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Horse won't rate first barrel
Dreamingofcans
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I have slow worked till I'm blue in the face. He's fine at a walk, trot, lope, but When you add speed it all goes to pieces. I check him about 2 strides out and he won't rate and collect up for the turn. All he wants to do is RUN and doesn't even think about turning the barrel. Like I said, we've done slow work, seriously, for MONTHS.

I'm at my wits end here. I don't know what to do. Help!
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Im not sure I can help but if going slow and moderately fast works, then maybe you need to not try to "check" so much. Most free running horses dont like when you pull on their face. Its more of a sit down or lightly pick them up to get ready for the turn.
If your horse is considered more ratey (at least at the other 2 barrels) its probly just because he has time to get going faster to the first, but I would still try the same thing. And you may just need to fast lope to the first for a while until he gets more comfortable.
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Sore? That's the first thing that comes to my mind. My fairly ratey horse starts to run past when he hurts.
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Mine does this when my rear end doesn't send the correct message to his rear end.  Are you sure you're positioned correctly to help him in the turn?  I know I sit differently at first barrel.  
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-09 10:59 PM I have slow worked till I'm blue in the face. He's fine at a walk, trot, lope, but When you add speed it all goes to pieces. I check him about 2 strides out and he won't rate and collect up for the turn. All he wants to do is RUN and doesn't even think about turning the barrel. Like I said, we've done slow work, seriously, for MONTHS. I'm at my wits end here. I don't know what to do. Help!

What do you do when you check him and he doesn't rate or collect?  You need to stop his @ss into the ground - HARD a couple times.  Let him run up there (competition speed), give him a chance to rate and if he doesn't, hit the brakes pretty hard.  
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 There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  
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He's been vetted, chiro and teeth. Everything is good.
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linds
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 9:43 AM  There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  

You may need to sacrifice a couple runs then.  Make sure they won't fine you for schooling - might want to try a playday or something.  But, make it a competition environment.  Do everything the same as you would if it were a run.

You said you make him walk to the timer - try letting him go earlier, some horses want to get to speed before they are asked to rate.  If you don't start him until you get to the timer, he may still be thinking run when you get to the first.
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 9:43 AM  There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  

I'd do the exhibitions at a trot or walk then, and save the speed for when you enter.  He may be getting run on the mind and once he's done a fast exhibition, he just wants to go go go.  
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Nateracer - 2016-05-10 9:44 AM

Mine does this when my rear end doesn't send the correct message to his rear end.  Are you sure you're positioned correctly to help him in the turn?  I know I sit differently at first barrel.  

Agree! positioning can play a huge part. I would play with him on your approach and see if it helps.
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linds - 2016-05-10 10:08 AM

Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 9:43 AM  There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  

You may need to sacrifice a couple runs then.  Make sure they won't fine you for schooling - might want to try a playday or something.  But, make it a competition environment.  Do everything the same as you would if it were a run.

You said you make him walk to the timer - try letting him go earlier, some horses want to get to speed before they are asked to rate.  If you don't start him until you get to the timer, he may still be thinking run when you get to the first.

Exactly! I'd let him lope from the trailer and by the time he gets to the first, he'll be ready to slow down!! I had one that if I held him until the timer, he was sure to go by. If I let him start from the back of the alley, then he was ready to slow down by the time he got to the first. If that doesn't work, you might try switching him to the left for a little while. If nothing else, it would be some work on the right turns. If he doesn't want to rate going to the left, either, I'd take him back to the vet and make sure his hocks, stifles and SI aren't sore.
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 8:43 AM  There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  

Curious as to what your mind is telling your body during a run.  I ask because I see this sometimes in my daughter.  Her mare works great at home or practice and my daughter rides her like she expects this.  When she goes fast in competition, the mare "swoops and drops" into her barrels.  Again, my daughter is riding her like she expects it, and the mare doesn't disappoint.  Could it be that at practice/expo you're expecting your horse to rate and turn?  He's been charging through the first so often in competition that you expect that, too and maybe brace your body for it?

