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I am a Freak
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Location: Nowhere Special | Yes Ive breezed him a lot at home. The speed is there the sucker is faster then greased lighting when he wants to be.. Yes I was talking half second splits as well just depends on the competition where he falls.. He ran a 16.0 last decent run he had and that night a 15.4 something won it.. Last monday he didn't run as well 16.3 and a smoking 15.0 won it.. so hes staying consistent but just depending on whos there to win on what horse that day decides his D.. So we would at the very least need to make up a full second to a second and three tenths to (best to worst times)run with the tougher competiton in the 1D.. clear as mudd right? LOL
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | For sure! ;)
Do you prefer to rodeo? I only ask because as a 4D'er I'd love to have a consistent 2D horse (granted that the 1D horses' times stay the same) that could put me in the money versus a horse that was 1-2 spots out of the money at rodeo or low 1D horse that won't be near the money unless he bobbles and gets into the top of 2D.
Hopefully you'll find a place soon and keep him (even if it's for sentimental reasons) and maybe just have to axe one of the others! |
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I am a Freak
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Location: Nowhere Special | I'd love to rodeo but for now I am happy with running series, jackpots and D's.. Just as long as I am getting to go I am happy :) I guess I'm very spoiled as my last "good" horse and the last time I got to go with any consistency I had a top 1D level horse that won D's as well as rodeos and never knocked or bobbled in the 5 short years I got to run him. So I was use to winning everything and knowing I was going to pull a check when I pulled in. So its hard to get out of the mindset of he has to win the 1D and I should just be happy if he pulls a check in any D.. Its the perfectionist in me, dirty demon.. LOL |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | Knowing now that he is a half sib to the Hokester, I would say that he'll be alright. I hadn't spent much time with him before this trip to FL. In the course of a couple weeks, I saw him really start to put things together. The speed is there, for sure, just as you say it is with your horse. I just don't think that he understands what his body is capable of yet, at all. Even the good turns (those without bobbles) can be made .2 more snappy. Sounds like a lot, but I've proven it time and again.
I won't expect Hokie to really have it for another couple of years, at least. I just don't think that he has even begun to come into himself physically. He might be doing some great things by the end of this season, but it won't be anything near what I think he is capable of. In the time that I spent on him, I felt him have moments where he went "Oh, look, my body can do that. That's cool!", but I'm not completely sure that that means that he "got it". I'd say that you shouldn't fret if your guy is anything like him. Just take the pressure off of yourself (and him) to be out there winning and focus on enjoying the process! |
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Location: Nowhere Special | I havn't seen Hoakey since the day he left. Looks like with some more collection and slow work from the videos he will be coming along nicely.. I had that same problem with mine with the over bending at the neck, like a rubber band and I put him in a hack to stiffin him up, really helped him out a bunch you guys may want to try that. I'm going back to a loomis and running martingale to work on our collection around the second so we can get away from that staul out probably wouldn't hurt hoakey to go that route either.. Anyway I hear they are coming to stay with you so I'm sure you guys will have all the bugs worked out and have him clocking in no time at all.. (these horses actually come on over night, its just like one day a light bulb comes on and they are ready set go solid horses from that day on.. They don't really come on a little at a time. Its just we suck, we suck, we suck, BANG... super horse.. LOL |
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