Rate Matters

Rate or speed control can be difficult to maintain in horses, especially when they perform repetitive maneuvers as reining horses do. But it’s an essential skill to maintain because bad habits are hard—sometimes even impossible—to break.

Here I’ll explain what “rate” means for reining horses, which can be applied to any pattern horse, from ranch riding to horsemanship. I’ll then discuss schooling techniques to keep your horse’s rate on point.

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