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Old AQHA #1 Reining Pattern
1 to 2 - Run with speed past center marker.2 - Stop, back up to center of pattern.
3 - Settle horse for approximately 10 seconds. Start lope to the right. Figure 8 should be made inside the end markers.
4 & 5 - Ride a small Figure 8 at a slow lope.
6 & 7 - Ride a larger Figure 8 at a faster lope.
8 - Left roll back over hocks (should be made past far end marker).
9 - Right roll back over hocks (should be made past near end marker).
10 - Stop (should be made past center marker), let horse settle and in approximate area of stop, do the pivots.
11 - Pivot right or left, no more than 90 degrees
12 - Pivot opposite direction, no more than 180 degrees.
13 - Walk to judge and stop for inspection until dismissed.
For two and three year olds, rather than doing the figure 8's in steps 4-7, do a small slow circle and a large fast to the right with your horse in the right lead, change leads in the middle and do a small slow circle and a large fast to the left, change leads back to the right when you come to the middle and continue on to step 8.
