Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf

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Cowgirlreg Reg. Apr 2013	Posted 2018-04-14 2:30 PM Subject: Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf
Member Posts: 13	I am having a horrible time breaking a habit for myself. I always pick up at the 2nd just a touch to early that it causes us to hit the 2nd. I got myself out of it by going across with reins in my left hand And switching last second but that is causing me to make some other Timing mistakes. What drills or exercises do you do to train yourself to ride one Step further and then pick up to turn?
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Turnburnsis Reg. Nov 2004	Posted 2018-04-15 8:10 AM Subject: RE: Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf
Expert Posts: 1409 Location: Oklahoma	I have no depth perception. I always just tell myself one more stride one more stride
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Liana D Reg. Sep 2008	Posted 2018-04-15 9:16 AM Subject: RE: Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf
Defense Attorney for The Horse Location: Claremore, OK	Cowgirlreg - 2018-04-14 2:30 PM I am having a horrible time breaking a habit for myself. I always pick up at the 2nd just a touch to early that it causes us to hit the 2nd. I got myself out of it by going across with reins in my left hand And switching last second but that is causing me to make some other Timing mistakes. What drills or exercises do you do to train yourself to ride one Step further and then pick up to turn? You have to retrain your brain. (Muscle memory) Practice correctly in your slow work, be very aware. Do time onlys the same way, make sure your correct. Gradually increase speed and think about what you need to do. Sometimes drawing a picture, putting an x where you need to do something will help. Paul Humphrey has some nice drills (YouTube) that you could emphasize correct hand position with.
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Just Let Me Run Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2018-04-16 1:21 PM Subject: RE: Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf
Independent Cuss Posts: 3978 Location: Dearing, GA	I pick a spot on the fence behind the barrel and practice riding to it at a trot/slow lope. It helps retrain my brain to think "get past the barrel." When you go fast, you naturally won't go all the way to that spot on the fence, but it will help you wait a little longer to pick up and turn.
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Tbred Reg. Dec 2004	Posted 2018-04-17 11:10 AM Subject: RE: Picking up too early on 2nd....help with training muzelf
BHW New Catch of the Day Posts: 9884 Location: Missouri	After all these years I recently have been learning to ride the outside of my horse at the barrel instead of the inside. Stepping out and putting weight in my outside stirrup is helping my horse not to drop his inside shoulder and helping me not to anticipate the turn. I've been doing a crap ton of it at a walk, over and over trying to train my muscle memory. Because I'm thinking about it at a run, I'm not anticipating the turn I'm thinking step out, step out.
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