World championship of working equitation- speed test- Nicole e Inca

[@katiedotson704]

I have never seen this specific competition before, but this takes horsemanship to a new level. This test takes skills from just about every facet of riding and requires an exceptional horse to get to this level.

[@TPWK216]

Its elegant, playful and horsefriendly. It is class 👏🙏🙌

[@krisbaker9427]

And a lot of pain directed at the beautiful horse. It loses it’s shine when you think about it very hard.

[@TPWK216]

@@krisbaker9427 what are you talking about?

[@FortheLoveofBees]

@@TPWK216 they’re probably the type to think that all riding is abuse and would rather watch “wild” (actually feral) horses “run free” (which actually means starve and experience a painful death when something invariably goes wrong).

[@issnake1109]

It just looks like a trail class to me

[@sadie_editsYT]

That is such an amazing horse! And she rode him so well- the communication between them is inseparable they should both be extremely proud

[@skybluepainter]

Holy crap the reaction time of the horse to any rein was amazing!

[@krisbaker9427]

They have practiced a few times. Beautiful horse. He has to do what he is told and instantly too. If he does not perform at a high level always, he is met with pain. Takes the shine off, doesn’t it?

[@upnorthcaprihomestead1125]

Probably has to do with the amount of bit thats is in that horses mouth

[@susieblair8581]

@@upnorthcaprihomestead1125 She doesn’t even use the curb- the horse is neck reining. Beautiful rider with soft, forward hands.

[@natalya402]

​@@krisbaker9427I see what you are saying, but in this case she is not using a flashband to keep his mouth closed, and I didnt see any gaping, tongue sticking out, or excessive foaming to indicate pain in his mouth. There may be some, but as far as bit abuse goes, this lady is very soft. And she isnt even pulling him onto the vertical like many people in this sport do (sometimes behind!). She is letting him decide where to pozition his head that is most comfortable, which is so refreshing to see. There are much worse WE videos out there than this one

[@childcrone]

I first learned of, and fell in love with the idea of doing, this sport seeing a video of Pedro Torres and Oxidado. The two were so amazingly in tune and in synch. This pair and this performance don't look like that to me. I do acknowledge it is amazing to accomplish what they did here to this level.

[@ratherbwithhorses]

this and skijoring are sports for competion and fun for all

[@michelesatanove5781]

Wow! Thanks for mentioning Pedro Torres and Oxidada. This woman was very impressive, but those two were absolutely magnificent!

[@TPWK216]

Me to, still looking at it when I want inspiration 😅

[@cwavt8849]

How much greater degree of horsemanship by the rider and overall ability of the mount than barrel racing. I realize that it couldn't be performed at rodeos because of time and area constraints, by wish that it would replace what young women are suited to participate in here in the US. Well done!

[@loversdontH8]

100%!!! Some friends and I are educating ourselves and our horses in working equitation in our area. I would love to see WE explode in the U.S. equestrian scene. It’s one sport that I believe truly brings out the best in horses and riders. These skills demonstrate how useful and versatile horses can be in working applications.

[@pamelapeterson2987]

It is a growing sport here in the U.S. with many breeds participating. When you try it, you find out how challenging it is and have an even greater appreciation of these horses and riders at this level.

[@skyrocketcoast219]

As a horsewomen, this is absolutely wonderful to see! Oddly enough, quite a few of the 'events' we would do to the same moves with young horses for training.

[@colinbateman8233]

Wow. What an impressive display of both horsemanship and athleticism

[@Neo_its]

The horse have to know dressage,jumping,barrel racing, pole bending even more incredible😊

[@pamelapeterson2987]

Dressage being the most important. If a horse is well-trained in dressage, it can do all of the other.

[@katanaki3059]

What a strong responsive horse! Beautiful

[@loversdontH8]

My favorite part is her appreciation for her horse at the end! While I don’t know that horses like to be patted so hard as humans might think, I love seeing these magnificent horses given their heads and loved on after a job well done. It’s one of the reasons I’ve found a love for this sport. 🩷

[@cwavt8849]

