Lope to Trot Transition

This transition, while common, still leaves many exhibitors in the penalty box. Bud breaks down the steps to having a smooth lope to trot transition in the ranch riding.

Does your horse like to stop abruptly when you go from a lope to trot transition? Bud explains why you want to avoid a hard transition like that in the ranch riding, and shows you the steps he takes to get a horse to soften up and relax when he asks for a trot from the lope.

RELATED
Shattering records
Record-Breaking Ranch Rides at the 2025 AQHA World Show 
training the best
The Ride Podcast Ep. 126: Shannon Quinlan Hill's Rise in the Ranch Horse Events
Show Tips
What Judges Want to See in Ranch Riding 
Tough As Nails
Shannon Quinlan Hill Overcomes Surgery Setback to Win Big in the Ranch Classes at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress 
$500K Ranch Rider
Bud Lyon Crosses $500,000 in NSBA Earnings
Ranch Riding Trot Logs
Topics
Tags
⎯ KEEP READING ⎯
Horse and Rider
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.