Well you know, talking of high hands. There was something in that program I wasn't sure was right. She said, and this part is OK, that for the slow training work she uses split reins. Barrel reins too short. I agree. But she also said that with split reins you "could" get your hands up higher??? I thought if you got your hands up as high as she was showing you lose some of the action of your bit. Now for a run, she said keep your hands down in front of the swells, almost resting on their withers.
Becky
Hmmmm.... I'm not sure what she's talking about with those differences.
I haven't watched a lot of ~good~ barrel riders go or what they do with their hands.
It may be that she was talking about training - sometimes when you are starting horses you are working with hands higher than you would be later. Wish I'd had a chance to watch her.