I put my daughter on the 4 barrel square drill to try to "reset" her muscle memory.  About 2 laps through, she felt it, corrected herself and the light bulb came on for her with her posture/brain signals.  She was able to put it right on the pattern and kept her mare up and square all the way into the turn.

If he's not sore or "off" somewhere, this might be another piece of the puzzle? 
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have had the same problem and it is mostly related to how I ride differently between warm ups and competition. I would rule out all pain issues, saddle fit, etc on your horse. If it is still a problem, then perhaps someone can watch or video you to see what, if anything, you might be doing differently. I also found that some supplements for my horse that calmed him when he started get tense helped a lot. Something for stomach acid and at the time I also gave him Oxy Boost paste. Really helped him to keep thinking instead of reacting when he got on the muscle.
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I have a horse like this and I call her an over achiever. She gives 110% so often that its a curse. Same thing, fine in exhibitions but has go go go on the mind for her run. It's not just me sending her signals in competition because I am pregnant and she's at a trainers and the same thing is happening to her. She is going to take her to the left for awhile to see if that will bring her back into her hands, along with some other drills.

I've tried holding her until the timer and I've tried letting her go from the back 40. She is the kind of horse you can't lope down. Literally like the energizer bunny. It's actually better to spend most of my warm up just walking and trotting.
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It took a while for me to "click" with Red on our first barrel. Especially if the barrel is off the fence a bit, I really have to focus on "turning" with my body and my hands to get him to wrap that first barrel and not get by it. I have to switch his energy from going up the pen, to going around the barrel. If that makes sense!

No issues on the 2nd and 3rd barrel. But I always have to be very careful of MY body cues at that first barrel.

 
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ND3canAddict - 2016-05-10 10:51 AM
Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 8:43 AM  There is no light touch with him though. Once he gets going, it's the only thing on his mind. We're not hauling butt to the first. I have him walk up close to the timer and we high lope to the first. He does great on expos. But then it's like he knows he's going to run again in the open and he gets so excited he will literally try to lope TO the arena from the trailer or warm up pen. He's weird.  
Curious as to what your mind is telling your body during a run.  I ask because I see this sometimes in my daughter.  Her mare works great at home or practice and my daughter rides her like she expects this.  When she goes fast in competition, the mare "swoops and drops" into her barrels.  Again, my daughter is riding her like she expects it, and the mare doesn't disappoint.  Could it be that at practice/expo you're expecting your horse to rate and turn?  He's been charging through the first so often in competition that you expect that, too and maybe brace your body for it?



I put my daughter on the 4 barrel square drill to try to "reset" her muscle memory.  About 2 laps through, she felt it, corrected herself and the light bulb came on for her with her posture/brain signals.  She was able to put it right on the pattern and kept her mare up and square all the way into the turn.



If he's not sore or "off" somewhere, this might be another piece of the puzzle? 

I agree with you Brenda! What is your body language telling your horse? In time onlies are you maybe sitting a little more in a "non-go" position, and maybe when your running your body position is saying go, go, go? Just something to ponder. 
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Only thing I havent seen mentioned, and I agree with all the suggestions above, is Maybe tip his nose to the Inside as you leave the starting line?? My colt off the track is " Similar" in that when he gets his legs moving old muscle memory kicks in of the 100 yard run as fast as you can in a straight line. lol SOOOOOO I started tipping his nose to the inside so every stride he is being reminded that a turn is COMING. :)
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 I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 
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I was kind of thinking this too. Taking him somewhere tomorrow night and will only trot and see how that goes.
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 I don't feel so alone now. *sniff* I thought I was the only one with this problem. 
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 Ha! Nope =) we can complain together!!
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That's how he is! You canNOT lope him down. He just goes and goes and goes. I'll try going to the left and see if that maybe changes some things up for him. I'm willing to try anything. He's talented - we just need to get it together
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I've tried doing big arcs, I've tried running him straight at it.
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CanCan - 2016-05-10 12:16 PM

 I don't feel so alone now. *sniff* I thought I was the only one with this problem. 

