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NRHA reining pattern 11

Start

Horses must jog to the center of the arena, then walk or stop before starting. Begin at the center facing the left wall.

  1. 1

    4 spins left

    Spins left

    Complete four spins to the left. Hesitate.

  2. 2

    4 spins right

    Spins right

    Complete four spins to the right. Hesitate.

  3. 3

    3 circles right

    Circles right

    Beginning on the right lead, complete three circles to the right: the first small and slow, the next two large and fast. Change leads at the center of the arena.

  4. 4

    3 circles left

    Circles left

    Complete three circles to the left: the first small and slow, the next two large and fast. Change leads at the center of the arena.

  5. 5

    Run down, right rollback

    Run + rollback right

    Begin a large circle to the right but do not close it. Run down the center of the arena past the end marker and do a right rollback - no hesitation.

  6. 6

    Run up, left rollback

    Run + rollback left

    Run up the middle to the opposite end past the end marker and do a left rollback - no hesitation.

  7. 7

    Run down, stop, back up

    Run + stop + backup

    Run past the center marker and do a sliding stop. Back up to the center of the arena or at least ten feet. Hesitate to show completion.

Condensed from the official NRHA pattern book. Always ride the current pattern as posted by your show or on nrha.com. A run starts at 70; each maneuver is marked from −1½ to +1½. How scoring works.

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