Katiean
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Hey I was just thinking how much I loved Barrel raceing. I was wondering if you could barrel race minis in either a sulki or smart cart. I mean without getting killed. Has anyone ever tried it?
At everyone of the mini shows, in this area, they have barrel racing and pole bending. Believe it or not, it is very competitive. There are a couple of people that go flying around. Of late, they have limited it to trot only, for safety, and so that more people would have a chance. Most use easy entry carts and a couple of sulkys.Hey I was just thinking how much I loved Barrel raceing. I was wondering if you could barrel race minis in either a sulki or smart cart. I mean without getting killed. Has anyone ever tried it?
At everyone of the mini shows, in this area, they have barrel racing and pole bending. Believe it or not, it is very competitive. There are a couple of people that go flying around. Of late, they have limited it to trot only, for safety, and so that more people would have a chance. Most use easy entry carts and a couple of sulkys.Hey I was just thinking how much I loved Barrel raceing. I was wondering if you could barrel race minis in either a sulki or smart cart. I mean without getting killed. Has anyone ever tried it?
At the National Little Britches Rodeo Finals, in Pueblo,CO this year there were several large size minis. The little barrel horse could really scoot and was ridden by a tiny little girl. There were also a couple of large size minis being used in the Little Wranglers goat tail untying. I waanted to get a video of the little bay barrel horse, but didnt manage. He was an amazing little horse.
It quite depends on the horse; all of our horses must go pleasure and games. My horses will stand there half asleep waiting for the class...then go in, zip around the course like crazy, then calmly come to a walk after making the exit timer...and walk out of the ring with a relaxed rein. One mare in particular, will be so relaxed before the class she will actually snore if I don't keep her awake.Lol...As it is, my wife already hates dealing with the antics of my high-strung barrel horses. I don't think she would be too thrilled if we patterned a mini.
We have barrels, and pole bending at all of our shows. What FUN!
What really amazes me are the times our horses will do them. Generally, the times are just a bit more than twice the times of "real" racers. I figure that if a good run for a riding horse is 15-16 seconds; for my 31.50 mare to be able to do the same pattern in 32-33 seconds...at a TROT...pulling me and a cart around th cones...it is nothing short of phenominal.(Not only do we use cones for both barrels and poles...we have balls on them, so to knock one off, is an automatic 15 second penalty.)
It quite depends on the horse; all of our horses must go pleasure and games. My horses will stand there half asleep waiting for the class...then go in, zip around the course like crazy, then calmly come to a walk after making the exit timer...and walk out of the ring with a relaxed rein. One mare in particular, will be so relaxed before the class she will actually snore if I don't keep her awake.Lol...As it is, my wife already hates dealing with the antics of my high-strung barrel horses. I don't think she would be too thrilled if we patterned a mini.
In the AMHA rulebook, it says you use a roadster cart. Here, we prefer roadsters, but any cart will do; nobody is excluded from trying. I just use my "convertable" show cart with the basket removed.I think they should require a hyperbike or smartcart. That way you are more "one" with the horse.
If you are speaking of the little bay mini and the little girl at NLBRA finals, that is very good time for the age group she was in. The older girls on the big horses were running in the mid 15 to mid 16 range. for the most part.That first tiny little girl ran an 18.036 on that mini. Most of the kids in youth rodeo running big horses run that time, and shes so young.
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