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Eric Gray
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Bad Starts

Post by Eric Gray »

I have a horse who has started five times. Their five breaks to begin races are

1. Broke Outward
2. Steadied Start
3. Sluggish Start
4. Broke Inward
5. Fell to Knees

When your best start is a steadied one, you have a problem. Is there anything I can do to improve this. I have already worked them in the gate twice. I don't know if anything can be done or it's just bad luck.
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Nick Gilmore
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Re: Bad Starts

Post by Nick Gilmore »

Bad luck, sorry
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Dave Trainer
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Post by Dave Trainer »

Some horses start slowly, as some do in rl.
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Rochelle Bos
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Is the horse tired? How often is it running?
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Kelly Haggerty
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Re: Bad Starts

Post by Kelly Haggerty »

Check the equipment?
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Re: Bad Starts

Post by Eric Gray »

It is a very high quality horse and it is very sound and running every 2-2 1/2 weeks with proper equipment and a pet. It has been very successful and I'm not complaining, it's just frustrating to start poorly, EVERY single time. I will get over it, :lol:
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Laura Smith
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Starts in the SIM are all luck. Lots of bad luck in a row is all this is 😜
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The Harlequins
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Re: Bad Starts

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Only a newer player view .

Would stalls training play any part in your issues?
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Re: Bad Starts

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This Hall of Famer also had a lot of bad starts -- especially "broke outwards" -- and gate training didn't help.
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Laura Ferguson
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Re: Bad Starts

Post by Laura Ferguson »

The Harlequins wrote: ↑3 years ago Only a newer player view .

Would stalls training play any part in your issues?
Gate training gives the horse some experience, but bad luck is something separate, so gate training would not help with that.
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