You’re incorrect. This is how you collect a saddlebred. This is the correct contact for them; as their balance and center of gravity is much different than say a warmblood or quarter horse.

@@EquiEsti6194 thank you! Shows how little I know about saddlebreds, having spent all my riding on mainly quarters 😂

@@cheyennepepper301 always happy to help educate! Glad you’re receptive to it! Most people are like nope I know what I’m talking about; even if they don’t. Hence the majority of the comments on this vid 🤦🏼‍♀️

Avery = Observe their expressions and the un-peaceful look --- almost painful look in their eyes. The tails are sometimes 'doctored' .... so it's carried so artificially high ( I've been told by vets that sometimes an operation is done to break those bones) and it's said they make the 'collection' and action in their legs so animated and abnormal, by putting a hot medication (?) on the hoof & leg that causes pain when they touch the ground. I'm praying this is outlawed. I used to so want to have a horse like that, with such fun gaits = but I would not allow some or anyone hurt my horse ! Hope you care for your horse very much and enjoy their well being. =D They are wonderful !

@@carolmartin2503 uhhhh you’re thinking of Tennessee walkers. Saddlebreds don’t have hot paste that makes them step higher. their gaits are NATURAL. look up videos of foals and observe the same movements their parents make without even being trained at all or alive for more than a few days. Please educate yourself before spreading incorrect information. I show top level saddle seat saddlebreds and seriously they’re treated really well. The look in their eyes is excitement and love for what they do. Trust me when I say a horse knows when it’s show time and they get allllll excited and know what to do.

A fund? Most horse owners are multimillionaires!

Elena Horowitz they do do that in many many shows so everybody knows the gait they are to do. Also for enthusiasm.

Elena Horowitz sorry I forgot to add in saddleseat we lime to finish the rail with the gait we are doing and you never want to stop in front of the judge.

Elena Horowitz The riders always try to make a PASS in front of the judge

We always finish our rail, we never want to stop in front of a judge, plus, they always ask multiple times so everyone in the audience knows what gait the riders are doing, and for the riders aswell. Sometimes when I’m doing a show it’s kind of hard to hear with all the trainers yelling at their riders instructing them.

Elena Horowitz you have to finish your pass I used to do saddle seat but I do hunters and still have to finish my pad or they deduct points 😂

its a prance thats what they do; even in the pasture

Yes especially at a show they get worked up and have a hard time flat walking most saddlebreds are like this

Show your horse!!!

Animated walk

They would trot the same

they are very powerful; they would just run off with a loose rein, you have to ride them with a close rein or they will run away with u

@@pauljohnson-ih1xe Nonsense. ALL horses are 'very powerful' compared to humans, and there are _plenty_ of horses which are far more powerful than these fairly lightweight riding horses. Being able to move on a loose, or looser, rein, at least at one pace, for a certain number of strides, or for certain parts of a display or individual show is something that can be, usually is, and certainly should be, taught to ALL horses, regardless of breed or discipline.

they trot prance like this in the pasture with no person or tack on them at all, just not as fast.

@@Sine-gl9ly I meant in temperament, not physically. Ive had several.

The rack is a very comfortable gait to ride and is a favorite gait of many pleasure riders, however, these are SHOW horses. The job of the rider is to show off the horse lol 😂 the goal is to win not look comfy

The rack is a very comfortable gait to ride and is a favorite gait of many pleasure riders, however, these are SHOW horses. The job of the rider is to show off the horse lol 😂 the goal is to win not look comfy

These aren’t 3 year olds, if they were this would be a futurity class. 3yo have shorter tails

Bailey McCosh, they actually could be 3 years old, unlike in other breeds, with saddlebreds its very common to use switches in their tails which is basically a hair extension for a horses! It's very interesting if you look into it. Have an amazing day! 😊

You can ride a horse at 3 years old, however you can't really jump them or race them. But doing stuff like this won't be a strain since it's their natural gait

What do you mean? Why would they? On top of possibly scaring the horses, white is incredibly hard to keep clean at a horse show.

@@hayzyhorses6899 Its a tradition to wear a lab coat when heading a show horse. Maybe they can't afford them anymore.

@@ratherbfishing455 I’ve never heard that. The only rules for heading a horse is that you can’t wear jeans and you should be wearing a polo top or something nice. Heck, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an old picture where they are wearing a white coat. Whatever this tradition is, it died decades ago.

@@hayzyhorses6899 The coarsening of America!

@@ratherbfishing455 what breed are you talking about? There a chance that what you are describing only happens in Arabians or Morgan’s and not with Saddlebreds. If it is Saddlebreds, then I understand why they stopped, as it can be dangerous and also, like I mentioned, white never stays white long at a show.

not even close. sorry. you must not ride saddlebreds

Cal 15 years of saddleseat “training” and 10 of those were spent showing nationally. This is all a goddamn cult. Go to my insta dia_savesaddleseat

Dia Reed how is this close to big lick at all? and it’s not the closest in the “horse industry” big lick is still going on.

Dia Reed and while i agree with you that none of this is right i don’t think it should be compared to big lick. this industry does need some real reform though.

Cal yall are the only ones who use stacked keg shoes and tail alternations. Just go follow my account on insta i dont do youtube very much

the saddle does not go that far back. YOu need to visit a Saddlebred barn.

Omg same the music haunts my dreams 😭