(Also, after you fell off, is it really the time to check your hairdo?)
Barrel racing is a pretty dangerous sport, and falls like these do happen quite a bit...well, except for the one at about 1:45 that had nothing to do with barrel racing and everything to do with people who don't tighten their girth or cinch. Ahem.
The horse at 2:14 or so even tried to catch its rider and failed.
Not sure why the one at 2:55 suddenly stopped and started rearing...but it looked a bit like a pain reaction to me - teeth needed doing maybe?
Most of these women (and a couple of guys) would have stayed on with a bit more stickability and none of them seemed to have had fall training.
Barrel racing terrifies me. I would totally have a helmet on.
ReplyDeleteI've done some amateur gaming - not barrels, but poles and similar. Definitely a helmet. And if I ever had the privilege of being allowed to get on a GOOD barrel horse I might want a vest too.
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