I don't think people really realize how much bareback riding improves both horse and rider. I think a lot of people are scared too. "Omg! No horn! No stirrups!" You and your horse should have a friendship anyway, and not just a business friendship of putting on tack and going to work. That's how my mare became sour in the show pen. She was too smart to do circles over and over again. So we brought her home and had some fun with her just being a yard pony that kids loved and she loved.
I have developed my posting and sitting trot to much better levels because of bareback. My baby girl loves it, she's so much more comefortable than in a saddle. We've tried fitting her for years, but the saddle that she likes is an old, beat up, hole in the padding jumping saddle. I ride Dressage.
really lovely to see you two again all these years later. we can only dream about what you two would have accomplished together had you joined up years earlier. XOXOXO
I so wish I could have had someone like you to teach me when I start riding so many years ago. Then it was mostly force to make them do stuff. I love your kindness and it shows in how they all go for you. Must be the most amazing feeling to have that sort of trust in each other. I am in complete awe and still on my bucket list to see you in the flesh working your horses one day. Dont need to speak, just watch :-)
I rode my horse completely tackless for the first tim the other day, after weeks and weeks of work and training! He did amazing, and it was soooo fun!!
.................................................I am a National Level ( winning) Rider and Trainer...I am now inadequate..........(LOL and SOB!) Elisa you are just so wonderful, love you and Johnnys TRUST and obvious excellent communication through the body and mind! SOOO important! Also admiring that lovely barn and arena. :)
I didn't go riding for over a year due to an injury (totally not related to riding) Those few seconds of the video with your own pov, seeing your horses neck and head from above made me cry. He's the same color of this horse I used to ride all the time, love her so much, and it gave me flashbacks of those days I could go ride for fun and not a lesson... I miss riding.. So so much....
Wow Johnny did great on his bareback and brideless. Love how jumped the biggest jump! It was perfect! I am starting back up my jumping with my horse. And have tried bareback and brideless my horse kinda knows it. But awesome video!
Beautiful video. We grew up riding @ Foxfield in southern CA where we did bridleless w/ lots of jumping, and now introducing it to my clever novice level event horse. Going well so far, could be b/c it's hot out & he's kind of lazy right now.
Wow....that is pretty amazing! Horse and rider both look great. Didn’t even know, jumping that high without a saddle was even possible - never mind doing it as gracefully as you 👏👏👏
Wonderful riding as usual! Jonny is a great mover, can really see the results of your training. Also I appreciate your background music: nothing annoying like so many other videos...easy piano, then gypsy jazz, then Real Funky Rock. They each matched the video action so well. And of course, your eventing vids are thrilling to join! Thanks SO much.
Here I am, just trying to canter without stirrups (but a saddle and bridle!) x3 I've been watching you a lot though since I fell last week when cantering without stirrups, and you've taught me lots! I did it yesterday and didn't fall off!
Gosh Elisa, you inspire me so much more each time I watch a vlog or just you riding. I tried to start vlogging today but I don't have enough storage on my phone which is annoying. Thanks for being amazing!
"Puissant" You have the best seat! I could watch you ride forever. It shows in all your horses. Watching you train Dorado and then watching you ride Johnny without saddle or bridle just floors me. I wish I had all these learning aids when I had my horse. I would have been a better rider. Now I watch you and that's good enough! Would love to know when you will be in Wellington. I live in West Palm and would love to come watch you ride in person.
He looks amazing! I can imagine the time that went into this, and I love the trust. I always find that the more you trust them, the more they surprise you.
Thank you Elisa for your amazing videos! It is school holidays at the moment for me and the OTTB I do low level eventing on has been having a bit of a holiday too. I watch all of your videos and this week decided to go tackless on Jerry (the OTTB)! We started slow but have been having an amazing time, I even got him jumping tackless today which I have been nervous to do in our big paddock. I didn't mean to make this so long but thank you so much for inspiring me and helping me get through to Jerry a little bit more!
