Patterns / Pattern 4
NRHA reining pattern 4
Start
Begin at the center of the arena facing the left wall, from a walk or complete stop.
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3 circles right
Circles right
Beginning on the right lead, complete three circles to the right: the first two large and fast, the third small and slow. Stop at the center of the arena. Hesitate.
- 2
4 spins right
Spins right
Complete four spins to the right. Hesitate.
- 3
3 circles left
Circles left
Beginning on the left lead, complete three circles to the left: the first two large and fast, the third small and slow. Stop at the center of the arena. Hesitate.
- 4
4 spins left
Spins left
Complete four spins to the left. Hesitate.
- 5
Figure 8
Figure 8
Beginning on the right lead, run a large fast circle to the right, change leads at the center, run a large fast circle to the left, and change leads at the center of the arena.
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Run down, right rollback
Run + rollback right
Continue around the previous circle to the right. At the top of the circle, run down the middle past the end marker and do a right rollback - no hesitation.
- 7
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.
- 8
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.