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Post by macleod on Jan 17, 2013 11:51:54 GMT
Hi,
I am pretty new to showing and just wondered what does a judge want in the gallop, are they to lower the head and increase stride or what?? Some shows you see them kicking like mad and the horses head comes up - I assume this is bad?
cheers
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Post by mrp on Jan 17, 2013 14:38:31 GMT
Ideally you are looking for the horse to accelerate smoothly and maintain a lowered head position with a lengthened stride. Best way I have found is if you are asked to extend/gallop along the long side, as you come down the short side put you leg on and start to accelerate smoothly so that you reach your desired speed as you come out of the corner. There is nothing worse than a horse being fired out of the corner with its head in the air.
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Post by luckystrike on Mar 19, 2013 11:33:35 GMT
In the words of Nigel Hollings... "The good gallop is the one that lowers and lengthens, and covers the ground, almost like putting a car into overdrive; it is certainly nothing to do with scuttling along and speed. If you want to learn how to gallop, just watch David Tatlow in operation - he manages to collect the horses going into the corner so that they come out balanced but fully extended."
The horse will look at its best galloping with its head up and out a little, and it should look and be controlled throughout.
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