There are so many sayings with the word “Win” in relation to sports, but none of them really get down to the nitty gritty of why chasing that word in itself can’t make you successful. The word WIN is either a Verb or a Noun. noun noun: verb; plural noun: verbs 1. a word…
What measuring stick? What is this lady babbling about this week? Who even uses a measuring stick anymore? Is she talking about the ones people use to stick horses for how tall they are? Nope, I’m talking about measuring our self worth and whos voices we allow in our lives to decide if we…
Are we bored with our setup? Are clinicians running out of content so they bring in something “new” or more complicated to try to add to their clinics? It has me baffled. There are 3 straight lines, 1 arched line and 3 changes of direction around a barrel (turns) to navigate on the barrel…
What do I mean Parrots & Sheep in the barrel pen? Don’t worry, you didn’t miss a viral video. Other than an Ed Wright video a few years ago on YouTube with a random chicken that scared the crap out of a horse, I haven’t seen any random farm animals IN the barrel pen,…
Stop blaming your bit. Your bit has a bigger impact on the clock if you are in the approx 7-8% of elite riders that have a honed feel to the most minute pressure, but for the rest of the 91-92% of us in barrel racer land, there are a lot of other factors that are…
One consistent theme shines through when competitors are winning at a high level. Their trusty mounts have strong personalities and/or some quirks, all of them, usually pretty long lists too! Lists of things they must have or can’t have. When the needs on the list are met, they will slay the barrel pattern…
Are you treating your horse for who they are, or are you pigeonholing/stereotyping your horse? The most common reasons Barrel Racers buy or breed barrel racing prospects are: -they want to replicate what they currently have -they want to replicate what they have had in the past -they want to replicate what someone else…
In accounting the greater than and less than sign in combination (<>) means “not equal to”. We use it in auditing and reconciling to show which trial balances do not equal the statements they are supposed to match up to. YOUR SADDLE SEAT SIZE IS NOT EQUAL TO YOUR SELF WORTH, WEIGHT, ACCOMPLISHMENTS,…
Have you ever wondered how and why crossing the exact same combination of mares and stallions doesn’t result in offspring with the same traits? Welcome to the EXCITING world of Dominant and Recessive Genotypes! There is however, a way to determine the odds. Many believe that stallions have the most influence in the outcome of…