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erinamber15 Reg. Feb 2014	Posted 2014-07-25 1:13 AM Subject: how to get your horse running
Member Posts: 9	I have a 5 year old gelding really really nice and he's been on barrels past couple years taken really slow and I'm ready to start entering him but can't get any speed out of him. I know he has it by the way he runs around in the pasture and I can free lunge him and he will give 100% . So do you have any advice on how to break into his speed while I'm on him?
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lindseylou2290 Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-07-25 8:31 AM Subject: RE: how to get your horse running
Expert Posts: 2457	I'd try breezing him some. Fallon Taylor actually had an interesting video on this up on YouTube (ducking for cover) She was talking about encouraging her barrel horses to really take off and fire when she asked. It was interesting and I feel you can learn something from anyone .... even if its what not to do! Anyway, that's where I would start a younger one to encourage them and build trust between you both. ETA the link to the video I mentioned - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWlFgBbotF0 Edited by lindseylou2290 2014-07-25 3:16 PM
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total performance Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2014-07-25 9:46 AM Subject: RE: how to get your horse running
Namesless in BHW Posts: 10368 Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs	Breezing!
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3rdtimesacharm Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2014-07-26 1:15 AM Subject: RE: how to get your horse running
Big Gun Posts: 2216 Location: Texas	Some of it could. Be from the way you ride, are you in the go position?
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Blaundee Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2014-07-26 11:55 AM Subject: RE: how to get your horse running
Keep those crap slapping tails away! Posts: 8871 Location: Around here somewhere...	I match race my horses against each other so they can learn how to really run with a rider and to stimulate their competitive drive.
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