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