They Love it. I have large breed dogs. I don't know how, why or when, but I got into the habit of cupping my hand and thumping or drumming their sides. It sounds like a drum and their reaction surprised me. They started waiting for me to get to this part of our greeting. I think because it resonates within their chest. I don't slap the hem, just cup my hand and drum them. If I don't, they linger and wait for me to put down whatever is in my hands. I just rescued a starving hound puppy. He has been beaten, which is always heartbreaking. It took him several days to unclamp his tail from his belly. I wited for him to start selling my attention because I knew that if he had that kind of reaction, he was over the first hurdle. I was afraid to drum him because I was afraid that he might see my hand as a sign of abuse. But when I drum them my hand never gets more than about an inch away from their sides so, on Day 2 when I was really trying to get him to relax and except physical affection I started to drum on him slowly and almost quietly. The change in him was remarkable. It was as if, him feeling my hand and feeling the wave of the cupping through his body but having no pain associated with the touch kind of sank in the fact that he no longer has to fear. I knew that my dogs liked it but I didn't realize the effect that it would have on a timid dog. The waves going through their chest seem to let them feel my affection rather than just a skin deep stroke or gentle pat

[@lumeko7917]

I agree!

[@junebrilly5302]

First time seeing this, I'm blown away! AMAZING example of the horse-rider Bond❤

[@a.p.5429]

What an amazing horse and whoever trained it. That level of partnership is what every true horseman dreams of.

[@jumping-rodeo]

Beautiful! This type of comp gives me speed dressage vibes.

[@gr8H8er]

The red jacket just sets the whole look off! Love it! Go Nichole!

[@earthmotherdragon4572]

What a team, but that horse, wow, that horse was so sensitive to the rider, you could see when she hesitated and gave mixed signals how attentive he was to her. What a team but boy what a horse. Beautiful. x

[@DeliahAyala.2.14.91.]

That horse is SOLID. Nothing phased him

[@juliederry3719]

Omg what an absolutely stunning horse 💖💖💖🇬🇧

[@phoenixdreamer7900]

so nice to someone pat and praise their horse afterwards ... horse new everything it had to do

[@chrislee1033]

This is the way equatation should be !

[@elizabethpetrie3066]

Very well trained horse & rider!

[@multizooi6116]

Okay it’s just me then. I feel like the horse looked confused at moments and the strides were not smooth at all, especially with the barrels and the jump. Maybe the horse needs to run instead of this. But again, probably just me and i’m probably wrong.

[@kimp2376]

This was the speed event of the competition so only speed matters and not finesse so the horse probably was momentarily confused or trying to get ahead of the rider because he knows the course or at least the elements of the course and he knows he's supposed to do it as quickly as possible. The other half of this sport is the technical event where time isn't important and instead the pair is judged on accuracy, balance, and harmony. Watch this pair do that event and I'll bet the horse will look much calmer and confident. People tend to prefer watching the speed event because it's more impressive to the average viewer so that's mostly what pops up on KZbin. Hope this helps, it's a great sport and id love to try it sometime as a dressage rider.

[@konikiispoka800]

Its not just you, i felt the same watching this

[@UrsulaRistauSchaefer]

Outstanding Team

[@dunkelschwarz]

why is she yanking at the reins so much?

[@michaelfox3486]

The horse wanted to participate as a partner. This is when it becomes Master Level. Amazing when it is this spectacular. Thanks.

[@andtrrrot]

You have to admire this rider's leg.

[@meganfisher831]

Gosh this looks so fun. I would love to try it.

[@titatita3488]

Magnifique ! Quelle maitrise et quel cheval 👏👏

[@RobinTaylorLandry]

Jumping, barrel racing, ranch riding all done at speed. Amazing. I love this sport.

[@lindaheath784]

Beautiful.

[@M-ikaela]

phenomenal teamwork 👏

[@teresajohnson5135]

My Appy I had would have loved to do this! He would have done it all without being trained to do so. I would have a hard time trying to remember the course!

[@Jim_Sanders.]

Excellent! In the same league as Pedro Torres.

[@naomipommerel8415]

What a seat she has ❤

[@wesmccoy7061]

Omg. Amazing. You could go to the Cowboy Up Challenge at the Calgary Stampede with that horse. 🥰

[@faustobonetti-cf7yk]

Meraviglioso, eccezionale, amazzone divina🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@annareinalda8564]

I don't know anything about working equitation, but with an eventing background, this looks incredibly messy to me. Can someone tell me what the criteria are for judging this discipline?

[@diesdasananas6012]

As it is a speed test, it's the time needed for the parcours that counts. I am not into WE as well, but I think mistakes like throwing over poles etc. might add penalty time to the total

[@lusitanosacademy]

@@diesdasananas6012 yes it’s correct 👌🏻

[@patbrown8117]

Reminds me of handy pony competitions!

