Science: Barrel Racers Can Win Without Abusing Their Horse
Attn: Barrel Racers – new research shows you’re no more likely to win if you whip, spur or yank/crank on your horse around the cloverleaf! This is great news, it means no more excuses for…
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Barrel Racing & How Not to Deal with Bad Publicity
Historically speaking, criticism of barrel racing (and associated riders) has been met with widespread denial of abusive riding, excuses and dismissals of such behaviour from riders, and of course let’s not forget the name-calling, insults…
Barrel Racers Keeping It Classy
Heads up, this post contains foul language. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. More often than you’d expect, I receive comments that are .. displeased with my writing. But the majority of them always come…
More Cringe-Worthy Barrel Racing Abuse
When I see images like this, regularly, I just shake my head. Then when the inevitable comments excuses follow I’m heart-broken because these horses don’t seem to stand a chance of being ridden in a more empathetic manner.
My Favorite Barrel Race
No lie, I think most people by now know I’m not a big fan of barrel racing… but this is my new favorite video of just that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnjHxCDDGdQ But I mean, really, a TUBE TOP?…
Do Barrel Racers Cross the Line into Abuse?
Barrel racing is a high speed event, and when speed is added to any activity the difficulty level increases as do the potential errors. Let’s also add to the mix the fact that it is a competition sport and involves money, and as demonstrated in Dressage, Jumping and Reining, to name a few competitive sports; money affects motivate. So, does that mean that Barrel Racing, fueled by speed and competitive cash, is subject to horse abuse the same as other sports?