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| What is your definition of a fancy broke horse? |
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 The One
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Location: South Georgia | Move shoulders and hips off of leg alone, collected walk/trot/canter on loose rein, arcs, spins, soft face, great whoa. A horse conscious of the riders body and willing to take clues based on weight shifts. A good rhythmic backup also. Just a truly broke horse.
And I’m so pleased to have one. Now, if I could fix his spookiness, I’d be all set. Lol
Edited by horsegirl 2018-12-20 9:46 AM
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 The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | horsegirl - 2018-12-19 3:22 PM
Move shoulders and hips off of leg alone, collected walk/trot/canter on loose rein, arcs, spins, soft face, great whoa. A horse conscious of the riders body and willing to take clues based on weight shifts. A good rhythmic backup also. Just a truly broke horse.
Yep. This -- and one more thing - - jumps right into the trailer when you point him at it. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Delta Cowgirl - 2018-12-19 4:21 PM horsegirl - 2018-12-19 3:22 PM Move shoulders and hips off of leg alone, collected walk/trot/canter on loose rein, arcs, spins, soft face, great whoa. A horse conscious of the riders body and willing to take clues based on weight shifts. A good rhythmic backup also. Just a truly broke horse. Yep. This -- and one more thing - - jumps right into the trailer when you point him at it.
Thats a big PLUS right there, just point and load  |
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Location: Missouri | Southtxponygirl - 2018-12-19 5:25 PM
Delta Cowgirl - 2018-12-19 4:21 PM horsegirl - 2018-12-19 3:22 PM Move shoulders and hips off of leg alone, collected walk/trot/canter on loose rein, arcs, spins, soft face, great whoa. A horse conscious of the riders body and willing to take clues based on weight shifts. A good rhythmic backup also. Just a truly broke horse. Yep. This -- and one more thing - - jumps right into the trailer when you point him at it.
WORD. Also, super broke on the ground. I'd think most truly broke horses would be, but there is nothing I cant stand more than a horse that doesn't pay any attention to my cues or body language on the ground. |
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 Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | For me, a horse that never has any doubt what I'm asking him to do. They're soft and supple, give easily and it just takes a light touch to move everything where I want it. Not touchy, but responsive.
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  Sock eating dog owner
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | A 747 with all the gizmos that takes action by a single feather touch. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 629
| What everyone else said, but with a flying lead change. |
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Expert
Posts: 3300
| fancy broke is when someone asks you to go into a western riding class on your barrel horse and you come out of it and everyone is amazed that your horse made every lead change hahaha.. |
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Location: Northeast SD | You can place any foot you choose where you want it placed at that time.
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Posts: 460
| For me a fancy broke horse would be able to:
Go on a loose rein (in a straight line)
Bend and flex whole body both directions
Able to do circles at walk, job and lope
Pick up both leads easily / change leads easily
As other said - have manners =]
Good solid whoa
Gives to any sort of pressure
Can sidepass, not against a fence (is a plus anyway, hah)
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