Bareback and bridleless

[BBP]

This is bound to have been posted here before, but just re-visited one of my favorite videos and thought i'd share it.
http://www.youtube.com/user/StacyLWestfall#p/a/u/0/TKK7AXLOUNo
I'll never go round Badminton or ride in the Olympics, so perhaps this is something for me and the pony to aspire to!

 

[paddi22]

it would be a lot more effective if she didn't have to use the spurs!

 

[BBP]

Had to admit I hadn't noticed them! I don't see any form of abuse of them there, I'd like to think that as for dressage they are a refinement of an aid rather than anything else. Surface level it looks like a relaxed rider and relaxed content horse, further than that I'd be speculating.