Barrel horse (Ace) gives lesson to 6 yr old!

[teampenit]

Deb Mohon, eleven-time NFR barrel racing qualifier and 1990 World Reserve Champion, died of a head injury in 2003. She was no longer competing at the time of her death, but was training a horse for barrel racing and was not wearing a helmet

but I suppose your child has more skill, and there is no possibility at all that the horse could stumble, or the ground be uneven...naaaah...

[shanabethbee]

I love that pony!! :D very cute!!

[BreyerHorseLover94]

A helmet???

[HorseRidinCowgirl]

aww i love seeing a little kid and her great horse! and its western no body wears helmets anymore... cute kid:D go win some buckels!

[AdorkableAmb]

I found this extremely cute.. and the girl did amazing!

[happysun995]

i could kinda tell that she wanted to go faster cuz she let him go into a trot on the second barrel good job though i wanna see one where shes flying though not just practicing

[horsetrixs]

cute horse! and i started ridein when i was 4! lol

[bellabelliboo]

What a nice, gentle horse :)

[Thoroughbredglory]

GO ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[horsepower13579]

@Thoroughbredglory lol, so go watch an english video?

[squirttle92]

You're not dumb if you choose to wear a helmet, nor are you any less of a "true" cowgirl/rider. It is your own choice whether to don a helmet or not, but don't resort to insulting others because they opt to err on the safe side.

Put simply, even the quietest horses can stumble on uneven ground due to no fault of their own. Besides, a lot of equine sports are now making helmets mandatory.

[oXHalfMoonBayXo]

i wear a helmet in my western classes, it deosnt matter if im a 'cowgirl' or not (i think thats a ridiculous thing to say, that only stupid people wear helmets) i know for a fact how goofy my mare can get wen i ask her to do something she deosnt wanna do, and i like ALL my brain cells but really, thats me and my mare, nobody else should care if i waer a helmet or not, or anyone else exaet for themselves.

your horse is absoloutly beautiful though amaizing and super good with that litttle girl.

[Pixodel]

Mit einem Bit drin?

Ich mag aber den Slow Lope:>

[xxBrionyKelseyxx]

awwwww that horse is sooo cute u can tell he's lookin after her :) wish my horse had a slow button :L lol

[tmustang94]

now THATS a good calm barrel horse...

[123456789ilovehorses]

does this horse belong to taylor?

[ponytailaqha]

@123456789ilovehorses No, this horse belongs to Destiny! She has been riding him for 3 years now and winning more in the poles than she does in the barrels! Ace really likes running the poles and has turned into a pretty nice pole bending horse too!

[123456789ilovehorses]

@ponytailaqha awesome!

[HeavensAngel13]

American helmets offer shit protection anyway so dunno what you lot are argueing about :), Nice riding on that little girls part and the horse looks safe and to be fair in a western saddle you have alot to hold.

[lilacwinteraire]

Helmet?

[ArabianGirl23]

Im sorrie but she is one cute little girl and Yes. I agree with Live2ride6692. Im a western rider and an english. I use a helment in English but when i was little i sure as hell needed one in western. It's not about a damn fashion show. It's about safety. A helment has saved my friend alot of times and she is a great rider.

[bleuidcowgirl99]

HELMETTTTTT

[XXautumnXX100]

I usually wear a helmet when I'm riding a horse I don't know well or if I know it likes to pull tricks on it's rider. Or, if it's a speed horse, even if it's a bombproof speed horse, I'll wear one. if it's a horse I've ridden for awhile, or if it's a well trained lesson horse, I won't necessarily wear a helmet.

[imaQTreiner]

Riding with a helmet is a good idea. We start all riding students with them. A couple months ago, I saw a girl thrown headfirst into a fence at a show. You could hear the crack from the helmet from across the arena. When i was little, before we used helmets, I fell off a lesson horse that got spooked. It's not the young untrained ones that I've gotten hurt on. It's well mannered, trustworthy, "bombproof" horses that just have a moment where they get freaked out.

[BarrelRacingChick99]

It dosnt matter if you wear a helmet or not. theres no law to it. its optional for the rider.

