Emily takes Bunny through her diamond barrel exercise. Her goal with this drill is to work it all rights and all lefts to really focus on Bunny's form and hitting all four points correctly around the barrel.
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Straight Barrel Drill
Emily uses Ice, a four year old by Epic Leader, to demonstrate the vertical barrel drill. The goal of this drill is to help a horse rate while approaching the barrel, stay engaged throughout the turn, and leave from the barrel straight. Emily explains that this drill is also good for helping a ri...
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Working a Green Horse on the Pattern
After a good warmup drill focusing on shoulder elevation and keeping square across the pen, Emily works three year old Dreamer through the barrel pattern and talks about the expectations she has for her young horses at this stage in their training.
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Body and Hand Position
Emily uses Fifty Shades of Darker to talk about the importance of a rider's hand and body position and how it can effect the movement of a horse when working the barrels.