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Well let me tell you WESTERN riding is intresting...

3K views 14 replies 11 participants last post by  WildFeathers 
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So I was asked to ride a friends horse while she was gone, and he is 5 year old western pleasure horse. And WOW I've never formally had a lesson or ridden western, and I'm like geeze this is so intresting [would like to say easy]. I just asked him to go and he jogged around like a push-button pony. Uhh the lope just felt so off, but anyways.

I do Dressage, so thats why I was just suprised at this.
 
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Believe it or not it is harder to get one "push button" and to just pack around than most people think. Most true pleasure horses do a lot of the same principles and maneuvers as dressage as they are learning. The end or "finished" horse just has to do it with no contact and carry itself....it is really similar and most people don't realize it.....but the easy ones had a lot of miles put on them to get them there.....but it is suppose to seem easy and fun....glad you got to ride one...
 
#6 ·
Glad that you got to try western. Western pleasure is my favourite discipline. Whatever I plan to do with a horse, I always start him (or her!) with WP. That way they can learn to better channel their energy making them very calm and open minded, provided we act the same with them of course. After that they're ready to tackle just about anything you want, be it ranch work or trail riding or barrel racing. From my experience, western pleasure horses are the very best you can get.
 
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Well im going to college for western riding.

I guess its the movement and the ammount of throught that goes into a western horse. How you must perfect each monuver, and just the whole thing, the transitions, how slow you go, the headset, the reins, the bit, the saddle, the outfits, the disposition, the boots, the spurs, the hat, the bridle, the everything. I live for it.


Tho i do love me some HUS too =]
 
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