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TLC Barrels, Barrel Racing Coach — 481 episodes

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Q&A 316 September Challenges for Tlcbarrels.com

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Q&A 314 Relationship vs Winning at all costs!

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Q&A 315 Fast, Free Runners & how to tune and compete on them

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Q&A 313 Basics & Barrels

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Q&A 312 Warm up to WIN!

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Q&A 311 August Skill and Mindset Challenges

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Q&A 310 Importance of Mentors

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Q&A 309 Holistic vs Traditional

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Q&A 308 Approach to first & position arpund barrels

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Q&A 307 July Challenges & 6 year anniversary sale!

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Q&A 306 Big fish, small pond

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Q&A 305 Build a consistent, confident barrel horse!

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Q&A 304 Hinny in the Hole

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Q&A 308 State & Youth-Teen World Prep!

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Q&A 302 Timing & Feel Tune Ups

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Q&A 301 Blind Alleyway

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Q&A 300 Expectations hurt competition

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Q&A 299 Outside stirrup , whips & spurs

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Pre-race Routine

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Q&A # 298 Losing time, turns or between?

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Q&A 297 May Challenges

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Q&A 296, Daily goals matter!

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Q&A 295, Relaxed & Focus Warm Up and Alleyway Approach

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Q&A 294 Why Horsemanship Matters

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Q&A 293 Strong horses

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Q&A 292 Solid emotional and physical foundation to prevent performance issues

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Q&A 291 Relationship & Connection

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Q&A 290 Level 5 Mental Toughness Tlcbarrels.com online coaching program

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Q&A 289 Level 4 of 5 Seasoning

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Q&A 288 Level 3 Entering & adding speed

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Q&A 287 Level 2 of 5 of TLC Program

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Q&A 286 Level 1 of 5, TLC Program

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Q&A 285 Jack of all, Master of none

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Q&A 284 Get OFF their HEAD!

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Q&A 283 You asked for it!

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Q&A 282 Snappy Turns

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Q&A 281 January Challenges 2026

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Q&A 280 Tune Up on Barrels

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Q&A 279 Basics b4 Barrels

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Q&A 278 NFR Horses

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Q&A 277 NFR Talk

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Q&A 276 December Challenges

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Q&A 275 Goal setting 2026

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Q&A #274 Performance tracker for 2026

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Interview #4 Sheree Still, Horse Power, Equine Bodywork, Chiropractor, Magnawave & more.

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Interview #3, Ashley Odom, Equine Massage & Bemer, Equine Energy Services

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#273 Style, stride & size for barrel pattern training

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#272 November Challenges

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Interview #2 Christine Joiner GA Livewave Patches

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Q&A #271 Top 10 Youth-Teen & Parent Responsibilities Competing

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Q&A #270 Parents role with Youth Competitors

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Interview #1-Terri Jay, Animal Communicator

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Q&A 269 Train for success

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Q&A 268 In the Zone

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Q&A #267 Right Brain or Left for training & performance

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Q&A #266 Winning takes 3 elements!

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Q&A #265 Futurity horse story, Runaway Brisco

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Q&A 264 Loose rein vs contact riding & drills to improve performance

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Q&A #263 Pattern Problems & TLC Fixes!

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Q&A #262 Horse shopping blues

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Q&A #261 Burn Out

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Q&A 260 How I train for barrels

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#255 July Challenge & 5 year anniversary 🎊❤️

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Q&A #254 Goal fail due to mental choke

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Q&A #253 Personal Best Goals

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Q&A #252 Train or Pain issue

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#251 FL State Finals Runs

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Q&A #250 June Challenges

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#249 Suppleness & Body Collection

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#248 Seasoning Horses

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#247 May Challenges

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#246 Personal Best Goals

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#245 For the love of the game

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#244 & Back to Basics

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#243 Part 2 Horsemanship Challenge

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#242 Horsemanship Challenge

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Q&A #241 Part 2 Entering & Exhibition

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Q&A #240 Part 1 of TLC Program 1st 12 weeks

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Q&A #239 & Developing a Partnership with your Horse

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Q&A #238 Pressure Runs

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Q&A 237 Whips, Spurs & Bloopers

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Q&A #236 & Shaving Time Off

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Q&A #235 Common Problems with TLC Solutions

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Q&A #234 What fuels your FIRE?

