Originally posted by wolfsoul
Really? Ouch I hate bareback. For some reason, I always seem to get the horse with the spine that sticks out the most It also makes me feel like I'm going to fall off lol.

I've gone at a gallop, but not too many times. I like to ride western the most.
I like bareback the best because it takes skill. It doesn't really take that much skill to sit in a saddle, but it takes skill to ride bare. I love to be challenged, so that's why I like it a lot.

You have to feel the horse, balance with the horse, and communicate more indepth with the horse more when you are bare, which I love, because you bond really well with that horse. That's how I fell in love with Spirit:



See, Spirit was a bad pony in the saddle. He would go above and below the bit, wouldn't listen to neck reining, and would barely budge period. But by working with him bare, he stoped going above and below the bit, reined EXCELLENT- I barely even touched his neck with the reins, and moves better with the aide of a crop (which I have in picture). He won't canter with out crop aide- that's the only thing we have to work on. Through working with him, my bond with him is huge, and I love him so much.