Double B Barrel Horses

11/01/2024

Nothing makes me happier than all these kiddos filling out and getting shiny 😍 I am blessed with a pretty cool set of horses in my barn right now!

10/24/2024

As it’s the time of year that a lot of young ones are getting ready to start their hopeful barrel racing career, consider this as you plan out their next few years—

There will always be an exception to the rule.

However, most trainers will agree that foundation is everything.

We need the correct start on a c**t.
We need consistent, correct pattern work.

Some horses will come along faster than others.
Some horses will train easier than others.

Typically, it takes a barrel futurity trainer 12-18 months to get a c**t ready to enter.

These futurity horses with the correct foundation and pattern work tend to have long successful careers.

When we ask them to come along too quickly and add too much pressure they come undone in most cases.

We can ask a horse to step up, but need to understand that usually it’s 2 steps forward and 1 step back.

You can speed one up and see where they are, but you will need to slow them back down to keep it all together.

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10/18/2024

It is more than just “horse training”.

Earn their trust.

It is building a relationship.

It is being a horseman that communicates effectively with the horse.

It is reading personalities and understanding body language.

It is being present and being able to modify your methods to fit each horse.

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10/07/2024

08/31/2024

UPDATE: I am now full until November when I have a couple go home💕

We finally got our runs rebuilt and I have one open spot left for an outside horse 🎉

Brianna Hartman

✨ C**t starting
✨Tune ups
✨Hauling/patterning/finishing on the barrels
✨Trail/Leisure horses

✔️ High quality feed/forage/supplements included in cost
✔️ 5-6 rides/week
✔️Regular picture and video updates
✔️ 12x40 covered runs
✔️ Clients always welcome and encouraged to be involved in the process
✔️Around the clock care
✔️ Haul outs to see the sights

Sanger,Tx

Tons of references available upon request. Additional video of client and personal horses on my business page. I have worked for several vets and specialize in equine nutrition. Your horses’ physical and mental wellbeing is of the utmost importance to me! I’m looking forward to speaking with you. 🙂

08/05/2024

It’s not “too broke,” just a different kind of broke.

Basic horsemanship is universal and I think we can all agree that horses learn well through pressure and release. But I think it’s important to take into consideration the task at hand and train according to what your discipline requires of your horse. It has nothing to do with them being too broke or not broken enough, but everything to do with them being broke in the way that meets the needs of your discipline.

I don’t think a horse can be too broke, but they can be too drawn to your feet or too backed off to win at our event. Some horses need a little of that and others not as much. We need them to move out freely without being drawn down too much. Obviously, we need them to rate and gather when we ask, but we need plenty of forward motion and reach.

They all need collection, softness, fitness, good nutrition and consistency. I find it important in our event that they can carry themselves without me having to place every foot all the time but also that they will let me when I need to place them.

They need to have a level of confidence that allows them to take over, but also to come back to me when I need them to. That’s probably one of the hardest things to achieve but so important in an event where we need them to basically runoff and then gather back up four times in approximately 15 seconds.

Last but certainly not least, they need to trust their rider. I work every day at getting my horses to accept my hands and feet willingly and trust that they will get a release when they get soft. Horses that trust you are so much less likely to brace against you or get worried when the pressure is on.

There are a lot of ways to win but to consistently win on multiple horses, you have to train a broke horse. Not to be your slave, but to be your partner!

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07/27/2024

Skipping steps and rushing the process can be very detrimental to our horses. It’s not a race to see who can get one trained the fastest.

Train for the horse not for the video.

Be present through the process, realizing where your horse is at so that you can be realistic with your expectations.

This doesn’t mean every day should be simple. Progress is made through challenges. We should be challenging ourselves and our horses past our comfort zone at times. We need to work through the challenge and hold our horses accountable before we move onto something else.

Learn to love the whole process, not just the win!

Be patient.
Be present.
Be persistent.

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04/21/2021

Trig running in the 1D tonight❤️❤️

04/08/2021

Laurie’s 2nd day loping through last night🤩 This little girl wants to be a barrel horse she is so much fun! Love me a good little cow horse 😍❤️

03/13/2021

ENORMOUS 3 year old “Ima Native Baby” by Reds Western Native 7th or 8th day loping through tonight❤️ he’s pretty catty for such a big ole guy!😍

03/13/2021

Cat’s 6th day loping through tonight ❤️ have I mentioned how much I love her yet??!😝