How To Ride Your Horse With Unshakable Confidence!

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  • čas přidán 17. 07. 2008
  • Discover how to ride your horse with unshakable confidence and ride like you've been riding all your life - feel the wind rush through your hair with no fear of falling off and getting hurt.

Komentáře • 574

  • @Jordan-hz1wr
    @Jordan-hz1wr Před 4 lety +292

    Why does this lady sound like she’s disappointed in me?

    • @ella9163
      @ella9163 Před 4 lety +39

      that's just how horse people sound, they're disappointed in everyone for no real reason

    • @PittsburghSonido
      @PittsburghSonido Před 4 lety +9

      Ella Lolll southern discipline.

    • @Bazooka..
      @Bazooka.. Před 3 lety +2

      Yea lol

    • @noisette82kapo49
      @noisette82kapo49 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ella9163 I'm a rider too, but I've been afraid of horse people all my life. I ride but I'm nice. It's possible.

    • @lchapman313
      @lchapman313 Před 2 lety +2

      So true. I had to laugh a bit because she sounds like my Aunties scolding me. They're 80 and I'm still scared of them, lol.

  • @jorgecybertech
    @jorgecybertech Před 5 lety +413

    I dont know why im watching this but I think im playing too much red dead redemption

  • @arch455
    @arch455 Před 4 lety +124

    Why did I randomly search
    "how to ride a a horse"

    • @PittsburghSonido
      @PittsburghSonido Před 4 lety +19

      Because riding horses is fucking awesome.

    • @cameronflamm6052
      @cameronflamm6052 Před 4 lety +4

      @@PittsburghSonido true dat

    • @MasMaszu2
      @MasMaszu2 Před 4 lety +2

      @@PittsburghSonido Or because i watched Old Town Road again and thought of horses again.

    • @milkymoo3653
      @milkymoo3653 Před 4 lety +3

      I’m starting to ride horses again

    • @milkymoo3653
      @milkymoo3653 Před 4 lety +1

      Amen to that

  • @Spookboi13_
    @Spookboi13_ Před 4 lety +67

    "Lets go boah.."
    * Gets kick *

  • @lilymasters229
    @lilymasters229 Před 5 lety +22

    “ that’s you’re bohine “ 😂😂😂

  • @Meredith1301
    @Meredith1301 Před 11 lety +51

    "This is NOT where your feet should be..." *puts feet in that exact position. Oye Facepalm

  • @robinwalker312
    @robinwalker312 Před 7 lety +15

    Maybe I'm missing something because I liked her advice. like a few others, I thought her foot was too deep in the stirrup but that's just my comfort level.
    bottom line: keep making videos!

  • @Corvusdotensis
    @Corvusdotensis Před 15 lety +5

    Her horse is so calm :-)

  • @tristanberke8759
    @tristanberke8759 Před 7 lety +2

    I'm in school to be an equestrian vet, and I have worked with Dogs, Cats, and plenty of other animals too. For those of you who think spurs are cruel and terrible, if you are jamming it into your horse with everything you've got, then yes, that is cruel. but if you are using them properly, its no different than booping a dog on the nose for counter surfing or something of that nature. its like if a 4 year old punches you. does it hurt? no. Horses are POWERFUL animals. a little spur in the side will not harm them if used correctly.

  • @JoanneFriedman
    @JoanneFriedman Před 16 lety +5

    Andy, as usual you've done a great job of making it simple. We don't get much in correct western riding out here in the staunchly Engish East, so every little bit helps. Thanks!

  • @ahmedsamir19
    @ahmedsamir19 Před 4 lety +4

    Randome stuff you watch at 4 am in the quarantine.

  • @manny123957
    @manny123957 Před 5 lety +70

    Came here after playing read dead redemption 2

  • @nicolerackley5336
    @nicolerackley5336 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That is the coolest trick with the cup of ice water! Thank you

  • @sunkissedbeach
    @sunkissedbeach Před 15 lety +1

    What a cute horse in the first part!!! I love his pink nose.
    I think this video has very good info, the leg position, talking about seat bones, and the gas peddle, steering all from the leg and foot are all great tips and correct.

