Video of the Week: Bareback Barrel Racing

As if barrel racing isn’t exciting enough, the organizers of Barrelnanza decided to put a spin on the sport. Competitors in the bareback barrels competition not only rode without saddles, but gave their bits and bridles the night off, turning and burning with only the aid of a halter and lead rope. Rider Stephanie Britt still manages to post some impressive times in this week’s video.

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Samantha says:

August 30, 2013 at 8:20 am

That's awesome!:)
Galadriel says:

August 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm

Love it.
turnandburn says:

August 31, 2013 at 10:47 am

Wow, I wanna do that! :D
kygal says:

August 31, 2013 at 2:52 pm

awesome
Donna Lee says:

September 1, 2013 at 4:17 am

Hey, Stephanie, Wow, just Wow, that was wonderful, You Go Girl....
Katy says:

September 1, 2013 at 10:14 am

I do that for practice. :)
Someone says:

September 1, 2013 at 3:48 pm

That is really fun to do. I ride western and English and this is a really good training exercise for balance and leg yielding.
faith says:

October 5, 2014 at 8:59 am

that was amazing
Pua says:

October 20, 2014 at 12:47 am

Love it, Awesome ride!!
Rebecca says:

October 23, 2014 at 11:09 am

Awesomest thing I've ever seen!!! I have wanted to barrel race bareback my whole life, but I never knew that someone else had had the same idea! I have hope!!!:)

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