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| If you have less than 10 competition runs on a 5 yr old and clocking in mid to bottom 3d against pro girls on their circuit horses.....would you be happy? I'm just wondering if this horse has what it takes or not? |
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| I would be happy! |
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| I would be very happy. Some never hit near the 3D against that type of horse. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I'd be happy but I will also say it depends on the horse. I think you can usually tell when a horse has what it takes...some horses take longer than others. I wouldn't necessarily be UNhappy if a horse wasn't already doing that well, if I could tell the horse had more and it was just going to take time. |
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Location: Montana | I would be thrilled, but that is because I haven't made it out of the 4D yet...only 14 runs, but still, I'm thrilled with anything under 21 on a standard at this point. :) |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | As long as the horse's form is correct, I would be thrilled. If they're fast, but making some mistakes, not so much. If the horse is losing his hip a little in the turn or drifting a little or something like that, I wouldn't ignore something like that in favor of fast at this early stage. I want a good foundation first. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Heck yeah I would be! I'd feel like the queen of the barrel racing world lol  |
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| Well we are still just high loping to first but gaining a bit of sped throughout pattern.....she is really only just running hard home.....so just curious if she continued to progress like this if she could really be "the one"
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Location: Gainesville, TX | It completely depends on her mind and form through the pattern. A video of your run would help a lot for people to tell you how good it was. If she's just fast but all over the place, dropping shoulders, etc., that may mean a lot of dropped barrels in your future if you push too fast without letting her creep up but stay solid with her pattern. Depends on the horse and your training.
Could be good or bad. Push too hard too fast too many mistakes and mind blown, bad. Just a natural and enjoying it with good form and good mind, good. |
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| I'd poop myself - but then on the other hand, I'd be cautious not to blow him/her up. Most definately make sure it is correct before adding more speed. Congrats! |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | Thank you for asking this!!
I am in the same position.
The mare Im running has about 60 days on the pattern and about 6 exhibitions. I entered her and she was 1.3 seconds off the leader, so middle of the 3D.
I was thrilled but wondered where she would end up too.
Congrats on yours!!
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| sounds to me like you were just fishing for some compliments. |
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| Actually it is an honest question.....not fishing for compliments.... Thank you to those that answered honestly.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | boonboy - 2014-10-10 1:11 PM sounds to me like you were just fishing for some compliments.
I think I hear some jealously here,  |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-10 4:49 PM boonboy - 2014-10-10 1:11 PM sounds to me like you were just fishing for some compliments. I think I hear some jealously here,
I dont think she was and neither was I.
Its an legit question from people who dont train and haul 50 head a year or people who dont train to many.
Sounds to me like you were being a jerk.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Canchasr1 - 2014-10-10 4:56 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-10 4:49 PM boonboy - 2014-10-10 1:11 PM sounds to me like you were just fishing for some compliments. I think I hear some jealously here,
Its an legit question from people who dont train and haul 50 head a year or people who dont train to many.
Sounds to me like you were being a jerk.
I dont think this lady was fishing for any compliments and was just asking a question about her runs and then someone saids this about a question, so you think she was fishing for compliments too, I dont. Sorry I dont do any name calling... |
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Location: Texas | Sounds like it will be a nice horse. Does this mean she'll be anything more than a solid 2D horse against average competition? No. Only the rider and some with the special eye can tell if the horse has what it takes(speaking NFR terms). And even then you won't know until you start hitting the pro rodeo's. |
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| If it's a good minded, athletic horse that has been properly prepared before entering....it should be expected. One of the best horses I've ever owned, bought as a yearling and trained by me clocked middle of the 3D at a 100 plus entry barrel race his first-ever competition run and just got better and better finishing out as a solid 1D horse. This is not out of the norm but more what should be expected. When they don't clock 3D times to begin with often it's because they weren't actually ready to be entered to begin with.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-10 5:03 PM Canchasr1 - 2014-10-10 4:56 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-10 4:49 PM boonboy - 2014-10-10 1:11 PM sounds to me like you were just fishing for some compliments. I think I hear some jealously here,
Its an legit question from people who dont train and haul 50 head a year or people who dont train to many.
Sounds to me like you were being a jerk.
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Location: Central Oklahoma | 10 runs? Shoot, it took the best horse I've had so far like a year to get into the 1D. I would be very happy to be in the 3D, the 10th run out... |
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