Horseback riding bareback bridleless - galloping, lead changes

[wolfsrule100]

HELP i read somewhere that horses secrete a fluid when you ride them that can cause soreness and paraylasis PLEASE IS THIS TRUE IM FREAKING OUT?

[voyantes]

Amazing

[marti2186]

beautiful !!! :)

[GreenBayBreyerFarm]

I have a big thoroughbred and I'd be just rolling off lol, my horses trot is so springy too. I go bareback with a halter and lead rope with my pony tho. I'm gonna try a neck strap next time. Anyways, amazing riding.

[XoXoSCREAMOgIrL]

Great rider and great horse! You sit really well. Have you tried doing any cow work?

[MikeHillProductions]

@XoXoSCREAMOgIrL Coooooww work :)

[lbatt3]

@XoXoSCREAMOgIrL Thanks. No, I'd love to try some day, but we don't have the facility where I board. Monty has seen cows a handful of times and unfortunately the TB rather than the QH in him comes out..

[jibbberjabbber666]

well-trained horse! I have just started bridleless riding with my Sassy

[horserider2587]

i love that big open field.....someone once told me to always ride where the view is forever

and your free to dream as big as the sky...:):)

[sharonatma]

My horse runs REALLY fast and i hope i can do that some day! I cant even do the galloping with a saddle and bridle! excellent riding!

[pailerificationable]

That was awesome! Great seat!

[cowgirlbabey281]

That was so amazing... i hope i can ride as good as you one day :)

[lbatt3]

a little of both. i don't differentiate much. i like a light, responsive, straight horse (the lead changes and cantering here are not a good example of this; the trot is. he's better now, we'll have to re-post).

[horseyhoegal123]

Do you ride english or western??

[kissta98]

Wow that is all I can say wow goood

[lbatt3]

@No1HorseLuvrX There is a difference between caring and willingness to accept an evaluated risk. In this case, I do both. Do you drive a car? Statistically, a much riskier activity than riding, even without a helmet.

[scootnlouis]

wow awesome!

[TheGuitarbeast75]

this is an awsome vid and it just made me realize how far in riding i hve to go ur a good rider

[No1HorseLuvrX]

Wear a helmet

[tiana33]

Please post a how-to video, I would love to be able to do this!

[889889ish]

this is a really excellent video, but I would suggest wearing a helmet from now on, because even with excellent rider/horses like you guys, accidents do happen :/

[lbatt3]

Thanks for your comment. I generally would suggest wearing a helmet for this. I wear one for any higher risk riding, like starting work, riding difficult horses, jumping, etc. I should have worn one for the gallop, as that was the first time we had tried it bridleless. I think people need to recognize risk/possible consequences, then decide what risk they're willing to take. I've fallen hundreds of times/broken bones, but have decided that some riding w/out a helmet is an acceptable risk to me.

[craisydazy18]

this is a great video. you have great speed control even within the gaits. you and your horse make a wonderful partnership!

[DappleRose1]

im done this before! it is so fun, and rewarding. You did great, so at home on that horse. im going to do that with my pony. :)) check out my channel!

[ilovemysexyhorse]

Horsemanship at its finest here!

[OCJumpers96]

I wanna mount like that!! I'm 'vertically challenged' and have a tall horse. So Idk if I evr cld do that!

[MySweetLibertyxoxo]

This is outstanding. I can tell u have a great relationship with ur horse! How on earth do u stay seated so well bareback??? I would kill to ride like u! Great job with ur horse I can tell u work with him alot. This is my goal for me and my mare. Awesome vid!!

[RidingCountryDreams]

This is just amazing. Your horse is so calm and listens to you so well. You've done a fantastic job with him!

[lmsweb]

uhhh hi can i use some clips for a music vid i'm making for school?

[MrLukky4]

Now that what I call riding!!! You both look amazing :)

[animalsmiles]

Wow that is so AMAZING! how can you tell your horse where to go????? But that is so cool I want to do that so bad!!!!

[Lillythepinkxxx]

Amazing! I have only just started Canter and small gallops bareback and brideless with a rope around my horses neck! And then I watch this...its really GREAT! :D

[DiaryOfAWOW93]

Now this is real riding <3

[bellairis29]

Ooh looks like he even tripped a little going into the first gallop! Excellent, but the part that takes the cake for me is the other animals in this video, your dogs just chillin' in the field and the other horses lookin' over like "huh?" Priceless!

[JohnVKaravitis]

Really impressive! I've always thought about trying this,or finding someone who could teach me to ride sans bridle and saddle, but, with the liability issues, most equestrian riding centers would absolutely refuse to let their students try this. Now, I have to ask: with a sitting trot, even with a saddle, etc., you get the up-down up-down of the horse with every change in the diagonal. With with tack and stirrups, it's a pain in the back. How do you do this? John Karavitis

[MsWillowP]

You have an absoloutly amazing connection with your horse!! He seems so willing :) Very good job. So very inspiring!

