Step two of teaching the barrel pattern (after the most basic turn) is explaining how to rate. Jordon Briggs rides a naturally free horse and explains how she teaches a horse to listen to her body and slow down off her seat to prepare for a barrel turn. She breaks down how to teach proper rate for the turn without losing speed.
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Teaching Rate and Speed Transitions
Justin breaks down how he teaches a green horse with a naturally free style how to rate at the most basic level. He discusses how teaching transitions at a fast pace can be beneficial for both horses who tend to by "sticky," and horses that are naturally free. Justin also shares how to warm young...
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Working a Horse That's Learning the B...
Jordon rides one of her young horses that is just learning the pattern and demonstrates how she trots through the pattern with her focus on his weak points. This particular horse tends to fold around the barrel and not get his hip underneath himself in the barrel turn, so she works on fixing that...
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Tuning: Jordon Jumps on A Green Horse
Jordon works with a student whose horse is struggling with dumping in the front end. She decides to step on the horse, and works it on and off the barrels, then gives her diagnosis.