I just realized I kept replying to people but it wasn't putting their post on the reply. Haha so now there's all these random posts of mine.
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My retired gelding was like this. No matter what I did lope and lope and lope, started from the back alley, didn't start till the timer, didn't matter, he would still go by that first. Sometimes to the fence sometimes not. I went to a Rienhardt clinic and Vicki said that I needed to sit sooner and say WHOA. Turns out he was a 3 WHOA horse. He would get so involved in "running" to that first that he just didn't hear the 1 WHOA. Started doing that and he started to rate the first. Didn't have to do it so much in the indoor pens but did at the outdoor pens. Just a suggestion.
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 11:52 AM  I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 

If you're only high loping and he still doesn't want to turn it - I'd look at reasons why.  How seasoned is this horse? How long has he been blowing the first barrel?  What kind of slow work have you been doing with him?  Does he turn the first at home?

Do you have any videos? 
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 11:52 AM  I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 
If you're only high loping and he still doesn't want to turn it - I'd look at reasons why.  How seasoned is this horse? How long has he been blowing the first barrel?  What kind of slow work have you been doing with him?  Does he turn the first at home?



Do you have any videos? 

 Yes he turns it at home. 

He's not seasoned at all. 

at home I work on speed transitions - I pick the same spot every time as our rate point. I work on keeping his hip in. I can cruise him through at home and he works. I cruise him through during one expo and he works and then I take him through slow again. It's only in the open. I don't get nervous, but I'm not sure if he just knows he's about to run?? I don't do anything different. I don't rubber band my feet or make sure my over and under is positioned right so there's no cues to tell him we're about to make a run. 
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Sandok - 2016-05-10 12:30 PM

My retired gelding was like this. No matter what I did lope and lope and lope, started from the back alley, didn't start till the timer, didn't matter, he would still go by that first. Sometimes to the fence sometimes not. I went to a Rienhardt clinic and Vicki said that I needed to sit sooner and say WHOA. Turns out he was a 3 WHOA horse. He would get so involved in "running" to that first that he just didn't hear the 1 WHOA. Started doing that and he started to rate the first. Didn't have to do it so much in the indoor pens but did at the outdoor pens. Just a suggestion.

I have noticed when I say whoa at home or during an expo he's better. I think I forget during a run with him
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Most of the time during an actual run we do forget, happens to all of us at some point in time. Just remember if you do it at home or during an exhibition you got to do it during your actual run and you may have to say it more than once. I know on my older gelding I had to say Whoa more than once, on my mare I didn't cause if I said it to her she would rate too soon. I had to say the "Whoa" to her at the last second and very softly (sort of). She is very sensitive to anything out of the ordinary. Also you may not think you are pumping him up for a run but we are. Remember if a horse can feel a fly on them, they can feel our heartbeats go faster. Hard telling what he is cluing in on when you do your actual run. Make sense. Hang in there, you two will click.
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 8:44 AM

He's been vetted, chiro and teeth. Everything is good.

This was my first thought.
I have a free runner that I have just about gone crazy trying to figure him out but the best thing for us right now is to high lope to the first. When we are halfway from the timer to the first barrel I bend him and shape him for the turn. Say a little "ho" 3 strides before the turn then a loud "HO!" at the turn. The small "ho" helps remind myself for the loud one. I have to do this at all three barrels right now but it's really been helping. Going to a jackpot tonight to see if it will work when we're not at home. It's not the fastest thing out there BUT I'd rather be correct than fast right now.

ETA: I don't pull back on him on the pattern. I've done enough shoulder picking up, bending, counter arcing work to know that if I ask my horse to bend he will slow down at any gait.

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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 1:28 PM
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 11:52 AM  I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 
If you're only high loping and he still doesn't want to turn it - I'd look at reasons why.  How seasoned is this horse? How long has he been blowing the first barrel?  What kind of slow work have you been doing with him?  Does he turn the first at home?



Do you have any videos? 
 Yes he turns it at home. 



He's not seasoned at all. 



at home I work on speed transitions - I pick the same spot every time as our rate point. I work on keeping his hip in. I can cruise him through at home and he works. I cruise him through during one expo and he works and then I take him through slow again. It's only in the open. I don't get nervous, but I'm not sure if he just knows he's about to run?? I don't do anything different. I don't rubber band my feet or make sure my over and under is positioned right so there's no cues to tell him we're about to make a run. 