[@GlamorganManor]

I'd say its like a speed show jumping round. Sometimes the galloping with strong head tossing half halts and some scary distances run that wins, other times it is a smooth, balanced efficient round that doesn't even look very fast that wins. This one could have been more efficient.

[@sandraclay8069]

I agree with all of you. It looks like they tried to take the skills of a ranch horse, trail riding, pole bending, barrel racer, and hunter jump to show the rounded skills of horse and rider but made it look like a 3 ring circus.

[@gr8H8er]

Inca is a beast!

[@upnorthcaprihomestead1125]

Do these competitions require 2 bits like dressage

[@julieontology7214]

I'd like to see an American Quarter Horse do that course! That's a big heavy warmblood.

[@RockAndRose]

My thoughts exactly!

[@pamelapeterson2987]

It's a Lusitano, not a warmblood. And people do Working Equitation with quarter horses (and all breeds); however, Lusitanos and Andalusians tend to dominate this sport.

[@sharonbendtsen3421]

First time seeing this while i think this is really cool. This horse seems kind of sticky. Like he is a dressage horse. Maybe a reining horse would be smoother thru this. Don’t know. I would like to see more

[@cabau3876]

This is tradition Portuguese equitation so normally we use Lusitano horses, that were originally bred for bullfighting but are now mainly used for dressage. I do agree that a reining horse would probably be more loose and flexible, and that makes sense since some of the obstacles used for American disciplines are similar to these but I’ve never seen anyone use one in Portugal for portuguese equitation.

[@gmbodily1924]

It’s kind of like pony club gymkhana meets barrel racing

[@ratherbwithhorses]

and speed ranch riding

[@monocle8868]

Truly impressive. !

[@kidamaroo]

This is like a weird hybrid of Western and English riding

[@pamelapeterson2987]

In a way, you are correct. Working equitation arises out of working cattle, bullfighting. and classical dressage.

[@kamillakerberos9803]

Isn't this a gimkana -like contest? But without the English tack

[@se9f282]

Is Inca a Lusitano?

[@elen.kis.horses]

Какой прекрасный коник😍

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Horse agility! That's is very, very cool.

[@KARILEHIGH]

It really does matter what breed you are riding. Spanish breeds like the Andalusian and Lusitano are physically designed for these type of maneuvers. Their athleticism and attitude of wanting to partner with their rider is beyond compare.

[@tracker8488]

All I see is confusion and a lot of yanking on the mouth…. not so sure the horse is enjoying this “sport”.

[@maretomcic]

I cried to this ❤

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Amazing! It is like the silly gym kana events we staged in our backyards as children.

[@eliara-thevoice8430]

Love this!!

[@mnnic4292]

Nothing like an Andalussian or Portuguese horse and horse training.

[@CSMOtime]

Many kudos to horse and rider, outstanding.👌

[@guillaumepreudhomme4800]

She killed it!

[@oranjebeer6637]

Is that a perlino

[@c.brooks3013]

Looks like a smokey black pearl at a quick glance. You'd need to look at parentage or a DNA test to know for sure.

[@roseschaefer5079]

Too much pumping, kicking and jerking for my liking. Horse seems harried and stressed. I think the fact that this is timed is the problem... All of these maneuvers are wonderful training for a horse but when rushed at speed it seems to lose authenticity and just becomes about the prize. I have seen much better examples of working eq elsewhere with calm horses and poised riders who don't fling their bodies in all directions like a barrel racer. All that to say, this is a wonderful horse, obviously very well trained.

[@wiltedwoods]

"Oh yeah I've totally done stuff like moving cones and weaving poles, i could train to do thi- SHE DID WHAT WITH THE BULL?"

[@hazelsmith5628]

Horse probably saying to self “What’s that all about “.?

[@JozsefBalogh-jn5cy]

Ez igen nagyon jó volt látni ez már idő.idomitottság

[@VanessaBaker-h2x]

Great, sort of things l did with mine

[@patriciakimber4312]

Wow 😯

[@marjaneaalam1353]

As a horsewoman I can assure you this is so bad for the horse’s joints.

[@childcrone]

So there is no way, you think, that the conditioning can be done in a healthy way?

[@casdragon_5939]

lmao

[@ratherbwithhorses]

​@@childcronethere are those who think everything is terrible !