[horsechick6693]

@BarrelRacingChick99 um wow ur not smart are you. If you are under 18 its illegal if you don't wear a helmet. yeah once you turn 18 sure go ahead and not wear one, but even my riding instructor who is a very good rider still wears one, its jst common sense.

[cancarum]

He looks like a realy Bombeproof school master. You can't beet a well traind, trust worthy, older horse to teach your child. Better than any so called Qualified riding instructer. We call them Mothers dreem's over hear :-)

[lgsthunder]

cute, but somebody get that girl a helmet!!

[watermelonhorsey123]

she really need to wear a helment

[creamcheeseismythang]

agrred, helmet, and also, @RockLikeBoulders, agreed! (: I love riding without a helmet, when Im on a horse I can trust. and I can always trust my horse Ace. hes so sweet (: but Im just factoring in what the age of the rider is, I mean if she was older then I would be perfectly fine if she didnt have a helmet or hat.

[NabiIndaMoonlite]

This kid needs to be on a lounge line learning how to trot properly while wearing a helmet. I'm not saying this because I want to be mean, I just don't want her to get hurt or die. The horse obviously isn't going to do something to hurt her on purpose, but horse can only think so far ahead, most don't know how big and strong they are or the fact they could easily crush a person. Please at least put a helmet on her

[NabiIndaMoonlite]

I know six year olds who can jump and stay on the correct diagonal without looking like they're about to fall off at any second. Its not the age, its the training

[NabiIndaMoonlite]

this is dangerous what she needs is to be on a lounge line wearing a helmet until she is stable

[RockLikeBoulders]

what happen to COWGIRL UP?? ain't no real cowgirl gonna wear a damn helmet!

[horsecentral65]

shes not wearing a helmet

[xxSharpSide]

Great horse. My horse barrel horse is 18 but he wouldn't lope nice and easy like that for a young rider. Nice horse or not though, that kid needs a helmet.

[NnMsmom]

Adorable pair,and I hope she has a long and fun time riding barrels, but agree with the other posters here about the helmet issue.

Fell off enough horses and 4-wheelers to know that they DO make a difference. 4-wheeler helmet saved my life when I went headfirst into a tree.

[tmustang94]

aww the horse is such a gentleman

[JessicaLovesZayne]

Pretty Darn good!

[bree4593]

adorable

[HorseGal200]

I fell off once and the horse stepped on my head and the helmet broke ......it doesnt work Ha Ha

[Leigh9214]

I never have and never will were a helmet...Its absolutely dumb that ya'll think a piece of plastic is gonna help a kid if they fall off shit...

[MariaVana]

it not just plastic they are tested and certified, as a jumper my helmet has saved my life multiple times and i never ride without it its "absolutely dumb" to ride without one the girl is only 6 she should be wearing a helmet

[pakatochip]

Cracking a plastic helmet is better than cracking your skull. My best friend could be dead right now if it weren't for her helmet. We were breaking a horse with our trainer and the horse bucked her off into a solid wall. Her helmet was shattered, but she was fine (a little shaken up though).

[gobarrelracing]

i so totaly agree with you!!!!!!!!!!1 i ride western and i will not wear a stupid peice of plastic , ya ill fall and probably get hurt but thats part of it

[RiderxForxLiife]

@gobarrelracing hahaha,

you're an idiot.

[skaterloverchick]

omg wats with the helmet comments...i dont always use one and no one has to gosh....that little girl is aborable and that horse is beautiful 2

[LegallyBlonde05]

Ugh. Enough helmet talk! I'm gunna post about something different!

Ace is freakin' adorable, and he looks like a total and absolute love bug. Very good little rider for being eight :) They looked very nice together, he must be quite the horse to be so patient and sweet with a child!

[live2ride6692]

well when the horse decides to buck the child off i highly doubt if it cares if the kid is cute or not...and who gives a crap if it doesn't look good with western tack ..hello, this isn't a fashion show if you would rather looking good than safety when it comes to riding then you must be idiots.

