But if he can’t, try to stay as correct as possible, positioning your horse in the spot where he’s comfortable and looks balanced. The same applies at slower speeds-if your horse can lope a very slow circle and look good while being guided, making it look effortless, that’s great. Running as fast as you can in your circles won’t earn credit if your horse is out of control. Then, push his hip to the inside in a small circle and lope off again.īefore you consider adding speed, your maneuvers must be dialed in. To help your horse get collected for a slow circle, lope a circle and then break your horse down from a lope to a walk. Speed control really starts at an early stage-before you ever think about going to a horse show. The most important thing about controlling your horse’s speed is not only that you can control his speed in the pattern, but that your horse continues to be willingly guided, consistently under control, and listening to your cues. Here, I’ll outline my philosophy for speed control and my training program to master the skill. To do these things, your horse must listen to your cues and be willing to guide. You also need to be able to build speed gradually during your rundowns. To be successful in the show pen, you must be able to move your horse from the lower gears to the higher gears and back again. Speed transitions are core skills for reining horses.
#SPEEDINESS HORSE PLUS#
Fine-tune your horse’s brakes and gas with these exercises so you can speed up and slow down with ease.īy Mirjam Stillo, With Abigail Boatwright Photos by Abigail Boatwright Speed control can plus your maneuvers, but only if you can successfully speed up and slow down your horse while he’s being willingly guided.
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