ENGLISH RIDER TRIES RIDING WESTERN

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English Rider Tries Riding Western | In this video, I mix things up from my English riding routine and try riding western. If you want to see me attempt pole bending, barrel racing, reining, and cutting, you'll love this video!
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[@Mar-ft9xu]

I’ve only ever ridden western. I almost never get to ride, I don’t do lessons or anything, but I go on trail rides, summer camps, and I volunteer as much as I can. I’m starting to volunteer at a new place and they use English saddles. I’m so excited to get to learn about English saddles too :D

[@peregrinetheskywing1674]

same I love my boys but they're rescue so we need weight on the big guy and little man needs training... but when we do ride we have lots of fun. My whole family rides western, so having a horse is like a right of passage.

[@kasieream1248]

I much prefer English riding to western

[@wioi]

​@@kasieream1248 I ride english too, I love jumping. Tried western and never liked it.

[@lexiecollard1827]

i ride western everyday.. glad you got to experience it!

[@sarahelsafadi6081]

M2

[@MBbarrelracingofficialll]

same

[@LayllasLocker]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEY. :D Could you explain in short what is it that you do? I'm a new rider and only been doing English (basic dressage and doing trail rides in trot/walk). I'd love to try western. I wonder what it feels to ride in that saddle.

[@MBbarrelracingofficialll]

@@LayllasLocker once you get use to western you will fill comfertable with it

[@christophertran21]

I have a horse too

[@kbel9446]

I like that she gave Western riding the same respect that she gives English.

[@condorboss3339]

There are a couple of "Dressage vs Western" videos where riders from each discipline come out on their horses, perform a little, then switch horses and work in the other discipline. They are fun videos and basically prove that good riding is good riding, no matter what style you prefer.

[@jadestacey3802]

I’m an English rider but I would love to try western

[@alfalfatheampwave6296]

@@jadestacey3802 same! I ride western but would love to try English.

[@MGbarrelracing]

@@alfalfatheampwave6296 me too! i love riding western but i’d also love to try english!

[@mt.shasta6097]

@@jadestacey3802 My wife is English rider, and has never been comfortable in a Western saddle. They throw her weight backward, and she's miserably unhappy. If necessary, she just takes off a Western saddle and rides bareback. Of course, being a cowgirl is a whole other game! That's when you need a Western saddle!

[@ItsMe-pz9yh]

As a barrel racer I thought this was awesome to watch! You gave it so much respect and the barrel racing was very enjoyable to watch 😂😂! Nice job!

[@edennorthyt8702]

As someone that rides western at my work I work on a cattle and corn farm in qld Australia im glad you gave it respect

[@lavenderwyvern]

Tucker looks very dapper in that saddle!

[@elainethompson9057]

Ive NEVER seen Western Riding before I never knew it EXISTED so this was so cool to watch. The saddle is so strange to me !🤣

[@wolftimeplusguineapigs3862]

Wait really?! 😂 omg

[@strangedreamer4938]

Really? Western riding is so fun! I love competing in games, especially Barrel Racing!

[@elainethompson9057]

It sounds like fun but my teacher only does English and i thought that was the only way to ride.

[@BHshooting32]

I ride western it is so so so much fun!

[@strangedreamer4938]

@Ash & Equines Fun! I did barrel racing for a few summers, but then I stopped. I would love to get back into it!

[@nadiachopstick2938]

i rlly think this channel is underrated and deserves so much more credit :)

[@lakagranger3012]

You need a thick westernpad not just a thin blanked ^^'

[@Ainsley_jb]

I ride English hunter/jumper and I’ve never sat in a western saddle but I would love to ride in one!

[@rylaandgoldiethetengdinfam5881]

i love how she is posting at the trot whenever i ride western i also have to post because my horse is very fast like, 100 mile a minute.🤣

[@loutalksabouteverything2575]

I love the games and Tucker is so good. I saw you posting in a western saddle. Nice video

[@farmall4505]

They make bags for saddles called saddle bags and horn bags. You can put much more than phones and keys like tie lines and halters so when your ridding into town to see your friends you can tie the horse up and walk inside for a minute.

[@graczkowskifamily]

Cute video. I enjoyed seeing how foreign it is for you to ride western.

