Ride Pattern
- Begin at center of the arena facing left wall or fence. Begin on left lead and complete 2 circles to the left, the first one large and fast, the second one small and slow.
- At center of arena, stop and complete 3 spins to the left. Hesitate.
- Begin on the right lead. Complete 2 circles to the right, the first one large and fast, the second one small and slow.
- At center of the arena, stop and complete 3 spins to the right. Hesitate.
- Beginning on the left lead, run a large fast circle to the left, change leads at the center of the arena, run a large fast circle to the right, and change leads at the center of the arena.
- Continue around previous circle to the left but do not close this circle. Run up the right past the center marker, and do a right rollback at least 20 feet from wall or fence, no hesitation.*
- Continue around previous circle, but do not close this circle. Run up the left side of the arena past the center marker and do a left rollback at least 20 feet from wall or fence, no hesitation.*
- Continue back around previous circle. Do not close this circle but run straight down the side past the center marker and do a sliding stop at least 20 feet from wall or fence. Back over slide tracks a minimum of 10 feet.
- Hesitate to demonstrate completion of the pattern.
- The bridle may be dropped at the judge's discretion.
* Horses may come out of rollback on either lead. However, they should be on correct lead when going around end of arena.