Left Barrel First

Left Barrel First Left Barrel First offers both lessons and training for a wide variety of horses and riders. Primarily specializing in c**t starting and problem solving.

Training is available either on site or travelling to you within a reasonable distance.

Spent a lot of time today working on the basics with the green beans. Dunkin wore a bit for the second time today then ...
11/20/2025

Spent a lot of time today working on the basics with the green beans.
Dunkin wore a bit for the second time today then spent some time practicing patients while watching me work Lucas. Lucas and I worked on picking up his feet, wearing a saddle pad, and just hanging out.

That all sounds really easy if you have a broke horse but someone had to teach all those little life skills at one point. If your horse needs a little life skills boot camp message me. I have openings starting in February 2026!

11/18/2025

Tip Tuesday:
Hanging Haynets in your paddocks

Could not have planned the horse's arrival any better. Love his movie star moment.

Happy Friday! Busy day trying to get pens cleaned and some barn chores done before it gets cold this weekend 🥶
11/07/2025

Happy Friday!

Busy day trying to get pens cleaned and some barn chores done before it gets cold this weekend 🥶

Slowly but surely making improvements. 💪 I went out and bought another hay bonnet yesterday for the boys. While expensiv...
11/02/2025

Slowly but surely making improvements. 💪
I went out and bought another hay bonnet yesterday for the boys. While expensive I cannot tell you how many hours I save in pure man power just by owning one of these. Plus reducing the hay waste saves money too.

The best part in all of this means that the old hay ring got to move to a new pen and I decided that I would give Tucker an early Christmas. He's been wishing for his own haybale for years now. ❤️

Here's a sweet little Throwback Thursday for you all featuring Flicka. Flicka is an LBF c**t starting graduate who often...
10/30/2025

Here's a sweet little Throwback Thursday for you all featuring Flicka. Flicka is an LBF c**t starting graduate who often attends local funshows, barrel races, and is currently employed as one of our trusted LBF lesson horses.

In the first photo she is only 18 or 19 months old. The second photo is today at 9-years-old. She certainly has grown up nice.

Just checking in to complain about the fact that it's going to feel like upper 20s tomorrow morning and the clocks are r...
10/28/2025

Just checking in to complain about the fact that it's going to feel like upper 20s tomorrow morning and the clocks are rolling back this weekend.

Anyone else a winter hater out there? It's already cold and it's not even actually winter yet 🥶

Being ready is a myth.You start.You suck. You figure it out. You get better. Working on this mindset for myself. I strug...
10/21/2025

Being ready is a myth.
You start.
You suck. You figure it out.
You get better.

Working on this mindset for myself. I struggle with wanting things to be perfect and with horses nothing is perfect. Just get out and do your thing. Sometimes you do suck and that's okay.

Learning how to tie and then stand and be patient while tied is some of the most important foundational lessons you can ...
10/15/2025

Learning how to tie and then stand and be patient while tied is some of the most important foundational lessons you can do with a horse. Especially a young horse!

I have no idea if Dunkin here has ever been tied so I've taken a couple precautions.
1) I have him on a blocker tie ring in case he does panic or get himself in a pickle
2) I've taught him how to give to pressure both to come forward from the poll and on his nose backward and side to side.

Now unfortunately he is chewing on my trailer because being two is hard 🙄😂 But the more we practice the quicker he realizes this is a great opportunity for a nap!

Semi Sweet Invite aka "Dunkin"
10/13/2025

Semi Sweet Invite aka "Dunkin"

After 4 years of trying to make it to the Salina Charity Horse Show we finally made it yesterday. Hint of Sunshine and I...
10/11/2025

After 4 years of trying to make it to the Salina Charity Horse Show we finally made it yesterday. Hint of Sunshine and I had a wonderful day. Sunner particularly enjoyed the driving events but humored me for an In-hand halter class and showmanship.

🥇Pony pleasure driving
🥈Showmanship
🥈Obstacle driving
🥉Pony In-hand
🥉Prairie Pleasure Driving

Such helpers. Wish I could teach them to pick up a pitchfork and really put them to work 😂
10/09/2025

Such helpers. Wish I could teach them to pick up a pitchfork and really put them to work 😂

10/06/2025

We didn't let getting rained on stop us from putting in some work.

Let's all be super proud of her because she's up two cinch holes from the start of the summer!

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