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Q&A #233 Smart Horses Training Methods

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Q&A #232 Condition to WIN

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Q&A #231 Tune Ups on the Barrels

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Q&A #230 & Bit choices

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Q&A #229 & Match made in Heaven or Red Flags

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Q&A #228 & What makes a great athlete & coach

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Q&A 227 & Push vs Free Running Horses

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Q&A #226 & Choosing the right horse for you!

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Q&A #225 & December Challenges

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Q&A #224 & 2025 Goal Setting

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Q&A #223 & Equine Emotional Regulation

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Q&A 222 Routines to WIN

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Q&A #221 & November Challenges

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Q&A #220 & Back to Basics

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Q&A #219 Topic-World Finals Prep

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Q&A #218 & Get out of your head!

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Q&A #217 & Topic Youth Riders

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Brisco's Eulogy

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Q&A #216 & October Challenges

104

Q&A #215 & Wet Saddle Pads

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Q&A 214 & The Mind Game

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Q&A #213 & Top Level Fitness & Care

107

Q&A #212 & September Challenges

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Q&A #211 & Best Bit for your horse

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Q&A 210 Indoor vs Outdoor arenas

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Q&A #209 August Challenges

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Q&A #208 Position into turns

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Q&A 207 & 5 ways to get to next level

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Q&A 206 & Confidence in your program

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Q&A 205 & Rider Cues

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Q&A #204 & 3P's your life your choice

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Q&A #203 & Tune Ups

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Q&A #202 & Handling nerves before competition

118

Q&A 201 & Jesus take the reins!

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Q&A #200 & Blown up horses

120

Q&A #198-Competition & Training

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Q&A #197 & Prep for World & State

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Q&A 196 & Next Level Barrel Racing

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Q&A #195 & Style, Stride & Size

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Q&A #194 & For the LOVE of the Horse

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Q&A #193 & Don't blame the horse!

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Audio Book Performance Tracker & Barrel Racing Log

127

Q&A #192 Does your horse do their job?

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Audio Book Chap 12 Secret Chapter & Final notes

129

Audio Book Chap 10&11 Hauling & Setting Goals, Mental Game & Positive Thoughts

130

Audio Book Chap 9 & Bits, Saddles & Equipment

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Q&A #191 & Value of Loose & Contact Riding

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Audio Book Chap 8 Nutrition & Care

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Q&A #190 & Know your Purpose

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Audio Book Chap 7 Common Problems & TLC Solutions

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Q&A #189 & Growth Mindset

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Audio Book Chap 6 Open Horse Tune Up & Schedule

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Q&A #188 & Sacrifice for Success

138

TLC Bk Chap 5 Drills to Improve Performance

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Q&A #187 & Ride in the house

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Audio Book, Chapter 4 Barrel Pattern Training

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Q&A #186 & Squares or Circles & why

142

TLC Audio Book Chapter 3 Horse Foundation

143

Audio Book, TLC Training Notebook Chapters 1 & 2

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Q&A #185 & March Challenges

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Q&A #184 & Horse types & temperaments

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Q&A #183 & Horsemanship Challenge

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Q&A #182 & Shaving time in competition

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Q&A #181 & Competition Plan

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Q&A #180 & Horsemanship

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Q&A #179 & Balanced Horse Bio-mechanics part 5

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Q&A #178 & Bio-mechanics part 3 & 4

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Q&A #177 & Bio-mechanics part 1 & 2

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Q&A #176 & Bio-mechanics for riders & horses

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#175 & We get what we expect!

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Q&A #174 & 1D Secrets

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Q&A #173 & 2024 Goals!

