I 200% agree!!!

Omg you are right he does look like that!!!

Exactly!!!

And it's so much more satisfying to get a result the horse chooses rather then has learned "if I don't go willingly I'll just be forced." I've never understood why people even uses tack. It's always seemed like a crutch for either a poor rider, a poor/lazy trainer. If you're even a half decent rider you shouldn't need a saddle to stay on (or you're reaching beyond your current capabilities and need to review what you already 'know' instead of jumping ahead)

@@Kitsune1989 tack helps communicates to the horse while it's being ridden (if your horse spooks or takes off they're not always going to be listening to the rider). All these horses in this video were first taught using tack. People use saddles because the horses spine/back is very sensitive and it's not recommend to ride them bareback for long periods of time. Riding bareback is extremely hard especially if you're doing certain disciplines that really requires you to stay on and have the right posture. Tack isn't that bad at all as many are designed for the comfort of the horse and rider (AKA saddles) And those who ride "tackless" usely are riding with a neck rope for that communication aspects. (As you're really using your body while bareback and the horse can easily get miss communication)

@Destination Addiction Samsara I usually ride bareback (unless the laws/rules of a competition demand tack.) most of the time I'll use a bareback pad if I'm going to be on for either long periods of time or am working on something where I might lose position because what I'm attempting is something either difficult for me personally or new enough that I don't want to risk bumping the horse's back and hurting him. I don't bother with a bridle at all and only use a halter with clip on reins in competition again if the laws/rules state I have to have tack. I'll use a neck rope on trails just in case but around the stables I won't bother. I absolutely despise saddles with a burning passion. Not because I feel they're bad for the horse because they aren't, but rather I find they completely ruin my balance and my ability to feel what the horse is doing under me. I can barely sit the trot with a saddle on but I have no problem doing just about anything without one. From collection to extension, jumping, lead changes (are so much fun to do every stride without a saddle :) Especially with the way my horse moves). The moment I have a saddle on my posture goes to Hell, I fall into old bad habits I haven't had in years (leaning forward on transitions or butchering the sitting trot, collected or extended anything). Yet without a saddle or in a bareback pad I can do most things with proportional ease to what I'm attempting. I can certainly understand starting with tack to teach anything. After all its easier to learn to read if you can at least sound out the words. But why is it that very few people utilize bareback riding or liberty work? Generally you only see it in shows like Cavalia or similar things, and in people who either teach how as a living, or people just not wanting to be bothered getting out the tack. (Not to mention one less expense and one less thing that needs to be maintained.) That being said there are risks riding without tack as you don't have any real hard control if the horse spooks. Or just feels overly enthusiastic or energetic that day. After all a neck rope, voice commands, and aids will only get you so far if a 1500lb animal decides that nope it's going down the hill the fun way. That being said I grew up on sassy school horses who weren't all that well behaved (never riding the hell pony again.) Which I generally don't mind because smooth seas never made for a skillful sailor. Get dumped enough for not keeping your proper position on the hell pony who bucks on every upwards or downwards transition and sooner or later you learn the ground is hard and stop leaning forward on transitions. Bareback is less fun then. Now I've got my OWN exceptionally well mannered and probably better trained then I am horse. No more school horses, no more riding horses of some spoiled brat who can't be bothered, or someone who is afraid of their own horse to the point they create the bad behaviour. Strange how much my riding improved when I only had to worry about my problems instead of a horse who decides to 'spook' at his own fart or decides he needs to 'scratch his knee' mid canter. The one thing I have had problems with is adjusting to a more sensitive horse who actually wants to listen. Asked to gradually collect the trot the other day seeing how far I could get him without the neck rope and accidently got a Piaffe. Didn't quite realize what I'd done aside from noting the different feel under me(since none of the previous horses I've ridden could come anywhere close) until my dressage friend who was filming got way too excited... I still don't know what I did that asked for more then the very collected trot I had going. But I don't know more then the basics of dressage unlike my friend who won't shut up about my amazing horse even if I'm in complete agreement for probably different reasons. Yeah, the relatively new MY horse feeling hasn't gone away yet even with all the associated costs and it's been over a year. I still don't know how much of the enthusiasm/sensitivity/reactivness(?) Is a result of him as an individual, the breed itself, or training as I've never ridden that breed specifically before now and the horses I've ridden up until now (and don't get me wrong, aside from the devil pony, I've loved riding every single one) weren't exactly the best behaved.

