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Squiggy Update!!

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I got her moved down to where I'm working, and we have free use of a decent arena here, and tons of land to just ride on!
Haven't been to a jackpot yet this year, and have a lot of conditioning to do to even get to that point!
I figured I'd share a little video of our first ride in the new arena last night!

She only crossfires when loping the pattern, doesn't do it during flat-work, or when running, just one of the weird things she does! I think its some kind of nervous reaction, or she gets excited and forgets where her feet are?


 
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She only crossfires when loping the pattern, doesn't do it during flat-work, or when running, just one of the weird things she does! I think its some kind of nervous reaction, or she gets excited and forgets where her feet are?
Knowing her history of swinging her butt in the turn, it could be a learned thing. When that hip is not IN and engaged, they'll crossfire.

Could be nerves too. She's a high energy horse and doesn't want to go slow :wink:

But I would absolutely try to let her not do it. On the second video, when you left the blue barrel and headed to your last barrel, could you FEEL that she was cross firing all the way on the straight away? Break her down to a trot and get that correct lead; I wouldn't let her get away with it. It should feel rough and "off" to you too.

Really emphasize making her keep that hip IN on your slow work. She still kinda swung her butt on your last turn (on the second video). Really over-exaggerate it if you need to. That's what slow work is for!!

I know you're just getting her conditioned again for it, but she looks awful stiff. Especially when you go around that blue barrel, there is almost no bend in her body at all. She's straight from her nose to her butt. Again, over exaggerate. Get that nose tipped in, her ribcage out, and that hip in.
 
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The farrier was just out this morning, and fixed her feet up all pretty. She has a back foot that gave us some grief, but the farrier said not to worry about it, so it's all good now.


I didn't really ask her for much at all that ride, just wanted to see where we were gonna start this year, after running a bit last year.
Trotting the pattern, she surprised me a bit, she rated herself with very little cue from me, so that's something!
Gonna ride again tonight, and ask for a little more from her, just flatwork, no barrels.
 
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