Help with barrel racing?

Question

ok i have a buckle series on saturday my horse is name is gus and hes a morgan and i want to try and beat my record 20 sec flat i need help plz?? wider turns tighter turns let him o all out or wut hes soooo hard to pull back i have to put a tie down on him hes sooo fast when i wwas pulling back i cut my hands on the reins and they r super soft!!!

Answer 1

Go a bit wide when starting around the barrel, but then pull close on the other side. Also, just let him run, free up your reins! And then when you come to the finish line, say "whoa" and pull back steadily till he stops. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Answer 2

Sounds like you need to try another bit...one with a longer shank for more Whoa!!! and maybe one a little bit more severe in the mouth. What type you use?

Answer 3

No amount of pulling is going to help cause unless your King Kong you will have no chance of pulling him up.  Morgans have one of the strongest necks so when you're pulling he has already locked that neck and you have lost!  I would suggest that you keep your hands down low on the withers. I would love it if you e-mail me with the type of bit you are using and all equipment that you have on him also what you have tried, Gus just wants to be the fastest and you are complicating things for him!!! lol Shifting your weight is very critical and I would practice this at a trot.  If your training is kinda a fight session to slow gus down then remove the barrels and mark round circles in the dirt for yourself and this will help gus focus on you and not the barrels he wants to zip around.  Just remember to keep those hands down! On approach to the barrel, because Gus has no problem with speed try to sit down about 3 strides before the barrel and keep your hands down, lean a little bit back and no i don.t mean lay right back!haha  This will increase the weight on his haunches allowing you to then control the turn.