How many horses survived? Some look terribly sweaty, rolling eyes, kind of fearful - and some riders way too heavy and weaponed with sticks ... horribly sharp curb bits enough to break a horse's jaw.. :( No offence and correct me if I am wrong.
@@GALLEN-vf7uy i've rode horses all my life some people looked good on their horses but most looked terrible on their form and how they were treating them.
I m just going to say it ....You larger rider's don't realize just how damaging it is to these horses that are obviously underweight and undersized for you.....not to mention - that most try but don't have enough experience to properly ride with out yanking on the mouth's .... Just so dam hard to watch this video...
@@jabadahutwilson6115 Packing a balanced load or packing an overweight person who does not sit a horse well and rides unbalanced are two entirely different scenarios!
@@rlcadillac03 WTF made you the equine king. You don’t know shit about what’s going on but you’re criticizing. 300 lbs in nothing for a horse to carry, it’s a horse. Ride their asses in the ground fam, y’all not hurting anybody. Haters gonna hate. SMH!
Nice to see so many walking horses. Some good riders here and some kinda rough ones. Hard to have soft hands when your seat it so loose. It's great to see everyone out having fun but remember that a horse isn't simply a tool. You are partners.
@@jayd4476 We'll, I'm coming from 4 decades of breeding, raising, training and riding horses. There is a difference between good fast...and bad fast. If your ass is slamming down on the horse's spine and your hands are jerking their mouth that's always bad.
no she doesn’t. she obviously has no clue what she is doing. and the is very inexperienced. this is terrible that these fools are letting. them do this.
Not a trail ride.,.a stampede where riders care nothing about their horses ....working them way too hard...they aren't machines ...just a bunch of show out riders
@@djmcflyy2346 ok first of all skin color has nothing to do with it. I don’t care how you look but you need to know how to handle a horse. These are animals it’s not about the people it’s about the welfare of the animals. And I wouldn’t agree with anyone using a whip incorrectly. They are simple an extension of the leg and used as a tickle or a tap. Before you start an argument please be knowledgeable on what you are talking about. I actually own a horse and work with very knowledgeable trainers that are part of the pony club group, and just so you know... most Olympic riders are pony club graduates so the people I work with are very knowledgeable. If you are going to own a horse you need to treat it with care and respect. Make sure you have the time to give it proper exercise and attention, make sure the horse is the right size to support you, make sure your tack is properly fitted, and please please know how to ride and take lessons before you buy a horse. They are living creatures with a right to a comfortable healthy life and most of those horses are showing body language that indicates extreme discomfort.
a lot of em too fat for their horses and they all bouncing like crazy. nobody knows how to ride, use stirrups or their own legs. nobody thinking about the horses.
🐎 Loved watching everyone of the horses with their riders, there's nothing better than the sound of horses on the trail. Every one of the riders have amazing seats...right in the saddle. Could tell the respect of rider and horse...great vibes all around. Did not want it to end 🐎
@@xrenegade87xchannel88 15-20 percent of a hoses weight is a max for the rider the majority of these horses are Tennessee walkers weigh between 900-1,200 so that’s a max of of 240 lbs some of those dudes were 3-350 lbs
That's a lot of gaited horses. My favorite is at 3:00 minutes! He's smoking it. Trail riding is very popular down here in SW Louisiana, too. Usually lots of good food, music, and dancing. Country people having good fun.
Why do you choose this gait for riding? Isn't hard on them physically? I've haven't seen this before...I feel sorry for those poor horses. This makes them too high strung for which they're probably punished. The owners/riders need horsemanship lessons. This is not relaxing at ALL. Wish I hadn't seen this video.
If Your not knowledgeably is 0 then You should first learn about the Breed before making Uneducated comments. Like the Island Horse/ Pony these Tennessee Walkers have a Special gait. It’s Their Natural gait. Google is there for Us to learn what We don’t know.
@@brianhardaway9716 thank you for your reply but I disagree. I've been around horses for many years and this behavior and gait is not normal... it's induced by the riders.
