Bareback Dressage schooling

[JenHunt]

slightly pointless post, just sharing a few photos of me schooling Ron bareback.... quite pleased with how he went (when he gave up arguing!)
arguing

not so much arguing

going quite nicely

 

[animal]

Must do wonders for your seat! I would love to do it, however since i only have a field and a slightly hyper ponio i figure it's not a great idea!

 

[JFTDWS]

Awesome Good pics

I was doing the same thing this morning, oddly enough. Without the camera though

 

[JenHunt]

he hates flatwork with a passion, but accepts it more readily when there's no saddle! He'll happily work in an outline if there's jumps about though... clever pony.

I can't quite believe how well he's stepping under from behind - he's not exactly built for it!

 

[posie_honey]

Must do wonders for your seat! I would love to do it, however since i only have a field and a slightly hyper ponio i figure it's not a great idea!

that doesnt stop me
i hack bareback quite often - do canter interval training bearback too
i put a neck strap on though as HRH finds bucking funny lol!

 

[JFTDWS]

that doesnt stop me
i hack bareback quite often - do canter interval training bearback too
i put a neck strap on though as HRH finds bucking funny lol!

me too. Can't beat that feeling. I do usually keep the jumps a bit smaller when I'm bareback though. Last time my youngster pinged over a bigger one bareback I almost ate dirt - very fortunate he stopped, even a sedate side step would have put me face first on the ground!

 

[JenHunt]

that doesnt stop me
i hack bareback quite often - do canter interval training bearback too
i put a neck strap on though as HRH finds bucking funny lol!

same here - I hack out once a week bareback during the hunting season to give him a change, and to use his body heat to help ease my knee off! nothing beats a flat out gallop bareback!

 

[madlady]

Lovely pics!

I did try bareback hacking once - it was the one time that madam decided to pee around at a gate (she is normally very good at getting through the many gates) and I ended up sliding off to get us through the gate with no means then of getting back on! After a 5 mile walk home we haven't repeated the performance.

 

[Mlini]

I rode this bareback last night...

It bucked me off!! Twice!! Lol

 

[SVMel]

Hee hee there's an epidemic I hacked out bareback today - bosses horse who hasn't been doing much. Didn't put a saddle on as he keeps getting girth galls (soft fat condition). He really enjoyed being out and about, but got impatient when we had to stand still and sat on a bin That started him off and I came really close to splatting on the road 3 times. We had leaping, spinning and running backwards threatening to go up which got him growled at a LOT and some big pony club kicks With my mum and son following behind holding their breath, whilst the mares they were riding looked on in disdain!!!
Got back in one piece, somehow, was still a nice ride and hoss seemed pleased with himself, if a little tired lol!!!!!!

Then we had lunch in the pub, so great day all round