[ponytailaqha]

If that horse had ever bucked in his life or wasn't bombproof, Destiny wouldn't be riding him. She has now been riding him for 2 years and he remains bombproof, absolutely no issues. She competes on him now and she can turn him on and off like a light switch.

[live2ride6692]

i wasnt talking about that horse ..he looks tottally looks bombproof and im sure he takes very good care of her its just i wear them everytime i ride and it kind of ticks me off how some of the people that have commented on here are to worried about their looks when riding..

[VickyVanity]

i dont know why people are marking you down...

i totally agree with you

[live2ride6692]

but you still never know anything can happen and it's better to be safe then sorry

[RiderxForxLiife]

@ponytailaqha ...

Regardless of the horse being "Bombproof" (which doesn't exist), she needs a helmet. Especially when she doesn't have good seating at all.

[cowgirlup1593]

Thats not your place, people will make their own decisions regardless of a comment on youtube.

[JumpAndRein]

@ponytailaqha

I totally understand and respect your choice, but you do have to admit that ANY horse can make a mistake and trip, spook and buck, or plain fall down, causing injury to the rider. Especially in speed events that involve arenas with deep sand. I'd never let my young child ride even the brokest horse in the world without a helmet.

[MariaVana]

thank you!!! i ride both western and english and until i turned eighteen my boss didnt care if i was riding the most bombproof horse in the barn i wore a helmet. now i have the option but still choose to wear it because im a jumper and shit happens, when i fall i fall hard its nice to kno my skull is protected when i do

[kelly9049]

ok honestly i think everyone under 10 should be wearing a helmet. like really have you guys never heard of brain damage! would you really want to see this little girl never able to live a normal life? and so what if it looks bad id rather look bad than have brain damage!

[3DGIsLife]

clearly her coach, or parents whatever, trusted that horse enough to put her on it. he was a good boy, very patient with her, and i highly doubt he would've hurt her. anyway, in english riding, in ontario, where i live, you have to wear a helmet riding, period, until you're 18. its absolutely crazy to not wear one anyway. but western and english style is so different.

[appaloosa24tess]

wow people.. pathedic.. you think this little six year old girl is going to get on to youtube to listen to your crap horse riding advice? Leave the raising of this CUTE child to her parents.

[cef12207]

she'll be just fine guys. everyone acts like they didn't do the same crap when they first started to learn how to ride. she'll learn eventually

[Mdequifever]

very good horse, but the little girl could use some riding lessons. Her toes were pointing down and she was flopping all over the place, not safe at all. She shouldn't be trotting yet, let alone cantering.

[barrelsandbasketball]

aw! too cute i wish i barrel raced at 6 she is gona be so good when she gets older

[druidg]

very sweet horse, he looks like he can leg out decent too.

[loneoakgrls]

ok...

[dissekatten]

nice och sweet coppel. if the girl uses a helmet the chance to be paralyzed for the rest of her life is much less if it happens an accident.

I would never forgive myself if I knew that such a small thing could save the life of my child, but never bothered to use it.

it would be devastating...

[617Tora]

Why do people associate "not wearing a helmet = paralyzation" Hellooooooo! Christopher Reezes wore a helmet. A helmet does NOTHING to protect the spinal cord from injury. Paralyzation comes from a break in the spinal cord.

But, just so U know, I do agree that people should wear helmets. I know a 15 yr old who died because she never wore one while on a quad. So I do agree head injuries can be fatal... but lets not mix that up with spinal injuries. U can wear a helmet and still get paralized

[ZeldyZeZebra]

Everyone should always wear helmets. I don't associate no helmet = paralasys, I associate it with coma/death.

[RatsRule]

@617Tora But wearing a helmet keeps you from ending up with brain damage on top of your broken neck. Wearing a helmet may not have kept Christopher Reeves from becoming paralyzyed, but he came out of it with his brains still intact.

[MagenEfron]

@617Tora quads and horses are total oppisite so why did you even say that

[Haileyandbuddy]

@617Tora I know a 10 year old who died because she wore a helmet

[x1moose1x]

"not wearing a helmet equals paralyzation" is completley untrue. my grandpa is a neurosurgeon and he says all helmets act as is a brain bucket. you can fall as hard as you would like, its not going to do crap for you. just hold your brain in place rather than being spewed all over the arena.