The gait is something that these horses do naturally. Look up baby Tennesse walkers, Icelandics, paso finos, spotted saddle horses. They all just do that. I ride a spotted saddle horse sometimes, and I dont really know anything about riding/ training gaited horses and she just does her thing.
@@rebeccadees2300 Look up tennessee walkers, there is a natural gait they have, this is not it though. 99% of this is pacing, which is bad for them. I own a walker myself that paces and I am trying to teach him to gait correctly.
@@rebeccadees2300 my Saddle bred mare was bred to a Tn Walker and the foal used this gait for several steps as we were putting her in her stall...it's a natural run/ gait and the others are racking...it's a single foot gait..many are standard breeds that couldn't make it at the track so they are used under saddle
At 49 seconds the guy is basically falling off his underweight horse and has a extremely painful bit in its mouth the were the horse foming and its mouth is open......BuT HaTerS ArE GOiNg tO hATe🥴🥴. And ignorant people like you are blind to abuse
with such a community as that it would make so much sense if they formed their own sort of "pony club" activity for the youth to teach safety, general knowledge and riding skills. For some it would wind up becoming a career.
@@kaylabrown4699 your quite blind then the bits that are used some of them are quite harsh and most of the riders are yanking their mouths and the horses don’t seem comfortable at all
Your not suppose to bounce around in a walker. They’re suppose to be smooth ride, but that’s all you can do with then. Now when you have a non walker you can run, jump and dressage. Now that my boy does. He’s an all around horse.
This is not a trail ride!!!! This is just a bunch of uncaring people on horses that they don’t seem to have a clue on how to ride properly. Good grief who owns these animals and why is a “ trail ride” not monitored by the people who own the horses. Bad combination of four wheelers and horses!! Can’t watch any more. Bye
Ikr can’t belive how many people are incorrectly educated about horse riding and why use so harsh bits snaffles are a lot nicer and yanking their heads will only cause harm
My friend went in one of those trot alongs and her horse dropped dead from a heart attack. Be careful and take care of those horses they cant tell you when its too much for them.
I loved to trail ride when I was young. Wonderful experience and thrilled to see such a beautiful video! Everyone, should do this at least once in their lives! 🥰
@@Q1Rong I highly recommend so. Always wear a helmet and approperiate riding clothes! Btw, this whole video is just rampant animal abuse, so you can use this as what to look out for in red flags. The people have no fucking idea of how to even sit right and I don't even have to ride western to see that and then go on to defend themselves and gloat on them abusing the horses. Look up videos of english and western riding. I'd recommend looking at someone like This Esme for english style and RaleighLink14 for more of a western standing. Unfortunately RU-vid has a fuckton of abusive western riders.
Please, PLEASE, for the horses sake, have weight restrictions for riders! yes, a horse is purchased for riding, but it’s not a machine; it feels pain, gets exhausted and can die from over exertion. Please have your larger guests ride a quad! Please!
Wow I can honestly say I have never seen such a blatant disregard for a horses back and kidneys and the safety of the rider. Does know one know how to post when a horse is trotting or not to lean so far back in the saddle that your pounding on the horses kidneys. I'm not trying to be a Karen, I've tought people how to ride horses and to keep your furry friend happy and healthy for years to come and just watching this video makes me want to cry for these poor animals. They all are going to need Chiropractic work after this.
Most of the horses are not trotting (diagonal legs moving together); therefore, you can't post. Most of the horses are a gated breed (TN walker, Missouri Foxtrotter, etc) so the right legs (front & back) kick forward while the left legs are back. Its actually quite smooth. There aren't very many walkers where I live, so I've only riden one, but it was amazing.
@@christinaheater2500 yes but despite this you still need proper positioning because no matter how smooth a gait is, how your sitting will affect where and how much pressure is paced on the horses back. Not to mention some of these riders have very harsh hands. I just think some of them should get their tack refitted, and go seek instruction from a professional instructor as this is really damaging for the horse.
