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Okay, first off, I'm not a barrel rider, I'm a trail rider, but my one friend was asking me if she can train for barrel racing in her pleasure/trail saddle and if she can use it for barrel racing at local shows or does she have to have a barrel saddle. I have no idea and figured I'd ask the experts here. Any advice/opinions/help would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
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I didn't start riding in an actual barrel saddle until I was about 13.

Grew up on the cheap western/pleasure saddles. You technically don't need a saddle at all to barrel race.



At local shows for gaming events, there usually are not any rules regarding tack (like there would be for western pleasure or for reining, for example). But always check with the show you will be competing at for a list of rules.
 
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