I spend an entire summer riding my moms horse bareback ( just because we didn’t have a saddle for her) and I think it made me a better rider. Not to mention she was faster then any horse I’ve ever ridden. She was a tiny little quarter horse but she could keep up decently with my friends ott thoroughbred
BambiBeauty So, some people do this kind of thing differently, but this is how I turn with legs and my body. How I turn with my legs, I just squeeze with the leg opposite the way I want to go. (example, I want to turn right, I squeeze with my left leg and take my right leg off) Some horses will just go faster if they don't understand, but you can just train them. With your body, how I do that, I just turn my hips and head to the way I want to go. Hopefully this was helpful
my-welsh-cob Flynn Yea, I indeed ride different: When I want to turn left I lay my left leg a bit backwards and push, but I hold my right leg where it should be, and push very lightly, so that he won't get out of balance and swings out his right hind leg. Also, like you I look left and turn my hips a bit to the left. What you don't do is use your weight and lean te the left; on my horse it works great. When we ride tackless and he's really concentrated, sometimes all I need to do is put my weight on the seatbone in which way I want to turn, and he goes without even using my legs. Not saying you ride wrong, I think everyone should do what works for them :)
@@lelukat9808 That's what they teach you when you ride WITH tack though? Even when you use reins you're meant to squeeze with the opposite leg to the direction you're going with your leg slightly back whilst keeping the leg on the side you're turning into on at the girth for them to bend around and adjust your seat at the same time? How is it a lot of work?
I love watching your videos. I remember hearing about you sometime last summer and then saw you at the Great Meadows 3* International in Virginia! I love your work with the mustangs and Johnny!
You have such a great seat! I'm so jealous. I'm trying to work on my seat bareback. I'm lucky my horse has such a rocking horse canter and a nice slow trot so I can get adjusted..
my horse much prefers bareback riding. we're both a little chunky so i guess its more cushioned than a saddle xD but she's much more relaxed without the saddle. love it. Wouldn't be jumping any MASSIVE oxers on her though! fair play to ya.
Have you made a tutorial on riding tackless? I really wanna learn my horse correctly, once I begin riding bareback. With my last horse I actually began training her in a cordeo by myself, but sadly I lost her a month ago.
Can you please do a video with how to achieve a relaxed horse that frames up well and doesn't rush. Or ways to push their hind quarters under neath themselves? I want to try different methods with my pony as I'm just not seeing the results
Omg love it😁😁My mare and I have a bit of work to do i have jumped her a metre tackless but she bolts most the time 😂😂😂I have started doing lateral work with her her tackless and she is improving a bit but .....lets just say my ass is really sore 2day😂😂😂Love ya Spirit ma ponah😂😂😂
How tall is Johnny exactly? Side note i wish i knew how to jump. I hope to learn someday just to at least try it. I love the vlogs & wish there were more but that's probably a lot of work to ask for so i'm just glad for the weekly ones. 😄🐴
Hey4Horses Since I can answer, I thought I would. He stands at 16.3hh. Keep going, I remember learning - everyone starts somewhere, and someday that could be you. :)
Wow this is amazing! You are both so relaxed, it's great to watch. May i ask how old Johnny is and how long you have owned him for? You ride amazing on him very nice
Elisa: “I didn’t take into account that trees aren’t flat.”
Me: 😆😅😂
i guess I am kind of off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released movies online ?
@Moses Dominic Meh I use flixportal. you can find it if you google:) -darian
@Darian Creed Thank you, signed up and it seems to work :D Appreciate it !
@Moses Dominic you are welcome =)
see the way he holds his head in the trot and canter. THAT'S what's beautiful in dressage, little bit tired of over bending
He looks so relaxed and happy, I wish more barns taught riding like that.
