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| I have a free runner, and had the same issues for a bit. I always had ratey horses so it was an adjustment. When I started her, I learned it was best to be really relaxed and let her pick her speed to the first (don't ask her), then hustle once we were heading to the second. She would still go at a pretty good clip, but it was much smoother. Smoother is faster.
Now, I use the timer line and pen set up to help determine my rate point, but her biggest cue is my voice. I speak to her when I'm going to ask her to rate, and that has been our ticket. ("Hey, hey, hey")
When she is on the muscle and I want her to relax when I'm just out riding, I count slowly out loud so they can hear, 1-2-3-4 over and over. They usually settle and I find it makes me more relaxed in my seat (even if I already think I was).
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Location: USA | joplin21 - 2016-03-18 3:30 PM I have a free runner, and had the same issues for a bit. I always had ratey horses so it was an adjustment. When I started her, I learned it was best to be really relaxed and let her pick her speed to the first (don't ask her), then hustle once we were heading to the second. She would still go at a pretty good clip, but it was much smoother. Smoother is faster. Now, I use the timer line and pen set up to help determine my rate point, but her biggest cue is my voice. I speak to her when I'm going to ask her to rate, and that has been our ticket. ("Hey, hey, hey") When she is on the muscle and I want her to relax when I'm just out riding, I count slowly out loud so they can hear, 1-2-3-4 over and over. They usually settle and I find it makes me more relaxed in my seat (even if I already think I was).
Yes I've been really trying hard to use my voice during a run. It's also helped to use the timer as my "hey we need to start slowing down" point. Obviously tiny pens we're better at right now. I have faith in this guy, I'm just trying to figure out if there are other methods to this madness that could help lol | |
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Location: Oklahoma | I cannot find anything on the drill by dena Kirkpatrick flower power on youtube or the magazine. Can someone tell me where? Thanks | |
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Location: Mendenhall, Ms | Have yow swapped him to the left to see if it made any difference? I've had some horses that wouldn't rate to the right but would to the left. If the right turn was their 2nd barrel they did just fine. | |
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