[@childcrone]

@@ratherbwithhorses Perhaps, but I don't think it's that way with this person.

[@pamelapeterson2987]

I beg to differ....these horses are brought along through classical dressage principles which are aimed to build athleticism to be able to carry a rider more effectively (i.e., transfer weight to their hind legs) and to perform as required in this sport.

[@Rebecca-zr3lu]

Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. 😊Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. 🌈🙏

[@connybrendle5957]

Sobald es um Tempo geht , ist die schöne Reiterei vorbei. Schade es wäre so ein gute Disziplin

[@gmwwc]

Watch his ears!! He is so tuned in to her!

[@alexwolter8295]

warum schlägt die ihren Gaul, nachdem der so brav war?

[@diedawachtel4689]

So lobt man Pferde. (Sie macht es aber etwas energisch)

[@alexwolter8295]

ja, so schlägt man Pferde. @@diedawachtel4689

[@diedawachtel4689]

​@@alexwolter8295 Nein 😂.

[@alexwolter8295]

ich dachte Pferde seien sensibel ??? komisch, dass die dann so viele gezielte harten Schläge ins Genick als Lob brauchen. ---------------------- ich meine alleine schon diese "Musik" da musst ja deppert werden. Haben Pferde keine guten Ohren? ich denke die hören 100 mal besser als wir. Wie mag das wohl in deren Ohren krachen? diese absolute Voll idioten Musi@@diedawachtel4689

[@MegF142857]

I don't like such speed course competitions, as inevitably there is some unnecessary imbalance & pulling around on the horse. Guess same thing in many speed events for horses from barrel racing to jumping jump offs.

[@isabelmarias.s.quelhasribe3121]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Stasi_Nik67SPb]

Очень послушная лошадка

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

and no spurs - brilliant

[@jeandavies4550]

That’s what you call…riding a horse!

[@TwiceRider]

Two Hands on reins?... NO!! Working Equitation is supposed to be ridden One-Handed!

[@LBehold]

USAWE rules say one hand or two on reins

[@joanettemurch9040]

This will make an idiot out of a sane horse

[@roberts7961]

This is what our beautiful Western world is about, since we imported Islamist's into our countries everyone has had enough of there hate, threats, lies

[@petrarammelsberger4990]

Ich verstehe nicht, warum solche Prüfungen auf Zeit gehen müssen. Es könnte eine schöne Demonstration von Rittigkeit und Balance sein. So ist es ein hektisches Gezerre, die Pferde tun mir leid.

[@PatriciaMarie100]

I know that rider

[@lindsayaliciawilcox2440]

What a fucking tragedy. Horse trained to within an inch of its life. 😢

[@obright]

Лошадь сильно зажата. Ей не интересно работать со всадником, нет ощущения их целостности

[@aljonuschka856]

DU ARMES PFERD!!!!

[@sabinemuller937]

Ganz schlecht geritten!!!👎👎👎

[@magdalenakrompasky716]

Ursprung von Western....

[@casdragon_5939]

Seemed really slow though . . . get a mounted shooter or barrel racer in there and they could show some real speed lol

[@c.brooks3013]

A great majority of barrel racers couldn't do this because their horses are kicked and spurred in a straight line and yanked around a barrel. Most of them lack any finesse or flexibility because they don't bother to teach their horses anything except speed and that's because most of them don't really know how to ride beyond kick to start and pull to stop. Yes, there are some good barrel racers who do, and those are the ones that make it to the top but the majority of them are back yard arses that are just abusing the heck out of their horses and calling it 'fun' or 'gymkhana'.

[@pamelapeterson2987]

There is more to this sport than just speed. You should try it and you will find out.

[@panamapatti3364]

Sloppy mess

[@betsydoylelevy8861]

No wonder spur spur spur spur 👎👎

[@betsydoylelevy8861]

Yank yank yank

[@ilviewittek2056]

She rides so bad !

[@AngelCatBaby]

Awesome course. Amazing horse and rider, great work on trying to get through the obstacles without knocking any of them down….the horse looks like an Andalusian to me. It doesn’t really matter how fast, especially if horses are new to this type of exhibition, but that it gets through the course well and the rider appreciates what the horse has accomplished, namely finishing it and be rewarded with kind words and a pat on their necks, or maybe even a carrot for a treat. This looks like a lot of fun and fun to ride in…👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🐎🐎

[@wernerheuser634]

the best,how she thanked the horse