If he's good at home and good when you exhibition him....then it has to be something you're doing differently in a run.   
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 11:52 AM  I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 
If you're only high loping and he still doesn't want to turn it - I'd look at reasons why.  How seasoned is this horse? How long has he been blowing the first barrel?  What kind of slow work have you been doing with him?  Does he turn the first at home?



Do you have any videos? 
 Yes he turns it at home. 



He's not seasoned at all. 



at home I work on speed transitions - I pick the same spot every time as our rate point. I work on keeping his hip in. I can cruise him through at home and he works. I cruise him through during one expo and he works and then I take him through slow again. It's only in the open. I don't get nervous, but I'm not sure if he just knows he's about to run?? I don't do anything different. I don't rubber band my feet or make sure my over and under is positioned right so there's no cues to tell him we're about to make a run. 
If he's good at home and good when you exhibition him....then it has to be something you're doing differently in a run.   

 Maybe my heart rate does go up in anticipation?? I don't ride any different
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I like fast horses, its an important attribute in a barrel horse for me. A few of my horses have had SI's in the 'teens. I had one several years back that needed a quick stop to remind him of set and turn at the first. It worked wonders. It had been many years since I used this bridle and all I can say is I rode him with kid gloves. But he got back to winning with it.If it was a big pen he could easily daylight the field if he nailed his first turn.  
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uno-dos-tres! - 2016-05-10 3:33 PM

I like fast horses, its an important attribute in a barrel horse for me. A few of my horses have had SI's in the 'teens. I had one several years back that needed a quick stop to remind him of set and turn at the first. It worked wonders. It had been many years since I used this bridle and all I can say is I rode him with kid gloves. But he got back to winning with it.If it was a big pen he could easily daylight the field if he nailed his first turn.  

He'll run through a quick stop
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uno-dos-tres! - 2016-05-10 3:33 PM

I like fast horses, its an important attribute in a barrel horse for me. A few of my horses have had SI's in the 'teens. I had one several years back that needed a quick stop to remind him of set and turn at the first. It worked wonders. It had been many years since I used this bridle and all I can say is I rode him with kid gloves. But he got back to winning with it.If it was a big pen he could easily daylight the field if he nailed his first turn.  

He'll run through a quick stop

I thought u said he ran through a Stop N Turn? That's totally different than a quick stop. They work way different. I had a horse that ran thru a stop n turn but he would rate w\a quick stop. But u can't just throw it on them & expect it to work. U have to teach them to give to it. Also, it's a bump & release headgear. U can't take hold of them hard& not release or they will get mad. They work, but u gotta know how to use them.
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 11:52 AM  I've tried going from the alley and just started moving him closer up. Last night at the jackpot we were high loping to the first and he still didn't want to rate and went a stride past the first. He just doesn't even think of turning it no matter how much slow work and schooling we do. 
If you're only high loping and he still doesn't want to turn it - I'd look at reasons why.  How seasoned is this horse? How long has he been blowing the first barrel?  What kind of slow work have you been doing with him?  Does he turn the first at home?



Do you have any videos? 
 Yes he turns it at home. 



He's not seasoned at all. 



at home I work on speed transitions - I pick the same spot every time as our rate point. I work on keeping his hip in. I can cruise him through at home and he works. I cruise him through during one expo and he works and then I take him through slow again. It's only in the open. I don't get nervous, but I'm not sure if he just knows he's about to run?? I don't do anything different. I don't rubber band my feet or make sure my over and under is positioned right so there's no cues to tell him we're about to make a run. 
If he's good at home and good when you exhibition him....then it has to be something you're doing differently in a run.   
 Maybe my heart rate does go up in anticipation?? I don't ride any different

It's got to be something very subtle.  Do you have someone close that you could get to ride him at a couple of jackpots?  See if they have any different luck? 
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Posted 2016-05-10 5:36 PM
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I have a horse who is similar, he is young mentally and doesn't give the option of slow lope. Would blow by the first barrel and suck up the other 2. The longer the score the worse his first would be. Finally after walking and trotting myself to death I was venting to someone who watched a run and noticed I held him running in because I already new he was going to blow by.
We took off his racing bit and threw him in a short shanked jr cow horse. The goal was no contact WHATSOEVER at every speed, only body language. The moment he broke gate we hit the breaks and backed until he was soft. Letting him haul butt in with a loose rein was not only hard but scary!

