid to beat the shit out of her horse and called it training.

Just because they are young doesnt give them an excuse to treat their horses like they do

For everyone claiming "it's the horses fault", or "he has bad training", or "he was just anxious because it's a show and he probably doesn't usually do that". The horse was not at fault, it was bad training if you meant by that is that the girl had trained him to be terrified of the arena, and I don't care how anxious that horse was it was not the gate because he continued to panic after getting past it, and it wasn't just the show because he calmed down as soon as the girl stopped trying to force him into the arena. That girl was wearing spurrs and I guarantee she does not have soft hands. He knew if he got into that arena he'd be beaten by spurrs and possibly a whip, and that she was going to rip his mouth around. Horses are extremely intelligent. They know what's going to happen before it happens. He was trying with everything he had in him to tell his rider that he did not want to experience pain anymore. She didn't listen and is honestly lucky he didn't flip on her. I hope she sells him for being "defective" and someone who actually uses their mind buys him and treats him well. He'll definitely need to be retrained as all he knows is that an arena causes fear and pain. Spurrs are unnecessary and unless you wear them only for show and while wearing them rely only on voice commands they do cause damage(I dont care how softly you use them it's like something poking you with the pencil tip rather than the eraser). As for the whole bits are abuse argument both bits and hackamores can cause damage to a horse if used abusively. Bits do cause more pain though and are more uncomfortable for a horse than a hackamore. If you use a bit, great, use soft hands your horse should never open their mouths in pain. And accept that having metal in your mouth is uncomfortable. People who use hackamores and think all bits should be burnt need to understand that people aren't going to stop using bits so preach gentleness and trying new things. Not total change. I've recently switched to a hackamore and it works great for me and my horse because he responds to very little pressure even in full panic mood and listens to me better in a hack. My mother tried a hack for her horse and had to switch back to a bit because her horse doesn't listen well to pressure and she doesn't take the time to teach him so his hackamore has been rubbing the fur off his nose because she has to pull so hard. Needs are individualized to the horse and rider and the sooner everyone is more truthful to eachother and themselves the better it will be for the horses.

That girl is a cowboy! Way to stay on.

That girl on the little buckskin did good🥺 maybe she needed to check her before the turn but but it’s other than that she did good!

Notice how every time that chick kicks that horse with her spurs he rears and acts up. I don’t blame him at all

I feel bad for the girl who couldn’t get her horse to go

I think the horse is trying to say it’s in pain

Its easy to tell when a bad horseman is on a horse.

Okay, but that girl is between the age of 11 and 14. We not gone talk about how she sat in that fucking saddle and sat through it ALL! Yeah, the horse is throwing signs. We can all CLEARLY see that. Let's talk about her not freaking out and sticking on there though

2nd run was terrifing. it made me sick. 3rd run was great. i didnt see spurs, didnt see a whip, and she didnt do much kicking.

When a horse doesn't go into a gate you don't beat and jerk the shit out of him, you get off and walk him to the gate and calm him down. These girls need to learn how to ride and know more about horsemanship.

That horse was very nervous, the rider is not ready to be in a saddle. if you can't control your house on the ground you won't have control on their back. This horse was trying to tell the rider it wasn't ready.

That horse has some kind of discomfort. Did anyone notice as soon as she got off the horse and they walked the horse in without her on the horses back he was fine. But as soon as she got back on he started to pin his ears and rearing that’s very common with saddle discomfort. Also he must have had some past trauma when being in a arena because that’s another sign why he’s rearing.