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Take a moment and imagine you are astride your favorite horse standing with this scene stretching before you. Sun shining. Breeze blowing. A 70 degree day. Can you see yourself galloping up that hill? Which path with you choose? Will you go fast or slow? Mmmmmmmm. See where you will go. Perhaps in the past you have heard me extoll …
11 Time World Champion Barrel Racers Charmayne James has a lot to offer the barrel racing world. I came across this video on Youtube that was taken at one of Charmayne’s Barrel Racing clinics. If you have watched her video and read her book like I have, you will appreciate this visual. Part of Charmayne’s teaching uses 5 axis points …
This is an excellent video from Ty Mitchell from the Josey Ranch Team of trainers. He talks about some of the things we can do as riders to prevent alleyway anxiety in our horses. He will demonstrate how to be prepared for different setups and still be successful. Prevention really is the key and he talks about some of the …
In barrel racing we often try and coordinate or match our outfits to the horses gear, but when it comes to personalities, too much of the same can be a bad thing. The idea is to compliment your horses personality with your own. Too much of one thing can be a trouble. If you are nervous and your horse has …
Three Key Questions to Ask Yourself Fall is often a time to reflect about what has transpired during the first three-quarters of the year. You’ve got time now before the beginning of 2011 to think about what worked this year, what didn’t work, and what you would like to do in the future. Maybe you want to buy, sell or …
A valuable resource available to barrel racers includes the website of World Champion Barrel Racer Charmayne James. Each month Charmayne contributes an article to the Barrel Horse News magazine. If you aren’t a subscriber you can still access this information. On Charmayne’s website she has a link called Barrel Horse News where you can find the articles organized for reading …
Learn How to Let Go, Trust Yourself, and Tap Into Your True Talent and Skill Do your hands and seat come naturally and spontaneously … or … do you analyze everything you do? Try this test: Crumple up a piece of paper and set a trash can 15 feet away. Your objective is to toss the paper into the basket …
Martha Josey and her Josey Ranch Team have a great website with many resources available. There is information there suited for the beginner barrel racer just learning to barrel race, to the advanced racer that needs to freshen up and be reminded that good horsemanship is where it all starts. In Martha’s Winning Ways section for the website you will …
We had great feedback on our Facebook page when we posted some videos with Dena about bits for barrel racing. Now Dena has her very own channel on YouTube! I think this video on positioning your horse around the barrel for a turn is great. It is a caption from her new video “Dena’s One Smooth Motion”. Have a look …
NFR qualifier, AQHA World Champion and barrel horse trainer Kristen Weaver-Brown talks to Barrel Racing Buzz about the third barrel. Watch the video and let Kristen give you some great tips. She is really well spoken and explains her beliefs really well. Get some tips on how to avoid bowing out on the way to third and slicing third on …