[@AdrianeBeauchamp]

lol I loved this! I actually just recently found out that my gelding will turn on his haunches on a dime

[@CousinscrewYT]

LOVE the english bridle with the western saddle 🤣

[@stellacwalker]

You are a natural 😂loved the cow in your exercise. I might consider doing that with my students😂😂❤

[@ccappa2001]

I looove pole bending we dpo western weeks at my lessons and it is so fun we also barrel race

[@WebOfTwilight]

Here in WV all anyone ever rides is Western which is fine by me 'cause I'm a cowgirl at heart. I love my trail riding, too! Great video, btw! :3

[@rylaandgoldiethetengdinfam5881]

her: "i have a little cow here" me:😆

[@Person-bp7qk]

finally a useful sponser

[@maggimania8229]

Your cow is the cutest ❤

[@shirtuntucked]

Fantastic! Fun!

[@stephenshy9941]

I have two cow's about the same size!

[@tangopeeps6879]

Whenever riding western don’t put your hand on the saddle horn and one hand on the rains or two up to you and when turning bring your hand down with ONE hand but you did great for your first time!😁

[@Madisyn_Mustang_Makeover]

No body would make fun of you. You did a really good job especially for your first time! GOOD JOB!

[@stephaniebolton5886]

I ride english I used to ride western a while ago I’m really into English now...Whenever I ride western I’m always sore after so I just stick to english!!!LOL

[@XxsalemkatxX]

as a western rider, i think you look pretty good!

[@Miss_Elle]

When you released the cow 😆

[@bellasjourney2265]

Omg I just started watching the video I’m 2 minutes in and I’m already scared about that there’s no buckstrap

[@taylorhoke4847]

Ok this is not intended to be hate but, a common misconseption about western is that you are supposed to sit every gait. This is only for certain events like reining,cutting,western pleasure etc. In other events you ride in a more foword seat like if you were riding english, also in the trot you post (Idk that might be a western term) I just have seen this so often when english riders try western and they try to slouch which I have only ever seen men do so yeah, and then they hate and say western riders slouch when they have only ever watched roping and someone that can't ride. With the roping you don't sit strait up because you are throwing a rope and you are going to have to make a hard stop most of the time so if you are going to say that try sit all the way up like normal, throw a rope and then stop.

[@Layla_HorseGirl13]

I ride western

[@MrStevesTrains]

Omg your so funny 😆, you and your lil cow! Lol 😝 👍🏻 Great stuff, Thanks

[@chazndaisy.luv.u]

I’ve only ever been in western.

[@jenappel25]

I ride a little western but mostly english I did reining once with spurs and I went like the speed of light in a pivot and I almost fell off!

[@arvcalculator4148]

That is a interesting looking cow, never see a cow that small before. What breed is that cow?

[@ankeduplessis1911]

I ride western super pucher life is the life for me elbows up, knot your reins, use your hat and barrel in there like you stole 'em ol son thanks!

[@randomteenager9357]

I ride English but my camp rides Western so when I come over I have to kind of relearn how to ride Western. Lol

[@Ava_and_Rocky]

I know my comment will never be seen, but there are very many different types of western riding. I do western pleasure, which you should really try! It’s a great opportunity to bond with your horse, and to try one of the best sports out there! Also, it may help if you lower your sturips:) …( I can’t spell )

[@Echos_pawz]

I ride western and I think it’s more comfortable

[@mushroomanimatedyt2296]

Is that a mini dwarf cow? 😂😂😂

[@amberthorne7875]

Any recommendations on a lighter western saddle?!

[@brookelusk6249]

Where do you get you tack

[@Peach_beach]

I ride Western because English scares me, haha (Also, Western saddles are way harder to fall out of)

[@nessie1126]

music is super distracting.. but nice video

[@danielforrest3871]

Pretty awesome..

[@ladyicegirl616]

In horseback riding lessons you defiantly do not hold your reins like that with one hand

[@Anonymous00319]

It depends on who's teaching you. I ride western and was taught to hold the reins with one hand.

[@brook.53]

POV: You ride English and Western

[@desireeharlan7171]

In western u do not pulse

[@darlenemassey6161]

I lost it when you released the "cow"! I have ridden both and it seems that each method works for different horses. I enjoyed your video very much.

[@allaroundponiesprayforukra4921]

Same

[@elliegarett3825]

I ride western I’m your biggest fan you should do shout outs! My names Ellie garnett my dad is a steer roper Cody garnett I love your vids I have a horse named Sue she’s adorable

[@MBbarrelracingofficialll]

I ride western

[@horsequeen7642]

The little cow is adorable!! She’s probably having soooo much fun doing that!!

