SPOOKS GOTTA GUN, NRHA DERBY 2008 rider Andrea Fappani

[Breyerluver1123]

They should make a breyer model of him

[TurtleTinley]

such a beautiful boy

[boboo009]

his tail is BEASSSTTT!!! <3333

[jessnbell1]

He is amazing. I love his markings. Who's his sire?

[peaceLoveHappines120]

Beautiful horse but I do not like the way Fappanni horses look so afraid to make a mistake and have their head glued down and behind the bit - what kind of spade bit is he using or what? The horse obviously has a tremendous mind and heart to handle it but I would like him to look like he enjoys it.

[manytwilitedreamz]

@peaceLoveHappines120 I haven't seen many of Fappanni's horses, but I feel like horses with bald face marks always look more worried than others. I think it's the blue eyes, white face combo.

[horselovergirl687]

Amazing horse. The lady who owns the barn I ride at, owns this guys daughter.

[lilchopwil]

your horse is so cool. hes amazing

[Pressthe8]

BEAUTIFUL horse. I love those markings and that white tail with the dark brown body is to die for. I'd buy a pedigree mare just to breed her to him!

[reininghorses57]

i am training on of his 7 month old sons, He is a pure white paint with blue eyes, but he is deaf.

very beautiful though

[Militarylove2012]

@reininghorses57 Spooks is also deaf

[reininghorses57]

@Militarylove2012 he is? wow, I didnt know that!

[Militarylove2012]

@reininghorses57 Yep. You really couldnt tell though. He is such a sweet horse and a character!

[WesternPrincess1396]

This horse is amzing! Id love to have a foal out of him. He moves like a dream and he's so pretty!!!

[ch3v4l11]

Yeaaahhhhhhh ahhhhhh !!!! :D I live in France

[Time2SaddleUp]

Nice tail

[xxNoReinsxx]

my number one favorite reining horse, he has gorgeous looks and skills <3

[vidaDesesperada]

what a beautiful horse!!

[xxMaddish]

Wunderschönes pferd. :'D || Beautiful Horse ♥

[atvkyra]

Yeah he doesn't have very good stops. He's supposed to tuck his butt underneath him and slide forward a good ways. But it didn't help that the rider didn't give him much time to speed up for a great stop. Most riders give their horses a longer distance to run and do a sliding stop.

[rs1062]

my trainer is breeding his mare to him :)

[mixxio]

Great horse, Tanja Jenkins and Arno Honstetter have show this year awesome offstring at the Reining by the Bay and the 2010 HIGH ROLLER REINING CLASSIC. Great video are on Youtube don't hesitate to view it.

[RebelsLittleRogue]

He could have kicked into those stops a touch harder. I liked his turnarounds though, and his lead changes were timed nicely. I will admit I dislike his stride very much though.

[mshuntjump]

I dont like when some horses have those short little strides when they hand gallop.

[breyerhorsegirl27]

OMG love his tail!!!!

[imaQTreiner]

i think your audio got behind at the end otherwise nobody thought his sliding was any good lol

[HurtinAlbertain16]

love those slides that pair just makes it look so effortless!! :) great job

[cowgirl22hannah]

Yes. Love the coat color, the bald face,and the tail. Color and class, beautiful. Where was this at?

[justacowgirl107]

he is such a beautiful horse,hes in the magazine i get,id love to buy a baby from him=)

[KatiexKIRA]

we have alot of his babys [[:

[les7878]

gorgeous horse

[ebron2424]

nice....

[hippitor]

Reining is a super-cool sport and I hope to do more of it myself...but the one thing I can't stand is to see all the rein-hefting, leg-flapping, saddle-shifting, readjusting that the riders do. Maybe I'm just a fool who doesn't understand you need to do all those things on the back of a reiner, but I just think it's so ugly! Seems like, if you have a pretty horse with pretty training, your riding should be a little prettier than that! :P

[kimclutz]

A lot of that shifting is because you are doing things a little higher speed and its easy for the saddle to get a little of balance. So we shift it back into place because it'd be a little silly to leave yourself sitting sideways. The rein shifting is because western reins are pretty long, and when you spin a horse its so easy for them to get stuck in places. All the readjusting you see is to put yourself centre again, otherwise it can throw off everything.

[kateroseauch]

A lot of the readjusting is because these horses are so talented and so athletic. During a spin, your saddle's going to move just due to force. And as far as excessive cueing, the really good ones don't need it. Watch Shawn Flarida's ride on Wimpys Little Step from 2002. He barely lifts his hand or taps his leg on his horse.

[Lollypop2811]

There is a really nice 2yr old at Schmersal ranch that looks in color just like spook check out the video.Wind Gotta Dance

With a lot of potention definately a furturity prospect.

[empeterson89]

klind1msn- I worked at Green Valley Ranch where Spook stands and he isn't deaf but some of his foals are and that is a very common trait of the Gunners. Its also not that hes too tall most of the reiners are over 15 hands. His problem is that hes over at the knees and very flat kneed which is why his movement is "funny" however, you want your horse to be flat kneed.

[klind1msn]

Katie Gun is were all the deafness comes from. She is the dam of Gunner and this horse. Spooks is deaf as well.

[klind1msn]

his problem is he is too tall and he cant bend his legs enough to cross over in the spins and lift them up at the lope. My mare has the same problem. The best reiners are under 15.1 hands, generally the smaller the more athletic.

[BarrelRacerz22]

his steps are so short, and his lope is stiff. maybe he was sore this day?

[BarrelRacerz22]

i agree with smithysmate . the horse messed up more than i expected but did a wonderful run above all. he got 3rd at the derby? that gives me more confidence when i go lol

[bubukitty1208]

absolutely amazing...

my fav reining horse EVER!

i could watch him all day...

[sierrajsr]

He brock be for the spins but over all he is one stunning horse!

[xoashiixo]

great run!

but yes i agree, the left spins to the left werent too great.

great horse and rider though!

[buckbaby44]

awe i love spooks hes one of my favorite horses

in the NRHA

i saw him compete in real life and he was amazing

of course no horse come close to my montana i reining lol jk

[bleau535]

do you have something against Andrea Fappani? he got 3rd at the DERBY with this ride!!! this horse is amazing and he is an amazing trainer and rider

[ownedbyahorse]

If you think he looks awesome online, you should see him in person! He's GORGEOUS!

Super talented and photogenic. =] I got to see him at Reining by the Bay 2008 where he won, of course. XP

Fappani's horses always perform with amazing accuracy, it's crazy to watch. =]

[uglybarnical]

I have to say as much as reining is on the accuracy nothing like having a gorgeous horse to go along with all of that talent! Nice Run

[HenkMarnix]

That horse is really cool!! Especially the white tail!!!

[JAXONLAXER]

that white tail is probably the coolest looking thing EVER lol

[reiningrocks84]

i think that horse is awesome