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| My horse is bouncing around all three barrels on her front end instead of using her butt. Just had her hocks injected and vet went over her from head to toe. So I am hoping I can rule soreness out. I do feel like maybe I am not using the correct bit. She was originally ran with a hack, but we started using an Ed Wright bit because she was getting way past first barrel. Now she is hitting hard on her front end and bouncing around them. Any suggestions??? |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I've learned quite a bit from my front endy horse. It's a tough problem and a work in progress. Man O man! Talk about uncomfortable and spine shattering, not to mention other associated injuries unique to men. I think what a lot of people are going to tell you is that you have to continually work to get them working off their ass....you know all the drills. As far as the actual pattern, my mare runs a beautiful pattern, but she turned into a jackhammer as soon as I asked for rate and turn. One thing I am starting to realize is, in her case, turning my body sort of exaggerated, and looking ahead to the next barrel seems to be a key for some reason. Turning your body helps you stay on YOUR ass and not get forward. If you get forward, that will make her go to the forehand. Another thing is you have to stay on your butt in the saddle, and drive real hard through the turn to keep her driving with her hind end. As far as bits, I think both a hackamore and the Ed Wright (assuming it's a gag bit), tend to make a horse drive into the bit and that can get them stiff in the front. They push into the bit......then they root their face out....and you lose collection. I think this is real hard to explain on the internet! My mare loves working in a hack, and I really don't have to do much at all with my hands....just two fingers is all. If I ride her at home in a hack all the time, when working on her collection, she will start to push into the hack. Same thing with a gag. Now I ride her at home in a low port, hinge bit that sends an immediate response and she doesn't push into it. Now I can get her working on her hind end a lot easier. I think I will probably run her in a hack as a competition bit, just because she seems most comfortable. Hopefully, by then, my work at home with the other bit will have her running correctly as a "good habit." |
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Location: Texas | Make sure that you are giving your horse enough room in the turn. I have seen horses turning too close all the way around the barrel & it will cause them to do that. Try making your circle bigger & loping several loose relaxed circles around each barrel. When they get anxious some horses will "ball up" for lack of a better term, & that causes bouncy, choppy turns. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | 1st of all, we have to make sure you're riding a horse... Does it look like this?
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | The mare I am referring to is very closely related to the NFR barrel horse, "Slider", on top and bottom. Many remember Slider as a very front endy gelding. Here's my mare's pedigree and you can match it with Slider's (SX Doc's Slider). People who remember Slider remember him as a horse who would be very uncomfortable and challenging to ride, but man he could sure clock. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | komet. - 2014-07-08 1:31 PM 1st of all, we have to make sure you're riding a horse... Does it look like this?
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Practice rollbacks in the round pen... I'm no expert but it helped my gelding... |
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| HotbearLVR - 2014-07-08 1:47 PM The mare I am referring to is very closely related to the NFR barrel horse, "Slider", on top and bottom. Many remember Slider as a very front endy gelding. Here's my mare's pedigree and you can match it with Slider's (SX Doc's Slider). People who remember Slider remember him as a horse who would be very uncomfortable and challenging to ride, but man he could sure clock.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Whiteboy - 2014-07-08 5:26 PM
HotbearLVR - 2014-07-08 1:47 PM The mare I am referring to is very closely related to the NFR barrel horse, "Slider", on top and bottom. Many remember Slider as a very front endy gelding. Here's my mare's pedigree and you can match it with Slider's (SX Doc's Slider). People who remember Slider remember him as a horse who would be very uncomfortable and challenging to ride, but man he could sure clock.
Where is the pedigree for your mare?
Sorry...I meant to post it:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/jk+tia+copper
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| Most horses I have rode who were like that needed more flexion and appropriate response in the ribs. Does your horse squirt out forward when you use leg, or bend like he should? |
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