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Tips on running a smaller horse?

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Delta Cowgirl
Reg. Apr 2005
Posted 2018-06-08 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: Tips on running a smaller horse?



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Three 4 Luck - 2018-05-11 1:30 PM

 I’m currently finishing/seasoning one that’s 14.1 on his tippy toes. I’m 5’7”.  Like someone else said, staying centered is the most important thing you can do because little horses feel it more if you get out of kilter.  Don’t look around too quick because they can respond faster than a big horse. This guy broke my worst habit—looking around too far too fast. If I do it on him he will hit a barrel or come out on the wrong side.  You may have a problem finding boots that fit and a lot of times their pasterns are so short there isn’t room for a full coverage boot and an overreach.  I’ve had better luck with polos or splints, or just using an overreach boot. 

Agree with staying centered and quiet -- my college rodeo horse was maybe on tippy toes 14.2. I am 5'8". At that point in my life I was very thin (those were the days....). He taught me to sit up, stay centered and ride quiet. Loved running him. And he hung in with the WPRA horses at local rodeos and on the college circuit (we were 2nd in our region a couple of times!). He was stout and I wish I had a dozen just like him.... he was running x cow bred.
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clover girl
Reg. Dec 2005
Posted 2018-06-08 11:11 AM
Subject: RE: Tips on running a smaller horse?



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Location: Oklahoma		My advice is to stay on the inside of the tracks.  If  you let your smaller horse get in the big horse tracks they can get sucked down in the dirt.  My not matter as much at barrel races, but after 8 or later on the ground the ruts get deep.
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r_beau
Reg. Apr 2010
Posted 2018-06-08 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: Tips on running a smaller horse?



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Location: North Dakota		delta cowgirl: Oh absolutely. I have to make myself stay centered or he tends to throw me forward because he's so compact and quick. It's actually helping me to stay two handed in the turns too b/c it forces me to SIT and keep myself centered. 

clover girl: Good thinking. I don't think he's going to need much room anyway, so that's a good tip to stay close to the barrel and stay inside the ruts.
 
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fastwrapn3
Reg. Sep 2004
Posted 2018-06-11 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: Tips on running a smaller horse?



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Location: /ARKANSAS		I have gone from a 16 hand horse to one that is fifteen and shorter body. When I pull myself up to finish the barrel I feel like I am over his head and it feels really odd. I guess I need to concentrate on staying in the middle and maybe it will be easier to get with him.
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