How to Ride Bareback
Warning! Riding bareback can be extremely dangerous. But it can also be a great way to create excellent balance while riding a horse.
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- Challenging
Instructions
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Ride a horse that is extremely tame.
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Use reins and a headstall as you normally would.
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Use a bareback riding pad if you wish. This is usually a lambswool pad that attaches to the horse with a cinch.
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Use a mounting block or railing to get on the horse.
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Start on the near (left) side of the horse, place your hands - holding the reins - on the horse's neck and throw your right leg over the horse's back.
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Keep your horse standing until you have your balance.
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Use pressure from both legs to make your horse walk.
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Hold on.
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Throw your right leg over the back of the horse and slide off when you're finished riding.
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Congratulate yourself!
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Tips & Warnings
Attach a halter with lead rope over the bit and headstall if it is your first time riding bareback, and have someone lead you around a round pen until you feel confident to go it alone.
When riding bareback it's important to sit closer to the withers than to the middle of the horse's back - this is for the horse's health and safety and allows for more control by the rider.
Never ride a horse bareback that is not completely tame.
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Comments
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rosebudbear
Jan 13, 2010
how do you get a horse to focuse, relax and...well walk in a straight line. i have a 7-year old AQH X Saddlebred mare who loves to look around and is so nosy that she is now known as "nosy rosy" (real name rosebud) it seems sad when people you dont even know at shows can hear about her and pick out who it is haha. but she is a dream to ride bareback (walking) usually in the pasture, but anything over a walk gets so bumpy. when shes trotting even under saddle she reminds me of a mammoth running! its like trotting as fast as possible, moving her legs as much as she can, just not cantering. shes very small about 15.3 and skinny. any suggestions on how to go in straight lines, calm her down, and smooth out the gaits? she's most definately a go-go horse as everyone calls her but i would love for her to be more slow and leisure. Thanks! -
saddlebredgurl
Dec 04, 2008
Step #8-funny. "Hold on" When I was a kid, my aunt handed me this crazy horse bareback with a tom thunb bit in, when I really needed either a good correction bit or a hefty curb. Hadn't been ridden in years. I had to learn to either control the horse, or get dragged under a tree, rolled over on, or fall off when it jumped the four foot fence. Broke my wrists twice that summer.. Many memories riding bareback!
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saddlebredgurl
Dec 04, 2008
Step #8-funny. "Hold on" When I was a kid, my aunt handed me this crazy horse bareback with a tom thunb bit in, when I really needed either a good correction bit or a hefty curb. Hadn't been ridden in years. I had to learn to either control the horse, or get dragged under a tree, rolled over on, or fall off when it jumped the four foot fence. Broke my wrists twice that summer.. Many memories riding bareback!
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CowgirlCal
Aug 26, 2008
Thanks for the advice! I ride with a bareback pad. It's much easier putting on a bareback pad than a saddle.
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CowgirlCal
Aug 26, 2008
Thanks for the advice! I ride with a bareback pad. It's much easier putting on a bareback pad than a saddle.
