Before y’all comment “why are you whipping” or “abuse”….. I never whipped her. She was completely untouched when I bought her, and I did all of her training I used the monty Roberts halter training method which uses the round pen and the horse’s natural psychology, but I will have you do your own research on that because I would writing for hours. I swung it BEHIND her, to move her feet. The clip is cut so in one or two spots it looks like it could have hit her but in the full video it clearly does not. And for the “abuse”, where? Just because I barrel race? Show me one video where I do something that is abuse. In any of my recent videos. I have BUILT this channel on being an ethical barrel racer. And yes I know the round pen work was quite cringe worthy, but keep in mind I was 12, with no phone, and minimal guidance to train my own horse. (I literally bought her for 400$ because, well I was 12) So, that should cover that.
I honestly don’t think round pen work is cringy at all I think it can help with training because it is in a contained area and it’s a good training method
You are kind and loving and showed true regard and care when training. Don't pay attention, or bother responding to uneducated idiots! Continue being confident in what you do and how you do it...cuz it works, obviously...❤😊
@@maddie.1824 when you use a crop you can cut the horse, apparently you’ve never been hit by one, I have been and it hurts. I still got the mark from it. So yeah… crops hurt like hell. And whenever you kick a horse you lick it in the ribs don’t you? Yeah I thought so.
@@maddie.1824 I’m not saying it’s bad and not good, using a crop could be bad or good. I don’t even do barrel racing or pole bending. I do reining and cutting, also training mustangs, although my aunt does barrel racing and she starfishes RARELY, extremely rarely, that’s because her horse don’t listen to a simple light kick.
What I appreciate so much about this girl is the fact that she worked with that horse and listened to its cues and properly knew how to train it without abusing it and took the time to pony it and explore different kinds of riding instead of just barrel racing and making her horse do that over and over and it be the only thing ingrained inside of its head unlike most barrel racers. She has a nice seat and shes not pulling on her horses mouth, she doesn’t have spurs, and she isn’t star fishing. Im so glad that shes growing up to be a true equestrian. Props to you for doing well and being patient.
@@SG_BarrelRacing lmao love it. I want to buy a pair of gentle touch spurs, right now I have traditional rowel spurs. I don't use them because my horse seems like he was trained for reining or some other leg-yield heavy discipline, so he doesn't need a lot of force/poking lol
What I love about this one is you can see the glow up in the behavior of the horse. Comparing the last clips to the first ones the horse seems really enjoying what it does. Amazing work, that horse definitely loves you and your work ❤
You’re literally the best barrel racer I have ever seen. Properly trained your horse, took your time, have proper equitation, don’t starfish kick, and taught your horse other skills apart from barrel racing. Amazing equestrian and rider; props to you!
That’s true trust and a great bond 😁🫶 !! Also if anyone thinks she’s “abus*ng the horse” .. she’s not she’s just directing it by whipping behind it to get it to go forward.. also done with rope.. just tells them to keep going and gets their attention with the noise and bigger movement .. (doesn’t actually even touch them) -have a great day !!
For anyone who thought the whip was abuse: It is a training method when your get the horse to run in a circle around a pen ( without a lunge reign ) it is often use to see if a horse as any movement problems that needs to by seen to by a vet but can also be used for training (or breaking a horse in). Otherwise she is very gentle on the horses mouth and not over-kicking so she is a very good rider who is considerate about her horses. have a great day!
Finally a barrel racer who respects and understands their horses need and doesn’t just race to win thank you so muck for being an example to so many other barrel racers who starfish and don’t respect their horse 😊
Girl you are amazing! ❤ it is a huge accomplishment to train a horse from zero at such a young age! You did and are doing so good! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for not being a typical barrel racer, so nice to see a hirse running its heart out and not being punished with those insane splits kicks most riders seem to enjoy.
Can you make a video on how you taught Storm leg cues? I'm currently training my own horse and getting ready to ride her and I wanna learn how to start. I'd also love to see a series on teaching leg cues, using aids, cantering, extending out, etc. If you don't want to do that it's fine, just a suggestion
You are awesome. Not only having a great seat and really good overall riding skills, but having the tenacity to train your horse from the ground up makes for an impressive team. You clearly care about true horsemanship and developing the relationship with your horse that makes the impossible, possible. You outshine more acclaimed riders any day of the week. Wishing you the best throughout life.
I just bought a 4 year old, and we are starting from scratch, and we have hit a bit of a slow spot. This gave me so much motivation and determination! You're amazing! ❤
Girl in these comments some ppl are out to get you like a monster 💀 but you did an amazing job training storm and she's an amazing horse now thx to you
I don’t think many people realise that you don’t actually need a whip to start off your horse, I’ve backed 2 of my horses so far. We started with simple walks out to gain confidence and then lunging. Whips where only used after we had progressed further in the lunging and only to wave behind the horse. When I finally got on it was little squeezes with the legs and having someone lead him when I did so. Took awhile but he’s the sweetest little thing. Positive training was a large part in it aswell, when he did something we wanted we would give him a treat. I taught them to touch cones with their noses and walk back to me, all with the help of some treats. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy just some hay cobs or something you can fit in a pouch.
She was not halter broke, i couldn’t get near her so i had to use the Monty Roberts nh method. With Round penning, she learned to come to the middle. I don’t mind r+, but at the time I was unaware of it and after trying it I still rather use the pressure and release In The beginning
@@SG_BarrelRacing I don’t disagree with your training methods, but you definitely can use 100% with halter breaking! Shelby Dennis did with her two wild mustangs. But I also think pressure and release are totally valid methods too
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Great work! I appreciate that you don’t kick and whip her around the barrels like many people do. You’ve trained her to run fast without all that. I also love that you have a loose reign on her!
@@SG_BarrelRacing legitly whipping at and making them barrels is the most horrible thing you can do to a horse doing that will mess up your horse mentally and make them unable to live a normal life
@@The_ace_wolf I don’t just barrel race, jumping dressage, trail riding, and some other random one time disciplines. And literally look at the pinned comment for “whipping” because it literally NEVER touched her
As the amazing rider said to you,Pithecanthropus whip didn’t tough the horse and she doesn’t gpkick while racing plus even if the whip did touch them it’s just like being tapped with a shoelace,usually teh whipped is used to create a sound
Damn that was satisfying to watch. This is what happens when hard work, dedication, time, and real effort are put in. I got a lazy gelding, I couldn’t get him to walk under saddle. I got to work on him immediately, with days of nothing but lunging. He went from never even moving to topping nearly 30mph on a straightaway. It took me less than two months to do that. Now he’s my barrel horse. Put in time, effort, hard work, and raw willpower, and you will get the horse you worked for, like this girl in the video.
wow!!! you’re not like many other barrel racers i’ve seen! you kick only when you need too, you don’t whip excessively, you don’t thump on the horses back, and you don’t yank on the reins you let the horse take you! that is clearly a horse that loves its job!! amazing riding!! (i’m an english rider so idk much about anything western but you look amazing!)❤
LUNGE WHIPS NEVER HIT THE HORSE PEOPLE! It always hits behind and on the ground, while your hand holds the lunge line. Some don’t use a lunge line and just use the whip behind and their hand out.
+1 subscriber THE CHANGE!!! You did so good with her!!!! I love that you used join up and got her trust instead of just jumping on her and forcing her without any trust like some people do!! You two look soooo good! 💕
Ok this is proabbaly the best barrel racer I have seen❤ they don’t kick really hard, they don’t starfish, and they don’t whip and whip😊🎉 love you and your horse🫶🫶
