10 Secrets to Memorizing Horse Show Patterns

Everyone learns differently. For some exhibitors, visualizing a horse-show pattern is enough, while other competitors feel more comfortable performing the pattern horseback at least once before they perform it in the show pen.

 Usually, horsemanship and hunt seat equitation patterns follow a three-component organization, says AQHA Professional Horsewoman Lynn Palm: There’s a beginning, middle and end separated by transitions. But you should learn the pattern, she says, using whatever method works best for you.

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