Silly Thing...

It's a pole on the ground...

You don't need to jump it.

And Now...

...for something completely different.

Yes, I realize those aren't horses at the start of the video! (Yes, some people do still use oxen).

I Always...

...have to post some coon jumping. Horses can't do this. Mules have a different shoulder, hip, and power to weight ratio.

Hrm. Long Reining

This is a pro trainer...who is doing something very basic wrong.







Can you see what it is?



The long reins are far too low. Instead of controlling the horse's hindquarters, they're dangling around its hocks - which is dangerous.



(Other videos of this guy show the same thing, so I guess he thinks he's doing it right).

Horse is a saint.

Rider reminds me of me as a teenager. Different kind of crazy, but...



(And yes, at 18 I thought RUI was a good idea).

This Horse...

...is taller than the measuring stick.

Flamenco Horses!

Some interesting Spanish trick riding here.

(Note that although it's labeled "Andalusian" horses I'm pretty sure the horses here are actually Lusitanos. Certainly the first one is, as Andalusians don't come in palomino).