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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Watch Keiber Coa as the  turns for home in the 5th at Delaware today...not that the horse needed it...probably was gonna win anyway...but once head was straightened out, he kicked into another gear almost immediately. |
Just watched it.
The horse stayed on his left lead way too long and it looked like the rider was aiming out on purpose so as to have more room for correction if necessary . Once he switched leads to his right leg, he dropped in and took off.
The rider rode the horse with the stick in his left hand all the way. It was like he did not trust the horse enough to go right handed. The horse did lug in once he switched to his right lead and kicked on but the rider had room to correct and a fresh lead that took him past the inside horse that might have hung around to be possibly impeded by the 7 horse.
Maybe that was a thing the horse does frequently. It would seem so.
I also saw a bit that looked like a cross of a Moyers bit, one that has a prong on both sides of the mouth to help control a horse that lugs in or out but it also looked more severe than that. Like it had a button on the outside which would be a button style bit which again, is more severe than a Moyers bit. That was there for a reason no doubt.
I would assume that the horses form would show where he lugged in more than once in the past?
Hope that helps with this one.
