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rpreast Reg. Nov 2015	Posted 2018-06-18 10:18 AM Subject: Brag Post
Extreme Veteran Posts: 575	I have to get a little proud for a minute. I bought this mare a little over a year ago and have worked SO hard on her. I've taken so many just general horsemanship lessons in order to get her more broke, and this is the first one that I have put on the pattern 100% by myself. Every other colt I've had has had some kind of barrel training prior to my owning them and I just worked on the finish. The Dragon Lady (as we affectionately call her) earned her name and has tested and pushed me more than I thought possible. Ron Ralls was putting on a clinic close to me this weekend and I thought absolute worst case scenario she would regress under pressure and he could give me some ideas to fix/go on with. He adjusted some issues with my hand position and had me riding her to a different spot than I had been, and I got to make an actual run on her with more speed than she's been asked for before. This is the resulting run, and I absolutely couldn't be happier. This mare has been young minded and I've done my best to take things slow and let her mature before putting too much pressure on her. The icing on the cake was that after this run, I was able to WALK her flat footed back through the pattern and have her relax. Hard works pays off!!!!! If you've got the chance to ride with Ron, DO IT. Pure horsemanship. No tricks. No gimmicks. No bandaids. And you've got to love his honesty! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahL4YvF2AHY (IMG_3181.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3181.JPG (37KB - 274 downloads)
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blccwgl55 Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2018-06-18 10:33 AM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Expert Posts: 1304	Woo girl! Great job. Hard work does pay off
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2018-06-18 12:32 PM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Take a Picture Posts: 12838	I keep telling people how much a clinic helps. They are not just for beginners. They help everyone. You wil find what a good investment this is in your horse and in you. Good job. Practice what you learned.
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Herbie Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2018-06-18 12:37 PM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Whack and Roll Posts: 6342 Location: NE Texas	Nice job!!! Congrats!
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rpreast Reg. Nov 2015	Posted 2018-06-18 12:54 PM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Extreme Veteran Posts: 575	streakysox - 2018-06-18 11:32 AM I keep telling people how much a clinic helps. They are not just for beginners. They help everyone. You wil find what a good investment this is in your horse and in you. Good job. Practice what you learned. This is actually the 2nd clinic of his I've attended. I was so impressed with his help after the 1st one I couldn't resist taking a different horse to this one. And boy am I glad I did! It's fun to watch all the other people and hear his advice towards them as well. Super helpful since we were all at different levels.
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crossspur Reg. Dec 2004	Posted 2018-06-19 10:21 AM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Roan Wonder Location: SW MO	Congrats!
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RedHead84 Reg. Dec 2014	Posted 2018-06-19 10:40 AM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Elite Veteran Posts: 889	I love this! I am going to one Ron's clinics in July. I cannot wait.
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rpreast Reg. Nov 2015	Posted 2018-06-19 10:59 AM Subject: RE: Brag Post
Extreme Veteran Posts: 575	RedHead84 - 2018-06-19 9:40 AM I love this! I am going to one Ron's clinics in July. I cannot wait. You will love it! He takes as much time as each individual needs and will work with you until you get it. He's very quiet and very straight forward.
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