I’m actually waiting for my instructor to email my mom about my schedule for lessons (once a month for an hour) and I still get confused on how to tack my training horse up. This vid helped a lot but I’m a scrawny 12 year old and I can’t lift the saddle, so I need help with that, but, yea
I really like how gentle you were in this video, I've seen other videos where people pretty much did everything wrong 😂 Didn't relieve wither pressure, threw saddle on too harsh, throatlatch too tight, everything 😂 And honey is literally so cute agh
As an english rider who knows nothing about riding western, this was by far the most detailed and helpful tacking up video I have ever seen (english or western)!
i love this video because its the only video that tells you how to tack up a horse better and it explains how to to tack up a horse more better with the sitch and everything
Carol Charat yeah you're not supposed to sit under your horses belly brushing his legs either but I do 😂 without a riding hat on... he has been my best friend for 9 years and I know him very well so I trust him with my life and do lots of things you "should never" do according to instructors
I'm helping with a birthday party today at the barn, and everyone there starts off western, but I'm an english rider so I really needed something to help point me in the right direction here lol. Thanks!
I have had horses for years and ride Western and English, so I don't need to learn how tack up and off, as I've been doing it forever😂. But if I did need to learn, your video was very informative for those beginners out there! Great job!
I’m currently a English rider and I asked to borrow my trainers western saddle and I did a slow canter around the barrels and I loveeeeee it so I’m about to buy one and I’m super excited
Awesome video! I'm working at a ridingschool now and I tack up the horse of the owner when she goes on a trail ride with people and she has a western saddle so this was super helpfull since I only ride English :D
Thanks this helped so much. I usually ride English but I have a western saddle, so I'm going to try it(haven't ridden western in forever) and ur horse is so cute😍
I love watching your videos!!! I recently just got a horse so I've watched most of tour videos. They really have helped me learn new things! I just want to say Thank you!!!!
I'm in the UK so we don't have Western but I recently cleaned up a friend's western saddle and it might fit one of her pony's (we don't know) but we don't know the first thing about western tacking up thanks for this x
Thanks this was very helpful, I started riding in August at a training stable and I train on a horse named Nugget (he’s adorable). And I’m 12 so I’m hoping I get a horse when I’m older and more educated. I always mess up with the girth (cinch) and how many times to loop it and stuff but this really helps. The way you do it seems a little more simple then the way I have to do it but it was still really helpful 👌 thank youuu ❤️
the two thin ones are for decoration and the one that is thicker and has holes Is for a back cinch which is for extra support when opening and to help keep the back of the saddle from coming up
Carol Charat The back cinch is very useful when you're roping calves/steers, since they will pull the rope tight. The back cinch helps keep the saddle stabilized during those situations.
Those thinner ones on the flower lookin thing are decor, but some westerns use em to whip the flank (without hurting them) to get them to move when they aren't responding to normal commands, or to get them to stop misbehaving
I always wanted to ride my horse I asked my dad and he said we'll if u want to ride her saddle her up yourself so thank you very much u helped me now I can saddle her on my spare time 😊😊
I have a bare back saddle and I love riding my horse using the bare back saddle and my horse is perfectly fine with it and I don't even use a bridle I just use a halter and a lead rope to control my horse and my horse listens
I think this is the best video I've watched you handle your horse so well I love how pretty she is I have a quarter horse his name is lucky then I have 2 other quarter horses named Spartan and ghost .
Thank you so much. I don't have anough land to own a horse. But just in case I've been researching on horses for I think k about 6 years now. But I won't use a bit tho. Love this. Good job!
Omg thank you I only ride western . so this video helped me learn to tack my horse up.I ride in the summer at a horse camp I hate English riding so I ride western
this is a really helpful video for me since I was never taught how to saddle and everyone just did everything for me. I excercise someone's horse and they have a chest plate and it's pretty understandable but. Overall this was a helpful video.
I love this video, I have watched it about 50 times. I am a 13 year old girl, who has been looking for a partner for years but I have never been able to get one, cause of were we have to move. My father is in the military so that makes it difficult. I have memorized ever word in this video, hoping soon I will have a partner to start my career as a rodeo star.
