Teach them to Reach!
If you teach your horse to reach their front end you’ll save yourself a lot of drama and heartache when it comes to teaching your horse to collect. You can…
Pattern Diagram
Barrel racers, tend to obsess about the pattern. So I created a handy diagram to help you make yours the best, fastest, and cleanest it can be! For years, I…
Ratey Horses vs. Free-Running Horses
How do you help a ratey horse free up? How do you help a free-running horse, rate up? In this video below, I’ll share a few of my tips. One…
Bridling Tips And Tricks
How you bridle your horse can determine what sort of habits you develop in them! In this video I’ll show you how to get and keep them good!
Advanced Rollbacks
A good rollback is one movement – a stop to a turn around, and off we go! That said, I want my horse to wait on me, not anticipate, the maneuver. Here’s how I accomplish that!
Teaching Rollbacks
Teaching Rollbacks is one of the best ways to get good shoulder control on your horses. Shoulder control is at the top of my list when it comes to making…
Let’s Talk Rein Length
Let’s talk rein length, shall we? To me, rein length is really important. When we’re training a horse, we are, or should be, teaching them to search for the release. We do it with our feet, and even with our seat, so why do most barrel racers not do it with their reins?
Collection: Part Four
Today we’ll wrap up this video series on the basics of collection. I hope you’ve all found it helpful in your journey with your horses. In case you missed them, here’s part 1, part 2, and part 3.
Getting on From the Fence
Getting on from the fence is a handy trick to have in your arsenal. It’s one of the most important things I believe we can teach our horses to do.
Collection: Part Three
We’re covering more ground in our series on collection today! A couple things to note — in the video below: Cosmo wasn’t perfect with her lateral flexions. We are still…