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Q&A #172 & Winning Mindset

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Q&A #171 & Magic of Holidays

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Q&A #170 & Tanner Time Never Quit Riding

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Q&A #169 & Daylight Savings & Competition

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First Challenge for New Members

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New Member-Where do I start?

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Q&A #168 & Topic: Whenever you touch your reins, you lose time

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Q&A #167 & Analyzing Arena Set Ups

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Q&A #166 & Coach, why should I have one?

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Q&A #165 Focus & Discipline

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Q&A #164 & October Challenges, Shaving time of your pattern & superstitions

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Barrel Pattern, Understanding your spots

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Mental toughness with meditation & visualization

170

Q&A #162 & Chapter 2 Riders Basics

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Q&A #161 & Rider Cue Importance

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Q&A #160 & September Challenges

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#159 & How to be the BEST!

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Q&A #158 & First Ride-Colt Starting part 2

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Q&A #157 & Colt Starting part 1 of 2

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Q&A #156 & 3 ways to Succeed

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Q&A #155 & 1D or Bust

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Q&A #154 & Adversity in barrel racing

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Q&A #153 & Learn by do, not by watch

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Q&A #152 & Mental Toughness Top 8

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Q&A #151 & Principles/Intuition with horses

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Q&A #150 & Horsemanship

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Q&A #149 & Great Horses & God!

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Q&A #148 & Never too old to learn more!

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Q&A #147, Fear & Competition

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Q&A #146 & June Challenges

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Q&A 145 & Part 2 Horse Trainer Career

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Become a horse trainer

189

Q&A #144 & Heart & Soul

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Q&A #143 & Learn from my experience

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Q&A #142 & Are you happy?

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Q&A #141 & Topic Write & Visualize Assignment

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Q&A #140 & Being your Best

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Q&A 139 & Tune up before competition

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Q&A #138 & Drills to use on barrels part 5 horse training

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Q&A #137 & part 4 horse training

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Q&A #136 & pt 3 Horse Training

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Q&A #135 & Pt 2 Horse Training

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Q&A #134 & Horse Training

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Q&A 133 & March Challenges

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Q&A #132 & My Mentors

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Q&A #131 & Be true to your heart

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Q&A #130 Confidence in Competition

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Q&A #129 & February Challenges

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Q&A #128 Out of Your Comfort Zone

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Q&A #127 Why do you barrel race? Goals and balance!

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Q&A #126 Let's Talk HORSES

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Mental toughness-How to get in the Zone

209

Q&A 125 & TLC Drils to use when & why

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Q&A 124 & Is your horse patterned correctly?

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Q&A #123 Topic 1st 5 things to do for goal setting 2023

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Q&A #122 & 10 ways to shave time on the pattern

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Recap NFR rd 9 & 10 & a Christmas Story

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NFR barrels rd 8 recap 2022

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Recap NFR rd 6 & 7 Barrels 2022

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Q&A 121 & 4 musts to win

217

Recap rd 5 NFR 2022 Barrels

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NFR 2002 Rd 4 recap barrels

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Recap NFR Rd 2 & 3 barrels 2022

220

NFR round 1 recap 2022 Barrels

221

NFR 2022 FUN facts Top 15 barrel racers

222

Shaving time off the clock Q&A #120

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Q&A #119 & 2022 Reflection & 2023 Goal Setting

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Q&A #118 & How to keep a winning streak going or get out of a slump!

225

Q&A 117 & Knowing your horse

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Q&A #116 & Reflection of 2022 goals

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Top 8 necessities for MENTAL TOUGHNESS

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Q&A #115 World Pep Talk & Barrel Pattern Training Details

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Q&A #114 & Preparing for Competition

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Q&A #113 & part 2 foundation importance

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Q&A #112 & Horse Foundation Importance

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Q&A 111 & Rider's Cues

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Q&A #110 & Buying a Barrel Horse

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Q&A #109 & TLC Top 10 Drills

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TLC Training Notebook what is in it?