  • @dulcioakes566
    @dulcioakes566 Před 9 lety +5

    thank you, now i have advice for my riding :) xxxx

  • @ZiggyReid10
    @ZiggyReid10 Před 11 lety +1

    Thank you for the clip...very informative for someone like me that is nervous but learning.

  • @1crisbran
    @1crisbran Před 8 lety +3

    The thing with the cup is a really good idea

  • @butterscotchthewolf1793
    @butterscotchthewolf1793 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you, this really helped

  • @olivertheferret6910
    @olivertheferret6910 Před 4 lety +1

    I’m starting western in a few days thanks

  • @georgiadoes7565
    @georgiadoes7565 Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you this really helped

  • @OdeeOz
    @OdeeOz Před 12 lety +2

    Good tutorial. Thanks for posting.

  • @AtumnLeaf7463
    @AtumnLeaf7463 Před 4 lety +9

    Well my seat bones were freaking sore the other day! Lol

  • @Secretariat442
    @Secretariat442 Před 11 lety

    Absolutely gorgeous horse in this video.

  • @silverkitty2503
    @silverkitty2503 Před 5 lety

    OMG i love the ice water thing!

  • @thomasakselsen6031
    @thomasakselsen6031 Před 2 lety +1

    this is beautiful

  • @Zallein093
    @Zallein093 Před 13 lety

    God what a beautiful horse!!

  • @lchapman313
    @lchapman313 Před 2 lety

    Great information, thanks!

  • @asamcdaniel5167
    @asamcdaniel5167 Před rokem

    Man, this is solid.

  • @Conny226
    @Conny226 Před 3 lety

    Awesome Thank you

  • @soulfiree88
    @soulfiree88 Před 14 lety

    awesome thank you!!!!

  • @lovehorses57
    @lovehorses57 Před 12 lety

    great !! appreciate it!

  • @KILLUMNAUGHTY
    @KILLUMNAUGHTY Před 9 lety +23

    "That was good information"

  • @TheSWEETSUGARCANE
    @TheSWEETSUGARCANE Před 12 lety

    Beautiful Horse :)

  • @kotek420
    @kotek420 Před 13 lety

    Thats a good trick with the ice water!

  • @alexandrecamillo9546
    @alexandrecamillo9546 Před rokem +1

    Good
    Thank you 👍

  • @abrahamsaady9733
    @abrahamsaady9733 Před 3 lety

    Hell yeah brother

  • @LadyplayUnicorn
    @LadyplayUnicorn Před 10 lety +12

    OMG the fight in the comments is funny, but i do need to learn this if I'm going to ride at a new place

  • @1CatwithaMoustache
    @1CatwithaMoustache Před 12 lety +23

    Yeah heels down with HALF YOUR FOOT IN THE STIRRUP
    great idea lady

    • @martincurtis2257
      @martincurtis2257 Před 4 lety +5

      1CatwithaMoustache thats how you ride oxbow stirrups

    • @starplayz_roblox317
      @starplayz_roblox317 Před 4 lety +3

      You put your foot to where the ball of your foot is

    • @yosephbuitrago897
      @yosephbuitrago897 Před 3 lety

      Starplayz_roblox not on an oxbow stirrup, which is what the woman had

  • @ashtonrogers2159
    @ashtonrogers2159 Před 4 lety +2

    ‘That was good information’

  • @skye6214
    @skye6214 Před 11 lety

    that is so true i dont use spurs or a bridle and i do barrel racing

  • @ameliecalvert7763
    @ameliecalvert7763 Před 4 lety +11

    Aww I see my comment from 11 years ago c:

  • @xenotype3258
    @xenotype3258 Před 2 lety

    That is one disciplined
    Horse.

  • @caroldocherty6810
    @caroldocherty6810 Před 3 lety

    Good to see a American horse rider who isn't bigger than the horse.

  • @QH1100
    @QH1100 Před 12 lety +4

    Actually, my specialty is training horses from one discipline or equine sport who are either retired from that sport or very unhappy with what they've been trained for, to another sport or discipline. -If not really suited for showing, I'll help them become safe/sound trail mounts for recreational riding. I've worked with plenty horses who were once in the AQHA & APHA "pleasure" circuits (both english & western) who were "ruined" by some of the common training practices used on them today.

