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yes!!!!

Hey!! You are my new FAVORITE! Send me your contact info to teammattmills@gmail.com Wanna send you something!

You nailed them!

Don’t get me wrong Matt is one of my favorite riders, but just bc someone might be a million dollar rider that doesn’t mean everything they are doing is okay. You can’t say that just because they are a million dollar rider they do every perfect and don’t use abusive methods. And just bc someone “isn’t” a million dollar rider tat doesn’t mean they don’t know what they are talking about. Yes I love matt mills And yes his horse is a little over bent, BUT the thing is, is that this horse may be doing that by itself, sometimes it’s easier for horses to be over collected then on the vertical. That’s just something that comes from lack a of the horse being able to hold its head on its own due to lack of muscle, impulsion, and balance. so I’m not saying he uses rolkur as a training method. Matt’s a great rider and trainer.

First we are not backyard riders. I have trained and shown my own for years. It is odd how you just jump on us-how about you look at other forms of riding with top riders, then come back and tell us what you learned. The point is, riding is all about communicating to your horse and listening to what the horse is communicating back. It is NEVER about domination or forcing the horse to do what you WANT. Look at top riders like Beezie Madden, Laura Kraut and even Jessica Springsteen. Or look at riders like Stephan Peters or Charlotte Dujardin. Then we can talk.

This isn’t dressage

Not just in dressage, rollkur is just any forced hyperflexion of the neck no matter the discipline

you wouldn't know a broke horse if it stepped on your toe. Thankfully, horses have come a long way since the renaissance era.....

@@loganfriedman4639 a horse being well-trained doesn't change the mechanics of a curb bit directly conflicting with the mechanics of a draw rein. It's simple math, I'm sorry that you can't understand that.

if this is barbaric, id love to see how well behaved yours are.

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment on my video!! Have a great day!!

@@mattmillsreining1 Well it took you a month to reply! But I sincerely hope you remove the video and replace it with proper training practices!! I would love to see it-or do you always force horses to do what you want????

I absolutely will not take this down. Please Do checkout my channel! I’m going to continue to do things my way and you’re absolutely free to do them yours. Shame on YOU for your approach in expressing YOUR opinion.

@@mattmillsreining1 I have ridden probably since before you were born. Trying to chastise me is out of line because you don't know me, but by putting your method on the internet, it leaves you open for criticism. You may believe you are training correctly, but dominating a horse by bending him to your will is not training with understanding and working with the horse and understanding what the horse can and WANTS to do for you out of respect and working with his natural talents. This video does none of this only forces him into doing it to stop the forced method. That is not training with communicating and understanding the natural gifts of each horse. For reference I refer you to "Ride Horses with Awareness and Feel" from the Dutch Olympians at Academy Bartels or any training article at Practical Horsemen. Riding is an art that merges the horse and rider's ability and talent. Doing things "My way" may get results, but using this type of reins is very dangerous and is not recommended because of safety to horse and rider. You should rethink using them in a video. I do know all about their use properly, but I also know what can happen if you don't. This is not something average riders should use-and I recommend you don't either...

@@mattmillsreining1 So I watched you tacking up Raven the Mustang and you said you wanted to use a shank aka a high ported bit. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??? High ported bits are very severe to use on any horse much less a horse that is responsive in a snaffle! Was that funny when he tried to spit it out?? How would you feel with that painful bit in your mouth?? What warranted changing from a bit that is gentler (depending on its thickness and if it is straight or twisted) to a bit that is not used by any English rider for VERY good reason! The more I see of your videos, the less I like...

I bet you're real fun at parties....