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Location: NE Texas | Three*C*Champs - 2014-04-25 11:33 AM I picked my 4yr old up mid March after getting a 30 day tune up from having the winter off. He has a very short attention span which is holding him back from progressing quicker. Lol. He's actually very 'natural' at turning a barrel which makes me a bit nervous to over do his work, but right now my goal this season is to just haul him out to every jackpot I go to get him use to everything. Will haul this summer alone to jackpots to hopefully do some time onlys. Then aim to enter in the winter. He's loping big circles decent, picking up correct leads, etc. Just needs the consistency now.
Your colt is a cutie! And I like your helmet.....i'm swallowing my pride and have made a commitment to wear mine in public this year. I've already had one guy ask my husband why I was wearing a helmet. My husband told him...."Cause you never know what that crazy little SOB will do!". LOLOL I love that man! |
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Location: California | This is my 4 year old. I raised her. Just trying to continue hauling her and getting her used to running.
From Dec 1, 2013 - http://youtu.be/Pwp82FbL5WU
Classic Equine Fut - http://youtu.be/WEtRCDeZ8xs
Pac West Fut - http://youtu.be/fFeN5wdnhFE |
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Location: The Great West | Herbie - 2014-04-25 11:54 AM just4fun - 2014-04-25 11:46 AM Ctrygirl14 - 2014-04-25 11:25 AM just4fun - 2014-04-25 11:09 AM Mine is way behind. He isn't even patterned. I only get to ride him three times a week, tops. Some weeks I can't ride at all. He's tough anyway, so each ride is mostly trying to keep him from being too fresh, then maybe trying to learn a little. I feel like I start over every time. Really discouraging when I read that others are ready to haul  But, when I don't compare, I try to celebrate the small accomplishments (like, he didn't try to kill me today! yes! )
Some day he'll either turn a corner, or I'll give up...not sure which will happen first...
Here's a pic from last fall.
That's a gorgeous horse!!
Here's what he usually looks like.   Makes me crazy! 
I completely agree, we make lots of excuses for our horses when sometimes what they need is a spanking...are we talking about my kids or our barrel horses |
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | My 4 yr. old is cursing though a nice pattern, ex a few times but this winter has been very hard to get one seasoned. I'll try to post a pic. But I'm on my IPad, so I bet it won't let me... : (. I knew better then to try.... Sorry!
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | ..lol.. It worked! The photo came though! |
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Location: Missouri | CHEETAH - 2014-04-25 7:31 PM ..lol.. It worked! The photo came though!
He is beautiful! I tried to find him on allbreed. What's his pedigree? |
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Location: Southeast, Texas | CHEETAH - 2014-04-25 6:42 PM
 My 4 yr. old is cursing though a nice pattern, ex a few times but this winter has been very hard to get one seasoned. I'll try to post a pic. But I'm on my IPad, so I bet it won't let me... : (.   I knew better then to try.... Sorry!
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Mercy. What a looker! [=
I love her coloring!
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Location: Always in the Jungle of Ohio | He's a she! ..lol.. She is Harlan, Peponita, Eternal Sun, Jessie James. Working/using horse bred. Thank You very much for the compliment! |
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Location: Ohio | Oh man, mine has only been under saddle 3 weeks!!! lol She is such a witchy little mare that I've procrastinated waaayyy to long. |
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| This is my daughters filly I have been riding her this winter but she did most of the work on her since she was 2. She has been hauled around since she was 2, I did some time onlys on her last summer just trotting and slow lope through to get use to new arenas . We started hauling her some this winter and she has been entered 4 times think. She has been really good but our last race she decided she couldn't be left alone and threw a fit so our run was pretty bad but that is babies I guess. I am not asking her to run all out she has been running just under 2 seconds off the winner. We won't go real hard this year might shoot for a fall futurity if all is going well. I will try to put a pic of her but I don't usually have much luck with my pictures. My second picture I almost took a detour off my horse, lots of air under me !! She is the first foal by our stud to start running and I am so excited to see what we can do .