  • @addielizabeth4443
    @addielizabeth4443 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow when this was made I wasn’t even born

    • @MasMaszu2
      @MasMaszu2 Před 4 lety +1

      Meanwhile I was already 4 lmao but I don't remember anything.

  • @TheMudkipzGames
    @TheMudkipzGames Před 3 lety +1

    This guy is very entertaining

  • @sohardcomingupwith
    @sohardcomingupwith Před 12 lety +1

    Right as she said "lets start from the bottom" I exited out

  • @babyhorsey6
    @babyhorsey6 Před 14 lety

    I like the barrel idea...That would help my kids with their balance.

  • @DazedDarkAngel
    @DazedDarkAngel Před 12 lety +1

    "they ain't ridin you correctly." LMFAO

  • @Tecolote41
    @Tecolote41 Před 13 lety

    i like ur saddle :D

  • @dondena21
    @dondena21 Před 7 lety +1

    I know I need to practice the first one on here, how I'm sitting on my horse. But I also need to know how to calm down once I get on him because I can't help that I get nervous. I usually relax more when I get my body in tune with his more, but there are still uncertain moments when there are a ton of other people around, like in a parade for instance. I guess in a parade, if he does spook a little if at all, he might do it in place. Otherwise my horse is mostly bombproof, tho he's not professionally trained at all.

  • @westcoastgirl
    @westcoastgirl Před 7 lety

    Thanks

  • @MindTrigger
    @MindTrigger Před 13 lety

    i liked it

  • @gmwwc
    @gmwwc Před 14 lety

    @cattlewrangler That is true enough on any western stirrup that has a tread. These narrow width, narrow tread stirrups are the modern product that evolved from the old Oxbow style stirrup. They are made to be ridden home (foot fully inserted). They are not meant to be ridden with low healed boots. These are typically on performance saddles for say barrel racing or cutting.

  • @haaniable
    @haaniable Před 9 lety +1

    That's a fine horse.

  • @elainewilliams912
    @elainewilliams912 Před 5 lety

    good video!!!

  • @shayma8878
    @shayma8878 Před 5 lety

    I like her she is a good teacher

  • @katieb743
    @katieb743 Před 9 lety +17

    If you've got a problem with spurs, it's likely that no one around you understands them or has explained their proper use to you very well!
    I disagree with how they're often used - to intimidate and force, and on the boots of uncontrolled riders. It takes a lot to "earn your spurs" in my book. I use spurs on certain horses I ride, only when applicable. Only because my leg is controlled enough that I can keep my spurs off and know when I'm using them. Only when a horse is trained enough for a spur to refine the aid, and not to begin training, do I use spurs. Occasionally I'll use spurs for a tune up, but in conjunction with a mindset of lightening the horse up, not poking and prodding till they don't give a crap, only work with spurs, or are experiencing too much pain/fear to fight.
    Just as with big bits - I use a snaffle until I'm ready to ask for higher maneuvers. Not when the horse is giving me trouble, but when the horse rarely gives any minor trouble. I'll go back to a snaffle for tune ups if needed, but the bigger bit is not to be used on anything but a near-finished horse.
    I know we've probably all heard it, but it's truly about the user of the spurs or bit. This is the reason we so often see folks take issue - they've likely not seen aids used properly, or perhaps had already formed an opinion prior to exposure to proper use.
    So, don't assume things based on the presence or lack thereof of a big bit or spurs. Wait until you've seen the rider use them, then decide on a situational basis whether that particular rider is using them correctly, rather than condemning all use of these aids!

    • @joyfulequestrianblog
      @joyfulequestrianblog Před 9 lety

      ***** agree

    • @yourworstnightmare2303
      @yourworstnightmare2303 Před 8 lety

      Good advice. People hear the word spur and think animal abuse and bleeding horses.