Thank you so much! I'm starting western riding soon, and even though it's easier said than done, this really helped! :) (Btw, I'm coming from English saddle)
I have been riding for so long but I just love videos like this also putting Western saddles on tall horses like mine is very hard because I have a shire and a lot of the times I have to stand on a step stool
I ride western but got English for christmas but luckily i rode English before with my friend and did really well and even jumped and stayed on after falling off millions of times on my horse
My horse I had when I was a kid use to bloat her stomach like that. The first time I tacked her up I didn't realize it being in to much of a rush to double check like I knew I was supposed to, so when I stuck a foot in the stirrup and started to lift myself up I landed square on my butt I swear she was laughing at me!
Thanks for this video xD I just started riding, but my parents aren’t a big fan of me doing it. They want me to do an ‘actual sport’ which is super annoying to me because I’ve never like sports, and I have always dreamed of riding horses and just had a love for them. So, instead of doing lessons I just watch these videos lol
So what do you do with the pin on the girth that should be going into the hole of the leather? It was sticking out and you didn't say what you do with it.
I don’t ride western style but I like all horse videos and all I’m saying is make sure u don’t hold the loop around your arm/hand because if they run of it’ll pull ur arm/hand of but apart from that this vid was amazing
Basically, you do what she did. But I personally, my saddle has a loop above the cinching ring (the thingy the latigo is attached to) that I put the excess latigo in until there's no excess. But usually, unless I'm riding a horse that's a little picky about things flipping around, I run it through once, so that it's not as low down, and leave it.
I have no experience whatsoever with horses but I live in an agricultural forward town in California and always love seeing the animals at the fair in summer but it’s not something my family does. One day I hope to live somewhere else and own a horse
So I have lived in Texas my whole life and when I was in kindergarten I dreamed to be a barrel racer. One day when I was like 10 or 11 my dream came true of riding a horse without anyone leading me. I went to a camp where I learned how to take care of and ride a horse at a walk and trot. The fall after that I started doing lessons and learned to barrel race I am now 13 and have been doing lessons for almost a year now. We would have a horse or two but we don’t have any land and can’t afford to move. Any advice for me? ( btw I know how to tack up fully, walk, trot, lope, lead, turn out, and feed)
If you mean what I think you do about putting the halter around their neck to keep them from walking away, I would just use a lead-rope or the reins to keep them from running away! Also, it doesn't hurt them if you ride with a halter underneath the bridle! Hope this helps:)
I’ve been on and off riding for the past three years and I’m now going to ride again starting next week and I promised myself I wouldn’t take a break again because I _love_ riding. And I don’t even know if I’m going to do Western or English and I have bad anxiety because there might be other, more experienced riders there that’ll think I’m dumb for not knowing how to tack up my horse. Even though it’s not realistic, I’m still scared out of my mind.
This video really helped lol I’m switching from English to western I thought it would be a lot harder to tack a western horse but it looks easier, is it possible for a horse to be fat for the girth? Cause my uncle has horses and they are so chubby! It’s really Hard to lighten the girth , When I lease one of them I’m going to get him in shape, my uncles likes fattening his pets!
Yes it just depends on the horse! You can measure their girth before purchasing the cinch, they make them in different sizes. Haha i definitely need a bigger size for Honey she's gained weight! Lol
I know this is old, but I'm wondering if your horse may have a slight injury.. when you placed your saddle pad, your horse's disposition completely changed.. notice how she turned her head slightly and nipped?
So I might be getting a horse sooner or later and I was wondering, what are the most important things for a horse? I’ve never had a horse before and I’ve never had experience with one. The only thing I’ve done was ride one. So what would my benefits be if I do get a horse?
