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 A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | I have a nice filly that I have recently started loping though the pattern. She trots a gorgeous pattern. My problem is she feels so rough in the back side of her turn? I had my niece video her lope though the second time and if I knew how to attach it I would, but also is not the best video since my niece is 12. The video looks smooth. She isnt dropping her should, she is staying framed up. She is built a touch down hill naturally, but lopes nice and forward not front endy. In the back of her turn is just rough feeling. Any advice? A close friend of mine suggested over turning to a rate point rather then rating her at the front of the turn? |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Idahome | If she is just starting to lope, she may be still trying to figure out where her feet go. I wouldn't worry too much about it if she is doing everything correctly. I had a gelding that felt horrible at a run, but watching the video it always felt worse that it looked. It was just the way he moved. |
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A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | She is super broke. I sent ALOT of time getting her BROKE BROKE before putting her on the pattern. Her full siblings all are super hot so I wanted her mind right before starting her on the actual pattern. We lope alot of circles around the barrels ect with no issues. Everyone keeps telling me she looks great and that she is ready, I just feel like she is rough in the back side. I have had the issue of "training" all the time rather then riding. Maybe that is the issue. I have been told several times to trust her and the work I have put into her, but I want her correct |
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| I agree with if she's correct then let it be for a while and see if it gets better. Being young she's probably still figuring it out. Still tuning when you need to be jockeying can really cause this. I know this because I do it :) lol |
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A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | hmmmmmm now you have me thinking. |
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The Advice Guru
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| Where does she switch leads to turn second? If she switches at the rate point I would watch the video and make sure the hind lead switched as a crossfire can be rough.
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A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | She switches as soon as I move her over off the first to line her up for the second. Its one of the nice things about her. She has never fought me on the lead change heading to second. |
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 Lady Di
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Location: Oklahoma | I just got one back from 90 days of training, and he very well knows where his feet go. First run he was TERRIBLY rough, but looked very smooth...in fact, I had a couple of people contact me to see about possibly buying him, he looked so smooth. He didn't clock like I thought he should, either. Took him to the vet and he was really sore in his hocks. Had them injected, and now he is smooth as silk. Doesn't throw me around at all, and he's been moving up a D every time I run him. If you haven't checked her hocks, I would do that. |
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A Gopher's Worst Nightmare
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Location: Southern Oregon | How old is your gelding? I do have my filly on a joint supplement......she is built a touch down hill and also toes in a touch. I will talk to my vet about hocks. I considered having him x ray them just because last time I was in there. |
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Lady Di
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Location: Oklahoma | cowgirl_3207 - 2014-09-04 4:09 PM
How old is your gelding? I do have my filly on a joint supplement......she is built a touch down hill and also toes in a touch. I will talk to my vet about hocks. I considered having him x ray them just because last time I was in there.
He's 6. Prime age for hocks to fuse is 4 to 7. |
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