It kinda looks photoshopped to me... look at the way the horse is standing. If he did have that weight pulling down on his neck, he'd have to put his front legs forward more and brace his neck. It doesn't really look like he's doing that so I'd have to suspect its photoshopped.
Ok... ya'all are going to think I'm a bad bad bad person... but I used to do that to PIstol... back in the day... when I was a dumb teenie bopper... I don't think I'd be capable anymore... but I used to hang on him like that... I geuss he didn't care... he let me...
Although my hands were wrapped around his neck... not holding onto the reigns...
It kinda looks photoshopped to me... look at the way the horse is standing. If he did have that weight pulling down on his neck, he'd have to put his front legs forward more and brace his neck. It doesn't really look like he's doing that so I'd have to suspect its photoshopped.
i think its photoshopped because I DOUBT the kids holding on to the throat latch. It kinda looks like the kid could have been hanging from monkey bars or something.