A easier way to remember how to latch the under part of the saddle is to think of a peanut butter jelly sandwich first the bread then the peanut butter after that jelly then bread agin then make a sink and put the knife in the sink basically you want to make sure you have 4 rows then make the circle thing and put it through to end it. Once I found out this way to remember it I’m like thanks Lola for teaching me this
Who else has been riding for years but, LOVE videos like these?
me its good to freshen up a little bit
I’m actually waiting for my instructor to email my mom about my schedule for lessons (once a month for an hour) and I still get confused on how to tack my training horse up. This vid helped a lot but I’m a scrawny 12 year old and I can’t lift the saddle, so I need help with that, but, yea
Justin Merritt are you going to be riding western or English?
The official G I’m hoping (and pretty sure) I ride English. I wanna be able to jump, and we all know it’ll hurt BADLY with a western saddle. So ya
Justin Merritt have fun!
I really like how gentle you were in this video, I've seen other videos where people pretty much did everything wrong 😂 Didn't relieve wither pressure, threw saddle on too harsh, throatlatch too tight, everything 😂 And honey is literally so cute agh
Her mother rides so she probably taught her good habits
thank you so much . I see SO many people doing English these days. I ride both English and Western!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I'm soo glad this helped you!!! :)
Liz Martin exactly
@Chris Robinson I would like to know why you don’t like western saying you ride English
@@fisho2718 me eather I don't like western because when I was younger I rode western and every one hated me and now that I'm English everyone likes me
@@fisho2718 sorry I am a little scardy of western
Time Stamps 🐴
0:38 Putting on Saddle Pad
1:59 Putting on Saddle
2:41 Latigo & Cinch
5:24 Bridle
Simply Equine you are a help to the community
thank you so much god bless
As an english rider who knows nothing about riding western, this was by far the most detailed and helpful tacking up video I have ever seen (english or western)!
Thank you! Your comment means a lot!
Of course
i love this video because its the only video that tells you how to tack up a horse better and it explains how to to tack up a horse more better with the sitch and everything
Thanks! Glad you liked it
Great video! I have not ride a horse for 5 years and now i'm getting back at it, so it is nice to have your tips helping me remember stuff 😊😊
I ride English and I’m switching to western and dude your so much help. Thanks for making this video!
Hunter jumper here! I had to pick up western due to my back issues and I love it 🥰
You are a good person to explain how to saddle and bridle a horse
My mentor teaches me not to loop a rope around my arm (or hand), for safety reasons.
Carol Charat yeah you're not supposed to sit under your horses belly brushing his legs either but I do 😂 without a riding hat on... he has been my best friend for 9 years and I know him very well so I trust him with my life and do lots of things you "should never" do according to instructors
Jess93 riding a horse in general you have to trust them with your life
Baby Sky926 exactly. I trust my horses more than any person lol
Carol Charat the house was tied up
Mine too but tbh, I don’t listen😂
Well I am one of those who use to ride English and I’m now switching to western. So thank you for the refresher course. You did great!!
Thankyou!!! I am a English rider but I’m gonna try to ride western and now I know how to tack up the saddle! Thankyou!❤️
Who else knows how to tack up but just enjoys watching these videos
I'm helping with a birthday party today at the barn, and everyone there starts off western, but I'm an english rider so I really needed something to help point me in the right direction here lol. Thanks!
im going on a western horse camp, and ive only once rode western and the rest of the times ive rode English... going in 4 days.
verrrry helpful thanks
I have had horses for years and ride Western and English, so I don't need to learn how tack up and off, as I've been doing it forever😂. But if I did need to learn, your video was very informative for those beginners out there! Great job!
Thank you!
Madison Choate me
I’m currently a English rider and I asked to borrow my trainers western saddle and I did a slow canter around the barrels and I loveeeeee it so I’m about to buy one and I’m super excited
Thank you very much in the spring my step dad is bringing three horses out can't wait
Awesome video! I'm working at a ridingschool now and I tack up the horse of the owner when she goes on a trail ride with people and she has a western saddle so this was super helpfull since I only ride English :D
Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!! :)
Thanks this helped so much. I usually ride English but I have a western saddle, so I'm going to try it(haven't ridden western in forever) and ur horse is so cute😍
I'm glad it helped! Thanks, I think she's cute, too:D
I love watching your videos!!! I recently just got a horse so I've watched most of tour videos. They really have helped me learn new things! I just want to say Thank you!!!!
