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It's nice to see natural horses. But why do all the male riders look like they are going to tip over and fall off their horses?

good thay know how to treat horses and compete and be fair

yep, we couldn't believe the 55mph sign when we saw it.... fun little road though

@XxBleachgurlxX Chains don't necessarily hurt a horse, or at least thats not what they're designed to do. They're used for a couple of reasons: 1 put them on and when you take them off the horse (being used to the weight) will lift their legs higher. 2 The gate is actually an irregularity of a trot or walk. If a walker is too pacey (both feet move on the same side at once) you can weight one foot to make it "off" in timing.

Beautiful horses, and (as many people have already said) lovely to see them showing naturally and really able to show off their paces. And they look so happy in their work too!

I thought that VA 56 was my little secret! 6 friends and I just did 56 again (both sides of the Blue Ridge) right down to Vesuvius. This was our 2nd year in a row for it. I found it more challanging and more fun than Deals Gap. We are from Canada.

Nice to see natural gaits!!!

Awsome video

agreed with others i LOVE the natural gaits with out those big ole pads on

I love the look of the natural hoof. They look so much happier and not that worry look.

thanks for showing the natural walkers,I was so upset watching the other ones,I love horses and just cant understand how making them walk that way is not some how un-natural

haha my horse in this video was the bay with blue saddle pad. CHECK THAT OUT HAHA

Oh my gosh, these guys look so much better then the " Big Lick " horses! So relaxed, free, gentle strides, this is the TRUE TWH!

I'm so glad there are people that haven't given in to the disgusting act of soring, just to get an unnatural gait. These horses have a great reason to walk so proudly!

so nice to see a natural horse. the last vid i watched was horses landing on their heals. dead giveaway that its not natural.

Thanks for sharing, just used it to explain to someone that a TWH can be ridden in a friendly way without all the stuff

omg that is SOOOO TRUE!! these horses' gaits are sooo much prettier than those high stepping gaits!

yeah you're so right!

Agree! Finally:)

Yeah finally. That is the way how I like to see the tenessee walking horse. Natural without cruelty of those high boots. Beautifull!!

I live in the house on the right at 0:46

it's to do with the fact that they have on "english" tack ie: a cutback saddle rather than a western saddle

Beautiful vid. I will never in a million years understand how you can have a competition to display the perfection of a completely artificial gait, as so displayed by the shocking contrast in these natural shod horses. Thanks for posting and showing not all TWH show horse owners are touched in the head.

Yes!! Some tennessee walkers that don't look all weird and in pain! Natural and beautiful! This is how thise type of horse should be ridden!!

No fancy shoes, just natural movement. Awesome! This looks a lot better than walking horses that perform the big lick. That just looks dumb. I have a Arab/Saddlebred I want to show saddle seat as country english pleasure and he is going to be barefoot.

I agree.

now thats better THATS NATURAL!!!

neat!

AMEN!!!

anyway, sorry typo.

No animal abuse in anway. I soooo Loved this TWH show! Thank you!

could someone enlighten me on the platform shoes and cut/set tails that I see in the other twh videos? What are they supposed to be doing? Getting judged on the trainers' shrewdness in applying artifice? These horses don't need it, they're uniquely talented enough without the "hotrod" mentallity...

Absolutely beautiful - what they should look like - natural! Bravo!

Congrats on posting a video of what Tennessee Walkers are SUPPOSED to move like, as opposed to the 'big lick' freakishness. These horses look like a delight to ride, and seem to enjoy their job.

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Very nice representation of flat-shod walkers.

Horses look their best when they get to move naturally. Comparing these horses to the padded ones reveals a huge difference in not just the gait but also in the horses' expression. All videos of padded horses I see feature animals that move unnaturally and look uncomfortable, here I saw horses looking balanced and moving correctly. Good leg action comes with good breeding, not artificial aids! Great video! Thumbs up!

very nice to natural gait

Thank you for posting this video. Many folks seem to think "gimmicks" are the only means to a gait....some of us know better, so it's great to see it demonstrated here!

Lovely! So nice to see TWH doing their natural gaits. :)

These look beautifull. All TWH horses should be so lucky.

What beautiful horses! I own 5 Walkers and they are all Plantation like these. Nice to see shows where they don't sore the horses! Great video