[ptl4life2008]

That was great. I start lessons in October. My goal is to go on a cattle drive by 2013.

[S0methingH0rsey]

That is just AMAZING!!!! You and your horses have a great connection!!!!! You can tell that your horse respects you to let you ride him bareback and bridleless around a paddock filled with other horses and dogs as well! Your horses could take off so easy but just doesn't!! So so so so soooooooo amazing!!!! HOTT RIDING!!!!

[4EverEquine]

wonderful horse...so smooth when mounting too

[XXjba1013XX]

Simply amazing. Thats all I got to say..

[SilverTigerlilly]

This is so nice. I love riding bareback and bridleless! Best way to ride your companion!

[stricklyk709]

Beautiful riding in its most natural form. Horse and rider, both. Hoping to see more video's soon!

[batchy96]

bloody hell you look amazing!!

i am soooooo jealous of you and your horse

i was going to try bitless and bareback this weekend for the first time ever!!

:) Xxx

[girlwebkins]

wish i could do that :)

[Awesomenerd007]

Wow. What a GREAT horse with AMAZINGly smooth gates! My horse is a ten.w, but his gates are tottally messed.

[blndhairblueyecowgrl]

i cannot stop watching this video! you are an amazing rider! I so want to do this with my horse sooo bad! summer starts in 2 weeks and if i knew what to do my goal would be to do this with my horse by the end of the summer! I always ride bareback with a halter and lead rope! I have no fear and a good seat but im not perfect! please tell me how you did that! me and my horse have a great connection and i would love to do this with her!

[TheBitlessHorse]

OMG!!!!!!! THat's the BEST video ever!! Your an incredible rider and I love how your horse is listening! Do you have a website?? :)

[lbatt3]

@TheBitlessHorse No website, sorry. I do have a consulting business with a website, but that's on horse facility design and planning, not training. Maybe some day.

[Horsingabout1]

I like where you are coming from!

[astr0685]

Holy crap! You are one of the most amazing people in the world!! Your horse loves you! <3

[lbatt3]

@astr0685 Thanks very much. But, I wouldn't say my horse loves me. He understands and is comfortable with what is being asked of him. He also likes having a clear and consistent leader. For horses, maybe that's a kind of love :)

[Goranax1]

Only one word WOW 8)

[iluvyoujustinbieber9]

WOW thats amazing i can ride but not galopping bareback :)

[TheFlyaway88]

Wow. I have seen a lot of people who claim they can ride, but you are clearly very talented if you trained this horse yourself. I am very impressed!

[lbatt3]

@TheFlyaway88 Thanks, yes, trained from the ground up. Didn't get him until he was 4 though, so he had a late start. He had a lot of fear to work through in starting, so we went fairly slowly. Because he can still be a nervous horse (truly, though I know it doesn't show in the video) he has really enjoyed the tack-less work, as it doesn't allow the rider to cheat and rush.

[TheFlyaway88]

@lbatt3 Your technique looks a lot like Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship Method. Do you by chance follow any training program like this?

[lbatt3]

@TheFlyaway88 Thanks, I'll take as a compliment. But no, I don't follow any specific training program. I've read a lot, watched clinics, etc, and found that most natural horsemanship methods/programs are doing the same (good) thing. So, I pick and choose techniques that work best for me. I think if you're just starting, you should pick a program you like/understand and go with it. Once you get in the swing of it, you can pick and choose what works best for you from different trainers.

[akualtekefan]

stunning!

[lbatt3]

Someone asked how tall he is... he's just shy of 16hh

[ponys4ever12]

@lbatt3 thats amazing



[beaguirre12]

seriously, you two look like one :)

and the horse is gorgeous btw, it reminds me a horse i loved very much, but his owner who was my best friend died, so he was sold and i have not seen him again.

you're an amazing rider

and so sorry for my bad english.

[lbatt3]

@beaguirre12 Your English is fine! I'm sorry to hear about your friend, and the horse. Thanks for your kind words.

[CalaCherie]

How the hell can you just jump up on your horse like that? x'D I've been trying to learn how to do that but I just... can't x'))

It look so beautiful when you galloping. I can do stuff like that in the pasture with my horse but as soon as we get out so she gets too wild.

[lbatt3]

@CalaCherie thanks. it's all about the pivot point. when you grab the mane from the left side, your left elbow is the pivot point - if you lock this down, when you swing, your body rotates around it and it actually doesn't take too much strength or even flexibility (truly!). look at the video again and pause it right when i jump, and you can see how my elbow supports the move as the pivot pt. good luck!