    • @thecomfytummy9141
      @thecomfytummy9141 Před 7 lety

      Katie B I agree... I'm a very new rider (less than 15-20 rides) and Oh my gosh I cannot keep my horse at a lope...ouch my butt. ..but I will not wear spurs until i can keep her loping. i feel like if I cant just tickle her with my heals and communicate with her i have no business flopping around and kicking her. i actual say out loud to her to reinterat it to myself... id you dont run Im gonna tickle you. and as I say that I tip my heels in and she sorta feels it and jumps a little. People keep saying " you need spurs"...real spurs.
      i say she and I need practice. i dont want to make she or I dependant in spurs. i use the bumpers right now and when i remember to tickle her with them she realizes what I really want...she wont hold it for more than a few strides but... I know i can't hurt her even if I try. When I wonder if she's testing me I ask someone else with a lot of experience...to ride her that see if shes fully capable of doing what I want. Even if they have spurs I can see that I just need more time.

    • @thecomfytummy9141
      @thecomfytummy9141 Před 7 lety

      Your Worst Nightmare in fact the only thing I like about spurs is that it is it an extension of my heel.

    • @samehoe4256
      @samehoe4256 Před 5 lety

      Katie B lmao I didn’t even read that😂

  • @zaeden657
    @zaeden657 Před 5 lety +6

    It’s been almost nine months but I’m still playing rdr2 :/

  • @MangoRoX87
    @MangoRoX87 Před 13 lety +3

    She is like shoving her weight into those stirrups lol

  • @xbse1
    @xbse1 Před 13 lety

    i like it

  • @arturdjclubber1
    @arturdjclubber1 Před 15 lety

    this video is a sure cure for insomnia :)
    haha, i'm just kidding of course. the video is great , thank you for your instructions.
    two thumbs up :) great

  • @yodazen2451
    @yodazen2451 Před 6 lety +1

    Going HB riding for the 1st time today :D im nervous though.

    • @sleepymarigold365
      @sleepymarigold365 Před 4 lety

      Shinobi Zen soooooo 2 years later are you a professional yet 😂

  • @Catherina347
    @Catherina347 Před 10 lety

    It was a very interesting canter :D

    • @theratlady3397
      @theratlady3397 Před 10 lety

      It wasn't a canter, it was a lope.

    • @RyanWDWard
      @RyanWDWard Před 10 lety +1

      TheRatLady
      It wasn't even a lope it was a 4 beat crap gate if you ask me.. Unnatural and robotic!!!

  • @lanahorton1003
    @lanahorton1003 Před 11 lety +1

    You are correct. My cutting horses stop dead if my legs come off - that's what they are trained to do. Without contact, how does the horse know what you want? Both legs = go straight ahead and keep going. When you want to turn, one leg comes off.

  • @efraimsr
    @efraimsr Před 12 lety

    Cool

  • @mary95220
    @mary95220 Před 11 lety +5

    And we wonder why pleasure riders aren't known for their good seats! lol. If the rider with the cup of water was ever on a horse that acted up... he'd be on the ground in a flash!

    • @Youreout
      @Youreout Před 2 lety +1

      Yep, the dude looked like a real rookie. That horse was so front-ended, I felt sorry for him!

  • @HorseCrazyx0x
    @HorseCrazyx0x Před 15 lety

    I would love to ride Western x_x

  • @warner4455
    @warner4455 Před 10 lety +29

    I am more amused by the argument in the comments then video.

  • @chases.937
    @chases.937 Před 4 lety

    “That was good information”

  • @bryannabeyer3464
    @bryannabeyer3464 Před 10 lety +3

    I think she needs to turn her toes in and scoot forward in the saddle (or get a smaller saddle) to line her heels with her shoulders and hips

  • @alexacarroll9700
    @alexacarroll9700 Před 8 lety +3

    I get scared when I first get on but when I get moving I don't feel scared

  • @darja25
    @darja25 Před 15 lety

    I've been riding for 6 years to be exact (even though it's not any of your concern little 'cowponie') and I've fell off the horse FOUR times ! Since I dont have a horse of my own,I rode many different horses over the years,and believe it or not I HAVE STRONG BALANCE and SEAT since horses tried to throw me off thousand of times...

