lilkittyanime I agree! But my horse requires a bit because how hot she gets

Hali Rice I agree every horse is different in training, riding, disipline etc. I will always no matter what horse I get I will always ride is halter, and bitless bridle. And as for your horse I do not doubt you are keeping the horse's best interest in mind. Have soft hand, have effective ground work so the lightest tilt of the reins the horse understands so you don't have to be pulling the horse's head to your thigh. Any horse no matter what you use, if you use the tack poorly, the horse will always get hurt, in halter or bit. Good luck to you and your beautiful horse. ^__^

Yes! that gave a like but the rest seemed... abusive

I agree and wish everyone took care of their horses the same way she did. Home town barrel racers are complete hell in barrel racing. By anyways ALWAYS care for the horse before the sport, ribbons, and yourself. Without the horse the riders would be nothing in these sports. I had a few falls with my mustang ( yes I run barrels with a mustang ) I personally would've gotten off and checked him up myself real fast and walk/ lead him back to the vets. I cant rise my horses knowing they possibly hurt themselves. But still props to her!

wannabe pictureperfect , some barrel racers can be abusive but these pros aren't abusive whatsoever.

You guys are just cry babies. Horses are naturally lovable. If Their rider does something they might not like, they dont hold grudges like you.

CayleeAndHaley1234 yeah Fallon loves her horses. I am the same i don't race then if they fall

Lela Biekert The problem is, people, probably people like you, want to do these things for the money, not for the love of their horses or trying to get them better.

Excuse me! I was not saying anything about money. I barrel race because i like it. My horse hates it. But if hes not feeling it we dont race. Got it

she wacked the horse to the side of it's head after it fell and how is running a horse to the ground not abusive ???

Who is bling

Madeleine Damiani Bling is the horse at 10:22 that has done super well for this girl. She (Bling) died about a year ago, can't remember why - I had found it on google.

I see it all the time. My horses love to barrel race and can't wait to go in, but I make them stay calm until we are in the alley. If they don't love it, they won't be good. Also, when you see "whipping", they are just being tapped, and in my case, they aren't even touched with the crop. I just wave it close to their butt.

breanna keel yeah I own one

breanna keel mine, most the time but once that kiss sound comes out of my mouth, watch out

Spare Phone cff . gvqr.akfj k 9?

Oh well. At least both horse and mare are alright!

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Baby flo still was finishin out the turn also!!! Great pair!

Ariel Aman i know :)

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+Shawna McCabe it's not easy!!

don't do it !! it's absolutely cruel !! these horses are run to the ground and they are kicked violently and they are using crops, bad enough they have bits !! horrid to do this to a horse

Get a life because that fucking not true.

Learn from someone who knows how to ride properly and safely, safely for the horse and you

Karlee Dailey you mean mares?

mauli_chantz alingic Lol may have been some sarcasm there...?

That’s usually how it works spurs down help as these people are professionals when most just starfish around lol

Nope, but it's invitation only. In general barrel racing events are open to any breed. I've seen huge Belgian horses come to the games day type barrel races where everyone is there to practice or just have fun. But when you get up to the high level/professional level, then you have to qualify to race. AQHA tend to do well because of how they are bred and built, but people also run lots of Appendix and some Appies. Depends on the horse, but athletic, turny as gritty as hell help a lot!

Jenna Valleau Mine is Chip and the other one is Lily

Jenna Valleau mine too

Kendyl Thompson A lot of times, it looks harder than it really is. When you kick big, the first thing to come back on the horse is your calf. That absorbs a lot of the impact, and your feet and spurs don't have as much force behind them. And yes, they were popping the horses with an over and under. They're most commonly made of leather, so they make quite a noise that urges the horse forward. As someone who's hit myself with mine more times then I can count, it isn't nearly as bad a it looks.

Kendyl Thompson It gets them to go faster and jump "gettyup" It's hard to explain,it would be easier to show you instead of explaining😂

If you look, they're mostly "kicking" with the calves, not hard enough to really hurt the horse, more like saying "NOW! Go go go go go !"

Kendyl Thompson part if the game

Sadly yes. Whipping them and kicking them the amount of times and so harshly it's sad to watch.

I have 18 horses

Delaine Green cool I have 22

misstruthseek horses love to run and love a challenge