06/06/2026
WHEN THE INTERNET IS SCREAMING ABUSE FOR A 30s VIDEO
Ngl when I posted a 30s video of my 18YO GP horse longing 2 days ago I didn’t think the internet was going to lose his s**t and was going to want to call PETA on me, call me names and basically accusing me of hogtying his nose to his chest and rollkuring him.
People you all need to take a big breath and start educating yourself and and stop going from one extreme to an other.
Extremes are bad, period. Rollkuring horses and force them to over flex with their head behind the vertical is bad.
Letting your horse running around like an alpaca on crack is also bad.
Saying that anything but a snaffle or that any kind of training aid is negative is ignorant. Each situation and horse is different and should be assessed case by case.
So let’s go back to my own case. I wanted to do a little easy wilts I put a training aid (it has some give it’s bungee like) but he ended up spooking and so he was up and up. On the video I posted it is clear that the horse’s head is at the vertical and not forced to be down and over flexed. You can see that there is some give in the set up.
So today I took the time to make a video that setting it so so lose would mean that he could hurt himself by tangling his feet in it.
You can also clearly see that he uses his body the same with or without. There is no drastic change in his way of going.
If he can go well without it the why even use it then. Well you see he is 1,200 pounds and I’m 120 pounds, so when he decides to be very fresh (which we know he can be) and decides to spin at the ATV driving in on the road, and he spins and I end up being dragged waterskiing because I don’t have a round once I have a little bit more leverage and control. So when he is good it doesn’t really interfere with anything, but here and there he has a reminder to not just be completely free with a rag doll in tow.
Vets recommend Pessoa rigs and training aids like I use as part of the rehab plan post kissing spine surgery as they feel that they help to rebuild the topline in a proper manner.
Let this think in, vet encourage people to “tie” their horses head down to help them to be more healthy.
Again it’s all about moderation. Vets are not saying strap your horse’s head down as tight as you can to his chest. They are saying that encouraging the horse to not be inverted at all time is beneficial to build a proper top line.
So to all the cat ladies, teens that have been riding for 2 years and all the very angry people in my comment section who are very very upset and trying to save poor abused horses, why don’t you leave me and my 18YO, fat shiny, sound and well muscled old man alone and you actually go and use your infinite time and energy for horses who actually are is bad situations.
Put your phone down and go volunteer at a rescue place, this will actually make a real impact for horses’ welfare.