Me too
I don't think people really realize how much bareback riding improves both horse and rider. I think a lot of people are scared too. "Omg! No horn! No stirrups!" You and your horse should have a friendship anyway, and not just a business friendship of putting on tack and going to work. That's how my mare became sour in the show pen. She was too smart to do circles over and over again. So we brought her home and had some fun with her just being a yard pony that kids loved and she loved.
Aspen Dukes, yeah but you shouldn’t do it too often unless you have some padding so the spine won’t hurt
I used to ride my first pony all the time bareback, great fun!
I have developed my posting and sitting trot to much better levels because of bareback. My baby girl loves it, she's so much more comefortable than in a saddle. We've tried fitting her for years, but the saddle that she likes is an old, beat up, hole in the padding jumping saddle. I ride Dressage.
I Lease a very bony pony and I ride without a pad!
I ride bareback I love it
Omg you legit make it look so easy! HAHA. When I get on my horse bareback he's so bouncy I look like a sack of potatoes, I love tackless!
Bailey Benner omg haha me too I have a little pony and hes soooooooooooo bouncy I always try and after 2minutes I’m done 😂😂
your seat is so solid! nice work, very impressive and that farm is so beautiful! cheers ^^
A delight to see such a light rider. Wonderful to see a horse ridden at liberty.
this is my comfort video. Every few years I come back to see this awesomeness!
really lovely to see you two again all these years later. we can only dream about what you two would have accomplished together had you joined up years earlier. XOXOXO
I so wish I could have had someone like you to teach me when I start riding so many years ago. Then it was mostly force to make them do stuff. I love your kindness and it shows in how they all go for you. Must be the most amazing feeling to have that sort of trust in each other. I am in complete awe and still on my bucket list to see you in the flesh working your horses one day. Dont need to speak, just watch :-)
Amazing! How many top level event riders can do That?! You continue to wow me every week 😊
He looks like a big western pony loping around the arena. Good job, Johnny.
mjedge808 That's natural head carriage for ya.
I meant his relaxed pace but yes his self carriage is very nice.
I rode my horse completely tackless for the first tim the other day, after weeks and weeks of work and training! He did amazing, and it was soooo fun!!
He's *so* beautiful! Such a gorgeous color.
.................................................I am a National Level ( winning) Rider and Trainer...I am now inadequate..........(LOL and SOB!) Elisa you are just so wonderful, love you and Johnnys TRUST and obvious excellent communication through the body and mind! SOOO important! Also admiring that lovely barn and arena. :)
I didn't go riding for over a year due to an injury (totally not related to riding)
Those few seconds of the video with your own pov, seeing your horses neck and head from above made me cry. He's the same color of this horse I used to ride all the time, love her so much, and it gave me flashbacks of those days I could go ride for fun and not a lesson... I miss riding.. So so much....
You are such an amazing rider YOUR DOING HALF PASS WITH NO TACK!!!🤩😎😮👍
Wow Johnny did great on his bareback and brideless. Love how jumped the biggest jump! It was perfect! I am starting back up my jumping with my horse. And have tried bareback and brideless my horse kinda knows it. But awesome video!
Beautiful video. We grew up riding @ Foxfield in southern CA where we did bridleless w/ lots of jumping, and now introducing it to my clever novice level event horse. Going well so far, could be b/c it's hot out & he's kind of lazy right now.
Wow....that is pretty amazing! Horse and rider both look great. Didn’t even know, jumping that high without a saddle was even possible - never mind doing it as gracefully as you 👏👏👏
Incredible! Always a treat to see how you engage horses' minds and curiosity.
Holy cow im blown away. I want this kind of relationship with my horse one day!
This was a pleasure to watch. The harmony and trust you have with your horse is wonderful!
Wonderful riding as usual! Jonny is a great mover, can really see the results of your training. Also I appreciate your background music: nothing annoying like so many other videos...easy piano, then gypsy jazz, then Real Funky Rock. They each matched the video action so well. And of course, your eventing vids are thrilling to join! Thanks SO much.
