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barrelracinchick09 Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2014-08-13 6:20 PM Subject: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Member Posts: 45 Location: Texas	Omg I am getting nervous!!! This Friday is my first rodeo on my mare. We have had a rocky relationship and due to family problems I haven't had a chance to haul her to play days or any thing like that so We are kinda just winging it..... I don't plan on running guns a blazin but I'm going to try my best not to second guess everything and let her work:) do y'all have any advice for me to calm my nerves? And any thing else I need to know? I'm going to haul her to our local arena In the morning to just do some slow work and stuff like that.... Any advice is helpful!! Thank y'all:)
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run n rate Reg. Feb 2007	Posted 2014-08-13 6:22 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Balance Beam and more... Posts: 11511 Location: 31 lengths farms	Breathe and enjoy every stride and every moment, even the ones when you think you might throw up!!!!
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fulltiltfilly Reg. Dec 2008	Posted 2014-08-13 6:53 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
I hate cooking and cleaning Posts: 3314 Location: Jersey Girl	Don't over think it!! Try to relax and enjoy yourself! BTW I am in the same boat as you, I am running my new gelding for the first time this weekend also Edited by fulltiltfilly 2014-08-14 5:56 PM
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barrelracinchick09 Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2014-08-13 8:37 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Member Posts: 45 Location: Texas	Thank y'all so much for the encouraging words :)
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stayceem Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-08-13 9:19 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Not Afraid to Work Posts: 4717	Good Luck! Ride Hard! Enjoy! Breathe! No matter what happens, be thankful for the ride
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batkitty Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2014-08-13 9:37 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 352 Location: Texas	I always ride out a bit by myself. And I think about smooth runs and remind myself that I do this because I have fun doing it. Good luck and enjoy!
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sorrel horse ranch Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2014-08-14 8:08 AM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Angel in a Sorrel Coat Posts: 16030 Location: In a happy place	Is this a matter of life and death? No. Just relax count your blessings that you are able to go and enjoy yourself! Have fun and let us know how you do.
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~BINGO~ Reg. Jan 2012	Posted 2014-08-14 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Serious Snap Trapper Posts: 4275 Location: In The Snow, AZ	Say a prayer and kiss your arse goodbye.... Just kidding just kidding. Don't hit the Dislike button. LOL. Relax. Have fun. Trust your horse. Hold on. Smile no matter what. Edited by ~BINGO~ 2014-08-14 2:00 PM
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total performance Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2014-08-14 11:57 AM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Namesless in BHW Posts: 10368 Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs	~BINGO~ - 2014-08-14 11:23 AM Say a prayer and kiss you arse goodbye.... Just kidding just kidding. Don't hit the Dislike button. LOL. Relax. Have fun. Trust your horse. Hold on. Smile no matter what. That made me LOL! Enjoy the ride and have fun!
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love2ridepre Reg. Apr 2014	Posted 2014-08-14 12:08 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 408	All the advices above and plenty of margaritas!!!!!! (they seem to work for me LOL)
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love2ridepre Reg. Apr 2014	Posted 2014-08-14 12:09 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 408	oh yeah... Good luck!!! And let us know how you guys did
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lindseylou2290 Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-08-14 1:57 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Expert Posts: 2457	Deep breathe ... then smile. You'd be surprised what it does to remind you that you LOVE what you are about to go do!!! Good Luck!!! You are gonna ROCK it! Oh and then kiss your arse goodbye ;) j/k!! That comment made me seriously giggle!!
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barrelracinchick09 Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2014-08-16 2:44 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Member Posts: 45 Location: Texas	Thank y'all for all the kind words:) unfortuanly it did not go as planned. My mare and I did not get to run because she was just to nervous and freaking out, I think that if they had the ally way lit up better and she could see all the bulls they had In the pens she would of been a tad bit better. She got super spooked a few times and jumped side ways and even reared and spun on her back feet resulting in her hurting her back, we think a few ribs are out.. So she is going to be resting today and if i could find my dang life wave patches I'm going to use them on her! Thank y'all again for all the encouragement and we will try again real soon:)
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sorrel horse ranch Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2014-08-16 3:31 PM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Angel in a Sorrel Coat Posts: 16030 Location: In a happy place	That is a bummer. Sorry it didn't work out for you.
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stayceem Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-08-18 12:03 AM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Not Afraid to Work Posts: 4717	Thats too bad... I ran my horse in a dark alley type setting and the gate guy started waving his clipboard at him because he was crawling ... like slowly slowly creeking up the alley. Clipboard scared him and he took off like a rocket and had NO CLUE what we were doing lol so it happens.
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-08-18 3:09 AM Subject: RE: Making my first run on my mare this Friday any advice?!?
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	barrelracinchick09 - 2014-08-16 2:44 PM Thank y'all for all the kind words:) unfortuanly it did not go as planned. My mare and I did not get to run because she was just to nervous and freaking out, I think that if they had the ally way lit up better and she could see all the bulls they had In the pens she would of been a tad bit better. She got super spooked a few times and jumped side ways and even reared and spun on her back feet resulting in her hurting her back, we think a few ribs are out.. So she is going to be resting today and if i could find my dang life wave patches I'm going to use them on her! Thank y'all again for all the encouragement and we will try again real soon:) I think you may have misunderstood Love2ridepre... The margaritas were for the mare.... I hope the next time out goes better.. Edited by komet. 2014-08-18 3:50 AM
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