KT Barrel Racing & Horsemanship Clinics

11/22/2024

Well it’s been a while!
1992 BFA World Champion and now I have my 2nd pride in Joy in the BFA Barrel Horse Sale ! My first was was Willie Fire For Cash who was 2nd highest selling and went on to be a futurity standout! This year I have another special guy we fondly call Toby! We have enjoyed this c**t so much he has been easy and is one of the best minded horses I have ever thrown a leg over. 90 days with Russell Littlefield who handed him over to me ready to go. I have tracked steers , started the pattern, he ponies , goes on the walker and is a kind , gentle willing soul who handles everything we throw at him! He sells #3 tonight! Doesn’t hurt to know the Shawnee Bug Leos stood out in competition this week! Check out my reels he’s definitely a special boy ❤️

11/21/2024

When you pay for a lesson or training, you aren’t buying an hour of my time. You’re paying for thousands of hours of sweat, struggle, success and tears. You’re buying injuries, mistakes, and revelations. You’re buying nights awake thinking about a horse or student I need to help more. You’re buying hours of hauling hay, mucking stalls and grooming, of carefully checking your horse over like It was my own. You’re paying for my further education, because i still take lessons as frequently as possible. You’re paying for my care, concern, over dinner conversation, and you inevitably become a central part of my life.
You can’t put a price on education, or personal development, or the bliss of finally being “with” a horse. Thank you for sharing with me, teaching me, and letting me teach you, while I put food on my table and hay in my barn with the most fulfilling job ever. ❤️

Beautifully written by the eloquent
Amy Skinner!

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

It’s pretty easy to get lost in a sea of issues when you’re passionate about something. So how do you even know what to tackle when you feel overwhelmed with things that matter to you?

I see a lot of people who complain, but aren’t willing to contribute to making things better. Next time you catch yourself complaining, ask yourself these things:

-> Does this even matter to me? My life? My livelihood? My peace of mind?

-> Can I contribute to making this better? Can I offer solutions and help implement change? Can I offer my time? Can I offer my skills? And am I even willing to?

-> If I am unwilling to contribute and make change, I need to ask myself what is the point of complaining? Is it to cause issues for others? Is it to bring light to a dark situation? Is it for my own benefit? It it for the underdogs?

-> If I’m willing to speak up on an issue, am I being polite, professional, and getting my point across in a way that’s receptive to others? Or, am I putting everyone instantly on defense?

-> I can get the point across on social media without torching the bridge, although sometimes bridges do need to be torched… and some bullies need to be shown what a bully is.

-> What will me talking about issues do to others? Lead by example.

The point of all these random thoughts is just to remember to offer solutions, remain professional, but also don’t get pushed around. Just because it’s how it’s always been, doesn’t mean it’s how it should always be. Change is hard. On everyone. For everyone, but change can also change your life.

11/09/2024

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What you accept, you encourage.

This is true in many walks of life, but especially in the foundational stages of training a horse.

If you tolerate a horse that bullies you around and pushes against you, you are not only allowing that reactive behavior to happen—you are encouraging it.

It is your responsibility to set the expectation for how your horse interacts with you.

It is your job to demonstrate leadership and communicate with your horse in a way they understand.

It is up to you to set the tone for each training session and encourage your horse to engage the thinking side of its brain.

When you communicate your expectations clearly, you start establishing a relationship based on trust and understanding.

11/08/2024

Time to book those 2025 clinics! Hit me up! Limited dates available 🛢️🛢️🛢️🐴💥

11/02/2024

Leo’s Pillow Talk aka Toby , Hip # 3 BFA Sale
Don’t miss out on this special guy ❤️🐴

10/31/2024

There are several issues that develop on the pattern.

Let’s talk about rate.

In a perfect world our horses would always rate and prepare for the turn.

I want a horse to rate off of my body, my hands, or my voice, or any combination of the three.

They need to respect my seat and my hands.

Rate needs to be taught away from the barrels and then when they are good at listening apply it to the pattern.

If we jerk our horses in the ground at a barrel and consider that rate then we will have issues with them bracing for impact.

If they learn to rate off of your seat and they start to look for the rate point on their own they will not brace. When teaching rate I start by sitting down and saying whoa then following with my hands.

Before long they will rate from your seat or your voice.

I want to give them the opportunity to do the right thing before I force it with my hands by pulling.

I want the rate point on the pattern to be a place they relax and think, not react and brace.

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