[74011cwby]

that's the truth too. They just pulled chunks of one out of a kids skull not too far from here. They don't do anything for an aggressive rider. besides accidents happen all the time helmet or not

[sweetfirefire]

who cares if she dont have a helmet yeah its good to wear them but its not like a fucking law she was good and the horse didnt have a problem with it

[Paw2346]

It is a law, at least in New York. All riders under a certain age, I think 14 have to wear a helmet in any competition Western or English. Training or schooling is mandated by the parent.

[Cowgurlll]

why is everyone freaking out about the helmet thing. shut up its not ur buisness

[michell2003]

Too cute...the horse is like, "Just hang on kidd-o, I got this in the bag." Love it. :-)

[LOLsarahOMG]

CUTE! but she neds a helmet, especially wen the teachers doesn't tell her to sit the canter and lean bak a little bit. BUT GREAT JOB

[FurryFuzzy]

Its sad when a young six year old is a better rider then me! Lol. Good job! The horse is adorable too. He almost looks like my Ace :) Except my Ace has a star on his head, lol.

[merryoxox]

that horse is a good egg.

[MidtownBreeder09]

man i swear if the horse is going t ohurt the little girl her parents wouldnt let her on.... I ride without a helmet all the time!!!! Im a western rider and true cowgirls dont wear helments ...Seriously who the hell wears helments in barrels racing or any rodeo even other then bull ridding.... DUH you stupid people..I tought the girl was going off to a good start and the carrer in the sport.... good job

[ponytailaqha]

Thanks! This is her second year to ride this horse and he has never made a wrong move with her. He is quiet and has a lot of rate and absolutely no alley issues! He turns on and off like a light switch. He can take the big girls to the pay window too!! I wouldn't take $10,000 for him, and I have people waiting in line if she ever tires of him!!

[Nightinstables121]

i would use a helmet in western ridning, i'm just smart enough for it :] but i rides dresage and show jumping, and we in norway allways rides with helmets and security wests.

[3Barrels6Poles]

we arent dumb for not wearing a helmet. its a western thing and you wouldnt understand.

[Anakinsconfusion]

exactly these people should watch the NFR I have never seen any1 wear a helmet there. Helmets do nothing to protect u from paralyzation. it helps with concussions. I've had sooooooooooooooo many concussions before. but... I'm a bullrider lol. so I'll get a concussion mo matter wat I wear. but I agree no helmets is a western thing and helmets just look ugly on a person too so just sayin :D

[watsonhorsefarm009]

THANK YOU! I never wore a helmet, till I went to a barn when I was required to wear a helmet because I was under the age of 18. Helmets just look weird with the western tack. Now that I'm back at the barn where I don't have to wear a helmet, I run barrels and poles without them no problem. I just HATE helmets. They may be safer, but they're annoying.

[BreezeMyHorse]

they do make helmets that go under cowboy hats i use to have one it worked great and i did not lose my brains

[Breyerhorsesandfjord]

@MidtownBreeder09 You are so incredibly IGNORANT! "True cowgirls don't wear helmets"? A few years down the road, we'll see whose the TRUE cowgirl when you are in a wheelchair and I am in a saddle.

[MagenEfron]

@MidtownBreeder09 im shows if your younger than 18 you have to wear helmets it dosnt matter what kind of compititions you do its a law if you dont you get disqualified

[Haileyandbuddy]

@MagenEfron I dont use a helmet when i do competition nobody at my barn does and we dont get dequalified

[horselover3331]

@MidtownBreeder09 okay, so you're calling everyone who thinks western riders should ride in helmets are stupid, and you spelled about every seccond word wrong?? nice.

[amybabe6188]

There is absolutley nothing wrong with wearing a helmet when you ride. Over 65% of horse related deaths are from head injuries. I have been a barrel racer my whole life and I ALWAYS wear a helmet when I ride whether it's trail riding or running barrels. There are women who are competing in the NFR who wear helmets. It's a choice and a smart one at that. I believe that parents should always have their children wear helmets but that's everyone's personal choice.