@@Kitsune1989 yah I'm not reading all that😂 when I first started learning it was bareback and I could never get the trot but in a saddle it was so much easier and I got it right away. I definitely do agree that there is a disconnect with horse when wearing a saddle but at the same time for most it is essential. A bareback pad doesn't really gives the horses back support by keeping the body off the spine like a saddle does by it being split in the middle, a bareback pad is more for the comfort and being lightweight aspects for the rider. As far as I'm concerned a bridle is the same as a halter it just depends on how you use it.

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Thank you so much

Ginny Ferguson thank you ❤️

@@AlwaysHorseLove how many horses do you own?

Im sorry to hear that.... big hug to you ❤️

Western Mustang comes originally from Spain too. From Doñana.

Mustangs are therefore horses that have European origins, with an overwhelmingly Spanish blood supply, with a little beard and Arabic. In the meantime, some mustangs have crossed paths with domestic horses on American soil. The closest genetically-speaking descendants of 17th century mustangs are found in the Pryor Mountains (Montana), the Sulfur Range (Utah) and the Cerbat Mountains (Arizona). They are called the "Spanish Mustangs" because they are the line of Mustangs closest to their Spanish ancestors. The genetic heritage of these horses is unique and cannot be replicated, due to the many genetic contributions from which these horses have benefited. We must therefore preserve these horses which are the living symbol of the history of the United States.

Mustangs are Spanish horses released to become feral duh

Mustang palomino pinto y apolousa son raza de ESPAÑA.

Los Mustang también son españoles , amigo! Los llevaron los españoles a América . Son caballos de las marismas de Andalucía (España)

Thank you so much

Karen Zielke thank you so much

Ohhhh dankeschon, thank you ❤️

I feel the same way

Congratulations, I wish you all the best with her!!!! The breed is fantastic....

They are really something else! 😍

ME_Equine_ that makes me happy!!!

AlwaysHorseLove omg my heart just stopped seeing you reply 🥰 Best day ever! ❤️

ME_Equine_ ahhhh that makes me happy!!! I thank YOU, for liking my video! Have a good day 😘

AlwaysHorseLove you too!! ❤️

Yes!!! ❤️

Net gekeken. Echt heel tof! Super mooi en wat een prachtpaarden.😍😯

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Thank you!!! Noooo mooore horses! 😂

Thank you so much. I totally agree with what you are saying 💓

The arena made the video, the atmosphere, these horses are beautiful in every setting but combined with this “old, medieval” arena they really shined

You can, mabye one day I can come teach you - or Brambilla, I am not sure who you mean but either way: you can learn!

Right!? Stunning horses!!

Goeie!!!!

You mean the branding? It is normal where they come from sadly, they already had it.

A little bit yes!

Spanish horses often get branded at their breeder for multiple reasons. I don’t know the exact info behind the “26” but I am guessing it has to do with birth day and month! And some say it is painful and others don’t. I myself am sure it hurts as you are burning the skin very quickly for a permanent marking

@@AlwaysHorseLove ah ok thanks~!

Esa marca no se hace a fuego . Es indolora ! Ahora hay técnicas para marcar sin dolor desde hace muchísimos años

No, ears back mean many things. In this case it is focus, he takes the movements very seriously and wouldnt any time soon put ears forward just because he is super focussed. You can compare it with people sticking out their tongues when concentrating. :)

@@AlwaysHorseLove 2019-06-25, I appreciate that you have a different interpretation, with which I disagree. I realize also that different horses deal with things differently, but the bottom line for me is that the grey stallion does not look happy and appears tense. Watch the ears of this horse as she performs and dances with the music. She is most definitely focusing intensely, but she looks happy, and her ears are so relaxed that they actually flop back and forth at times, especially in passage and piaffe. Beautiful. Scroll down to the 4th video, "ANDREAS HELGSTRAND - WEG2006 Freestyle Final" in this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLUKlj-1McDVfPQ3Ir2uktVj_9oNkX5MsE

They all perform different just like humans... you think your way and I will think mine :) Lets agree to disagree

@@AlwaysHorseLove ok, we can agree to disagree. Did you watch Matinee in her beautiful performance?

Yes its really cool!!!

All PRE

Yes :(

Kate D I totally agree with you on the brandings I also think it's totally unnecessary 🚫☹️