[@frrfftgf2995]

So many

[@TheRealSimeon]

I'm not an expert on cattle, but I'd recommend installing different fences with smaller gaps so that the cattle can't get through any gaps in the fences 😉

[@jenniecarignan3776]

Haha!

[@georgiafry4941]

That was a dog

[@jenniecarignan3776]

@@georgiafry4941 I’m pretty sure he knows I think he was trying to be funny.

[@_.Hey.Two._]

I actually have been doing western recently. I'm an English rider and still find it a bit strange but I started western. When for 3 years I only rode English. Now I'm doing both and hoping to compete in small little barrel races with my friends. :) Edit: my first barrel race was a total mess 😹 my horse was bucking and rearing because he wanted to run 🙀

[@stefanieq.2221]

This was cool to watch! Just if you were going to do like trail riding with a western saddle you would want a back cinch and a breastplate/ collar

[@CarmellaAbel]

Yes! I need to get a breastplate...and a different western saddle. This one didn’t quite fit him like I wanted to!

[@juliefox77]

When you said, “Release the cow!” I was totally expecting Collin to run across the arena! 😂

[@lucytube6309]

I used to ride western but when I started taking lessons I had to switch to English, in a few weeks I’m going on vacation where they ride western so let’s see how I do..

[@Bailey_28]

( I haven’t started the video yet) I ride English to, so I thought it be interesting to see an English rider go from English to western!

[@jenniecarignan3776]

RIGHT before she said, “Don’t make fun of me, I don’t know what I’m doing!” I was about to put in the comments that she was riding with the wrong hand! Lol! No problem, your not used to it!

[@katew3200]

Lol! I'm starting western, how do I know what hand to use? I'm getting into the one handed thing and I did not know there was a certin hand! :D

[@jenniecarignan3776]

@@katew3200 like I said! You don’t know! It is perfectly fine! Don’t worry! Haha

[@melie.3708]

@@jenniecarignan3776 looks like you don’t know either, why don’t you tell Jennie what hand to use if you are sooooo smart

[@jenniecarignan3776]

@@melie.3708 excuse me?

[@melie.3708]

@@jenniecarignan3776 that’s what I thought

[@quinn864]

I ride both but mostly Western so just a bit of advice if you ever wanted to ride Western again 1. He may be confused when you're riding because he can't feel you as well as he can with an English saddle, so try to keep a little more contact through the leg 2. Your rein was a little short at certain points, which I get because you're an English rider, but if you were on a Western trained horse it would probably be very uncomfortable or confused at that length Other than that, great job!

[@ImJin-la]

The thing about Western saddles is that they can be used for longer rides and work. English saddles are good for jumping and dressage. For me, English saddles are more comfortable and I’m used to them. I’ve done pole bending before, but on an English saddle and at a walk. I haven’t done it at a trot yet.

[@gavindixon9708]

3:25 You can tell she hates that strap thing but she thinks to herself, They're paying me to do this!!! 😂😂😂

[@christinamuller1741]

Girl, you are so awesome and funny. You remind us HOW MUCH FUN you can have with your horse. ❤👍🏼

[@reaganperry386]

The reining tho I laughed at that so hard I’m western riding I’m use to the actual reining

[@Grace-l4z4q]

I love western riding! Its what i do im so glad when english riders try it and western riders try english. Then there isnt much rivalry between them. The only thing that was so major was you had shorter sturups in western we go longer. If you went down one or two you would have been a little more comfortable😄 but somepeople like longer or shorter its mostly preference

[@katequestrian15]

Tucker is such a good boy! Have a great weekend everybody!

[@loricady950]

You should have a western rider with you so you ride western and they ride English you both can give each other tips and advice. Who knows you may get someone into English riding for the first time. plus its a great experience doing something new. Anyways have a good day and give Tucker a hug for all of us!

[@Flowering_Azalea]

I love how the moment she lopes while neck reining she garbs the horn LMAO That gets trained out of us quick

[@loraolson74]

Great job!!!! Any western rider that picks on you should try riding English and see how hard it is too change. I have been a western rider all my life and a year ago I decided to teach my self how to ride English. It was fun but not easy. I took several bad falls it was my own fault and I learned a lot for it( number one there is a reason for wearing a helmet). I now enjoy riding English just as much as western. Good luck to you and keep having fun.