[lilacwinteraire]

@MidtownBreeder09 true cowgirls don't wear helmets?? First off, it's the LAW for anyone under 18, second, anyone, no matter how brave or 'cowgirl'ish you are, you can still get thrown.

[Sandinista]

@MidtownBreeder09 I wear a helmet because a) I'm not dumb and b) you can't reverse brain damage.....

[JustHorsinAround24]

@MidtownBreeder09 uh.. I do. sorry, I like to keep my brains inside my head. and do barrel racing and pole bedning

[EquestrianGirll]

she is so cute, but she should be wearing a helmet, but she is a pretty nice rider, she is bouncing a litttle, but being as soft as she can be on Ace's mouth :D

[piinkxxpriincess]

give that little girtl a helmet!!!!! trust me... i wouldnt be here right now if i didnt wear a helmet!!!!!!!!

[RyiunDS]

give the kid a helmet she could die i would actualy be dead right now if i hadn"t been wearing the helmet my mom made me wear

[raehorselover]

who care about a helmet she's a good enough rider to sit there and i don't think the horse is planning to freak out and buck her off anytime soon.

[HorsesForEver950]

she should be wearing a helmet because horses are unpredictable and no way how quiet they are they can get frieghtened by something and take off. my horse is 44yr and he is a quiet but fast pony and you would think he has been through it all but he still gets frieghtened but stuff

[ColorProduction]

Are you an idiot Rae? That child needs a helmet. If that horse to spook or take off that kid would be DEAD. Parents need to learn that putting your kid in danger is NOT cute.

[cloudphoenix]

I totaly agree, the kid should be wearing a helmet..I don't get some people, they;ll make their kids wear a helmet when they ride a bike but not a horse..the horse is a lot more unpredictable then a bike is. To have insurance in BC if your under 19 you must wear one, or its voided. Most riding centers try to enforce this(eng/or western. If youv;e ever seen the movie Every Time Every Ride.. you'd never think twice again about making your kid wear one.

[morganhorseluva]

I know she is only six but she need to be taught properly how to ride. She is yankin on that poor horses mouth. And she should be wearin a helmet she is only fricken six years old!!!!!!!

[reveleus]

Good on her for having a go. That horse is a saint but put a helmet on her head and take the curb bit off until she can ride. That's just cruel to a good horse. Be fair.

[swiftnshift]

Why? She wasn't ripping his mouth, she would have softer hands then the adults that ride that horse.

[naturalkat]

Lovely mannered horse, but I do wish you'd have put a hat on the child's head.

[simplesyrup21]

helmet please.

[augustcookies]

Your lucky she didn't fall and get hurt. Helmets, people. And teach her how to ride.

[ayu200]

Ugh. Cute horse, safe as any barrel runner I've seen, but that cute little girl can't reach the stirrups, which leaves her flopping around. Get her a tiny saddle or buckaroo stirrups so she has a solid base of support for her seat and can stop hauling on the reins for balance.

And do get her a helmet if she's going to ride. I know they're not fashionable, but they've saved my life several times. Horses, for all that I love them, are dangerous as all get out for small riders.

[qhgirl]

Very well behaved horse. I agree though, put a helmut on when they are that young and just learing to ride. They are young enough that you can force them too (gets harder as they get older!)

[LMjetblue]

she's cute but a helmet should be protecting that cute face.

[Conny1908]

Why is this kid not wearing a helmet? How irresponsible can parents be?

[failuresauce69]

very very very good.

[failuresauce69]

she is realy good for 6.

nice horse

[bodenbadger]

That is so cute! Ignore the helmet people. Paranoid!

[jawbreaker90210]

Wow that's a big canter for a little rider! Awesome girl!

[cutiemidget]

that is awesome!!

[cathrynxox]

i would kill for that canter, aweee.

[FreddyOgSigrid]

Good!