Thank you so much for watching! Congrats on your new horse!
thanks for the help i have a horse now and i always get confused about saddling my horse but now i know so thank you so much
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! IT's so helpful. I gave it a thumbs-up not even halfway through! Love it!
What brend is your saddle pad? I kinda like it lol!
Thank you so much! This is so helpfull to me because I have been riding for a while at a stable but was thinking about getting my own horse.
I'm in the UK so we don't have Western but I recently cleaned up a friend's western saddle and it might fit one of her pony's (we don't know) but we don't know the first thing about western tacking up thanks for this x
Thanks this was very helpful, I started riding in August at a training stable and I train on a horse named Nugget (he’s adorable). And I’m 12 so I’m hoping I get a horse when I’m older and more educated. I always mess up with the girth (cinch) and how many times to loop it and stuff but this really helps. The way you do it seems a little more simple then the way I have to do it but it was still really helpful 👌 thank youuu ❤️
Really thankful for this! I have ridden english all my life but I'm going to a western riding camp. This helped me a lot and now I feel prepared!
I don't even ride western but oh well this is still awsome ❤️❤️
Same
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Finally English riders we are better then western
Chris Robinson uh no 😂
@@jas6853 its true 😀😀😀
I have a question. I ride English and know basically nothing about Western. On the saddle, what are the extra straps used for?
the two thin ones are for decoration and the one that is thicker and has holes Is for a back cinch which is for extra support when opening and to help keep the back of the saddle from coming up
"when opening?" What are you opening?
Carol Charat The back cinch is very useful when you're roping calves/steers, since they will pull the rope tight. The back cinch helps keep the saddle stabilized during those situations.
Those thinner ones on the flower lookin thing are decor, but some westerns use em to whip the flank (without hurting them) to get them to move when they aren't responding to normal commands, or to get them to stop misbehaving
Xenos The Wolf and to hold r ropes
Thank you for this video! I might be starting riding lessons soon and I want to be able to impress my teacher. 😂🐴🐎
HammyBlossoms cool😀
Mae Eliz where do u take lessons?
i love honey and all of your horse videos they are so helpful and you ride so good
Thanks so much for this vid! I am leasing a horse soon and really needed this! :3
I always wanted to ride my horse I asked my dad and he said we'll if u want to ride her saddle her up yourself so thank you very much u helped me now I can saddle her on my spare time 😊😊
That's great! I'm glad this video helped you!
+Allbouthorses 😊 sorry for the real late reply thanks for the tips too
N8tive for life :-ada
i already know how to tack up i just like watching these videos lol
Wow I wish that I can do it as good as you! Thanks for taking time and doing this video you did great.
This was awesome!!! Best one yet! I could never figure out the cinch! In your vid I could clearly see you doing it and fully understand!!! Tysm💗😊
Aww, glad it helped! Thanks so much!
I have a bare back saddle and I love riding my horse using the bare back saddle and my horse is perfectly fine with it and I don't even use a bridle I just use a halter and a lead rope to control my horse and my horse listens
Kyra Dutra Bareback saddle or pad?
I ride in a bareback pad, with a bitless bridle too! My horse is green, but I will eventually teach him to neckrope
Sometimes I use my barrel saddle during basic workouts just to give my horse a little break bc it’s so much lighter.
I think this is the best video I've watched you handle your horse so well I love how pretty she is I have a quarter horse his name is lucky then I have 2 other quarter horses named Spartan and ghost .
That’s so cool! What colors are they?
Thank you so much. I don't have anough land to own a horse. But just in case I've been researching on horses for I think k about 6 years now. But I won't use a bit tho. Love this. Good job!
I’m new and it’s really hard for me to remember and put the saddle on ty this helped a lot
Omg thank you I only ride western . so this video helped me learn to tack my horse up.I ride in the summer at a horse camp I hate English riding so I ride western
I'm so glad this helped you! :)
Ugh I love that saddle 💕
Ikr? I have this one and it’s AMAZING!!!
