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| Where do you guys want your horses changing leads between the first and second. This is something I am concentrating on right now and wanted some input. :) Thanks in advance. |
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| When they come out of first... |
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| From the videos I have watched, it seems most change 3 to 4 strides away from the second. |
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| Their first big push stride out of the first.
Leads are a huge pet peeve of mine and I think it comes from when I was a kid, leads were drilled and drilled and drilled into me when I started out riding reiners. I cringe when I hear people say, oh don't worry about their lead, they'll figure it out.
When I was teaching my mare her leads and where to switch, I put a ground pole or cones about 8-10 feet out of the first barrel, perpendicular to the path she'd cross. That was her visual cue to switch. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | I don't care when they do it as long as they do it before they start turning the second barrel. They will figure out what's easiest themselves and when it's easy for them that's going to be the fastest way.
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| Prefer coming away from first. I think it interferes with collection and position going into the 2nd if they do it close to the 2nd barrel |
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Location: Central Texas | scwebster - 2015-06-25 11:20 AM
From the videos I have watched, it seems most change 3 to 4 strides away from the second.
I have also observed this and it is what both my guys do regardless of what I do in practice. If they are turning and running, I have resigned myself to the fact that this is ok, otherwise I will drive myself crazy. I also had the opportunity to watch several pro ladies recently and they had quite a few horses that switched leads at that approximate area and it certainly didn't slow them down. I am retraining my brain not to worry when the lead change happens now. |
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| KindaClassey - 2015-06-25 2:09 PM
Prefer coming away from first. I think it interferes with collection and position going into the 2nd if they do it close to the 2nd barrel
I think it just increases the chances of them dumping on the front end, and if you already have a horse that likes to get on their front end, you'll wipe a barrel out. |
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Ideal place to change leads between barrels..