Day: July 14, 2005

This summer I had great success hauling to some big shows. My horse is in great shape, and I feel that I’m riding well, but our times are getting slower and slower, almost 5 tenths off our regular pace. I go to the same pens that I’ve won in and can’t even draw a check. I watch the videos and everything looks great, except for the clock. Is there anything I can do to get to where we were

have a horse that i tried out twice at my indoor arena and he ran great. I bought him after the trainer assured us he had never been hurt. We have had him 8 mths and never have had him turn the second barrel at an outdoor pen. He’ll turn it sometimes, but never consistantly to draw a check. This is a very fast 1-d horse. We found out after 6 mths that the trainer failed to tell us he had been hurt two years before and that when he started not turning the second barrel

I have a 9 yr. old grade QH/cross mare (I don’t really know what she’s cross w/). I have had her for about 2 years, I spent the 1st year working on her basics then on to walking & trotting a barrel pattern, she seemed to be a fast learner & she really seemed to enjoy it I let her progress @ her own speed, @ the end of last year we were running low 20’s in large pens,