We Can Hustle

Sports are partially played between your ears. Have you heard that one before? When we participate in solo sports, it is a lot of 1-1 time with ourselves and we need to unlock our mind game to the full potential in order to perform our best. Easier said than done. But, throughout this journey of riding and learning, I have gathered some life lessons from this sport! Listen to hear what Barrel Raci...

 The power of meeting the right people is something Sarai has realized in her pursuit of learning from the best in the barrel racing industry. Today, we sat down to go over the reasons you should put yourself out there, ask for help in a way that shows your determination and fearless attitude towards being a better trainer and rider.  Internships are something we both have in common and we touched...

 You'll be OK! An unpredictable sport means very unpredictable times. There are so many variables when it comes to running horses, such as the ground conditions which we as barrel racers are famous for. The other week, I experienced a slip and a fall on my mare Marshmallow going around third barrel. A few hours later I was back on and about to go run and try again. It made me think and wonder...

How do we even affect horses? As animals that can detect energies and vibes, they ride how we are feeling on that day. If we are in a rough place in life, we are down, feeling anxious our horses can feel it. Today, we talked about how we overcame our own personal obstacles that improved our riding and our time with our horses. It comes from within and it comes with no easy process. Listen to this...

As we know, riding horses requires physical strength in order to be "one" with our partner. We influence how our horses move through cues from our head to our toes. So, why is our body awareness and physical movement looked past as if it isn't a humongous key to proper communication? Well, we don't know but on this episode with Betsy Mac, a fellow yogi, we talked about how impo...

The competition nerves are real! Especially for us barrel racers trying to keep calm; but not too calm for your few seconds of fame in the arena. Handling yourself properly is crucial for a successful run. But, how do you do it?! We sat down with mindset coach Michelle Davey to go over many of the mental hurdles us barrel racers face. We got some insight into the ways we can remain present for our...

Welcome Barrel Racers and Life Do-ers! We are launching, we are starting and we are doing. Life is a crazy thing for us riders and navigating through it alone can be tough. We need "We", a community of riders looking to succeed in the arena of life and riding. This episode is about the beginning of everything we do. From my beginning to barrel racing, to the beginning of taking better ca...