236

Q&A #108 & Preparing for World

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New Performance Tracker & Barrel Racing Log

238

Q&A #107 & Goal Setting/Challenges

239

Q&A #106 all questions and answers

240

Q&A #105 & Tracking your Performance

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Q&A #104 & Common problems part 2 with TLC solutions, Happy 2 year Anniversary

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Connection & Energy with Horses

243

Q&A #103 & Common Problems with TLC Solutions

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Q&A 102 & Barrel Racing on a Budget

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Q&A #101 & Great Horses, are they made?

246

Q&A #100 & Mental Game

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Q&A #99 & teaching your horse the barrel pattern

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1 minute get in the zone drill for mental toughness before competition

249

Q&A #98 & Horse Foundation needed before Barrels part 3 of 5

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Q&A #97 & Ground Work Part 2 of 5

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Q&A #96 & Part 1 of 5 horse psychology & herd dynamics

252

Q&A #95 & Horsemanship Challenge

253

Q&A #94 & Rider Cues in competition

254

Q&A #93 & Topic- You learn by doing.

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Heat Stroke & Horses, summertime riding

256

Q&A #92 & Putting the horse first

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Sportsmanship and why it's important

258

#91 Q&A & Education with Speed

259

Be kind to yourself, barrel racing and training takes a long time to master

260

Q&A #90 & Details matter in training & competition

261

Q&A #89 & Drills to improve performance

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Mental Aniexty & Journaling how it can help your competition

263

Keep a JOURNAL & why it's important

264

Q&A #88 & Barrel Pattern Training with Basics

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Q&A #87 & Topic know your horse, good horses behaving badly

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Q&A #86 & mental toughness part 2

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Q&A #85 & Believe in yourself is 1st step to success

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Q&A #84 & 8 parts to winning

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Q&A #83 & Nutrition

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3 ways to improve your performance

271

Q&A #82 & Being Positive & Focused on what you can control

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Q&A #81 & IN IT to WIN IT

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Q&A #80 & how to avoid or fix common problems on Barrels & create calm, confident horses

274

Having Confidence as a beginner, or with a new horse or a new level of competition

275

Q&A #79 & How to Condition & tune up free runner & push horses

276

#78 Q&A & Drills to improve performance and foundation

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Q&A #77 & how to pattern & haul for exhibitions

278

Pro Rodeo Mental Game & Entering

279

#76 Q&A and Why basics matter & what basics you should have!

280

Circle Chart for a complete competition program. Top 10

281

#75 Q&A & Rider Cues, Balance & Mental Toughness

282

Q&A 74 & Buying a Barrel Horse

283

Part 2 Equine Body Language in the Saddle

284

How I tune for different styles and issues on the barrels

285

Q&A #73 & horses talk but we have to listen & how I tune different horses part 1

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Top 10 things I can teach you

287

Q&A #72 & 2022 commitment & consistency

288

Q&A #71 & the good, bad & ugly

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Q&A #70 setbacks/comebacks & nfr recap

290

Q&A #69 & 2022 Goals

291

How to gain confidence & other questions from group

292

Q&A #68 & Final Chapter of Book Club

293

How do I know if I am ready to enter or the best way to get ready.

294

Q&A #67 & Chapter 10 Heart of Champion Book club

295

Barrel Training part 2

296

Barrel Racing with TLC spots in training and competition

297

3 things I can't teach you but you must learn.

298

Q&A #66 & chapter 9 heart of champion

299

Confidence in Competition & Training

300

Top 10 things you can control in competition

301

Secrets to Success on the road

302

Q&A #65 & chapter 8 heart of champion book club

303

Top 10 things to improve your barrel racing

304

Essential Oils for you, & your animals

305

Equine Nutrition

306

If it makes you happy DON'T QUIT

307

Practicing Positivity & Gratitude Daily

308

Q&A #64 & chapter 7 heart of champion

309

2 special offers for YOU

310

Top 8 skills you need for Mental Toughness in competition

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Q&A #63 & CHAPTER 6 HEART OF CHAMPION

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Q&A #62 & Chapter 5 Heart of Champion

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Visualize Practice Timing & Feel lead to winning

314

Q&A #61 & Chapter 4 Heart of a Champion

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How to create the life you want, make your dreams come true.