  • @1989ProblemChild
    @1989ProblemChild Před 13 lety

    You'll know when you are sittin on your seatbone. Even if you don't feel it when you do it the first time, you'll feel it the next day that's for sure....I have a flat butt anyways so there's not a whole lot of cushion back there so i kind of felt mine right away lol.

  • @barrelraces456
    @barrelraces456 Před 11 lety

    WhiteWolfy3, Notice how although she was riding in a powerful bit, she wasn't touching his mouth that much. Leverage bits used correctly are totally fine and don't hurt a horse. Now, when she was side passing her horse, he did look uncomfortably, and I will give u that one. A lot of western riders use powerful bits like this, but have such gentle contact with their horses mouth, that it's ok to use these bits. I ride western and I use a snaffle, but that's just me.

  • @bingbong546
    @bingbong546 Před 10 lety +2

    Um this was a very.... Interesting.... Video..... :P

  • @stringsNhorses
    @stringsNhorses Před 11 lety +1

    Yes! You're knee to ankle is supposed to be touching the horse!!! I don't even know how many times my trainer has yelled at me "GET AROUND YOUR HORSE! DONT JUST SIT THERE!!" Around means aaarrooouunnnddd!! Your calf must be against the horse's side!!!

  • @henderjess900
    @henderjess900 Před 4 lety +2

    Have to agree that the first "instructor" has a talk-down teaching style, as if she assumes we're all a bunch of bricks.

  • @kevinhanratty8178
    @kevinhanratty8178 Před 11 lety

    Many helpful suggestions-- but if want to ride cutting, reining then shorten stirrups and move ankle back directly under hips in line with shoulders-- riders feet on this horse are floor boarding-- see clips and how other professional riders position themselves on their horses even at a rapid clip--Ronnie Rice, Bill Riddle, Andrea Fappani, Shawn Flarida, Boyd Rice, Larry Trocha

  • @Q0ia
    @Q0ia Před 12 lety +7

    i couldn't help thinking about: 'come to the dark side, we have cookies!' why?

  • @HorseInAStorm
    @HorseInAStorm Před 11 lety +1

    I have never ridde western so I don't know much.....but with a huge horn in the front isn't it easier to stay on?

  • @moerunoitami7568
    @moerunoitami7568 Před 8 lety +7

    I love country people talking

    • @samehoe4256
      @samehoe4256 Před 5 lety +1

      Moeru no itami weird flex but ok

  • @MyCrystalPlaid
    @MyCrystalPlaid Před 10 lety +5

    She said your stirrups should cover your cinch. :-)

  • @thephbalance
    @thephbalance Před 13 lety +1

    @spartaeus The horse wasn't bored he was using this time relax and conserve his energy. This is something that I teach my horses. (TO RELAX WHEN THE TIME AVAILS ITSELF )

  • @jayfila
    @jayfila Před 4 lety

    Alright now i’m ready for the steel ball run 🐴🧑🏻‍🦽🦖

  • @bobbymcguyer
    @bobbymcguyer Před 8 lety +16

    What this gal is doing is building up anxiety and fear that the non-rider already may have. She needs to put a person on the horse and then simply "fine-tune" their experience and play down their fear. You don't want a person to have to memorize what to do; just show them and let them do it.

  • @TheDaydaymorena
    @TheDaydaymorena Před 11 lety +2

    I was hoping how to ride a horse that is not castraded lol but great video

  • @melaniewillard4007
    @melaniewillard4007 Před 9 lety +1

    I ride a hot gaited Paso Fino, and if she were to do what that last horse was doing in a canter (lope) I would stop. Get Down, and check to see if she is alright. Lol. I ride trails for pleasure only. No competing, ever.

  • @SaraG-i-am-jacks-wasted-life

    @cattlewrangler I love that when she's done explaining leg position her toes automatically go infront of her knee. Oh well.

  • @RaychelD2400
    @RaychelD2400 Před 3 lety

    So English you ride in the middle of the saddle in western it’s closer to the cantle?

  • @TheWorkingAussie
    @TheWorkingAussie Před 8 lety +4

    1:37 Is the best part. I only watch this video because it's comical. It doesn't teach me anything.

  • @abbyc3617
    @abbyc3617 Před 12 lety

    I want the book.