I love your saddle because I have a similar one and I think it's sooo comfy and noce
this is a really helpful video for me since I was never taught how to saddle and everyone just did everything for me. I excercise someone's horse and they have a chest plate and it's pretty understandable but. Overall this was a helpful video.
I'm glad it helped! :)
I ride both English and western and I live it!
I love this video, I have watched it about 50 times. I am a 13 year old girl, who has been looking for a partner for years but I have never been able to get one, cause of were we have to move. My father is in the military so that makes it difficult. I have memorized ever word in this video, hoping soon I will have a partner to start my career as a rodeo star.
Thank you! I just started riding western and this helped a lot! : )
Its a pain in the butt to get my saddle on my horse cause shes 16.3 😱😫😂 cause im short
Literally same😂 I have a 17.3 hh Thoroughbred and I'm 5'3
+Chelsea Jo I have a Clydesdale and I find it so hard but I found out I go on my til toes
lopezmartha37 mine's 17 and I'm 4:10
I have a 16.1 thoroughbred and i have trouble putting my 34 lb western saddle on him I couldn't imagine putting one on any bigger im 5'4
lopezmartha37 you use gravity throw it and direct it I. Am also short it doesn't hurt the horse
Thank you so much! I'm starting western riding soon, and even though it's easier said than done, this really helped! :) (Btw, I'm coming from English saddle)
I'm gonna switch from western to English, western is fun though!
you will have a blast because I rid e western
Stay English its more fun
@@Kovak75 please stop. I keep seeing your bad comments trash talking western riders. If you don’t like it, then why are you here??
I have been riding for so long but I just love videos like this also putting Western saddles on tall horses like mine is very hard because I have a shire and a lot of the times I have to stand on a step stool
Your horse is adorable! :3 I wish I had a horse, I would ride western riding, which is why I watched this video XD
I ride western but got English for christmas but luckily i rode English before with my friend and did really well and even jumped and stayed on after falling off millions of times on my horse
My horse I had when I was a kid use to bloat her stomach like that. The first time I tacked her up I didn't realize it being in to much of a rush to double check like I knew I was supposed to, so when I stuck a foot in the stirrup and started to lift myself up I landed square on my butt I swear she was laughing at me!
omg i love your saddle! i already know how to tack up so idk why im watching this but still good video
This is the best video ever , thank you !
Who else is watching already knowing how to tack up?😂
Thanks for this video xD I just started riding, but my parents aren’t a big fan of me doing it. They want me to do an ‘actual sport’ which is super annoying to me because I’ve never like sports, and I have always dreamed of riding horses and just had a love for them. So, instead of doing lessons I just watch these videos lol
and what are those things called that is attached to your saddle strings ? are they called Chicago Screws ?
So what do you do with the pin on the girth that should be going into the hole of the leather? It was sticking out and you didn't say what you do with it.
What is the brand of your saddle and will you put a link to it? You have a gorgeous saddle and horse!!! Great video!!!
Sure! It's a Circle Y saddle. Here's the link to the website www.circley.com/Hope this helps!
Thank you!
I don’t ride western style but I like all horse videos and all I’m saying is make sure u don’t hold the loop around your arm/hand because if they run of it’ll pull ur arm/hand of but apart from that this vid was amazing
Beautiful horse💕 Also you're gorgeous and look like Hailee Steinfeild
That’s a beautiful horse!
Does iy matter if there's a wither hole on the saddle pad?
Do you have any recommendations on a tack store? And what store?
Your horse is so beautiful😍
Wow!! Thank you this helped me soo much I watch it ever day Thank you!!!
I'm glad! Thanks!
What kind of bridle do you use for western
Can you make a video on how to do a buck strap on a western saddle, and do you also ride English?
you know when you have a belt you had that little metal flippy tongue thing and you put it through the hole where do you put it on your saddle ?
Basically, you do what she did. But I personally, my saddle has a loop above the cinching ring (the thingy the latigo is attached to) that I put the excess latigo in until there's no excess. But usually, unless I'm riding a horse that's a little picky about things flipping around, I run it through once, so that it's not as low down, and leave it.