316

Q&A #60 Topic chapter 3 Heart of Champion

317

Q&A #59 & topic chapter 2 heart of champion

318

Q&A #58 Chapter 1 Heart of a Champion

319

Heart of a Champion Book Club #1

320

Q&A #57 9/15/21 TLC solutions for common barrel problems

321

Q&A #56 9/9/21 How to Pattern your horse

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Q&A #55 9/2/21 Foundation needed before Barrels

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#1 way to success is Rider Basics

324

Back to Basics & how they help performance.

325

Positive Thinking in challenging times

326

Suppleness & Body Collection for Balance

327

Top 5 things to do if new to barrel racing

328

Reflection & Goals

329

Barrel Horses that are User Friendly

330

Kiss theory for competition mental game and warm up

331

Keeping a Journal & how it helps improve your competition performance

332

Mental Toughness get in zone by focusing on what you can control.

333

TLC Barrels part 2 Competition 12 week program

334

TLC Barrels 12 week program. Some less some much more. But all important parts of my program.

335

Tina's Tips A to Z the Secret to winning. Final part 5

336

Tina's Tips A to Z part 4

337

Tina's Tips A to Z part 3

338

Tina's Tips A to Z part 2

339

I will work for you by the horse to the human.

340

Tina's Tips A to Z part 1

341

Super Show Experience & Lessons Learned

342

Changing bad habits to get to the WIN

343

Ground Conditions and safety for you & your horse

344

Mental Toughness is a skill to develop just as barrel racing is

345

Competition Plan for Personal Best Performance

346

Information Overload & Hand cues for competition

347

Riding with Heart! The connection of trust, respect & communication of cues.

348

Back to Basics Questionnaire

349

Horse training are you the teacher or the student?

350

Who should take lessons regularly

351

Top 10 reasons people give up

352

Kids & Horses & Why they should have regular lessons

353

Motivation & Inspiration! Ride with Heart

354

From 4D to 1D & ALL that goes into it!

355

The value of pole bending for barrel horses

356

Rate! All go & no whoa is no fun!

357

Anticipation before barrels causes & how to fix it

358

Mental Blocks & Setting Goals to achieve Personal Bests in competition.

359

Weekly Schedule & Care for Open, Novice & Futurity horses

360

Connection to your horse. To build a horse with heart.

361

Alleyway Approaches that make or break your runs!

362

Handling Pressure at Big Events

363

Run your Race by being consistent!

364

See it, Feel it, Trust it-Mental Game

365

Cowboy Church

366

Believe in YOU!

367

Being prepared on the road for your truck trailer and horses.

368

How to train for more speed or fire in your run🔥

369

How to prepare & pack for state finals or multiple day show.

370

Avoid Barrel Racer Burn Out

371

Top 10 ways performance horses lose their edge.

372

Treeless saddle or not?

373

Smooth is fast, only ride 1/4 turn ahead to TLC Spots

374

Mental Toughness-Get in the Zone Drill

375

Conditioning/Legging Up your Horse

376

How to start your colt safely, positive and correct.

377

Top 10 rules when training your own horse

378

Some of the Q&A for LIVE 3 10 21

379

After a horse accident how do I get my confidence back.

380

Are your nerves killing your run?

381

Part 2 understanding the human part of the relationship with the horse

382

Types & Temperaments of human and horse with Chinese Elements

383

Understanding Horses why it is important to your success

384

Q&A from Team TLC

385

No Magic, TLC is just a simple, solid Program!

386

Behind the Alley. Details matter!

387

Teaching a go cue in your run to get more fire 🔥

388

TLC Barrels Clinics for 1D teams too!

389

Breaking it down, training, competing, mental game & TLC Program

390

How to develop a horse with heart as you haul and season them.

391

Train 1 handed not 2 handed for team building with your horse

392

🔥6 month anniversary FREE bonus🔥

393

LIVE Q & A from TLC facebook subscription group

394

To be a Champion you must act like a champion. Turning negatives into positives.

