Question about SF/M

[Wildcowgrl25]

I have noticed alot of training guides tell you that you can max SF and M with gaited training, I was just wondering how this is possible when SF hardly goes up. I have trained alot of horses and never have maxes SF this way. Am I doing something wrong? I am trying to train a horse for Showmanship and I am following one of the guides from the forum here but if I try to max SF using gaited my horse would be a grandma before I had her done. If anyone could help I would be greatful

[Alabama]

Most of the time, you have to max SF and Movement before you change the horse's discipline from halter to whatever you are wanting it in.

[Wildcowgrl25]

I know it is best and fastest to max movement before switching from halter but I have always maxed surefoot last. I was just wondering how someone can max SF at a young enough age using gaited training. I am probably just confusing everyone lol

[Jellybeanjoe]

Do you have 100% in English training?

If you've got the right skills, surefoot will raise roughly 0.363 per turn. In most cases Movement will still maxx first, but Gaited is still the fastest way to raise surefoot.

[Zimmy]

I know it is best and fastest to max movement before switching from halter but I have always maxed surefoot last. I was just wondering how someone can max SF at a young enough age using gaited training. I am probably just confusing everyone lol

If you wait until you switch out of Halter Gaited wont really get you anywhere with SF... The fastest way I know of to max SF AFTER changing from Halter to another discipline is with Polo... but I think Polo still takes around twice as many turns as gaited does (when you use gaited BEFORE switching disciplines that is).

So... I would say start maxing movement and SF before changing disciplines for fastest results BUT, if you want to do it at the end don't use gaited, I would suggest polo for maxing SF at the end, just remember that it wont max movement, just SF... I am pretty sure I have this right, but if I am wrong feel free to correct me people. lol.

[Wildcowgrl25]

No I don't have 100% english training. thank you for solving that for me

Thank you Zimmy that is the way I do it now, I just thought there was a faster way that I didn't know about

[Zimmy]

No I don't have 100% english training. thank you for solving that for me

Thank you Zimmy that is the way I do it now, I just thought there was a faster way that I didn't know about

glad you got it sorted out.