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Mine has been home from her 60 days getting broke for a year. I rode her 6 months, just piddling, not doing anything serious, then she ended up getting 6 months off between winter, an abscess and getting sick. So I just got back on her. She hasn't seen a barrel pattern yet, but we have turned lots of things. She came back awesome and feels like she's ready to put the hammer down, so hopefully she will be cruising a good pattern by fall. I don't ever start my colts until 4 or enter before they're 5, although I would make an exception if I thought one was ready. |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh. They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days
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Location: Deep South | rockinas - 2014-04-26 10:51 AM
Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.Â
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.Â
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.Â
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh.   They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days
What you can accomplish in 30 days truly amazes me. Please move south! |
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Location: Southeast, Texas | BamaCanChaser - 2014-04-26 3:30 PM
rockinas - 2014-04-26 10:51 AM
Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.Â
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.Â
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.Â
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh.   They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days
What you can accomplish in 30 days truly amazes me. Please move south!
No kidding! Planning to haul to futurities any time soon? [= |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | BamaCanChaser - 2014-04-26 3:30 PM rockinas - 2014-04-26 10:51 AM Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh. They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days What you can accomplish in 30 days truly amazes me. Please move south!
Thank you! I wish I could move south and do more futurities.
Unfortunately our ranch keeps me busy.
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | ABroussard - 2014-04-26 4:36 PM BamaCanChaser - 2014-04-26 3:30 PM What you can accomplish in 30 days truly amazes me. Please move south! No kidding! Planning to haul to futurities any time soon? [=
Thanks. I've got a good colt starter so that helps what I can get done here in a month time.
I wish I could go more. The BFA in December will be the first futurity for these 2 mares. I will run them next year up north at the fall ones.
I just can't get away with calving-foaling-breeding-haying to any of the earlier ones.
I'd love to go to the AZ futurities, DDBHC, BBR Futurity, Ft Smith----They're all on my bucket list but probably won't happen anytime soon.  |
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Location: Glendive Mt. | Well I am glad I am not the only one that doesn't have hers ready to go. Mine is just ready to start loping. I Like mine very broke before starting and this super cold winter put a damper on that. Hope to have her loping them real soon. I was thinking about the 5 year old futurities but if she doesn't get moving soon that will just be a thought. A girl can dream right. She is out of Famous Jr and his Colts have been doing pretty good at the futurity. |
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| Thought I would share a video of mine, mind you, this is the first time I had an opportunity to really ask her for speed (we're at a clinic in this video), since the winter was so cold and snowy and we didn't get to haul any, just ride in our small indoor. I hope to get to season her this summer, no plans for futurities or anything, and just get back at it! (I know my riding could use some improvement) Having to deal right now with a setback, but hoping to get it resopved so we can continue to improve...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbm4T3ZeDY
Enjoyed all the nice pictures and videos on this post! Good luck everyone. |
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | rockinas - 2014-04-26 10:51 AM
Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.Â
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.Â
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.Â
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh.   They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days
Both very nice! Not sure which one I like best! |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | mreklaw - 2014-04-27 9:46 PM rockinas - 2014-04-26 10:51 AM Mine were both cruising nice sets a couple months ago.
Then one of them got an infected tooth and the other one ended up with inflammatory airway disease.
The tooth one just had surgery last week, the one with the breathing problem was treated and is now out in the pasture healing up.
It will be later in the summer before I can start back on either of them. They are both entered at the BFA in December too. Ugh. They were both pretty smart so they should come back easy once I get them in shape again.
Famous French Model, 30 days
Royal Seis Too, 30 days Both very nice! Not sure which one I like best!
Thanks! Some days I have a hard time picking a favorite myself. :)
Now I just wish they'd both hurry up & get healthy so we can get back going again! They are both healing up a little more every day. |
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