@@christinaheater2500 it’s a couple seconds of a video, but I’m sure that trail ride lasted hours with the same type of riding. I am in no way judging the person themselves but most would benefit from more knowledge and instruction from a professional
@@karladougherty5694 I'm sorry to say this style of riding is everywhere in the US south. People sit like on gaited horses as if they're on a recliner, and have no regard for the horses mouth
Read a story about a Doc who lived back around the turn of the last century. He had a big black wakin' horse. He went over the mountain to Franklin, NC and delivered a baby... 36 mileseach way. A blizzard was blowing in, but he headed home anyway. The big black racked up the mountain and down again in a blowing blizzard... 36 miles. His sons poured water on his legs and boots. He was frozen in the saddle. The big black was fine...
Okay, so it would be safer to wear helmets. And, most of the people are good riders, but others just have a hard hand. And when you see the horse's tail up in an odd curved way, sometimes that means the horse's back is in pain.
horses ain't too small. no such thing as a "too small" horse. Rider can be too big and fat for the horse, however. it's sad to see so many people in one place not give due consideration to the animal they bouncing up and down on. selfish bunch.
Oh yes let’s not spank our children, And take God out of the schools See what that has gotten us now days., I think you got it backwards.,You need your children to mind and God in public school. The horses weren’t in pain .
Nikola Fingas looks like they done as much highway riding as me used to raise walking horses. Husband raised the best breed one here in Lufkin years ago.
For the first time to see these many black people outside the city enjoying nature and horses. I hope other black people introduce their kids to these kinds of activities.
As a lifelong horseman those are some smooth stepping horses! Heeat vid and please keep posting variety in horsemanship we need to show all breeds of humans can ride. I say breeds because that is our only difference we are all the same race, HUMANS.
Because they not educated and the owner of these horses isn’t either due to most of them having extremely harsh bits, unfitted tack, and some if you look closely look lame to me
I just want to say that I love this, single footing is something I had no awareness of but from riding a Walker I get it!!! Your huge rides look fun. Where I come from we tend to ride in small groups in the cascade mountains, ride on my good people!!!
Horses with long shanks, fat riders, bad seats, some foaming at the mouths, quads in the middle, non of these horses are having a good time, ignorant, selfish ppl.
What did they put on the horses hooves? No one is breaking a trot. I assume what ever is on the hooves prevents this. Absurd! The horse can't canter or gallop. Very strange.
If I lived in Texas, I wanna come ride with you guys! This looks like a BLAST! I don't get to ride as much as I used to, but I love it!! This is beautiful!!! So amazing to see! Love to you and yours!
Do u not see how underfed those horses are? And the I’ll fitting tack, and them steadily pulling on the horses mouth? You must not know anything about riding
@@cadeecoble6785 OK Karen. One that's not the point of my comment nor is there any judgement on their horses or the care quality. If you've been around horses at all, you would know that a skinny, muscle toned horse is healthier than a fat nag left to pasture to get colic, founder and various other health related issues. Also, I am not intimately familiar with these people because I do not ride with them. I expressed my love and affection for the fact that they are very obviously having a blast and because of snobs like you with your judgemental attitude, riding with others is no longer enjoyable. I am a very well versed horse woman of over 30 years experience. Stuff it! Just appreciate the simple joy that this video has instead of assuming! Have a nice day, Karen!
@@cadeecoble6785 And if you weren't such a Karen, you wouldn't feel the need to belittle and berad people for having a good time by being a troll. You questioned my riding knowledge, hence my validation of such. Not my problem you're rude.
"Ride" is a strong word for a lot of what's going on here. More like "sitting on a horse without falling off" or with much regard for the balance of size between horse and rider
If you buy a horse and learn to ride it and get some friends who will ride with you, MAYBE , just maybe , you won't have time to be jealous of what other people are doing and what they have..... Oh well.... Take care of you and yours and have a happy holiday season.. While I don't care for negative, hateful comments, thanks for commenting just the same
@@GALLEN-vf7uy why don't you listen to people who know better than you and take steps to do what's right for the horses you sit on next time. these horses are not having a good time at all.
I enjoyed this video and remembered how much fun it was to ride my/a horse with or without friends. Thanks for sharing this the sounds, sights and fun. I will be back out there someday. Thanks again.
