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Ten Most-Common Errors in Your Barrel Racing Approach

August 20, 2008

Sharon Camarillo shows you what not to do.

  1. Poor selection of a start point
  2. Failure to keep the horse straight
  3. Dropping shoulders
  4. Dropping rib cage
  5. Approaching the barrel in the wrong lead
  6. Riding one rein in between the barrels
  7. Hands too high or low
  8. Balance issues with horse or rider
  9. Legs too far forward or back
  10. Inappropriate equipment

Read more about improving your barrel run in the November 2006 Journal article, “The A.R.T of Barrel Racing.”

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10 Comments on “Ten Most-Common Errors in Your Barrel Racing Approach”

  • Rose Ann
    August 21st, 2008 at 6:45 am

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    August 21st, 2008 at 6:49 am

    great idea, keeps me in touch from west australia with the rest of the world!

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    August 21st, 2008 at 8:23 am

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    August 22nd, 2008 at 7:58 am

    Wow this really an awesome idea….I love it. Thanks!

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    August 24th, 2008 at 8:41 pm

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    August 25th, 2008 at 10:28 am

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  • LaVerne Jones
    August 25th, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Would love to see more tips from Sharon!

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    August 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    Awesome! I love to see this information posted for everyone to view. Barrel racing is my fancy, but, love my horses and learning new things is ultimately my pastime. I would love to get “America’s Horse Daily”.

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    August 27th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

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    August 27th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

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