[ArabianHorse007]

what a bond :D

[AlwaysHorseLove]

This is amazing! It would be stunning for a photoshoot, the galop is just perfect with his mane and legs! ;D

[RissaLacey12]

im jealous... hahaha :)

[sarahrhodeisland]

Glad to hear it. :)

[leenett]

That is the most amazing horse :O

[astr0685]

@leenett Yeah! But the rider is even more amazing!!

[gourgousponys1313]

You have GOOOOOOOD ballance :)

[Jesusislove247]

wow! this is beautiful! Im a big fan now! lol How long did it take for you to be able to do this with your horse?

[xXPeppyWildfireXx]

You.Are.AMAZING!!!! <3

I can barely get my horse too do lead changes with tack! xD

[16PonyLuver]

u and your horse have such a good conection, how do u do it?

[lbatt3]

@16PonyLuver clear communication, including cues/responses/releases, 100% of the time.

[lisellebatt]

that's my sister so I'm biased, but this is the essence of natural horsemanship to me- no fences, no reins, no neck rope, just trust and some seriously sweet riding. Truly, you're the best rider i've encountered in 30 years with horses, hands down.

[lbatt3]

@lisellebatt  Thanks sis. I learned from the best. Oh, and a little grey Percheron cross that gave us a few runs for our money.. :)

[123happyonahorse]

amazing!! I've been working on bareback-bridleless...I think it's awesome. I definitely have a long way to go though!

Please post more when you have the time!!!! :)

[lbatt3]

I'll make another video in the spring. I'm considering doing a short series of how-to for this, and perhaps some basic, common-sense training concepts. Is there general interest from people out there?

[lbatt3]

@123happyonahorse Awesome, keep working on it; it's super fun! Especially if you're lazy like me and you like to go out to the barn, walk to your horse, get on, and go.

[xlxOrtizxlx]

Awesome Horse, Awesome Rider, I must say :D

[H0useMouse]

You're absolutely amazing. I can compare you to Stacey Westfall.

[lbatt3]

@H0useMouse Thanks!- but we are far from Stacey Westfall :)

[H0useMouse]

@lbatt3 Well you're the bareback I've seen besides Alexander Nevzorov. And by bareback I mean no rope around the neck, nothing. Your horse is so responsive and you sit the trot so well. I know we tend to not realize the gifts we have, but you're very lucky to have this ability with your horse.

[lbatt3]

@H0useMouse Thank you, I do appreciate your feedback.

[Sacredstar23]

Beautiful! You make it look so easy (:

[vivaproduction1]

awsome video, your horse is very pretty :)

[Fireheart528]

i so want to learn how to ride like that. is it possible to turn a horse by pulling (not hard) on his mane? i've heard people say it can be done.

[lbatt3]

@Fireheart528 You can train a horse to respond to just about any cue you want with enough repetition. If you wanted him to turn based on a mane tug, you'd tug his mane then immediately follow with rein and leg aid and repeat until he gets the association. It's a conditioned response, he does not naturally know to turn this way. I just prefer the more subtle seat/leg cues and have trained Monty that way.

[crazyformisty123]

@Fireheart528 horses dont have good feeling in there mane.

[HorseShow5]

You're really good!!

I tried to control the horse with only my body and no contact with the reins what so ever, but he barely listened to me LOL

Btw he wasn't bridleless or bareback...but I took my legs out of the stirrups and I didn't even touch the reins...should of been same thing as bridleless&bareback but...guess it wasn't lol

Anyway you're amazing!!

[lbatt3]

@HorseShow5 Thanks! Cool that you tried- keep trying, because it lets you know how cued in the horse really is. Not the most polished way to ride and I wouldn't suggest it all the time, but it tells you a lot about your riding and the horse. I love dressage and reining both, and still working to learn and teach Monty the basics of each. But the real test of our mutual understanding and cooperation comes from riding this way.

[FlashPhotography95]

Amazing!

[RickSkipper]

That's my girl!  Dad

[lbatt3]

I just re-posted this w/ music. A comment on the previous video was:

Amazing :) My horse doesn't listen so much to my leg cues, can you tell me a little bit about how you're doing it so i can compare? Thanks :)

My response: Thanks, he is naturally very responsive. But to train, I first ask very small with leg, if no response, immediately ask strongly with leg and over-correct. If no response, reinforce w/ rein. Has to be 100% consistent with much repetition. Good luck!

[MissYoucancanon]

@lbatt3

Oh, thank you for the advice :)

And again, it really looks amazing :) You are very talented, and it seems that you  and youre horse have a very special bond :)