Secrets to Barrel Racing Success

After two years practically removed from horses, I ended up with a young horse & started working. I'd trained the horse I raced successfully on before and never had any problems, so why not? Wow... After a year & a half I literally couldn't work the pattern without ending up in tears. I've actually considered selling out & giving up. But after a pretty painfully honest heart - to - heart with my Dad, I decided to start from scratch & give it one more try. Thus began the never-ending search for helpful and useful knowledge.I know the basic mechanics; after all, I've trained a barrel horse before, & I've ridden my entire life. So finding a helpful book that wasn't repeating things I already know was a challenge, and I actually stumbled on this book & looked at it a couple of times before I bought it.I am SO glad I did! This is NOT a training manual. It won't tell you how to teach a horse to do things like flex and counter arc. But what it WILL do is JUST as important, maybe more. I have read Heather's story and said to myself "This is me!" This book had me in tears, simply by explaining some of the emotions I've gone through. Finally. Someone who "gets" it.I read the whole thing in less than 2 days, and now I'm reading it again to absorb more information.I would recommend this book to anybody who is struggling, even the top NFR girls out there. It won't teach you what to do, but it'll teach you how to get there without a nervous breakdown. Or how to recover from it & get back on track :)

When I first got this book I thought it was for training horses. If that is what your looking for this book is not for you. I will not lie, it took a little bit before I really got into reading this book because I got it with the mind set it was for how to train a horse for barrels. However, once I got into the first few chapters and figured out its all about training or retraining the rider I really got into it. The author really focuses on how you think is how you will perform. She really got me to take a step back and look at why my horse was doing what they were doing. Turns out, it had nothing to do with how I had trained them, it had to do with what I was thinking about when I would try and make a run. This book has helped me with more than just barrels, it has helped me with life. I can not wait for her to come out with the next one.I feel this book is worth the $20 I spent on it and I would recommend it to anyone that needs a little mental, get your head in the game type help.

I Love this book it has been very helpful me to keep going and pushing through various obstacles. If your looking for a play-by-play concerning exercises or how-to's. This isnt for you. But this book is great at delivering concepts and i thoroughly enjoyed the read.

I am not gonna lie, I only meant to download a sample of this book. I accidentally bought the book and decided to make the best of the situation and read the book. I have read lots of books about barrel racing and always enjoy learning new methods and skills to add to my "training toolbox". This book was a huge disappointment. I felt that $19.99 was a lot for an e-book and especially after I read the book. I had a hard time making myself read the book. Lots of common sense material and a lot of stuff about the mental aspect of competition. Perhaps if you are looking for information about the mental side of barrel racing perhaps this book would be for you.Even more disappointing was that the format came across my kindle very poorly and there were lots of broken and disorganized sentences & paragraphs making it even harder to read :(

I'm finishing reading "Secrets to Barrel Racing Success" - the first volume in a 2 books series - which is the key to becoming not only a better barrel racer, but a better horse trainer, better horseman, and above all, to really make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in our HORSE'S LIVES! She allows us to travel new pathways and shows new possibilities to make horse's lives better and to train them in a way that is kind, gentle and effective, based on their willing to work together with the rider and becoming trully CONECTED! She goes beyond just training horses, she works with the rider's and horse's body, mind and emotion, things that not many barrel racer mention and for what I've been looking for so many time 'till now!If you're a horse person It is a "must read"!

GOOD BOOK!

Heather' s simplicity in her writing continues to be what draws me to reading her books. I am really enjoying what she has yo say. It follows a path I have been following for years now. It is a compliment to what I have been learning. I like th at she has taken the approach she has. It is something everyone needs yo learn. It is another great read.

I took a chance with this book as i was stuck and not knowing how to move forward, but This book has changed the way i think, ride and run barrels. I have not had a lesson in barrel racing or attended a clinic in over a year, but by reading this book and all the articals on barrelracingtips.com i now have a horse that is running 1st division barrel times and has come leaps and bounds in the last year with the help of this book. as Heather says 'Applied, knowlage is power' and it is so true, i wouldnt of gotten the results i did if i didnt apply myself to improvement. But i did and it has made the world of difference. i highly recomend this bok to every barrel racer, no matter what level you are at it will put you in the right direction and get you well on your way to winning!thank you so much Heather Smith, you are a true gem to the world of barrel racing.

There is not many new barrel racing books and this one is great.