Comments on: Make a Complete Stop After a Barrel Run

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:45:18 +0000

Is this barrel racing tips going to be in next months magazines or are they just for on here? I would very much love to have these questions while getting back into barrel racing.

By: victor villarreal

victor villarreal — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:48:25 +0000

I totally agree but you can also use the arena fence to stop your horse. Practise at home on stoping with the fence and if your having trouble with stopping your horse how much control do you really have? So, I’ve always been told to never see-saw the reins when trying to get a full stop but to first ask for a regular stop and enforce by bending to a stop or applying more preasure to one rein and less to the other. Does the see-sawing action help to ask the horse to slow down into a stop or how does it help benifit the horse to eventually learn to stop when asked?
Sam, St. Joseph, MO

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:13:34 +0000

Seesawing reins isn’t the answer to stopping on a regular basis. That’s a crisis situation. Train your horse to stop appropriately. Stopping is part of riding and seesawing is a lack of training from the rider.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:54:28 +0000

you should also make sure your giving your horse the right comand and make sure she knows what your asking her

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:53:01 +0000

So, I’ve always been told to never see-saw the reins when trying to get a full stop but to first ask for a regular stop and enforce by bending to a stop or applying more preasure to one rein and less to the other. Does the see-sawing action help to ask the horse to slow down into a stop or how does it help benifit the horse to eventually learn to stop when asked?