Here I am, just trying to canter without stirrups (but a saddle and bridle!) x3 I've been watching you a lot though since I fell last week when cantering without stirrups, and you've taught me lots! I did it yesterday and didn't fall off!
Gosh Elisa, you inspire me so much more each time I watch a vlog or just you riding. I tried to start vlogging today but I don't have enough storage on my phone which is annoying. Thanks for being amazing!
Also I'm so jealous of the weather over there. Here in England the weather is so bad and my arena is always flooded in winter!
@@breannekelso3641 here in the Netherlands we're off even worse
I am very glad that there are people like you))))
"Puissant" You have the best seat! I could watch you ride forever. It shows in all your horses. Watching you train Dorado and then watching you ride Johnny without saddle or bridle just floors me. I wish I had all these learning aids when I had my horse. I would have been a better rider. Now I watch you and that's good enough! Would love to know when you will be in Wellington. I live in West Palm and would love to come watch you ride in person.
I have no words...the only think I can say is wow ❤🍀👍
I like your idea in 0:28 in the video, smart!👍🏻
He looks amazing! I can imagine the time that went into this, and I love the trust. I always find that the more you trust them, the more they surprise you.
So beautiful to watch you two as natural as can be. ❤
Love your videos Elisa, you have such an awesome approach to training/riding. Love watching what you do with your horses, keep up the great work
This is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! So inspiring!
Good job! You're horse is so relaxed and comfortable. love this !
Thank you Elisa for your amazing videos! It is school holidays at the moment for me and the OTTB I do low level eventing on has been having a bit of a holiday too. I watch all of your videos and this week decided to go tackless on Jerry (the OTTB)! We started slow but have been having an amazing time, I even got him jumping tackless today which I have been nervous to do in our big paddock. I didn't mean to make this so long but thank you so much for inspiring me and helping me get through to Jerry a little bit more!
Your such an amazing rider!!!!
Beautiful horse very talented rider
Wow, that was awesome, thank you for posting!!
You are a goddess! Just rewatched this video. Love this team!
I spend an entire summer riding my moms horse bareback ( just because we didn’t have a saddle for her) and I think it made me a better rider. Not to mention she was faster then any horse I’ve ever ridden. She was a tiny little quarter horse but she could keep up decently with my friends ott thoroughbred
Love your riding.
could you explaine in a video how you use your body and legs to change directions?
BambiBeauty So, some people do this kind of thing differently, but this is how I turn with legs and my body. How I turn with my legs, I just squeeze with the leg opposite the way I want to go. (example, I want to turn right, I squeeze with my left leg and take my right leg off) Some horses will just go faster if they don't understand, but you can just train them. With your body, how I do that, I just turn my hips and head to the way I want to go. Hopefully this was helpful
Jammy...That is a lot of work, I commend you. Im wondering does he get confused when hes tacked, Or do you use the same method.
lelu Kat Nope, my horse turns without reins very easily tackless and tacked
my-welsh-cob Flynn Yea, I indeed ride different:
When I want to turn left I lay my left leg a bit backwards and push, but I hold my right leg where it should be, and push very lightly, so that he won't get out of balance and swings out his right hind leg.
Also, like you I look left and turn my hips a bit to the left.
What you don't do is use your weight and lean te the left; on my horse it works great. When we ride tackless and he's really concentrated, sometimes all I need to do is put my weight on the seatbone in which way I want to turn, and he goes without even using my legs.
Not saying you ride wrong, I think everyone should do what works for them :)
@@lelukat9808 That's what they teach you when you ride WITH tack though? Even when you use reins you're meant to squeeze with the opposite leg to the direction you're going with your leg slightly back whilst keeping the leg on the side you're turning into on at the girth for them to bend around and adjust your seat at the same time? How is it a lot of work?