395

How to TUNE UP after a bad run

396

Broke in face, nose in nose out drills

397

TLC Barrels 3 warm up drills

398

Live your Dream! I did and do!

399

How to change leads from 1st to 2nd and why it is important

400

60 second positive sprint

401

Everyday is a gift from God, focus on the positives

402

No Rate, why & how to fix it

403

Hitting Barrels Leaving

404

Anticipation & hitting barrels going in

405

Which will you pick relationship or results?

406

Passion & Purpose, know your Why!

407

Seasoning your barrel horse

408

Setting goals for 2021 & why it's important!

409

How important your EYES are in barrel racing!

410

How to get collection & speed control

411

What Horses & Competition teach you!

412

NFR Rd 9& 10 and crowned champion and top 5 finish

413

NFR Barrels 8th go highlights

414

NFR rd 7 Emily & Chongo set arena record & talk rubber bands

415

NFR Rd 6 Barrels Recap

416

NFR rd 5 recap

417

What is your why? Setting goals.

418

NFR rd 4 recap barrels

419

NFR rd 3 & BFA highlights

420

Mental game for big events, tie downs, bits and turn styles

421

NFR rd 2 highlights 2020

422

NFR facts 2020...did you know?

423

NFR Barrel highlights rd 1

424

NFR starts tonight but how has covid changed things?

425

Be an athlete like your horse!

426

My principles & theories with horses

427

The order of training a performance horse

428

3 Must Haves in your Training Program

429

Staying motivated when things get hard or busy!

430

How to tune up your barrel horse

431

I wont promise you you'll never have a bad run again!

432

Ride schedule when training for basics & barrels.

433

Riding schedule for Novice & Open horse

434

Going up fence, ducking second and breaking pattern.

435

Centering by Meditation to get in the Zone

436

Take the time it takes to teach your horse on the FRONT side!

437

No Rate & Hitting Barrels

438

Can't train pain. Use a performance vet for lameness evaluation.

439

How to handle a disrespectful horse

440

"Rocky" my miracle boy

441

Riding 1 handed & being 50/50 with your horse.

442

Big event vs. Small event & how you ride!

443

Yank, whip, spur, snatch, ugh!

444

Bits, saddles and equipment

445

Going back to the drawing board after a bad run!

446

Outside Rein, when you should or should not use it.

447

Equine Nutrition and Care

448

Running multiple timed events or 1 run and done horse!

449

My Mentors over the years

450

"Letting" your run happen and being in the moment.

451

Building a relationship with your horse

452

#1 training mistake even trainers make

453

Timing & Feel, & how to get it!

454

Top 10 Barrel Racer Mistakes

455

Mental Game & Positive Thinking

456

Competing on multiple horses

457

Is being a Perfectionist stopping you?

458

What is "Ride w/ Heart & the 3Ps?"

459

Part 2 Barrel Racing Etiquette

460

Barrel Racing Etiquette Part 1

461

Part 3 TLC Drills for improvement of performance and connection

462

Part 2 TLC Drills to improve performance & connection

463

TLC Drills to Improve Performance & Connection Part 1 of 3

464

Paralyzed Barrel Racer wins at top level!

465

Anticipation Good and Bad

466

Rate and whoa needed

467

Bonding with your horse! Mindset and setting goals!

468

How to warm up a free runner or hot horse and a laid back push type horse

469

Basics & foundation needed before barrels & handling your horse & your nerves

470

#1 issue in competition is riders not separating rate and turn cues

471

Why your thoughts and words mater!

472

Save thousands on training and wasted time.

473

Pattern for Barrels, Hauling & Seasoning

474

Part 2 Common Problems & TLC solutions

475

Rider's Cues. When & how to use them.

476

FEEL when you ride

477

Common Barrel Pattern Problems with TLC Solutions part 1

478

Dry Work & Drills

479

Mental Toughness

480

Alleyway Issues

481

TLC Barrels with Tina Spangler