Comments on: Knocking Over Barrels

By: ivy

ivy — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:02:11 +0000

need more

By: shayla

shayla — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:50:16 +0000

ill have to try this some time

By: kilee

kilee — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:50:14 +0000

Hi,horse channel this is kilee i trot my horse to turn. i use my inside leg to kick the horse my horse around the barrel it is wonderful!I don`t have a real barrel i just use a rider in the middle and go around the horse like the horse is a barrle. it`s so much fun i`ll improve over this SUMMER.thanks

By: Lan

Lan — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:33:53 +0000

If you are having trouble knocking over barrels, post a video of you NATURALLY knocking over the barrels. In other words, don’t purposely knock over them, just ask someone to video you until you hit one. After you post the video come to my sight or go to my barrel runs and say that it is posted. I’ll watch it and see if I can help through video if you like.
My name is Lan and my horses that I have on barrel videos are Black Mare and Breezy.

By: Kit

Kit — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:39:26 +0000

I will have to try this advise since I hit the barrels too.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:56:56 +0000

Lexi this what you need to do if you are training a horse on barrels..Or this is how I trained mine..I started out my horse for like a month on just walking the pattern about 30 or 40 times everyday or every other day but make sure you start at the edge of the gate and then walk straight with both hands on reins and walk straight like you are going straight to the third barrel until you get closer to the middle then curve your horse and turn it head towards that first barrel(My horse went to the left first). Use your inside leg a little and it will start to turn towards that first barrel you may have to pull a little on the reins the first few times you do this but it will start to get the hang of it eventually. Then as you head towards the first barrel you need to move your horses body about 2 horse widths to the right side in this case. And you do this by using the outside (right) leg and you may have to pull on the riens a little bit with this too but evetually it will know what to do. Keep walking towards the barrel. Then when your horses hip is lined up with the barrel use your inside(left) leg again and pull on the reins to which ever direction you are needing to turn(this case left) around the barrel and then when your horses hip lines straight with the barrel straighten your horse back up and start heading for the second barrel. You need to go straight for that barrel until you get two horse lengths away from it then use that ouside leg to have your horse move its body over(have it move towards your feet at all times!! That is called usinf leg pressure!! Barrel racing is ALL in your LEGS you use your hands to keep your horse in line!)You do all of this the exact same way EVERY time or your horse will be lost. You just repeat this for all three barrels and when you come out of that first barrel just line up straight towards the starting gate so you dont lose time. If you want to know what to do when you start going at a trot just let me know. Glad to help 🙂

By: meranda

meranda — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:18 +0000

i do not if i should try it

By: Autumn

Autumn — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:57:42 +0000

My horse he tips his nose into the end pole and knocks it over before turning how can i get him to not tip his nose toward the pole.

By: Just Me

Just Me — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:51:12 +0000

To add to Marlene…Don’t look directly at the barrel…Lok up , look past and look for your next barrel

By: lexi

lexi — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:02:51 +0000

so pretty much iDK but if u just not ‘run’ around them all the time at home u should like lope them or trot them first. ( im just learning& im 11)