I'm impressed!!!🐎⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🍎
that's brilliant - he did so well for you x
you are a very very good rider with a lot of feeling 😍😘So great I've never seen before!! A lot oft greetings from Germany 😍💙💜
Outstanding!
oh man this is incredible
Love this vlog! Your so inspirational!
Lovely video!
Your horse is beautiful❤️❤️❤️😘😍😍
I love watching your videos. I remember hearing about you sometime last summer and then saw you at the Great Meadows 3* International in Virginia! I love your work with the mustangs and Johnny!
You have such a great seat! I'm so jealous. I'm trying to work on my seat bareback. I'm lucky my horse has such a rocking horse canter and a nice slow trot so I can get adjusted..
That BAREBACK"" control Is Just Awesome"" .tc uk
Amazing!
Love your videos 😍
my horse much prefers bareback riding. we're both a little chunky so i guess its more cushioned than a saddle xD but she's much more relaxed without the saddle. love it. Wouldn't be jumping any MASSIVE oxers on her though! fair play to ya.
Increadable!!
Awesome,you and your horses are great:)))
great work
I love your vids and I love Johnny
you are amazing
Awesome
And I still have a hard time giving cues with the bit while people do this😂
Wow! Nice!
Makes me so happy to see an eventer using bareback techniques
Can I go to that place? And look at the horses?...
no you cannot
This is so usefull! Thank you!
That was inspirational to watch am gonna try on my 17hh ish lol
Have you made a tutorial on riding tackless? I really wanna learn my horse correctly, once I begin riding bareback. With my last horse I actually began training her in a cordeo by myself, but sadly I lost her a month ago.
Would you ever do a clinic in Kentucky? That would be awesome if you were ever thinking about it!!
Can you make a video explaining how you teach your horse to ride tackless and how to respond to pressure queues? ❤️❤️
I wish I could work for you guys...
Can you please do a video with how to achieve a relaxed horse that frames up well and doesn't rush. Or ways to push their hind quarters under neath themselves? I want to try different methods with my pony as I'm just not seeing the results
That’s a nice arena
2:11 Pocket turned into ROCKET XD
Omg love it😁😁My mare and I have a bit of work to do i have jumped her a metre tackless but she bolts most the time 😂😂😂I have started doing lateral work with her her tackless and she is improving a bit but .....lets just say my ass is really sore 2day😂😂😂Love ya Spirit ma ponah😂😂😂
How tall is Johnny exactly? Side note i wish i knew how to jump. I hope to learn someday just to at least try it. I love the vlogs & wish there were more but that's probably a lot of work to ask for so i'm just glad for the weekly ones. 😄🐴
Hey4Horses Since I can answer, I thought I would. He stands at 16.3hh.
Keep going, I remember learning - everyone starts somewhere, and someday that could be you. :)
Someday that Will be you Hey4Horses. I remember starting out in lessons and bugging the trainer so much about jumping.
Can you compete at the Fair Hill International in Maryland?
Anna Birney ikr I live in Maryland that would be amazing
HERE'S JOHNNY!
How tall are you and how tall is Johnny?
Look at the withers on him!
Where did you get Johnny?How old is he?
Super Fun Vids!Your a Natural!
Wow this is amazing! You are both so relaxed, it's great to watch. May i ask how old Johnny is and how long you have owned him for? You ride amazing on him very nice
I need to invest in a good sports bra next time I try tackless 🤣
1:31 song?
Do you do parelli? :)
Johnny looks exactly like my horse Pharaoh
Beh che dire...ti stimo troppo..vorrei avere la possibilità di lavorare così
I can't even jump that high in a saddle :D It is my dream to jump up to 3ft bareback though
I love doing bareback
It improves my balance
Is johnny an OTTB?
Berlin Rebhorn yes. He raced 10 times in Queensland. Australia.
I always ride my horse bareback. Only my family rides with tack.
What country is Elisa from
america
her seat
you live really close to me
My all time dream is to ride Johnny
Omg I want him sooo bad
🐴
Jonny