This girl is a deaf mute... she can't hear, nor can she speak.
No bridle, no saddle... all commands are by touch only. This is one of those, "I wouldn't believe it unless I saw it with my own eyes" kind of thing.
This girl riding the horse is in her 20's - her father passed away just 24 days before this performance. You can hear her dedication to him just before her performance so turn up your speakers a bit. Notice that it is just her and the horse - no bit, no saddle.
She uses signals and touch cues, she's mute. Oh yes, this isn't even her horse. She is training it for someone else, although she obviously has a relationship with this one.
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An amazing demostration of Gods handy work.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breathtaking. This is how it should be. It is possible.
ReplyDeleteTruly a gift from God to be able to accomplish such horsemanship without bridle and saddle. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteOh, and one other thing....in 2006 when this ride took place, Stacy was 32....her website says she's "a few days over 25", but born in 1974. A cute way of saying it. And, she & her husband, Jesse, had 3 children at this point in her life. Again, thanks!!
ReplyDeleteAnimals are amazingly intuitively receptive creatures.
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