Freestyle Reining, Bridleless

[greatbigbubby]

welcome to 2012 everyone!!hallelujuah free at last!!!!from horseys everywhere!!!!awesome dude!!!!! shout it from the rooftops!!!!!

[varemaerke]

It's just as good as top reining, only with invisible reins! What a lovely horse to be such a pleasure to ride.

[1990enzo]

Love this. Shows that what people THINK is going on, is not what's going on. Have you watched Stacy Westfall doing this bareback?

[bridlelessgirl]

its funny that you people think that you can do this with any horse..you dont know how well this horse is trained..and you obviously dont know how reining horses are trained..ALSO the guy does have spurs on!

[sp0ttedp0ny330]

@bridlelessgirl what makes you think that not EVERY horse can be

trained this well...AND he's not wearing knives...just spurs and if

he trained this horse to go like he does then i don't believe he'd wear

sharp spurs...i use spurs, they are DULLER than dull...just makes the

horse pay a little extra attention, like someone pokin you in the ribs

to get your attention...it is NOT painful or torturous

[bridlelessgirl]

@sp0ttedp0ny330 because smartie not every horse can be! i have worked with so many horses that would NEVER EVER do this...and OMFG did i say spurs were bad??? NO i use them every day because I happen to ride/train reining/cutting/barrel horses. Not to mention i do english too..

[sp0ttedp0ny330]

@bridlelessgirl well thank you for the compliment on my intelligence

and i too have trained many horses over the years.Even ones that

were supposedly "untrainable".I've done english, hunt seat & western

i envy you that you do reining!Aalways wanted to learn that-but now i can't

spin due to ear injury years ago...i'd be on my arse in the dust!! lol.Sorry for

misunderstanding what you meant with the "he is using spurs".Peace, Pony

[bridlelessgirl]

@sp0ttedp0ny330 It ok just a confusion on your part. But some horses cant do this. Some horses may br truly intrainable and some arent. But the mare I am talking about would never do this. Not becasue she wasnt a reining horse just becasue she was crazy!

[sp0ttedp0ny330]

@bridlelessgirl ummm LOL but 'scuse me...aren't ALL mares crazy? LOL

[bridlelessgirl]

@sp0ttedp0ny330 Not all..but most!!

[Egyhorsnblood]

Perfect combination. It can be very useful in show jumping to minimize the use of the bit as much as we can.

[TyandTayProductions]

Beautiful Horse!!

[tmustang94]

..i heard red in tail is a kicker, yellow in tail is a stud, and white is for sale, but i think since the yellow in his mane, if u listen closely i think the song says "i gotta yellow ribbon in somethin somethin"

[deseyered]

It's actually an old song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" which fell out of favor after 53 Americans were held hostage for 444 days in Iran during Jimmy Carter's presidency. People tied yellow ribbons around trees in support of the hostages. However, the yellow ribbons brought back bad memories of their time as hostages.

[Froid84]

Actually, for ribbons in tails, yellow often means a kicker, red biters, etc. It's a warning for competitions for more then one horse in the ring at a time.

[PiggyDog89]

Red is for kickers.... But in general a horse with a red ribbon means stay the hell away

[COWGIRLTUFF26]

LoL no RED is for Kickers, a GREEN ribbon means horse is inexperienced and likely to misbehave, and a WHITE ribbon means the horse is for sale, YELLOW stallion etc....

[silifein]

The yellow ribbon means that it's a stallion, right?

[PiggyDog89]

I think in this instance it was just for the song

[volpeconglistivali]

What a horse! What a magnificent performance! Perfetct choice of the music, it's relaxing as reaxed are horse and rider, wonderful work!!

[Princeaboo]

Hi Josh

You are looking great! I still teach what you taught me, "Perfection is a direction, not a place." Also the frog in the frying pan. Learned a lot from you thanks for being such a wonderful teacher!

Nancy Jodie's Mom

[kaitlynnn87]

Very pretty horse. Amazing job!

[racegrl911]

very kool me and my horse can go bridleless with a strap around his neck just not quite their yet! great video very prety horse!

[LVReiners]

Very nice great work even greater horse.

[noodlechild666]

This level of horsemanship is obtainable with any horse, with time and patience. Just goes to show that whips, spurs and harsh, painful bits, ARENT needed.

Its also interesting to see what head carriage is comfortable for the horse. I hate seeing horses forced to have their heads tucked right in, not only is it painful, but it also limits their field of vision.

[redrumred2003]

he is wearing spurs.

[noodlechild666]

Ive just noticed. Thats quite sad to see.

[stiletto2121]

they all wear spurs.. ding dong. thats y they spin and stop so well. Get YOUR facts straight!

[floatlikeabutterfly]

@stiletto2121

most spurs are actually extremely dull, they do not hurt the horse. anyone who misuses them in anyway has no respect in the horse world.

its basically like the difference between someone touching you with a finger versus the palm of your hand. Its more precise and requires much less force.

[shezcurvi]

@noodlechild666 It is not obtainable with ANY horse. The rider did ride in a set of spurs. Bits, spurs, and even whips are riding aids. Riding aids, when used properly are not inhumane.

Having a horse travel with a head set does not limit their field of vision. Sorry but you are not informed.

[iTheFoxyGirl]

@shezcurvi but it does make it hard to breathe..

[greatbigbubby]

@shezcurvi ex-ray your favorite bitted horse's head and neck.

[shezcurvi]

@greatbigbubby I don't own x-ray equipment :)

[9753bump]

wow that was impressive - good luck at the world show

[ropefast]

Who is this guy??

[FIRMMarci]

Josh Armstrong, La Mesa, New Mexico. Awesome trainer and exhibitor, as you can see. As I understand it, Mr. Sunolena Letters has a real good shot at being SuperHorse this year at AQHA WS. Hope so!

[cannchaser]

That doesnt look like mr. sunolena! Mr. Sun O Lena is a red dun..that horse was clearly buckskin

[cesadre]

Your right! That's because it's MR Sunolena Letters!

[bleau535]

my trainer did the freestyle too!!!!

[vaultingdiva]

I was there! It was amazing!

[reinerslider]

very nice my horse and i are working on that. you can check us out in my videos

[speechmommy]

Great job!!!! You ride very well and your horse is very responsive. (-: