Look at this beautiful and motivated client work! Ashley Zwirner and her mare have accomplished so much in such a short time!
🐴 Soft hands
🐴 Relaxed body position
🐴 Calm pony
Mission accomplished!😎
Y’all better watch out for this duo this year! 🛢🐎💨
Missy’s gonna win some monies!
Missy was back today for her second session with Beyond the Brim! We swapped her first barrel to fix some old/bad habits and gave a bigger pocket.
The results 👀👀👉🏼👉🏼 were great!
Also! Missy’s owner takes advantage of Beyond the Brim’s hauling & travel package! Get your pony on the books today📖‼️
•••Drills•••Drills•••DRILLS!!•••
Even tho Playboy’s training is slowing coming to and end, I am going to be posting his old videos and progress shots to share our journey.
Here we are working on Playboy paying attention to his rider as a pilot. Barrel horses often become too confident in their job but it is very important that they are still in tune with their rider as they learn.
In this drill there is no one consistent or correct pattern, for a reason. You want your horse to be ready to turn anytime he is asked, weather that be around a barrel, cone or even a tree. There are additional cones placed around some of the barrels to help playboy stay equidistant from the barrel as he turns. We are also working on staying collected and a reduction in speed and he takes his final strides toward the barrel, because similar to a car it would be extremely hard to turn a tight corner without slowing down first.
At the end you see us work on a stop using only my body weight to fully stop his movement. Then, he is asked to turn his hip toward the barrel he just left to mimic the desired body position when leaving a barrel in a run.
