Some people need to learn how to ride before they add speed

31:54 - 🗣 “quit jerkin on his face!” .... finally some one said some thing!!!

Is it just me or does the horse after it fall look like it’s limping on the back legs at 23:54

The girl that fell off at 3:25 I think it was, she was on the forehand when the horse was trotting which most often does throw a horse off balance, and you can also tell that the horse was very heavy on the forehand at the trot, walk, and canter. I'm no barrel racer, but I do drill riding and natural horsemanship, so I'm really good at picking these things out.

2:02 what a nice mare

Aw poor girl, I know what that feels like lol. I’m glad she’s okay. And what a tough cookie for getting back on!! Good for her!

If you are constantly going to be on your horse's face, you have no business using a leverage bit.

13:20 who let her barrel race?

3:13 and that's the saying green and green = black and blue. Glad she's okay.

4:20 is the legit cutest thing ever

I hate it when people like this who rip their horses face of and whip them so hard that it puts scars in them barrel race, I barrel race I they are creating a bad name for barrel racers. Disgusting

Good grief, I knew by the thumbnail Paint was gonna buck. And then it looked at that first barrel like it was a monster. Smh That grey horse with the little guy in the green shirt was awesome.

8:00 well done Bailey, you didn't listen to folk telling you to kick her, a lovely round!

3:43 When their that young and unbalanced they should NOT have spurs there’s no way for them to control jabbing their poor horse

A couple of people in the open would have had shorter times if they would check there horses around the barrel 🤷‍♀️

I really like the run at 18:02 he didnt really kick, not smacking. lighter hands. I really liked that one.

y dont the kids ride with helmets ppl

I like how the little girl on the paint can barely trot and they strapped spurs on her 🙈🙄 then gabs him and he takes off... ugh some of these are hard to watch.

Some of these kids that have spurs on half of the reason the first girl fell off was cause of spurs and the horse got a little frisky and excited

I think that all of the kids and adults should have helmets on cuz you could fall and break your C2 like Fallon Taylor did. Just saying no hate

I like Jeff on the palomino...everyone should learn from Jeff...be like Jeff :)

Some of these kids are so young😭

that paint dost not need sprues Please comment if you disagree

And that is why you wear a helmet kids. If you really want protection, wear an impact vest too. It will save your life.

20:50 that was one of the better rides. Not too harsh, "good boying" the horse. it was smooth as well.

3:25 is why you should always wear a helmet no matter how you ride. If she'd landed on her head, she could've been seriously injured

What pattern size is this?

19:20 is Gross she needs to loosen up her Rains and do some ground work and know how To disengage her horses hind courtiers so the Horse can't get away from her. Not trying to hate just saying it would Really help.

The horse at 3:34 only bucked because the girl has spurs on

I’m surprised most of the kids and little tiny kids aren’t wearing helmets like what?!

What a good animal at the start!

Good job for the 1# girl way to hang on🐎

Run at 16:44 was nice

5:39 That’s a pretty Appaloosa horse😍

Some of the riders need training and most of the horses need training, but it's amazing how angry people who have never run barrels or never been competitive at it get over things they don't understand. The horse's job is to run fast and make tight turns. They get a lot of momentum going. You need a bit that can stop that momentum before you hit the fence. Your priority should be safety, and part of being safe is making sure you can stop in time. A lot of them need spurs to keep them off the barrel going in and have them complete the turn going out. The head and the body don't always go the same way, which is why you sometimes have to have spurs to push them over. A lot of these people aren't even making much contact with their spurs. They're hitting their back cinches, which doesn't do anything more than a regular kick. I also really like the whips with fuzzy ends a lot of them have. They don't hurt. They're awkward to use and are basically an empty threat. They only hurt when your friend is riding past you and decides to take aim when you aren't looking. Little kids should be wearing helmets, but there comes a point where you're a grown adult and you can decide whether or not to wear one. Personally, I don't. I've always found them uncomfortable and I have a couple of incredibly sure footed horses that I can trust aren't going to dump me. A helmet also isn't going to help if you land wrong. You can still break your neck with a helmet on. I've never had an accident that did any damage, but I know it could happen at any time, and I accept that as my risk and ride defensively. I don't do stupid things and don't take green horses away from the house unless they're doing an in hand class. These people have the right to ride as they please, and most of them are actually being pretty nice. Almost all of them totally give the horses their heads to run home. It's just a matter of slowing down where you need to and the can't stop wont stop mentality of a barrel horse. Plus, no one here knows what these horses are like outside the arena. One of my horses can gather cattle bridleless at home, but she'll dump you if you attempt to run barrels in anything less than a mild correction bit. Use her normal bit and she runs a fast clean pattern with only verbal cues for speed. It all just depends on the horse and how they respond cues and what they're like in different environments.

