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S2E18: Ashley Working Jonny
Ashley uses the four corners exercise with Jonny, a three year old Mare by Dash Ta Fame, to work on softness, balance, and steering. She then goes onto work the barrel pattern with the goals of keeping Jonny forward and having her stay between Ashley's hands.
S2E17: Ashley Working Buzz
Ashley uses the draw reins on Buzz to work on body softness while reaching out and moving forward.
S2E16: Starting a Horse in Barrel Training (Sam)
Ashley uses Sam, a two year old Stallion by Slick By Design, to demonstrate her process of starting a young horse on the barrel pattern.
S2E15: Ashley Working Kid
Ashley works Kid through different warmup exercises she uses to focus on softness and responsiveness and stops in a snaffle. She also talks about how she likes to use the pasture to teach her horses to long trot and lope out freely. Ashley later talks through correcting a horse who wants to get tight and drop their shoulders while going around the barrels.
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THE CHASE.

Principles Of Barrel Racing

Futurity barrel horse trainer Caroline Boucher coaches horses through their first years of training and competition. This series shows you horses from their very first time on the pattern to horses that are actively competing. Caroline believes in the importance of developing a strong feel and solid basics. She focuses on becoming a team with every horse, preserving their natural style, having them work by themselves around the barrels and keeping them happy. Her goal is to train horses that other people can ride after her and have long careers. She loves to share her knowledge with others. 

About the Trainer

Caroline Boucher

Native from Quebec, Canada, Caroline started her journey in English riding, where she developed her feel of the horse and learned fundamentals. At 11 years old, she discovered barrel racing and then was hooked on the discipline. Until 2014, she had a full-time job and was training her own horses, coaching and giving clinics on the side. In Canada, she won and placed at multiple futurities, derbies and rodeos aboard horses that she mostly trained herself. In 2015, her and her husband Olivier bought their ranch in Canada and offered boarding, training and coaching and, she started to compete in the USA in 2016. In 2023, Caroline and Oliver sold their ranch in Canada and moved permanently to Texas. Some of her biggest career accomplishments are: - 2019 Kinder Cup futurity slot race winner (or long go winner) - 2019 Isabella Quarter Horses futurity slot race reserve champion (Edna) - 2019 Lance Graves futurity reserve champion - 2020 Southern Rebel futurity reserve champion - 2020 Pink Buckle futurity champion - 2022 OKC Futurity slot race champion - 2023 Old Fort Days futurity champion - 2023 BFA Futurity finals long go winner
FILTER BY: Albany | Bobby | Buzz | Chip | Derby | Fancy | Gunner | Halo | Johnny | Kid | Pistol | Sam | Secret | Shania | ALL
S2E1: Pistol - 4 Barrel Drill
Ashley works Pistol, a four year old gelding by Streak of Fling, through the four barrel drill. She explains that she works really hard to have her Streak of Fling horses be soft and responsive without picking a fight with them. She explains that she uses the idea of make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. Ashley also talks about how a rider's emotions can effect their ride
S2E2: Working on Rate with Secret
After a good warmup of working on transitions, Ashley uses Secret, a four year old mare by Streakin Boon Dox, to talk about rate around the barrels.
S2E3: Working Chip After Being on the Road
Ashley takes time to slow down and work through some areas where Chip needs improvement after being on the road.
S2E4: Ashley Schafer and Pistol
Ashley talks through using the draw reins on Pistol to work on softness and help him be more broke.
S2E5: Working on Rate with Shania
Ashley focuses on dry work with Shania. She demonstrates different exercises to focus on lateral flexion, drawing back on the fence, and sharpening up her cues. Ashley then explains how those exercises will help with Shania's Rate.
S2E6: Making a Horse More Assertive on the Pattern
Ashley uses the draw reins on Buzz to make him more assertive and confident with how he uses himself around the barrels. She also explains how the draw reins will help her to pick Buzz's shoulders around the barrels.
S2E7: Ashley Working Albany
While working Albany, Ashley talks about the importance of confidently putting consistent training on a horse with a lot of potential and ability. She talks about how to trot on the correct diagonal and how it can effect the way a horse moves. Ashley late goes onto working on rate and body position around the barrels.
S2E8: Ashley Schafer Working Kid
Ashley uses her warmup on Kid to determine what she needs to work on during her ride. She talks about the importance of being able to use different bridles and how they can help to make a horse softer and more broke. Ashley then goes onto demonstrate a figure eight exercise that she uses to keep a horse's shoulders picked up and balanced.
S2E9: Footwork and Positioning Around the Barrels
Ashley explains her different visual points on the barrel pattern and how they help to create more accuracy and confidence while working the pattern. Ashley also explains how he uses her points to break down and work on the horse's footwork around the barrels.
S2E10: Ashley Schafer’s Bit Collection
Ashley talks through the different bits she uses and their functions.
S2E11: Ashley Working Gunner
Ashley uses Gunner, a three year old by Darkelly, to talk about her getting started process and how she teaches the horses to move out forward and free in preparation for using their hind end on barrels.
S2E12: Ashley Working Fancy
Ashley starts her warmup on Fancy, a three year old mare by Freckles Ta Fame, by working on softness and counter flexion. She then goes on to working on Fancy's softness and body position around the barrels.
S2E13: Ashley Working Two Year Old "Halo"
Ashley uses Halo, a two year old filly by Streakin Boon Dox, to talk about her two year old program and demonstrate different ways she works on softness and leads on a young horse. Ashley then schools Halo through the barrel pattern.
S2E14: Ashley Working Derby
Ashley takes Derby back to a snaffle bit for her ride. She talks expectations and being able to have her horses be quick, soft, and responsive when she picks up on the reins and how she goes about teaching this to a young horse.
S2E15: Ashley Working Kid
Ashley works Kid through different warmup exercises she uses to focus on softness and responsiveness and stops in a snaffle. She also talks about how she likes to use the pasture to teach her horses to long trot and lope out freely. Ashley later talks through correcting a horse who wants to get tight and drop their shoulders while going around the barrels.
S2E16: Starting a Horse in Barrel Training (Sam)
Ashley uses Sam, a two year old Stallion by Slick By Design, to demonstrate her process of starting a young horse on the barrel pattern.
S2E17: Ashley Working Buzz
Ashley uses the draw reins on Buzz to work on body softness while reaching out and moving forward.
S2E18: Ashley Working Jonny
Ashley uses the four corners exercise with Jonny, a three year old Mare by Dash Ta Fame, to work on softness, balance, and steering. She then goes onto work the barrel pattern with the goals of keeping Jonny forward and having her stay between Ashley's hands.

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