  • @destinyludy4620
    @destinyludy4620 Před 8 lety +1

    ok so I need a tip would you gallop with an English saddle or a western saddle???

    • @FutureTruckerJen101
      @FutureTruckerJen101 Před 7 lety +1

      Go western, I ride both but mostly difficult trail riding western and racing with my sister. Western gives you more of a seaf and keeps you in the saddle.

    • @destinyludy4620
      @destinyludy4620 Před 7 lety

      Thanks

  • @madidofficial
    @madidofficial Před 8 lety +23

    First off this ladies feet are to far in the stirrups, guess what happens when a horse desires to take off and you fall off, you will be dragged!! Second off her legs are not shoulder hip heel, when a horse bolts forward you will fly, English or western shoulder, hip, heel is the proper position! The only thing she got right in that whole segment was to sit up straight. Some people I swear..

    • @keithsmith8250
      @keithsmith8250 Před 8 lety +4

      +Madison & Spartan this rider holds a great seat.. heels at the girth line.. boots deep in the stirrups... this women rides very fast bred horses... she would run rings around you .. you go play in your sand pit and learn the 3 basic strides .. this women is far beyond that

    • @madidofficial
      @madidofficial Před 8 lety +7

      I have been riding basically my whole life so as far as i'm concerned i am far past the 'play pen' stage thanks. I'm a western rider, always have been and i know whats proper, i have ridden fast horses, slow horses, problem horses and so on. So don't go and tell me to go play in the sand pit. If you don't agree with the main comment then don't comment at all. Simple as that. Thanks

    • @keithsmith8250
      @keithsmith8250 Před 8 lety +3

      when your been riding as long as this lady n i the horse teaches you what is right not text books,,,.. if you cant make positive comment then keep your narrow views to yourself then

    • @keithsmith8250
      @keithsmith8250 Před 8 lety +1

      clearly you hav no confidents in a horse if you cant place your feet deep in a stirrup ;)

    • @keithsmith8250
      @keithsmith8250 Před 8 lety +3

      riding all your life.. this lady has been riding longer than your been alive child...

  • @wildhorses9379
    @wildhorses9379 Před 8 lety +1

    I got scared because I got flung 6 feet across the arena but it was sorta like flying because grooms cantered and then I leaned forward so i was asking for a gallop so I lost my nerve so did my friend Chloe she went to trot on Charlie and he broke into a canter and he put his head down then she leaned forward and she fell of but it looked so funny a tiny pie bald Shetland cantering like a mustang bit he does the same thing with James then he got his hand stood on but they also have been kept in 24 hrs because of the footing and tonto and Charlie both escaped (tonto is a skewbald Shetland) they are both escape artists (I have been riding 1 year and I fell off 7 times)

  • @QH1100
    @QH1100 Před 12 lety

    The term "cripple canter" is a common industry term used by many trainers & horseman who are not into the specific breed sports of "pleasure" in either of the AQHA or APHA circuits to describe the type of lope or canter trained into those circuit's horses (that will have no chance of winning w/o it). Sometimes it's a totally incorrect 4-beat gait, other times it is actually a 3-beat gait, but it is excessively slow, unegaged, & on the forehand - which can cause the horse all kinds of problems.

  • @akualtekefan
    @akualtekefan Před 14 lety

    pretty baic information. WOW at the end, that horses gaits are SLOW. I did the water thing in my english lesson, I lost 1/2 cup in each hand! my legs were soaked but it did make me more concious about my hands...

  • @elleygabriella8232
    @elleygabriella8232 Před 10 lety

    Real country.

  • @aldi9097
    @aldi9097 Před 4 lety +1

    That tan 🤤

  • @hawaiianpony
    @hawaiianpony Před 14 lety

    @MsPettie1 Uh, she doesn't use them to jab the heck outta the horse, she probably has them on because this horse isn't very responsive to legs. It will help him learn to move off pressure. They're not used to inflict pain at all. Those are a little harsher ones she has on (but I think she has them on for show), but there are some that are rounded. It just helps with pressure. You don't just steer a horse with the reins, you also need to use you legs ; )