Well, I ahve been doing some serious work on Gabe the Babe! He is looking GOOD!!! All toned up! We have been working on giving to the bit instead of leaning on it!! It is amazing what a little o-ring work will do for a horse!!! Now I am wondering if I need to change up my bit for our actual runs! NO, I refuse to run him in an o-ring! He just gets too fast coming out of the pen and not being able to stop is a BIG issue for me! he wont even slow with the o-ring coming home and I am sure that what ever I run over or into leaving the arena will hurt just as bad going mach speed....But, i am thinking about trying a lifter or a gag bit for running instead of the hack. Or, maybe I will go back to the beetle hack or the side pull hack??? Lots of things to think about! Looks like I have 3 weeks to think too! I have not run barrels since April and will not run barrels again until July 4th...Yeah, that is a LONG time, but, we needed the break to work on issues! Now, we are ready but have NO money and need to pick Joe up in Marshall that weekend from the trainer, so, I am going to go up there on the morning of the 4th and ride Joe before anyone gets there. Then, I will get Gabe ready for that night. I might run an exhibition too... Just to get a feel for him running again! Ever since he got his injections, he moves a little different and I am not sure how he will actually turn the cans now!
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