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skye Reg. Jul 2004	Posted 2016-03-08 10:27 PM Subject: RE: Bowing out when leaving the 2nd barrel..
Expert Posts: 2122 Location: The Great Northwest	pepsi97 - 2015-12-30 6:19 PM I'm not a trainer but when my mare started doing this On the second, I just put my outside leg on her and it helped. She's very touchy though and really works nice off leg pressure. You really are a trainer! If you spend any time with a horse, you can be training good to bad habits.
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mollibtexan Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2016-03-08 10:52 PM Subject: RE: Bowing out when leaving the 2nd barrel..
Expert Posts: 1526 Location: Texas	classicpotatochip - 2016-01-01 6:31 AM mollibtexan - 2015-12-30 11:51 PM Stop them leaving the barrel it will fix your problem Would you expand on this for me a bit? I need to know more. There is no magic just in slow work or in an exb stop the horse when you leave the barrel. The horse is starting to run before he has finished his turn.
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spitzh Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2016-03-09 11:06 AM Subject: RE: Bowing out when leaving the 2nd barrel..
Elite Veteran Posts: 602	hammer_time - 2015-12-31 10:46 AM I would work on the squares exercise. Also think about where your horse's chest/shoulders is/are facing when he leaves the barrel. You'll want it facing the third. To control the shoulders you'll need to keep the weight off the front end and get it in the back end. Aka more rate. I agree. Square exercises are awesome. Google "Connie Combs, its hip to be square."
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rpreast Reg. Nov 2015	Posted 2016-03-09 2:41 PM Subject: RE: Bowing out when leaving the 2nd barrel..
Extreme Veteran Posts: 575	I would have someone you consider a knowledgeable horseman watch your run (or a video) and give your their opinion. I JUST made a run where my filly bowed off her second pretty bad. I came out and asked a friend of mine what she thought was up, and she said, "You're doing that weird thing where you start to lean on her again." I fixed my posture and she made a great run the next time and snapped back around. I also had a gelding consistently bow out around the back side. Slow work, work on myself, nothing. He still did it. I had someone recommend trying him in a hackamore (he was VERY broke so I was more than willing to try) and he came back around so much better. I ran him in a Little S hack until the day I sold him. I place SO much value on the opinions of people who know me, my horses, and who are better than I am. They are the biggest blessing and the most help!
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classicpotatochip Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2016-03-09 4:39 PM Subject: RE: Bowing out when leaving the 2nd barrel..
Owner of a ratting catting machine Posts: 2258	mollibtexan - 2016-03-08 10:52 PM classicpotatochip - 2016-01-01 6:31 AM mollibtexan - 2015-12-30 11:51 PM Stop them leaving the barrel it will fix your problem Would you expand on this for me a bit? I need to know more. There is no magic just in slow work or in an exb stop the horse when you leave the barrel. The horse is starting to run before he has finished his turn. Thank you Molli. I thought you might mean that, but wanted to clarify.
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