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Left Barrel First offers both lessons and training for a wide variety of horses and riders. Primarily specializing in c**t starting and barrel horses.

Located in Kechi, KS just north of Wichita.

10/26/2026

Dragging is a critical part of arena maintenance but did you know you should vary up your drag pattern and ideally depth you are dragging?

By doing both of these things you are ensuring that your arena continues to stay soft and usable versus ending up with a hard base and a tiny amount of soft dirt on top.

Today I went deeper than I normally do and in addition to going up and back long ways went in circles to get all the dirt mixed up.

10/21/2026

Bought my hay hut for the year today. I buy one every year as a slow upgrade for LBF. This makes 3️⃣ down and 2️⃣ to go!

Hay Hut is totally the equivalent of calling tissues Kleenex. This specific one is called a Bale barn or a hay bonnet but I'm going to keep calling it a hay hut. 😁

10/08/2026

Little water training in the pond today with this c**t. He has been pretty sure that there must be sharks in the water and he was absolutely not going to go in there no matter what. Thankfully he came around.

Also Mira (the dog) was having the absolute time of her life having one of the "big dogs" in the water too. Love all the many desensitizing opportunities she helps provide.

09/21/2026

Nothing better than refilling the barn with alfalfa 😍

08/28/2026

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I've taken this one a little slower so far but it's paying off. Cuda is learning life doesn't always have to be done at 100mph all the time. She also told me she would like me to forget the loping hack and stick to a halter. Noted girlfriend 🫡😂

08/23/2026

There is nothing better than making a goal at the beginning of the season and at the very last show smashing it. Mom told me she wanted to run a 22 or under in barrels. Last night her and Flicka pulled out a 21.7 for their best barrel run to date. I'm incredibly proud of both of them and the amount of work that has been put into this.

Forgive my out of breath talking at the beginning. I had just run 3 people before this and was moving fast to video. 😂

08/17/2026

Cuda says it was a beautiful morning to be sassy. 😂

We sure did enjoy the nice weather this morning. Not looking forward to 103° again tomorrow.

08/03/2026

So happy to have a mare in the training rotation again. This year for whatever reason has been very gelding heavy. Not that I mind. I do love the boys but the sass is something I miss despite owing two wonderful sassy mares. Cuda certainly fits the bill and has brought me great joy already from her sass.

07/27/2026

On these really hot days go get out a snaffle and have a walk ride. Work on softness. Do lots of backing. Can you move your horses hips, shoulders and ribcage? How about stopping just with your seat? Practice walking as fast as you can but then also see if you can just get one single step at a time. Try out your side pass. Just because you get on the horse doesn't mean you need to go fast to get something done.

07/21/2026

Guest appearance in the arena for this morning's riding lesson. We removed our grumpy friend so he wouldn't get stepped on and then saw an even larger turtle stuck in the fence and got that one freed as well.

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Wichita, KS

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+13165122918

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