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Debbie
 IP: 129.37.150.160 Aug 7, 06 - 2:47 PM |
Sliding stop
Hi Dean, I have a reining horse that stops very well, almost always +1/2 the stops in the show ring, but he stops with is feet fairly spread out in a "V" formation. Is there anything I can do that will fix this? Is this considered to be a bad thing for a reining horse? So far, it's not affecting our scores, but I am worried that it may in the future. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. PS. His sliders are already tapered to help the stop the spreading in the stop. |
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Dean Brown
IP: 72.2.9.145 Aug 13th, 2006 - 4:29 PM |
Re: Sliding stop
You are marking plus 1/2 in your stops consistantly do not change anything. Yes there are things that you can do but I would not recommend changing anything. If he is marking plus half now nothing will change in the future. If for some reason it does let me know and I will make a few suggestions. The problem I would have with telling you to change something with a horse that is stopping is that sometimes if the change is not implemented correctly you will be worse off then when you started. Dean Brown |
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john
IP: 151.204.14.115 Oct 12th, 2006 - 8:18 AM |
Re: Sliding stop
In my opinion some horses just stop like cow horses. If the horse isnt able to keep himself straight in the slide then trimming the outside hoof a little lower and turning your outside slider up towards the heel will help hold him in straighter. It works for some. |
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Dean Brown
IP: 72.2.9.145 Oct 12th, 2006 - 10:07 AM |
Re: Sliding stop
I would not do anything with this horses feet that isn't inline with straight forward good basic shoeing until it came time that you decided you had a problem. The best thing for your horse is to NOT change the balance of the foot. IE making the inside higher or lower. Keep you horses foot flat. Most of the time all that is needed is just turn the shoe in just a little so the shoe is pointing a little more straight but the balance of the horses foot stays normal. Dean Brown |
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