Pattern 13, Intermediate

Findings:

1. Make sure you find that exact halfway point from cone 1 to cone 2 and that your trot off looks seemlessly easy.
2. Make an effortless circle around cone 2, you might have to encourage your horse slightly forward and you slow down slightly so that your horse does not lag behind your shoulder.
3. Continue on to cone 3 and have a nice stop.
4. This back can be tricky as you are stopping at an angle and must back an arc towards the judge.
5. You will need to practice this back arc for accuracy, many exhibitors over or under judged where they needed to be at the end of their arc. Many exhibitors did not end up straight either.
6. Those that backed into their setup as they approached the judge had the fastest set up times.
7. Watch closely as the judge walks around for inspection and make sure that you are in the correct quarter.
8. Trot straight away, many exhibitors leaned left (especially those that did not get their horse backed straight to the judge), look up, find a spot at the end of the arena and trot off in that direction, by keeping your head up and finding a spot straight in front of you, you are more likely to trot straight, making your pattern seem easy.