Maaaaaaaany time onlys and tears, a couple weeks later he inhaled his first and I dang near flew off.

It can be done! I would suggest recording and either posting here or sharing with a few friends.
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Posted 2016-05-10 5:38 PM
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uno-dos-tres! - 2016-05-10 3:33 PM I like fast horses, its an important attribute in a barrel horse for me. A few of my horses have had SI's in the 'teens. I had one several years back that needed a quick stop to remind him of set and turn at the first. It worked wonders. It had been many years since I used this bridle and all I can say is I rode him with kid gloves. But he got back to winning with it.If it was a big pen he could easily daylight the field if he nailed his first turn.  
He'll run through a quick stop
I thought u said he ran through a Stop N Turn? That's totally different than a quick stop. They work way different. I had a horse that ran thru a stop n turn but he would rate w\a quick stop. But u can't just throw it on them & expect it to work. U have to teach them to give to it. Also, it's a bump & release headgear. U can't take hold of them hard& not release or they will get mad. They work, but u gotta know how to use them.

 That's what I meant!! Sorry... I'm at work and wasn't thinking straight. It's a stop n turn
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Posted 2016-05-10 11:30 PM
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Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 5:38 PM

dianeguinn - 2016-05-10 3:43 PM
Dreamingofcans - 2016-05-10 3:36 PM
uno-dos-tres! - 2016-05-10 3:33 PM I like fast horses, its an important attribute in a barrel horse for me. A few of my horses have had SI's in the 'teens. I had one several years back that needed a quick stop to remind him of set and turn at the first. It worked wonders. It had been many years since I used this bridle and all I can say is I rode him with kid gloves. But he got back to winning with it.If it was a big pen he could easily daylight the field if he nailed his first turn.  
He'll run through a quick stop
I thought u said he ran through a Stop N Turn? That's totally different than a quick stop. They work way different. I had a horse that ran thru a stop n turn but he would rate w\a quick stop. But u can't just throw it on them & expect it to work. U have to teach them to give to it. Also, it's a bump & release headgear. U can't take hold of them hard& not release or they will get mad. They work, but u gotta know how to use them.

 That's what I meant!! Sorry... I'm at work and wasn't thinking straight. It's a stop n turn

Looks like you've ruled out any swinging leg lameness. But, I want you to think about saddle fit and have it checked and horses that have ulcers or bleeding will shank the first turn due to their anxiety. A BAL is the most definitive diagnosis for bleeding and scoping for gastric ulcers.

Get with an old timer that's used a quick stop to show you how to finesse the horse.
I had a friend having some issues getting her horse pulled up after her run. I had her run in a quick stop for three to four runs and her regular bridle. It worked wonders for that horse and I was relieved that this wonderful barrel racer 80 years young still had it in her to be taking our 2D $ on a regular basis, not get hurt.

I don't like to use gimmicks, but the quick stop is a tool that has stayed in my bag of tricks of the trade and been pulled out once in a blue moon. Just be very good with your hands!
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Posted 2016-05-11 10:51 PM
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What do you have in his mouth?
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Posted 2016-05-12 7:40 AM
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Yakima - 2016-05-11 10:51 PM What do you have in his mouth?

Stop n turn 
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Posted 2016-05-12 8:49 AM
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Anything with a motor will run thru that stop n turn.
Try a weaver quick stop. But be careful and light. You don't grab ahold of one with that bridle.
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Posted 2016-05-12 11:01 AM
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Sockittoemred - 2016-05-12 8:49 AM Anything with a motor will run thru that stop n turn. Try a weaver quick stop. But be careful and light. You don't grab ahold of one with that bridle.

 I just ordered one =)
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