Winning Insights: Bud Lyon on How Much Movement is Judged in Ranch Riding
Multiple world champion Bud Lyon talks about how much your horse's movement matters in the ranch riding classes.

On this episode of Winning Insights, multiple world champion trainer Bud Lyon talks about how much your horse’s movement matters in the ranch riding events. He explains what the judges are looking for and how much they pay attention to a horse’s movement. Then Bud talks about what a horse’s head carriage should look like in the ranch riding events and gives tips to help your horse excel in the show pen. Learn more from Bud on Horse&Rider OnDemand!

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More from Bud Lyon: How the Ranch Riding is Judged

On this episode of Winning Insights, multiple world champion trainer Bud Lyon talks about how much your horse’s movement matters in the ranch riding events. He explains what the judges are looking for and how much they pay attention to a horse’s movement. Then Bud talks about what a horse’s head carriage should look like in the ranch riding events and gives tips to help your horse excel in the show pen. Learn more from Bud on Horse&Rider OnDemand! On this episode of Winning Insights, multiple world champion trainer Bud Lyon talks about how much your horse’s movement matters in the ranch riding events. He explains what the judges are looking for and how much they pay attention to a horse’s movement. Then Bud talks about what a horse’s head carriage should look like in the ranch riding events and gives tips to help your horse excel in the show pen. Learn more from Bud on Horse&Rider OnDemand! On this episode of Winning Insights, multiple world champion trainer Bud Lyon talks about how much your horse’s movement matters in the ranch riding events. He explains what the judges are looking for and how much they pay attention to a horse’s movement. Then Bud talks about what a horse’s head carriage should look like in the ranch riding events and gives tips to help your horse excel in the show pen. Learn more from Bud on Horse&Rider OnDemand!

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