VRH Ranch Riding Pattern 1 LMMC Class #20-23, Pattern VR1 C B F G E A D START 1. Walk from start cone to cone A. 2. Trot from A to B. 3. Extend the trot from B to C. 4. Lope on the right lead from C to D. 5. Extend the lope from D to B. 6. Stop at B, turn and trot to A. 7. Lope on the left lead from A to E. 8. Turn toward the middle of the arena and continue to lope to F. 9. Walk from F to G. 10. Stop and back approximately one horse length. Trot Extended Trot
VRH Ranch Reining Pattern 2 LMMC Class #24,25,26,27 Pattern AR2 Mandatory Marker along Fence or Wall The judge shall indicate with markers on arena fence or wall the center of pattern. Ride pattern as follows: 1. Start by trotting into center of arena and either stop or walk before departure. 2. Make a large fast circle to right on the right lead. 3. Draw the second circle down to a small circle until you reach the center marker; stop. 4. Do four right spins at the center marker; hesitate 5. Begin on left lead and make a large fast circle 6. Then a small circle, again drawing it down to the center of the arena, stop. 7. Do four left spins, hesitate 8. Take a right lead & make a large fast circle to the right, change leads and make a large fast circle to the left, change leads 9. Begin a large fast circle to the right but do not close this circle. Run down the right side of the arena past the marker and do a left roll back at least 20 feet from the wall or fence 10. Continue back the arena, run down the left side of the arena past the center and do a right roll back at least 20 feet from the wall or fence 11. Run down the right side of the arena past the center marker and do a sliding stop at least 20 feet from the wall or fence. Back up at least 10 feet. Hesitate to show completion of pattern. 2016 AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION 221
VRH Ranch Reining Pattern 3 LMMC Class #28, Pattern VR3 Mandatory Marker along Fence or Wall The judge shall indicate with markers on arena fence or wall the center of pattern. Ride pattern as follows: 1. Start by trotting into center of arena and stop. Start pattern facing toward judge. 2. Begin on right lead and complete three circles to the right, two large fast followed by one small slow circle, change to left lead 3. Complete three circles to the left, two large fast circles followed by one small slow circle. Change to right lead. 4. Continue loping around end of arena without breaking gait 5. Run up center of arena to far end past the end marker and come to a sliding stop. 6. Complete 3 1/2 spins to the right 7. Run up center of arena past the end marker, come to a sliding stop. 8. Complete 3 1/2 spins to the left 9. Run back to the middle of the arena past the center marker and come to a sliding stop 10. Back at least 10 feet in a straight line 222 2016 AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION
VRH Ranch Reining Pattern 7 LMMC Class #29, 30 Pattern VR7 Mandatory Marker along Fence or Wall The judge shall indicate with markers on arena fence or wall the center of pattern. Ride pattern as follows: 1. Start by trotting into center of arena and stop. Start pattern facing toward judge. 2. Begin on right lead and lope one circle to the right. Change leads to the left. 3. Complete one circle to the left. Change leads to the right and go to the top of the arena. 4. Run down the center of arena to far end past the end marker and come to a sliding stop. 5. Complete 3 1/2 spins to the right 6. Run down to other end of arena, past the end marker, come to a sliding stop. 7. Complete 3 1/2 spins to the left 8. Run past the center marker and come to a sliding stop 9. Back at least 10 feet in a straight line 10. Hesitate to complete pattern 226 2016 AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION
SRRA Ranch Riding Pattern A LMMC Class #55, #56, #65 Show Pattern SRA
SRRA Ranch Riding Pattern B LMMC Class #57, #58, #61, #62, #63, #64 Pattern SRB
SRRA Ranch Riding Pattern C LMMC Class #66, #67 Pattern SRC
RANCH RIDING PATTERN I LMMC Class #59, 60 Pattern AR1 Stop 360 Left Poles Minimum of 26 (space between poles/logs) Stop & Back Start Le Wa Tro Ex Lo Ex Lead Change Walk Trot Ext Trot Lope Ext Lope Back 1. Walk 2. Trot 3. Extend the trot, at the top of the arena,stop 4. 360 degree turn to the left 5. Left lead 1/2 circle, lope to the center 6. Change leads (simple or flying) 7. Right lead 1/2 circle 8. Extended lope up the long side of the arena (right lead) 9. Collect back to a lope around the top of the arena and back to center 10. Break down to an extended trot 11. Walk over poles 12. Stop and back 2016 AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION 133