This is SO COOL! I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, so all I ever knew was thoroughbred racing. This horse is STUNNINGLY gorgeous and I enjoyed having a small peak into a different aspect of horsemanship!
Only thing I hate to see is people hanging on their horses' mouths when they're racking. This is much better than big lick, though. They should sit in better places though, and not balance themselves on the horse's mouth.
Beautiful horse!! Correct Seat, perfect saddle. Looks really professional. BUT......why all that junk in His mouth? And so much pressure in the reins? We get our icelandic horses to do the same thing, and we never have to jerk their heads into a Tight position.. and some of them only with side pulls . I am just curious..
I absolutely love this..I remember being a little boy looking out grannies window at my Grandpa Monroe with his old straw hat and overhauls plowing the field with his old mule Huldey and that old times plow. I remember him also standing on this old disk that hat two levers that come up from it and Huldey would be pulling that..Grandpa loved him some bluegrass music especially Bill Monroe..Boy, if I could just go back it would be a dream come true...Had a barn, pasture, woods, corn crib and an old smoke house..All gone now.
Such a regal, beautiful mare. This shows the abusive racking freaks that you don't need tie-downs, hard hands, and other harsh practices to get your horse to do this. But I do suggest at least a smaller shank. Or a D-ring or snaffle for the bit. I just don't think this bit is needed sense she's already got the rack perfectly. But you shouldn't need it to begin with. And for the riding position, your stur-ups shouldn't be at the horse's withers. But absolutely amazing either way.
If I’m not mistaken, she’s wearing a hackamore in at least one of the action scenes…it looks like a long shanked curb but the pivot point is too far back to be a bit, so I’m guessing hackamore. If so, I would say it’s a pretty gentle one as high up as the noseband sits. Hard to tell though with as fast as she’s moving! I, too, was a little taken aback by the “seat” of the rider!
@@lareemcra347 You know you're free to give criticism right? I was just trying to give advice. I don't know too much about racking horses, but his seating does look a bit off. If there's any advice you can give me then you may.
@@staceyevans2315 It's completely different from saddle seat, hunt seat, or dressage. Because of the motion of the horse, the rider assumes more of a "feet on the dashboard" posture if the horse does not require and leg pressure to keep him up on the bit. To teach the gait to a horse that naturally trots, the trainer usually must put the horse in an unnatural and ugly looking form which is then gradually changed back to proper form once the gait becomes muscle memory. The old trainers called it "turning one upside down". I showed 5 gaited saddlebreds for years and have owned all most all breeds of naturally gaited horses too. Real naturally gaited ones will do a pretty even (not syncopated) 4 beat gait on a loose rein, no collection needed. With a trained trotter you use your reins, voice, legs and body weight to cue up the rack and you must maintain collection. With a pacer I never had much luck but it can be done.
She be a rackin' alright,a real winner.Looking at buying (maybe)in a couple of months.Working on the property hunt now.I will keep y'all in mind.Want to go gaited so we can enjoy a friendly race with the neighbors now and then.Thank you
