I went all in on the āNo Stirrups Novemberā theme with Willow and decided to to do No Saddle Novemberā¦which turned into āNaked Horse Novemberā.
Let me explain. I started by committing to ride Willow bareback the entire month. She has been ridden bareback before, but it had been awhile.
Iāve been working on riding her bridleless, so during my first few bareback rides I notice she was overly sensitive. I committed to simply riding her bareback for the first half of the month to give her a chance to adjust.
NOTICE: I gave myself restrictions. I didnāt say āas soon as she relaxesā, I actually wanted her to go beyond thatā¦and I didnāt want to question myself every ride. So I decided to reevaluate after 10-12 more rides.
Yesterday I reevaluated and based on what Iāve been observing I decided to do Willows first bareback and bridleless ride. No neck rope, nothing, except horse and rider.
It was a 20 minute ride in total. Twelve minutes warming up with the bridle on but the reins loose, then I pulled the bridle off. Iāve edited that eight minutes down to a highlight reel for you.
This little horse š„°
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