allow me to have the majority of my weight in the stirrups at all times.

I also ride with short reins so that when I sit going into the turn, it automatically brings my rein hand back into proper position, allowing me to maintain a square body position.

Winning Rodeo Houston
This was a great run. Martha was a little strong going into her first barrel, and in this picture, you can see me sitting deep in my saddle. She's reaching with her front end and her hind legs are coming up underneath her. She has her head up and her neck bent and her rib cage is also flexing around the barrel.

I believe that this style allows for her to carry so much speed through the turn.

Because her head isto make that final push out away from the barrel. You can see my inside foot is back a little bit behind my back cinch because her ribcage is a little straighter at this point, and I needed to move her hip around the backside of the barrel.

She has her head up, but not as much as normal because she had to stand up a little more square to compensate for the ground being a little harder.

I'm standing up trying to get my weight forward over her withers so she can move her hip around the backside of the barrel and keep her momentum. I am really asking her with my rein hand to bring her front end around the barrel and I have my inside foot in