Ride Pattern
Horses may walk or trot to the center of arena. Horses must walk or stop prior to starting pattern beginning at the center of the arena facing the left wall or fence.
- Starting at the center marker make a large fast circle to right on the right lead.
- Draw the circle down to a small circle until you reach the center marker; stop.
- Do a double spin to the inside of the small circle at the center marker, at end of spins horse should be facing the left wall, slight hesitation.
- Begin on left lead and make a large fast circle.
- Then a small circle, again drawing it down to the center of the arena, stop, no hesitation on these stops.
- Do a double spin to the inside of the circle, slight hesitation, horse to be facing left wall.
- Take a right lead and make a fast figure eight over the large circles, close the eight, and change leads.
- Begin a large fast circle to the right but do not close this circle. Run down the right side of the arena past the marker and do a left rollback at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the wall or fence — no hesitation.
- Continue back around the previous circle but do not close this circle. Run down the left side of the arena past the center and do a right rollback at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the wall or fence — no hesitation.
- Continue back around previous circle but do not close this circle. Run down the right side of the arena past the center marker and do a sliding stop at least 20 feet (6 meters) from the wall or fence. Back up at least 10 feet (3 meters). Hesitate to show completion of pattern.
Rider may drop bridle to the designated judge.
The patterns are to be worked as stated, not as drawn. The drawn pattern is just to give the general idea of what the pattern will look like in the arena.