Try these 10 tips for lengthening and collecting your horse’s stride at the walk, trot and lope in the AQHA ranch horse pleasure class.
So you were bit by the AQHA ranch horse pleasure bug, eh? Now that you’re hooked on AQHA’s fastest-growing class, you’re probably chomping at the bit for any shards of advice that will lead to success in ranch horse pleasure. Well, you’ve come to the right place. While there are five standard ranch horse pleasure patterns, which you can find in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations or at www.aqha.com/patterns, judges also have the option to create new patterns for exhibitors to perform. And once you’ve watched the class enough, you’ll notice that these patterns commonly call for extensions and collections at the walk, trot and lope.
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