OML I LOVE YOUR ACCENT!!
Its sooo hard to get my saddles on my horses!!! They are sooo soo talll!!!! Urghh!!! U made it look so easy!! 😂😂
I have no experience whatsoever with horses but I live in an agricultural forward town in California and always love seeing the animals at the fair in summer but it’s not something my family does. One day I hope to live somewhere else and own a horse
Hello!
I just saw your videos:
are very nice everything.
I also love the horses.
I hope all goes always well.
A kiss and happy weekend!
Thank you!
So I have lived in Texas my whole life and when I was in kindergarten I dreamed to be a barrel racer. One day when I was like 10 or 11 my dream came true of riding a horse without anyone leading me. I went to a camp where I learned how to take care of and ride a horse at a walk and trot. The fall after that I started doing lessons and learned to barrel race I am now 13 and have been doing lessons for almost a year now. We would have a horse or two but we don’t have any land and can’t afford to move. Any advice for me? ( btw I know how to tack up fully, walk, trot, lope, lead, turn out, and feed)
Question: what do you do if you have a halter, that does not untie??
If you mean what I think you do about putting the halter around their neck to keep them from walking away, I would just use a lead-rope or the reins to keep them from running away! Also, it doesn't hurt them if you ride with a halter underneath the bridle! Hope this helps:)
Thank you and
I’m watching this because I’m leasing from a western stable and I haven’t ridden western in a while
what do you use to record your videos and edit, cause you have good quality
I use the iPhone 5c for this video and iMovie for editing!
I’ve been on and off riding for the past three years and I’m now going to ride again starting next week and I promised myself I wouldn’t take a break again because I _love_ riding. And I don’t even know if I’m going to do Western or English and I have bad anxiety because there might be other, more experienced riders there that’ll think I’m dumb for not knowing how to tack up my horse. Even though it’s not realistic, I’m still scared out of my mind.
I ride a really tall horse so tacking up is a bit of a struggle but I'm usest to it 😃😃
Me: *Has been riding for ages*
"What if I'm doing it wrong?"
This video really helped lol I’m switching from English to western I thought it would be a lot harder to tack a western horse but it looks easier, is it possible for a horse to be fat for the girth? Cause my uncle has horses and they are so chubby! It’s really Hard to lighten the girth , When I lease one of them I’m going to get him in shape, my uncles likes fattening his pets!
Yes it just depends on the horse! You can measure their girth before purchasing the cinch, they make them in different sizes. Haha i definitely need a bigger size for Honey she's gained weight! Lol
Do we need to get a breast collar for the horse? because I am saving ups to get a horse and I want to make sure Im not getting anything I dont need
that's a beautiful horse
I know this is old, but I'm wondering if your horse may have a slight injury.. when you placed your saddle pad, your horse's disposition completely changed.. notice how she turned her head slightly and nipped?
So I might be getting a horse sooner or later and I was wondering, what are the most important things for a horse? I’ve never had a horse before and I’ve never had experience with one. The only thing I’ve done was ride one. So what would my benefits be if I do get a horse?
What kind if pad do you have?
1:32
UGH IM AN IDIOT
I never even though about doing that 😩
thanks for sharing! I'm just learning so that was so helpful!
Thanks! I'm glad it helped!
Where did you get your bridle?
what color is your horse called like a bay or what? ILYSM
on the other side that the cinch is already attached to.. what is that bit of leather called?
The off billit.
i love this video.
A easier way to remember how to latch the under part of the saddle is to think of a peanut butter jelly sandwich first the bread then the peanut butter after that jelly then bread agin then make a sink and put the knife in the sink basically you want to make sure you have 4 rows then make the circle thing and put it through to end it. Once I found out this way to remember it I’m like thanks Lola for teaching me this
Thanks this video helped me a lot
I usually don’t ride Western but I just wanted to watch this video just in case lol 😂
Where did you get the head stall? i have been trying to find one like that but i cant and they all just look really unconformable.
On the thumbnail I noticed that the reins were behind the horn. Is that dangerous? I was told not to do it. But I love how your gentle with your horse