Akhal Teke: jumping and riding without saddle or bridle

to the sound of Vitas-Komarovo. The jumping and quadrilla is part of KSK Argamak's perfomance www.ksk-argamak.narod.ru
A big THANK YOU to the talented riders and photographers and Vitas: www.vitas.com.ru

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[equusSF]

They are athletes - ever seen a fat athlete? Check out with Google searching in the image section "female athlete jumping" - you will see ribs - guaranteed! I show ribs myself and am healthy - lean is good - fat is bad for joints and heart!

[equusSF]

They are athletes - ever seen a fat athlete? check out google searching in the image section "female athlete jumping" you will see ribs!

[xoDARE]

I like your way of understanding horses, you are my inspiration. Ignore horrid comments I see nothing but good in this video :]

[equusSF]

@xoDARE Thank you - I think too that the KSK Argamak - that is the name of the Russian stable that trains the horses - does a fabulous job! You can do this with Akhal Teke horses because they jump so smooth, they are gliding over the jumps.

[Peronik123]

at 2:09!!!!!!!!!! poor horse!

[equusSF]

I think the horse does it himself - lowering his head this way - the reign is not even totally tight - it still has a bit of slack - mind you I am against Rollkur or LDR but this has nothing to do with it - sitting bare back half naked on a horse with a simple bridle doesn't give you the tools to force a horse into low down and round [LDR] - it has to happen by free will of the horse

[bellabelliboo]

Lovely :D Really wonderful, and beautiful horses!! It's my dream to ride an Akhal-Teke one day :)

[sailorpony12]

@equusSF Not to mention it's an Akhal-Teke.

[CommissarioBello]

@equusSF I really don't understand what you mean!

Does thin mean healthy?! No! Of course NOT...

I know that real sport-horses aren't fat - but nobody is talking about having a "fat" horse.

But a healthy horse instead of a too thin horse. And for sure: your horses ARE too thin!

And the last pictures at the beach -oh my god, don't you see that this damn unhealthy LDR!

Maybe you shoud inform yourself about the way a healthy horse lookes like and about what "LDR" is and its consequences!

[HippoGryphFeather]

I think the rope is too close to the horse's throath... That's not good for the horse... I ride like that too, and I put it just above the shoulder. My horse reacts fine to that. Nice though... Doesn't it hurt when you land from a jump/are in gallop? Those spines look pretty.... Pointy :)

[greatmistleighfarm]

@lyro2 Alfalfa has 18% protein in it, more than cereals, and is a perfect traditional feed for Tekes. I also feed corpa meal for energy and oil content. There is no need for "hard feed" but the worst mistake you can make is to feed them like natives, especially for the sake of a "slim look".

[greatmistleighfarm]

@lyro2 Horses are different. You cannot feed Tekes a diet suited to a Dartmoor pony. Traditionally - and this is based on hard historical evidence - the nomads who bred Tekes in Central Asia for centuries - fed them a diet of alfalfa and mutton fat. Alfalfa is naturally high in protein, it is not like "hard feed" often fed to race horses nowadays. I don't feed any grain to my Tekes and all but one are in super condition.

[lyro2]

@greatmistleighfarm Ummm horses in general are not supposed to eat a high protein diet :o and it is a 'MYTH' for people to think that high preformance horses should be fed on high protien hard feed due to them being kept in for long periods to keep them healthy and fit- go back to the natural way such as that of the people who originally bred tekes. Horses then worked far harder than any horse in a 'modern' setting

[taraheartsdancer]

People need to learn there is a difference between working behind the vertical and rollkur, both are awful i must say!!

[vladdrac88]

They were the regimental horses of the Russian Imperial "Grodno Hussars" "Lifeguards". I'm glad they don't have to go to war anymore. I am glad that they are still with us. :)

[oXHalfMoonBayXo]

i love this vid :) i really wish i could learn all this with my horses but i simply dont have the time!! and i dont understand how you ride that thing bareback!! it loo sooooo uncomfertable xD