[@carolinecropsey9801]

I ride both, and think they’re both a lot of fun and hard.

[@allabouttheanimals9151]

I think that some horses just don’t like the other saddle. Like some western horses are weird about English saddles and vise versa. I think it’s just the shape of the saddle is so different

[@kimkenny1984]

I just got a new horse for the first time in a couple of years and your videos have been a great resource! I’d love to see a video on braiding a horse’s mane! I’m also definitely going to put your groundwork tips to use for my Tennessee Walker mare.

[@shano92107]

Chasing munchkin cows is something that should be attempted only by expert riders. This concludes our public service message

[@Jules-dx3nu]

Thank you for demonstrating our horses are never perfect! I'm sure it helps a lot of our confidence since Tucker seems so amazing!

[@brookeoriley7315]

My trainer is making me ride western now until my horse doesn’t spook at everything but I find riding western very fun!

[@LesbianDionysusFan]

@@dariaharruff7025 they didn’t say anything about being forced

[@wioi]

​@@LesbianDionysusFan "is making me ride" that MEANS FORCE

[@SPHHC]

My horse first time english .we put the saddle on and jumped on.he was fine a nice 2 hour ride in the field. when I say my horse is bomb proof I mean BOMB PROOF.

[@robinzeh5617]

You dont post in western... You keep groin centered and glide back and forth...easiest way to describe

[@568843daw]

Well, riding western is different from English, that is for sure. She was a good sport about it. Good for her. The cow was very cooperative… that was lucky. Never met a cow that came to me when called. This video was great.

[@kieraburke8375]

I’m a english rider to I used to do western though but that was at my old stables and I’m at a only english stables now I personally prefer English riding much better especially their oufits.

[@tofani-pintudo]

English saddle, ALWAYS!

[@garlandthompson5970]

Nothing wrong with a western saddle, too 😉🐎🎉

[@garlandthompson5970]

@Gwen Court Hahaha I definitely agree with the preppy crowd it brings sometimes. All my BFs ride western, and I ride it most but I will say their damn easy to tack up with them buckles 😁

[@mt.shasta6097]

@Cheyenne Court PREPPY??? Most countries use English saddles. Unless dealing with cattle, of course.

[@Aly_verni]

One fun thing u can try is Chase me Charlie on horse back!

[@angelaclark4298]

you need a saddle pad endless your riding bareback. it’s uncomfortable for the horse.

[@chloeequestrian1600]

I usually ride western but for last Christmas I got my first English saddle and I’m excited to try it out! because the weather has been bad and I haven’t been able to go up and see my horse so that’s why I haven’t tried it out yet

[@p4radigm989]

canter on the left foot in a right turn on 1st barrel, horse stalls into trot... 4:38 aren't you supposed to be a great rider?

[@cordelia614]

Girl said the saddle was worn and it looked like it was brand new lmfaooo

[@beebop890]

English is much more natural for me. Never going back

[@nbt3663]

Excellent cutting! The cow never had a chance! Lol

[@yvonneplont5211]

You have such an amazing attitude!! TY for sharing you and Tucker's fun day 💗

[@jesswoodring973]

Cutting is not running behind the cow. It is running beside the cow and in front of the cow.

[@BR_Barrelracing]

Reining is nothing like dressage dressage is collected and reining is more of a fast

[@aylasbeanieboos9429]

We normal arnt as formal but you did good but you also dont just do neck rein but you did good

[@bookooc5605]

Man, that's some trained cow! Responds to 'come'!

[@azpatriotgal321]

Got a good chuckle! 🤣. Especially loved the cow! Haha! 🤣🤣

[@brook.53]

Westren performance that's not reining:

[@Kaileyponysmith5329]

No avence but you would never survive or win a barrel racing comp bc you go to far out of the barrel

[@chuckthebrindlepittie6820]

Lol. A barrel riders might have trouble jumping big fences in a close-contact English saddle! Either way, fun to watch. 😊

[@hajergouider4373]

Wow! you are so good❤❤😊😊

[@bellasjourney2265]

I love the cow it’s adorable lol

[@JellyGem-d8o]

I ride western and English :)

[@jawaherhussain752]

I ride English i never rode western

[@Ninja500KRTDee]

How do u smile the ENTIRE time u talk??? Amazing! U r really breathtaking!

[@mt.shasta6097]

Darin Tucker, it's strange. Trying to please all. Sort of like a nervous tic.