Pole Bending

A timed event in which the speed and agility of the horse are tested as horse and rider twice weave through a course of six poles spaced 21 feet apart, twice circling end poles before turning and racing to the finish line. The pattern must be followed exactly. A five-second penalty is added for each pole knocked down.
February 16, 2021 | News and Publications , Training

5 Basic Exercises for Barrel Horses
These fundamental exercises for barrel racing and pole bending horses establish and maintain control.
January 14, 2021 | Timed Events , Timed / Speed events

5 Tips for Finding Barrel Horse Prospects
Your best speed prospect might be right under your nose. Pro rodeo barrel racers share how they found some of their best horses in the most unlikely of places.
December 21, 2020 | News and Publications , Timed / Speed events

The Anxious Horse: Barrel Horse Training
These horse-training exercises help calm hot speed-event horses.
November 22, 2020 | Racing , Timed / Speed events

Second Career Star: This Is Debt
This warhorse has adapted to speed event success.
January 26, 2020 | News and Publications , Stallion Care

50-Year Breeders: William and Heidi Robinson of Wildwood Ranches
Quarter Horse racing and the famed stallion Jet Of Honor propelled these breeders.