>>>> I watched the video of this horse and what I want to know is when you see the man riding this horse, is he just a lousy rider, or does this type of "park" trot make posting impossible? I would like to ride a horse like this in a proper saddle and see what it feels like and to see how proper tack and proper riding would affect the horse as opposed to this "freak show
I've never ridden a park Saddlebred, but I've seen them ridden. I have an ancient copy of the Helen Crabtree Saddle Seat Equitation. I can assure you it's quite possible to post correctly to a saddlebred's trot. In fact, the rider should be posting. It's just an example of some big buffoon being ignorant and unprepared to ride in a video...and so blissfully ignorant that he doesn't have a clue how unprepared he really is. It's just stupid....but we see a lot of stupid stuff in horse videos and at shows. Oh...wait...I made that exact same comment recently about some other big ignorant buffoons. I guess there are blissfully ignorant rednecks on every continent...and on every island.... >>>I would like to ride a horse like this in a proper saddle and see what it feels like and to see how proper tack and proper riding would affect the horse as opposed to this "freak show I'd like to see that horse without the long toes and the bell boots, and driven without the side reins. He looks like he might be a nice horse...too bad he has to deal with that rider... Karen Thomas, NC
