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Horses that don't do slow pattern work well

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casualdust07
Reg. Mar 2005
Posted 2014-08-20 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: Horses that don't do slow pattern work well



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Location: Texas		My #1 horse right now hated slow work when I got her. But she doesn't sound like your horse… she's the type that just wanted to go go go and didn't understand that it was okay to just take a deep breath and slow down. She was like that riding as well. She is a lot better now because I kept at the slow work and minimized the fast work.


I had another gelding who would work correct but he didn't care for slow work either…but in the way you are describing. He just lollygagged through it and was being lazy so he wouldn't always be precise and sharp. So for him- i minimized slow work and pattern work altogether. And when I did work him, it was short, quick, and to the point.

Since your horse has navicular, if she's great when you run her, and you just need to work on you, I would find a way to not work her anymore and just run. Save her feet for when it counts.
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RoaniePonie11
Reg. Jan 2011
Posted 2014-08-20 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: Horses that don't do slow pattern work well


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casualdust07 - 2014-08-20 5:01 PM

My #1 horse right now hated slow work when I got her. But she doesn't sound like your horse… she's the type that just wanted to go go go and didn't understand that it was okay to just take a deep breath and slow down. She was like that riding as well. She is a lot better now because I kept at the slow work and minimized the fast work.


I had another gelding who would work correct but he didn't care for slow work either…but in the way you are describing. He just lollygagged through it and was being lazy so he wouldn't always be precise and sharp. So for him- i minimized slow work and pattern work altogether. And when I did work him, it was short, quick, and to the point.

Since your horse has navicular, if she's great when you run her, and you just need to work on you, I would find a way to not work her anymore and just run. Save her feet for when it counts.

Yes. Thank you. I had thought about this. I like the short and to the point aspect of slow work. I never really thought about that. All I have to ride at the moment is her and my 3yo that I try to be short and to the point with on the barrels trying to make the barrels "not a big deal" with her.

I'm going to try not working on the pattern at all other than making a run and see if I can get a handle on our little bobbles by adjusting my riding. I'm just honestly not a "great" jockey. I feel like I'm good at colts. Not so much the running aspect. I can get one to the "needs to be seasoned" point but then it starts to call a part because I have a hard time getting out of trainer mode. I haven't rode a finished horse but once in the past 4 years so it's really been an adjustment having this mare back.

Thanks for the advice. I think you are correct about leaving her be and saving her feet for when it counts.
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