Horse Judging: Terms for Oral Reasons, UNL

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• Was more efficient at each obstacle • Cleaner negotiation of the obstacles • Was more relaxed at the gate

• Had more lateral movement while side-passing • Side passed more evenly from front and behind • Took the obstacle in the more correct number of strides • Showed more bend and flex allowing him to be more fluid in the serpentine • More correct in foot placement over the poles • Showed more elevation in his legs while loping the elevated poles • Negotiated the turn in the box with more ease • Was quicker and more careful when backing the chute • Backed through the cones with more speed and ease • Showed more agility jogging through the serpentine • Displayed more obstacle negotiation • Was lower and flatter in his 360 degree turn • Freer from ticks and rubs while working the course. • Quicker to work the gate because he was more correct in his body position • Cleaner when jogging over the poles • Showed less resistance when asked to back • Backed straighter through the chute

• Was especially more collected over the poles • More fluid in the execution of his maneuvers • Completes with speed without sacrificing control • Had fewer penalties while working the course • Agility, finesse, curiosity • More agility through obstacles being truer in hoof placement

Faults • Lacked momentum on the approach to the poles during the trot-overs • Fails to progress in a timely manner • Hurries off of the bridge • Worked the obstacle in a manner other than careful and cautious • Because the individual was somewhat tight reined he could not receive a higher maneuver score

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