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RacingTheArabian Reg. Oct 2011	Posted 2016-02-16 11:17 AM Subject: What more can I work on?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 534	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGJQM9JX3Q This was from last Saturday. The arena was tiny and the ground was super loose. She spun out the first breeze through but this time around she seemed to handle herself a little better. I don't think she liked it to much. I wasn't working on pushing because of the ground. Don't mind the boots... I accidentally forgot to take them off after I saddled. Just looking for what more I can work on and anyone who can critique....
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Sockittoemred Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-02-16 12:16 PM Subject: RE: What more can I work on?
Elite Veteran Posts: 912 Location: Alabama	Looks really good to me! She is quiet and paying attention to where her feet need to be. "I" would be sure to focus on riding a touch deeper past the barrels before you let her come around. I say this because that will give her room to finish her turns with her body straight so she can push out on a straight line with maximum impulsion. Here, you can just barely see she is bowed off the barrel just a fuzz. She isn't doing it to be naughty I don't believe. She just needs a little more room on the backside to be clear. As you add speed that will show up more and could possibly become a problem. Nice horse!
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RacingTheArabian Reg. Oct 2011	Posted 2016-02-16 2:40 PM Subject: RE: What more can I work on?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 534	Sockittoemred - 2016-02-16 12:16 PM Looks really good to me! She is quiet and paying attention to where her feet need to be. "I" would be sure to focus on riding a touch deeper past the barrels before you let her come around. I say this because that will give her room to finish her turns with her body straight so she can push out on a straight line with maximum impulsion. Here, you can just barely see she is bowed off the barrel just a fuzz. She isn't doing it to be naughty I don't believe. She just needs a little more room on the backside to be clear. As you add speed that will show up more and could possibly become a problem. Nice horse! I was told by someone one time. That going in a little wider will always help you come out tighter.. But from so many people who say coming in tight is better I'm not sure. I know she needs a little more room to compensate so I will definitely work on that.
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Sockittoemred Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-02-16 2:47 PM Subject: RE: What more can I work on?
Elite Veteran Posts: 912 Location: Alabama	RacingTheArabian - 2016-02-16 2:40 PM Sockittoemred - 2016-02-16 12:16 PM Looks really good to me! She is quiet and paying attention to where her feet need to be. "I" would be sure to focus on riding a touch deeper past the barrels before you let her come around. I say this because that will give her room to finish her turns with her body straight so she can push out on a straight line with maximum impulsion. Here, you can just barely see she is bowed off the barrel just a fuzz. She isn't doing it to be naughty I don't believe. She just needs a little more room on the backside to be clear. As you add speed that will show up more and could possibly become a problem. Nice horse! I was told by someone one time. That going in a little wider will always help you come out tighter.. But from so many people who say coming in tight is better I'm not sure. I know she needs a little more room to compensate so I will definitely work on that. I'm not really talking about the entrance or "pocket" size. It's depth behind the barrel on the backside of the turn. If you trot it a few times and go just maybe a half a stride deeper on the backside I bet you will be able to feel her smooth out there and leave cleanly. :) Hope that makes better sense!
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RacingTheArabian Reg. Oct 2011	Posted 2016-02-16 2:52 PM Subject: RE: What more can I work on?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 534	Sockittoemred - 2016-02-16 2:47 PM RacingTheArabian - 2016-02-16 2:40 PM Sockittoemred - 2016-02-16 12:16 PM Looks really good to me! She is quiet and paying attention to where her feet need to be. "I" would be sure to focus on riding a touch deeper past the barrels before you let her come around. I say this because that will give her room to finish her turns with her body straight so she can push out on a straight line with maximum impulsion. Here, you can just barely see she is bowed off the barrel just a fuzz. She isn't doing it to be naughty I don't believe. She just needs a little more room on the backside to be clear. As you add speed that will show up more and could possibly become a problem. Nice horse! I was told by someone one time. That going in a little wider will always help you come out tighter.. But from so many people who say coming in tight is better I'm not sure. I know she needs a little more room to compensate so I will definitely work on that. I'm not really talking about the entrance or "pocket" size. It's depth behind the barrel on the backside of the turn. If you trot it a few times and go just maybe a half a stride deeper on the backside I bet you will be able to feel her smooth out there and leave cleanly. :) Hope that makes better sense! Oh!! Okay yes lol. That makes better sense!
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