Patterns / Pattern 5
NRHA reining pattern 5
Start
Begin at the center of the arena facing the left wall, from a walk or complete stop.
- 1
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.
- 2
4 spins left
Spins left
Complete four spins to the left. Hesitate.
- 3
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.
- 4
4 spins right
Spins right
Complete four spins to the right. Hesitate.
- 5
Figure 8
Figure 8
Beginning on the left lead, run a large fast circle to the left, change leads at the center, run a large fast circle to the right, and change leads at the center of the arena.
- 6
Run up, right rollback
Run + rollback right
Continue around the previous circle to the left but do not close it. Run up the right side of the arena past the center marker and do a right rollback at least twenty feet from the wall - no hesitation.
- 7
Run up, left rollback
Run + rollback left
Continue around the previous circle but do not close it. Run up the left side past the center marker and do a left rollback at least twenty feet from the wall - no hesitation.
- 8
Run up, stop, back up
Run + stop + backup
Continue back around the previous circle but do not close it. Run up the right side past the center marker and do a sliding stop at least twenty feet from the wall. Back up 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.