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Location: My own little world :) | For those of you planning on running a colt at the futurities next year what is your game plan from this point of the year and on? Where do you expect your prospects to be at this point of the year? What steps/approach do you take throughout the year before they begin at the futurities? What expectations do you have at certain times in the year? Any tips and tricks or words of advice? |
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| Due to my unemployment in 2013 I am running months behind with my colt. He leaves for starting in a few weeks and we will evaluate his futurity potential as we go. He seems to be a very fast study and is totally a pleaser, so we might make it to say the Southern Rebel. But if he shows any signs of stressing I will slow his progress accordingly. Optimally I would have gotten him started in August so he could take some time off here and there. He's more laid back in many ways than Xena, and she went into barrel training in March 2008 and we had her running at Memphis in December 2008, so you never know. Peon will get 60 days of basics and then on to barrel training in April this spring. I'll also have an alternate trainer on call if my chosen trainer decides to drop the ball with Peon's training. If he isn't loping a clean pattern in 90 days then he's off to another trainer. I have my jockey chosen and she will be checking Peon's progress every 2-3 weeks. |
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Location: My own little world :) | lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-19 9:24 PM
Due to my unemployment in 2013 I am running months behind with my colt. He leaves for starting in a few weeks and we will evaluate his futurity potential as we go. He seems to be a very fast study and is totally a pleaser, so we might make it to say the Southern Rebel. But if he shows any signs of stressing I will slow his progress accordingly. Optimally I would have gotten him started in August so he could take some time off here and there. He's more laid back in many ways than Xena, and she went into barrel training in March 2008 and we had her running at Memphis in December 2008, so you never know. Peon will get 60 days of basics and then on to barrel training in April this spring. I'll also have an alternate trainer on call if my chosen trainer decides to drop the ball with Peon's training. If he isn't loping a clean pattern in 90 days then he's off to another trainer. I have my jockey chosen and she will be checking Peon's progress every 2-3 weeks.
So they need to start their barrel training now? If they haven't been started real consistently on the pattern as of now they aren't too far behind? |
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Location: Oklahoma | Zanadoo88 - 2014-01-19 9:45 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-19 9:24 PM Due to my unemployment in 2013 I am running months behind with my colt. He leaves for starting in a few weeks and we will evaluate his futurity potential as we go. He seems to be a very fast study and is totally a pleaser, so we might make it to say the Southern Rebel. But if he shows any signs of stressing I will slow his progress accordingly. Optimally I would have gotten him started in August so he could take some time off here and there. He's more laid back in many ways than Xena, and she went into barrel training in March 2008 and we had her running at Memphis in December 2008, so you never know. Peon will get 60 days of basics and then on to barrel training in April this spring. I'll also have an alternate trainer on call if my chosen trainer decides to drop the ball with Peon's training. If he isn't loping a clean pattern in 90 days then he's off to another trainer. I have my jockey chosen and she will be checking Peon's progress every 2-3 weeks. So they need to start their barrel training now? If they haven't been started real consistently on the pattern as of now they aren't too far behind?
they're all different. Depends on talent, trainability and natural want to. but yes, Id say they need patterned here shortly if you are wanting them to be running this December |
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| Zanadoo88 - 2014-01-19 9:45 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-19 9:24 PM Due to my unemployment in 2013 I am running months behind with my colt. He leaves for starting in a few weeks and we will evaluate his futurity potential as we go. He seems to be a very fast study and is totally a pleaser, so we might make it to say the Southern Rebel. But if he shows any signs of stressing I will slow his progress accordingly. Optimally I would have gotten him started in August so he could take some time off here and there. He's more laid back in many ways than Xena, and she went into barrel training in March 2008 and we had her running at Memphis in December 2008, so you never know. Peon will get 60 days of basics and then on to barrel training in April this spring. I'll also have an alternate trainer on call if my chosen trainer decides to drop the ball with Peon's training. If he isn't loping a clean pattern in 90 days then he's off to another trainer. I have my jockey chosen and she will be checking Peon's progress every 2-3 weeks. So they need to start their barrel training now? If they haven't been started real consistently on the pattern as of now they aren't too far behind?
This colt is a 2015 prospect. In a perfect world he would have started his basics last fall, taken a short break, then started on barrels in December 2013. I would have given him a break after his first 90 days on barrels, then sent him back in June or so to continue patterning. And then about September to October start to add speed. But my financial world didn't support that perfect scenario. Tho I like the idea of Peon running a few futurities my overall goal is a good open horse so I won't run his legs off nor pressure him hard for it. A real true finished barrel horse takes 9 to 12 months. Whether that includes hauling and seasoning depends on the horse. Some are done and seasoned in a year, some take longer. So if you want a horse ready for competition in December of 2014 (the beginning of the 2015 futurity season), then the horse needs to be on the pattern by December or so of 2013.
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