The Run For A Million: Andrea Fappani's Bridleless Freestyle Run With Custom Spook

Andrea Fappani and Custom Spook delivered a knock-out performance int he $50,000 Freestyle Invitational at 2019 The Run For A Million horse show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Video credit: Classic Video.

[@myronschabe]

That was fun. I love the bridleless because you can see the heart these horses have.

[@sonaholesova8673]

C. A. Weber sometimes

[@heatherkouba7807]

Lol and the training

[@TheOldandslow]

Lovely to see the horse enjoying it too!

[@doubleoughtranch4445]

This just shows how talented these horses are!

[@melindawaterston6942]

😮❤🤩 that was AWESOME 🤩 WHAT I WOULDNT have given to see this live and I person .👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bonnie448]

Wow his inner legs must be raw, and the "muscle" suit, whew! Good showman!

[@heatherkouba7807]

I ride in shorts all the time

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Stunning. Beautiful smart horse!!

[@annewallace4687]

That was amazing!!!

[@Elizabeth_elizaa]

Love Andrea I’ve done a clinic with him before amazing

[@MsMns-ws3dd]

No way that's amazing

[@miar8809]

Awesome!!!!

[@1959blee]

Poetry!

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Horse having a good time!!

[@dianehutcheson5931]

Awesome 👏🏻

[@flaviomaciel1285]

Show 👍👍

[@pamhoover4686]

Awesome 😅

[@havenelliott962]

May I ask by he's wearing boxing gloves?

[@doridyess4989]

Its a theme. More props more point i guess its just part of the theme

[@Shiba_Draws]

Because he went with the boxing theme

[@Shiba_Draws]

And I think the songs he used actually appeared in the film series "Rocky" which is a boxing film

[@heatherkouba7807]

His theme duuuuuhhhh

[@jvjdamj]

This is the “open” or “freestyle” category.

[@ClissaT]

So, did he win?

[@heatherkouba7807]

That’s what I’m wondering

[@frame7629]

The gloves are off.❤️ Then he throws them into the crowd. Nice

[@Trippy000]

Don't like him as a person but wow hes a good rider.

[@ghodalarkiAmeriki]

The beat of the music is perfect to go with that four beat canter. Painful to watch!

[@pamhoover4686]

W:4:30

[@joannemilner9527]

Well trained. But yes alot of wear and tear on the horse.....

[@heatherkouba7807]

Yep

[@havenelliott962]

But I'm glad he's a nice person by riding brindle less he's just strange

[@SarahWRah]

With his nose near the ground and his ears pinned back, that horse does not look happy.

[@terrisrankin968]

It was a good run, but I didn't like how low that horse carried his head.

[@-traininggem-8254]

Terri S Rankin It was obviously how he carries it naturally as there was no way for Andrea to have held it like that

[@karlabrewster8605]

Good thing no one cares what you think

[@-traininggem-8254]

Karla Brewster Harsh Karla, harsh lol

[@henryhenry3832]

Terri S Rankin that’s because people like you think that it’s normal for your horse to have its head in the sky like yours does, but in the real world it has more to do with breeding then training

[@henryhenry3832]

Wilson Combatgirl lol you must have never seen a horse with a good top line and one with a bad top line or you wouldn’t think that

[@flograymare8800]

I can imagine how many burses from the saddle rubbing against his legs

[@doubleoughtranch4445]

Hhhmm I thought the saddle goes on the horses back not it’s legs... well I guess I’m learning.

[@jodieedwards9365]

@@doubleoughtranch4445 no its in reference to the rider as the riders raw legs are rubbing on that leather saddle. the horses back is perfectly fine

[@Androide608]

This now is like circus

[@melittagyetvan5251]

And why is that?

[@anneflynn9614]

Horse is aged.Too much stress on the horse’s hind end.

[@karenmicheleosburn9556]

Long time since I've seen a "peanut roller"! Popular in the 70's, but a very unnatural posture for a horse, and will cause problems with balance, especially if they stumble and fall. The horse is well trained, but I don't like the circus for a serious reining horse, I have more respect for a good horse than to clown on him! Only in Vegas!

[@madisonmorris7394]

does the low head make him a peanut roller?

[@karenmicheleosburn9556]

@@madisonmorris7394 when the head is below the knees it does! Use to be very popular back in the late 70's. I didn't like it then and fortunately it stopped and fell out of "style". Whom ever trained that horse is probably a trainer from that era. The horse was fantastic! He did what he was asked.

