We're Arabian lovers! My mother in law is currently riding a half Arab, half Saddlebred and she is a doll. ❤️

It’s nothing like a dog with a big collar. Have you never seen a western bit with long cheeks on the curb. The curb is for tucking, and a snaffle is for lifting. I take it you aren’t in horses. Look at the Spanish Riding School website in Vienna Austria - the Lipizzaners. People who ride with double bridles like those who ride saddleseat (true saddleseat, not these people who ride hunt seat but are using a flat saddle) want their horses to utilize their conformation and move with their heads high, tipped at the poll, noses slightly tucked, moving with high action, knees high and hocks quite collected and up under themselves. Speaking of horses that walk, trot and canter - this is American Saddlebreds, Hackney horses and ponies, Friesian horses, etc. other horses that move with a lot of motion and have classes for saddle-seat but due to the conformation, carry themselves a little differently are Arabians, Morgans, Welsh, shetlands, some draft horse breeds, etc. Some American Saddlebreds are further trained to be 5 gaited. They aren’t born with these gaits but the best are more disposed to pick them up easily either due to conformation, way of going, or bloodlines. Bloodlines can pay a big part in training a saddlebred to be five-gaited. Because you want a more animated, higher motion, more collected moving horse - most horses whether Lipizzaners, American Saddlebreds, Arabians, or even top dressage horses - are ridden in double bridles. The need to have a snaffle and a curb. Before someone rides with a double bridle or a curb bit - they should be proficient riders, be able to ride with quiet hands so as not to hit the horse in the mouth, and quiet legs so as not to be jabbing them in the sides when not needed. A double bridle is used for finesse - a good rider you won’t see the fingers moving the reins. They don’t ride with their arms, they ride with their fingers. Push the horse up with the legs and guide and restrain with their fingers. Riders should not be using a double or a curb until they can control and reasonably collect a horse with a snaffle. A curb, nor a double is used for control. Most trained saddlebreds are ridden at home most days and during the winter with a snaffle, martingale and two sets of reins (one set used like a curb is run through the rings on the martingale). This keeps their mouths soft and responsive. About once a week, they are “tuned” up through all their gaits with the double bridle. Of course when they are being trained, they will wear it more often so they get used to it. Most people don’t realize it but a snaffle can do more damage to the jaws of a horse than a properly fitted double bridle. That said - any bit can be bad in the hands of someone who doesn’t work at the art of riding. A snaffle becomes a jaw breaker with very strong scissor action in the mouth, hitting the palette of the horse in the hands of someone who doesn’t know how to ride very well. I have seen more hobby riders, trail riders doing more damage to their horse’s mouths then any decently trained rider with a double bridle.

He's a good boy! We're hoping for good things from him! 💗

Morgans are lovely!!

They did get him and they got the last horse as well.

The trainers name is David Cusac. Very nice guy.

@@adamsonequestrian4587 Thank you!

She's a spit fire for sure!!

Definitely too much for the little one, but they did win her in the auction. My mother-in-love will be working her and might show her next year. She's been out of work having babies.

Caspian was a full arab. Jack is a half arab and I'm pretty sure the other half is saddlebred. Not sure if Madiera is half or full arab.

Hi Stephanie! It depends on what division of saddle seat you want to ride in when it comes to looking for a saddle seat horse. There are typically three divisions: Country Pleasure, English Pleasure and Park. In each division there are differences in how much animation or knee/hock action the horse has. In Country Pleasure, there is the least amount of knee/hock action, more in English Pleasure and most in Park. The saddle itself is much flatter than a hunt seat or dressage saddle and the rider sits further back and has a higher hand carriage to accommodate the larger motion of the horse and higher headset. The main point of saddleseat is to have a horse that has big motion in front and back as well as nice manners and they look like they are a pleasure to ride. As far as I've seen, it's mostly rail work, but just like in hunt seat, there are equitation classes as well where you do rail work as well as a pattern.

As far as the training aspect goes, if you were really interested, I'd find a good saddle seat trainer nearby that can explain their method. I know everyone has their own way of training and as I'm not a trainer, I can't really answer that!

Stephanie Hill The Saddleseat Discipline consists of 6 different breeds. The breeds are the American Saddlebred, Hackney Pony, Standardbred, Arabian, Morgan, and Dutch Harness Horse. These horses are specifically bred to have a high set carriage and have a high stepping motion. There are many different divisions depending on what breed you compete with. For the American Saddlebred the Division are 5-Gaited, 3-Gaited, Park, Show Pleasure, Country Pleasure, Equitation, Park Pleasure, Fine Harness, Driving, Hunter, and Western. For the Morgan’s it is Park, Classic Pleasure, various Driving Classes, Equitation, and in-hand. The Standardbred, Hackney, and Dutch Harness Breed are used for roadster classes. Arabians I don’t know a lot about but the classes are similar to Morgan classes. The training of these horses is riding, driving, and long lining. They use stretchies for resistance training to strengthen the muscles in their legs and it is not painful at all it is all to strengthen their muscles. A lot of Saddleseat horses have padding in their feet to keep them sound. Some horses just need that padding to keep them balanced. The Saddleseat breeds are naturally very high energy but they teach you to ride. They can carry around the smallest 6 year old rider with no problem but challenge an adult rider on them.

@@CB-pd1og also friesian

It was both Aubrey and Sheryl's first time.

Aubrey and Sheryl actually just showed him at his first hunt seat show a few weeks ago! I'll be uploading it soon.

Arabians and Half- Arabs!

Half-Arab/Half-Saddlebred. Caspian is full arab.

They actually switched him to hunt seat. He was having too many issues with his back trying to hold his head in a higher position for saddle seat. He's doing much better going hunt!

That was her first time riding a saddle seat horse and riding in a saddle seat saddle. Anyone is bound to make mistakes. SS horses have a completely different action compared to hunters which is what she was used to. It's hard to find a different balance at first, which is exactly what she was trying to do. Even seasoned riders aren't perfect. I think she's brave for not only wanting to try something different, but trying it on horses she didn't know which can be nerve wracking on its own. We try to focus on the positives first and foremost and go from there. Appreciate the comment! That's actually her Nana, not her mom! She doesn't age! 😆

@@adamsonequestrian4587 agreed; ive just never seen anyone heelbonk a ss horse, one risks a very sudden aggressive forward jump from the horse if you do that; and the older gal is a granny? what? im a granny and im sure i could not ride a ss horse with that great form! she must have plenty of ss show class experience to keep that posture!

@@Lauren-vd4qe She also shows hunt seat. I think she's rode saddle seat before, but not a lot. We have all said we're jealous of her seat and legs! She's just a natural horsewoman!

@@adamsonequestrian4587 totally! I wonder what eq discipline wd enable a person to have perfectly still legs like THAT!! i wd totally sign up for THAT!

@@Lauren-vd4qe me too. My legs are what I hate most about looking back at myself. Looks like I'm riding a bike...🤦

Half Saddlebred, Half Arabian

We actually had a discussion about that too. 😉

Tracey C ok, And?

@Addy Equine I'm honestly not sure why that bit was used for the test ride, but both my niece and my mother-in-love had never ridden saddle seat before this video or rode with a double bridle. All of this was new to us.

yes they would have done better in a snaffle bit to elevate their head and definitely a caveson

So?