Barrel Horse training, includes pattern work, start to finish and Reining training to get one handling good in general or in preparation for pattern work.
03/26/2025
This is my buddy Dash as a baby . You can see the confidence and cockiness , he had, even then. He knows he is special and I tell him, he is right ❤️. Dash officially turned 5 , on the 23rd. Dash has been making better and better runs , the last few months, but he has had a touch of hesitation, behind the first barrel, his last couple of runs, but, still tried his butt off . We went to the vet and he has some arthritis in the lower hock joints, especially the right. This in turn, has created a sore right stifle and some inflammation, in his upper right hind suspensory . So, after injections, a few days off and 3 weeks of only trotting and walking straight lines, he should be ready to go back to barrels🤞 This horse is tough and continued to improve his times, despite the hocks, getting sore. I only knew something was off, after I felt the hesitation, in his right turn. The heart of a champion? Indeed!! This horse needed time to mature, but, I've just let him come along, at his own pace. He is a lot, that's how I describe him. Quirky? You bet, but, honest as the day is long. I would take 10 more, you can't buy heart and his is big. Thanks buddy for taking me along on a great ride and for giving 100% everytime you go through those gates. I Love you❤️. Photo credit: Kathy Carnazzo