[@madisonmorris7394]

Karen michele Osburn Now that I think about it, the human equivalent to peanut rollers would be if we bent over to touch our toes, and then decided to go into a full sprint from that position 😂 I’ve lived in Vegas my whole life and have never seen a peanut roller too! Guess you learn new things everyday 😊

[@heatherkouba7807]

Too bad

[@casdragon_5939]

peanut rollers are from western pleasure, not reining lmao. These horses naturally carry their heads low

[@ewakozyra8081]

I will pray and hope for that guy that he will be experiencing all that what his horse does.

[@kortneystaiger3589]

don’t hate you wouldnt understand

[@gerardomanteca5224]

What?

[@doubleoughtranch4445]

@ewakozyra8081 For the horse it was a thrill of a lifetime! If you didn’t realize the horse had no bit in his mouth which is the only thing that some people could have called pain for the horse. These horses are treated just as good as any professional athlete so don’t give that bullshit if you don’t like it then you don’t have to watch

[@dianehunsberger2271]

Head carriage is too low and unnatural. Reining at Congress in the 90s...somethings just don't stay the same.

[@caprisanzari1959]

We got out of the AQHA scene after watching some of the practices being done. The worst was the leg injections to make the horse appear sound when they had fractures in the front legs 🤢 Lots of our friends stopped going to Congress & the World Show because people were winning based on their status in the AQHA industry. It’s ridiculous now 👎👎👎

[@dianehunsberger2271]

@@caprisanzari1959 Good on all of you. Horses can be fun without all of the practices being done to the horses as well as the politics.

[@heatherkouba7807]

Nope ur a hater

[@myhorsemcgraw8774]

You’re gonna say the way this horse is NATURALLY holding his head is unnatural? My horse runs like this with his head down in the pasture. Not unnatural.

[@WoodArtAndWoof]

Way, way too much introduction ! Let the performance show what you can do, not the announcer!

[@degraham9198]

Dude. No personal dignity.

[@danawarner687]

I HATE the way this horse looks. Head is WAY to low. Dragging his front feet. It is so ugly. The trainer of this horse should be slapped.

[@doridyess4989]

U should be slapped. No one was asking for your opinion

[@doridyess4989]

U ride Peruvian pasos anyway so how would u know what reining is

[@karenmicheleosburn9556]

He has a good start on ruining a nice reiner, the horse is well trained, but I already see the stress on his movements. When he was asking him to buck and moving all over him, that had to send some mixed signals to that horse not to mention throwing his balance off. That hurt me to watch it! I'm surprised he didn't trip! Good way to hurt those front tendons or ankles. Don't like to see anyone disrespect a good horse by clowning around on him just to draw attention to himself.

[@underlights6534]

@@karenmicheleosburn9556 The horse was being asked to switch his lead, not buck.

[@karenmicheleosburn9556]

@@underlights6534 Look again, what does it tell you when you see a horse of this calibur of training switch his tail, raise his rump and kick out with both hind feet? Horses don't lie.

[@lauradavies7870]

Watch Stacy Westfall then watch this. Why is this poor horse rooting for the ground with its face the whole time. I hate it. This is not what reining in any functional way is. It's exaggerated and disgusting.

[@rebeccagillham5865]

Oh yeah! I just was reminded of what a shitshow it is to see Reiners moving so stupidly and artificially! It's so obvious that the horse has no joy, only submission because he knows what is coming if he doesn't submit in every way. The ridiculous way these poor horses move isn't even appealing to see!

[@vamonosrecio5219]

What in the are you talking about. You need to keep your fingers off the keyboard. If you gonna write Nothing but bs... get a life you old fart.

[@heathfitzgerald363]

Im reminded of what a sh**show it is to see karens like you that claim to know what the horse does or doesnt enjoy when in fact you know nothing. Go back to sitting on your porch and throwing rocks at kids karen.

[@doubleoughtranch4445]

Oh another Karen Great!!!

[@casdragon_5939]

lmao

[@TakenByStormEquestrian]

Stupid

[@wernerheuser634]

this horse is afraid,something is really wrong,this guys bodylanguage,how afraid,shaking it was from the jacket,the ears,this is real abuse,hidden and so much more cruel,i would like to watch him train