How serious can i get with a 7 yr thoroughbred roping horse, is it too late to start him on barrels?

Question

How serious can i get with a 7 yr thoroughbred roping horse, is it too late to start him on barrels?

Answer 1

Serious as long as he is sound enough ,, and make sure he has not been rope on ,, on the forehand

But gosh ,, why not learn to rope instead of barrels ??



Make sure he is sound,, other then that,,,, he should be broke enough for you ,,

And he might refuse to run with a bad rider in him , he has been around awhile,, so he will know,, and let you know if your kicking and whipping and turn to hard for him,,

ride him for  a week or so and see if it will work

good luck