I Love...

...to see a horse enjoying his job.

The ground work in the second half is amazing too. This is a trainer helping horses prepare for the trail in a controlled environment.

Oh, and yes, the presence of a bridle is part time.

Nice.

It's not a perfect test, the horse is a bit counterbent through the circles and she needs to go deeper into the corners, but hey...

Barrel Racers...

...just look at all the tack on these horses. I mean, it really is true that you have to have a massive bit to do barrel racing, right. And your feet strapped into the stirrups, and an over under or they just won't go fast enough. Etc, etc, etc.

Right.

Yeah.

This girl is showing them all how it's done. (Well, except for him running right out from under her on the final straight ;)).

Impressive...

This one's for all the people who think they need some kind of massive bit to control their horse.

Great control, a happy horse, the rider has a good seat, although her release over fences still needs a tiny bit of work.

I am, however, amused that the rider is consistently still moving her hands as if she was holding reins. Reminds me of myself when I ride western - I never know what to do with my "spare" hand.

Yeah, I figured I'd start this blog off with something on the good side of the internet video world. I'll be featuring more crazy horse videos (and probably the occasional crazy ass video - I love the longears).