I feel so bad for the girl at 2:47. She was TERRIFIED, tense, and inexperienced. She had a death grip on that saddle horn. Not to mention, that horse is too much for her. I could tell that sucker was going to buck the moment she got to the first barrel. Pairing inexperience with inexperience gets someone hurt and kills confidence. This little girl may never want to ride anymore because of it. She needs a “been there and done that” horse to learn the basics on until she gains more confidence in herself and learns to trust her horse 😔

Amazing

The girl in the white should fo worn a hemelt and no spirs because the horse shows that he can with just a little cue

Can someone plz tell some of these gals that treating your horses neck like a water pump isn’t going to make you go faster

Where is this located at

Good afther Itambacuri ligado...AAAsousa

Christi, darling it isnt your horse whos wasting time its you.

Everybody is doing well I just wouldn’t suggest letting kids use spurs unless the used them correctly I use spurs cause I need them and use them and I have a reason

the little kids at the beginning we’re really cute

as it will not fall, it weighs about 70 klg

Cant the horses just be let to run with no kicking or hitting on the way home I mean I think they would know to run by themselves..

I started watching these videos this summer and caught up with the riders by watching older videos. I'm really surprised you don't show the girls having clinics and learning how to ride. It's heartbreaking to see the way they treat their horses and everyone's just OK with that. If you can, get together and hire a professional or two to give you tips and lessons.

At 3:00 you can hear barely her mom or someone say this is her first barrel race! 🤦🏽‍♀️ Like c’mon

The girl and the paint horse at 28:26 is too big for the horse too, she has a good seat but too big

I’m liking the lady at 11:28 she’s light and very nice on her turns

At 23:20 with the paint I’m not saying she’s fat she just looks a tiny bit big for him so he can’t get on top of the ground but he’s such a good horse for standing there ❤️

Helmet.

26: 13 she thought she was goin so fast

Shes heffty horse was like to many McDonald's cheese burgers. Like Sissy said to bud😂

A lot of these horses are very susceptible to kissing spine due to their high heads all the time

19:10 is disgusting. She should be ashamed

AND i think shewas to big for the saddle

7:32 stophorsesbuse 26:14 7:21 pulling 19:19

Nice helmets 😑 and Kudos to the ones actually wearing them

That dirt is bad

22: 15 she took it way to far u should only use onehand

If I could ONLY say what I want to say. This group needs so much work, so much direction, and so many hours of dedicated practice. To allow young women to become so obese in the first place is unacceptable, but to allow them ride horses and fall off, kick, spur, whip, and yank like maniacs is horrid. You don't follow NBHA rules. You allow animal abuse. You encourage accidents to happen when you don't speak up regarding weight limits on horses. A 1000 pound horse can ONLY (ONLY) take 20% of his/her weight INCLUDING the saddle. For Shonda to be in this event her horse would need to be 1500 pounds. I keep hoping that with each video I watch I will see improvement, but I don't. It would be so much better if the sponsors sat each contestant down and literally taught them how to ride. Lizzie, Kelsey, Carla, and a few others may be the only exceptions. HELMETS on kids would be AWESOME.

why dont you people follow nbha rules

And most of the ppl riding the horses are using whips,spurs or their reins to whip there horses to go faster. If u have the right training u don't need theses. I can cluck to my horse and she'll go faster no whips no spurs and no whipping the horses with the reins

Folks, PLEASE for the love of god and all things holy. LET.OUT.OF.YOUR.HORSES.FACE! You’re giving them stop and go cues at the same time and wanna act surprised when you get thrown! Its your fault! Your horse is about confused at hell and doesn’t know what to do!

I hope you guys stopped doing these shows yall dont follow any rules you let people who abuse their horses rub

Is it just me or does the horse after it fall look like it’s limping on the back legs at 23:54