At 14:56:52 on 25.05.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
he is an idiot!! for starters i was taught that the actual spine is deeper down and the ridge running down their back is vertebrae sticking up... and are most back problems not caused by poorly fitted saddles lol we double backed on romany (12'2) all the time and she survived and thats with double weight on her back. and i cant help but laugh at the fact he refers to going out for 20mins as going out for a long time haha
At 17:05:46 on 25.05.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
who is it? rick gore? he really irritates me -.- he is also VERY sexist and says overweight men can ride but women can't and men are better and blah blah blah, its like get a grip ffs the saddle keeps the weight off the spine? the saddle ADDS weight. GOD :\ i just ignore him haha and i love that bit where he says someone overweight getting on bareback their 'but bone' is on the spine its like hang on i thought they were fat i am sure that would mean they would have a fat cushdy but too :| so irritating there is another vid in natural horsemanship of his if you want to give him more grief haha
At 23:26:25 on 25.05.11, kibby wrote:
Sorry don't know what happened with the second one. It was q video of him saying helmets are bad because they act as a safety net. And people take more risks if they are wearing a helmet.
At 09:39:38 on 26.05.11, Dazzle wrote:
I actually feel really sorry for this poor deluded man. I think he has totally missed the point of riding. I love the excitement of riding bareback and feeling the horse move under your bum. I love pushing myself to go further. I love that exciting adrenalin feeling in my stomach. So all together in a sarcastic voice 'Rick Gore ahhhh bless'
At 19:18:38 on 26.05.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
ok so morale of his story, pad the horse up loads, and forget about your own safety, who cares about your skull...but save the horses back!!!! :O
At 22:21:07 on 31.05.11, NoraPieterse wrote:
This man just makes me laugh with disbelief!! He is so stupid! saddles aren't there just for the horse's back, they're also there for the rider so they can stay on and achieve higher levels and harder levels of riding without danger and less time. taking off the saddle simply means the saddle is not there. Yes, ok it does support the horse's back. But that is because if they made the saddle in a different way so it didn't, that would be uncomfortable for the horse. Taking the saddle off altogether, though, eliminates these risks. Anyway there are a million arguments against his theory.
What a strange man. I don't get his logic.
At 00:01:28 on 01.06.11, crimsonflowerbloomed wrote:
there are a lot of flaws in his theories and examples, but i do get the whole pad thing. i mean, it makes sense that if you at least have a thin pad on when you bareback ride it protects the horses back better then if there's nothing at all except you on their back. but he is rather dramatic about it.
At 09:24:49 on 02.06.11, Part Arab wrote:
I'm with Dazzle :) For me, riding bareback means just that riding on my horses bare back! There is nothing like it imo. Sienna is old and bony and when I ride with a saddle I use a saddle cloth, a gel pad and a foam comfort pad beneath it for her comfort.
At 13:18:02 on 10.06.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
the only horse i ride "bareback" with a saddle pad on is pepsi and the pad isnt for her comfort but its for my comfort cos she has a rediculously boney back! haha