@@GALLEN-vf7uy I am dealing with a knee injury again. I really appreciate Your video of the feeling of Freedom and being out there. Thanks so much for sharing. Please don't stop. You have no idea how much I miss riding my horse. This reminds me that I am going to get through this and fight my way up and Out of this. Made me wish and feel like I was riding with you all. Again, thank You for that.
Too many of you are yanking the horses mouths tooooooooo far back!! I would never let you ride my horses like that!! If you need to hold on so bad..use the horn.. not the reins, yanking mercilessly on the horses MOUTHS!...unecessarily hurting the horses' mouths. I can't abide it.
It is extremely clear that you don't ride or own horses , if you think all horses can be ridden on a loose rein ... All that "yanking on a horses mouth" talk usually always comes from a junior high school girl ... These are horses not humans and they were purchased to be ridden and enjoyed... They are well cared for but not pampered and if these videos aren't to your liking , stop forcing them on yourself
Wow, what a huge group! Nice horses. The gait is interesting, what breed are the horses? I'm used to seeing Friesian horses, the gaits are totally different! Best wishes to you!
I see so many people that are way too big for them horses and just constantly pulling on their mouth reins way up in the air please take better care of your horses.. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤔🤔
@@stacytaddiken7634 it proves how uneducated these people are someone said to me “most of these bits aren’t harsh cuz they are o bits and walking bits” but infact those bits don’t even exist and most of them are very harsh in this video
I have no idea what kind of ride-race this is or why it came on mine --- but glad it did-- this was cool👍👍🤗 & those horses dont get spooked by the ATV's or other Vehicles??? Wow, how many people participated?? -- Was this for some type of cause, or special event??-- thanks👍
These trail rides happen each weekend in this part of the country (Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana) with alternating cities... These horses get a lot of training around ATV's and traffic at young ages so there is rarely any problems of that nature.. . As for as an actual head count, I have NO idea ! LOL Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Many riders were too big for the horses they were riding. Most riders looked pretty useless . Not a good experience for the animals at all... and all the loud vehicles aswell.. what’s relaxing and natural about that?
Sorry for the ignorance but I'm just learning more about horses. I notice these horses run different, is that a certain training method used? Thank yall 🙌🏾🖤
Apparently if you comment on the fact that the majority of these horses were stargazing and traveling hollow backed, with their jaws set hard or their mouths open trying to evade their bits, you are a racist. Probably if you point out the obvious problems with some riders also being far too heavy for their horses, you are not only a racist, you are prejudiced against fat people as well. I'm not going to place all the blame on the riders, many of these riders seemed to be trying to interfere as little as possible with their mounts. Unfortunately, like many gaited horses, these horses have been taught to travel hollow and strung out, and in all likelihood, primarily in straight lines. Gaited horses actually travel far better if taught to soften vertically and laterally, and get their hind ends under themselves and their backs rounding. Additionally, getting broke in the body by learning to bend, will also strengthen the gait. Then they are able to gait unfettered on the trail, no bits needed at all ultimately, and their muscles develop properly, so the incidence of lameness and soreness is reduced. One only needs of to look at the lack of correct muscle development in these poor creatures to guess that their careers will not be too long. The weak top lines, weak hindquarters, and the over developed undersides of their necks predict a life of pain for them. Pain that is often mistaken for behavioral problems. And people of all races are ofyen ignorant with horses. I see plenty of gaited horses trained incorrectly by plenty of white people. Not too long ago I heard one tell her farrier that gaited horses had to wear a special gaited horse bit to gait 🙄 And as usual, it is the horse that suffers.
@UCr0vXWUnZx26Jg1THDwyOFQ Racist? Shut the up. When heavy people tide horses it DAMAGES THEIR BACKS. You must have never been around a horses before. And that's not how you even bend a horse, that's how you damage their back which is straight up neglectful and abusive.
Horse racing I don’t support but this is just as bad and probably worse In horse racing they at least have proper fitted tack, healthy horses, and no harsh bits and goood riders who don’t yank their heads off
