Extreme Horse Bridleless Obstacles

[@bethcolla913]

I am very impressed. You've given me quite a bit to think about and challenge myself and my mare with.

[@sandypikturna3117]

Thank you for watching. Keep working with your horse.

[@rachaelgeissinger8139]

Wow Sandy, Star looks great! She really pays attention to exactly what you are asking her. She must really enjoy this as much as you do. I remember when you first began the beginning stages of bridless riding. This takes a lot of time and patience. You have a lot to offer people who want to learn from you and your horses. It was great bumping into you. I hope we can get together sometime this summer. Talk to you soon!

[@sandypikturna3117]

+RACHAEL GEISSINGER It was nice seeing you. Thank you for your nice comments. I mean a lot to me.

[@barbaradyson6951]

that's how horses should be trained. DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

[@sandypikturna3117]

Thank you so much for watching and your kind comment. Star is a rescue and such a great horse. It was such a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to work with this horse.

[@ethanzimmerman4295]

Do you ever do anything trotting or cantering?

[@sandypikturna3117]

Running through obstacles engages a horse's flight or fight brain. I am asking for the horse's thinking brain. I do obstacle training to teach a horse not to spook and run when they come across something they fear. I am asking the horse to stop his feet and look where he is walking and think. I give extra credit to a calm horse. This is safety training.

[@ethanzimmerman4295]

You are sorely mistaken. Actually it is not safety training. You can do plenty of obstacles at a gait faster than a walk or a trot and still have the horse be relaxed and confident. Running can be done confidently. Horses can be afraid and walking. I agree that your horse looks confident, but if you think confidence only comes at a walk you are very wrong indeed. There are some very terrified horses in the world who stop their feet and stop their brains at the same time.

[@sandypikturna3117]

This video was as much about control of the horse, shoulders, ribs, hips, & feet, as is was about obstacles. When I first got on the horse, the first thing I asked the horse to do was to cross her front foot over and reverse direction. I was direct

[@sandypikturna3117]

I was controlling her feet. My 6 year old granddaughter rides this horse.