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    [RC] what is the one thing - Paddi


    Practice the vet check at home.
    Trotting out
    make lanes out of tape,
    get strangers to handle the horse pretending to do a vet check
    and my biggest one is take temps incase the ride vet decides temping is a good idea
    Had 3 horses at a ride I worked just about kill us trying to take their temp
     
    The best advice I was given when I first started was
    "There are 2 ways to win at this sport
    1. Ride like hell and plan on replacing horses because you will injure them
    2. Take your time , do your homework (LSD) , condition properly and ride the same horse successfully for miles and years"
     
    other advice
    3. Ride to the horses ability on that day
    4. Never push to the grey area
    5. race only against yourself, if you top ten or win it is a bonus
     
     
    Paddi Sprecher
     

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