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Location: NC | casualdust07 - 2015-10-29 1:41 PM
I didn't think DK taught a teardrop pattern. She teaches a "same area all the way around the barrel." and her approach to the first barrel is not like in that demo. She is big on her one smooth motion turn, i didnt think it was a tear drop. but idk
you might be right it has been awhile since I watched her videos. Sorry.
edited to add link:
http://americashorsedaily.com/barrel-racing-patterning/#.VjNsldKrS7...
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| I read an article in Barrel Horse News several years ago from Terra Bynum. She teaches the tear drop. |
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Location: South Dakota | Sharin Hall teaches a tear drop type of turn....lots of videos on her You Tube channel. |
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Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | lindseylou2290 - 2015-10-29 9:06 AM THIS ^^ works particularly well with longer sided, longer backed horses that maybe don't have the ratio of back to underline that is the most desired.
I think you are probably right. That makes sense. I have a horse with the shortest back I've ever seen (in comparison to the rest of his body).
I know it takes some time to change a horse's style to this teardrop theory so I stuck with it for a whie...then I realized my horse had lost his snappy-ness by trying to hold him out deeper in the turn and our times reflected it quite a bit.
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Location: South Dakota | txbredbr - 2015-10-30 10:34 AM lindseylou2290 - 2015-10-29 9:06 AM THIS ^^ works particularly well with longer sided, longer backed horses that maybe don't have the ratio of back to underline that is the most desired. I think you are probably right. That makes sense. I have a horse with the shortest back I've ever seen (in comparison to the rest of his body).
I know it takes some time to change a horse's style to this teardrop theory so I stuck with it for a whie...then I realized my horse had lost his snappy-ness by trying to hold him out deeper in the turn and our times reflected it quite a bit.
That is interesting...so what style works best for you? |
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| We have a family of horses that turn the barrels in 2 strides and hit the barrel leaving every time. They are short backed, quick footed, naturally collected horses. The original breeder was always telling us to ride them straighter, longer to get past the barrel. It is hard to do when they want to work the pattern so quick. The tear drop pattern was the only way to get a clean pattern on these horses.
I now have a gelding that is short backed and wants to turn with a rollback style, so I am also doing the teardrop with him.
The best horse I ever had was a looong backed, long necked, long hipped, long headed horse who could just run all the way around the barrel, he was soo smooth.
So I think it's a very individual thing with the horse.
According to Lynn, most horses did best with the teardrop pattern, that is why she teaches it. She said there were some horses who did better with a different style. She said she would teach whichever style suited the horse. |
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Location: South Dakota | I guess I always thought that straighter longer was kind of the same thing as the tear drop style...
What works for me, is room in the turn, mostly backside room...cadence in slow work...get them up into the turn, forward motion...no sticky spots......squaring up to leave turn. |
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| yeah, I didn't word that very well. Back then we hadn't heard the term teardrop, but that is what I think it means, too.  |
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Location: Missouri | The diagram hurts my head... I don't have time to learn that! lol! When I went to her clinic, it all made sense, but a couple of kids later, all that information is gone...
So, I'm glad this was brought up! I'm having trouble finishing the third...it didn't occur to me until this thread that I should try to get him deeper, I've just been trying to get a wider pocket. Which isn't working! So, excited to have something to try!
Thanks for the reminder, OP!
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I like a horse that wraps the barrels personally, I believe they're easier to ride and sit on, my square snappy mare is much harder to sit on but she is just as fast in her turns, if not faster the others.
I don't really care how they turn I have learned to adjust to different running styles. As long as they never stop moving their feet I'm happy, the horse that turns the fastest usually wins the barrel race |
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Location: California | outrundaizy - 2015-10-29 1:21 PM
*almost there* - 2015-10-29 10:04 AM Does Jackie Jatzlau train with the teardrop pattern? If not anyone know what pattern she runs?
No she rides much more simple than that. You basically teach a natural rate by going down a gait at your rate point to the barrel and then you just turn.
Obviously there's more to it than just that, but it's about that simple.
Her style is all about being smooth and not over thinking what were doing.
Can you tell me how far from each barrel she goes around when patterning? Or anymore info on her patterning?
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Location: Texas | *almost there* - 2015-10-30 3:16 PM outrundaizy - 2015-10-29 1:21 PM *almost there* - 2015-10-29 10:04 AM Does Jackie Jatzlau train with the teardrop pattern? If not anyone know what pattern she runs? No she rides much more simple than that. You basically teach a natural rate by going down a gait at your rate point to the barrel and then you just turn.
Obviously there's more to it than just that, but it's about that simple.
Her style is all about being smooth and not over thinking what were doing. Can you tell me how far from each barrel she goes around when patterning? Or anymore info on her patterning? Thanks so much!!!
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Location: Texas | Lynn McKenzie |
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| Lynn McKenzie. They explain it as an ice cream cone. How deep or high your cone will depend on their conformation and style. Hope, I remember it right.
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| One thing that I really do think all of you are missing here is that you needed to decide your style and stick with it. Practice the same way every time. Run exactly the same way you praçtice/train. About 1975, Lynn McKenzie had an article in the QH Journal that had a title something like PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT RUNS. She had poles and tires to make sure that she made every practice trip exactly the same. I have known Lynn since way before she had Missle. I attended one of her clinics about 1976. It was outside, freezing cold, and raining in an outdoor arena. I really think my horse put it together that weekend from the consistent practice. |
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Location: SW MO | outrundaizy - 2015-10-30 9:03 PM
*almost there* - 2015-10-30 3:16 PM outrundaizy - 2015-10-29 1:21 PM *almost there* - 2015-10-29 10:04 AM Does Jackie Jatzlau train with the teardrop pattern? If not anyone know what pattern she runs? No she rides much more simple than that. You basically teach a natural rate by going down a gait at your rate point to the barrel and then you just turn.
Obviously there's more to it than just that, but it's about that simple.
Her style is all about being smooth and not over thinking what were doing. Can you tell me how far from each barrel she goes around when patterning? Or anymore info on her patterning? Thanks so much!!!
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Location: Texas | Mzbradford - 2015-11-08 8:10 PM outrundaizy - 2015-10-30 9:03 PM *almost there* - 2015-10-30 3:16 PM outrundaizy - 2015-10-29 1:21 PM *almost there* - 2015-10-29 10:04 AM Does Jackie Jatzlau train with the teardrop pattern? If not anyone know what pattern she runs? No she rides much more simple than that. You basically teach a natural rate by going down a gait at your rate point to the barrel and then you just turn.
Obviously there's more to it than just that, but it's about that simple.
Her style is all about being smooth and not over thinking what were doing. Can you tell me how far from each barrel she goes around when patterning? Or anymore info on her patterning? Thanks so much!!! Could you PM me also? Thank you
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| I found this link googling teardrop Barrel pattern.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.tann...
And this one
http://ontherodeoroad.com/?s=jackie+jatzlau
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| Does anyone have any links to favorite training youtube videos they want to share? |
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Location: The edge of no where | mollibtexan - 2015-10-30 9:12 PM Lynn McKenzie Just curious what style you train?
Edited by MS2011 2015-11-10 2:14 PM
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