[gellert1011]

God damn that was cute

They are made for eachother and that canter was lush

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[DPfanaticC1]

AWH!!! that's too cute, wonderful horse!

[carliex3]

She should be wearing a helmet

[cutiemidget]

that is true.you must be 18 or older to ride without a helmet!!

[ponytailaqha]

Not so!

[augustcookies]

Not so what? Are you saying helmets don't work?

[ponytailaqha]

Not so that you have to be 18 to ride without a helmet!

[mfearon11]

Legally, you cant make decisions for yourself like that until you are 18. That aside, the decision/consequences part of a 6-year-olds brain is far different than that of a 16 y.o. I worked with a 6 y.o. who was very insistent she was going to grow up to be a cat. And you want her to decide how safe she may or may not be?

[Haileyandbuddy]

@ponytailaqha No you dont, i ride without a helmet in comps

[BabyBlueBarells]

That was cute!!!

[livefordressage]

ARGH!!! Helmet!!!! It only takes one mistep, and then it's to late.

Nice looking horse though, he tolerated his rider very well, but remeber, all horses can spook, and have their days, so for the sake of the little one wear a helmet.

[Dakota1692]

Awe, Ace took good care of her! :)

[jipiny]

aww thats so cute! a horse that u can do that with is a treasure! u know hell take care of them little ones!

try to fatten him up a bit! lol

[katie2993]

to cute!

[ponytailaqha]

Thank you! He is a great horse!! Destiny says thanks too!

[az09mcr]

does she ow him now or just tke lessons grom him lol

[ponytailaqha]

Technically it is her mothers barrel racing horse. Since we found out that he was such a good babysitter, Destiny has been the only one that has been riding him! Now we need another barrel horse for her mother because Destiny deserves to own him!!

[Dappleluver]

wat a good boy

[astreaker]

thats so cute!!!

[horseriderliv]

that girl is a good little rider!!

im 13 now and i statrted riding wen i was 4 and i didn't even have a saddle or helmet,

[missispokes2020]

They didn't wear helmets when we grew up we turned out fine. Helmets make people rely on them.

[ponytailaqha]

Yeah, I'm old school too! I had never even thougth about a helmet because it's just not part of the cowboy world. Most bullriders won't even wear a helmet, it throws off their timing - they have to compensate for their head being too heavy! The club we belong to has only one rider that wears a helmet and she's only 4 years old!

[Outofsyncagain]

I think the issue is that the bullrider is an adult and is capable of deciding to ride without a helmet, and a little kid's not.

Just think about how you'd feel if she fell off and took a nasty blow to the head because she didn't have a helmet.

Just because a few of us got lucky and did hare-brained stuff when we were little and didn't get hurt doesn't mean this little girl won't.

Me? I'd make my kid wear a helmet. It's such an easy thing to do to prevent a possible serious injury.

[Raider4ever165]

dido!

[ponytailaqha]

Hi! Did you mean ditto? I'm a grandma and I'm not up on the computer lingo so it might stand for something that I don't know! If you meant ditto, I guess that you mean to the helmet! I will look into it as my grandchildren are very precious to me. I know english riders have always worn helmets but until recently the helmet in western riding was not a part of the dress code. For years riders weren't even allowed to wear helmets!

[Raider4ever165]

yes that is what i ment

they make helmets that are shaped like cowboy hats. if u want to look into that.

[Taliaa070]

I would recommend a helmet...

[iceangel81]

Sweet horse! He looks like a good babysitter!

[ponytailaqha]

Thank you very much! He's a GREAT babysitter!

[pearroad55]

great job. you look like you have done the for years, Ha Ha you have huh. love you baby

love mimi in miami, ok

[ponytailaqha]

Thanks mimi!

[ponytailaqha]

Yup, 6yrs old. Catch her at the NFR in a couple of years ha, ha!!

[xray86delta]

That little girl is pretty good! Only 6 huh!?

[SpotterOz]

Thanks for sharing this. My grandaughter'll be doing that in about 5 years =D Daughter trains the John Lyons method.

God Bless

[psiharche]

Wow! That's amazing! :)