Apparently Roy Moore can't even ride a horse correctly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's SENATOR MOORE to you!

This post didn’t age well.

No, no it didn’t. This is a shock to me since I have only been wrong once before since I was 5. Got a edge.

[Anonymous]

Now he has time to take horse riding lessons.

[Anonymous]

We have 5 horses, one of which is a Spotted Saddle Horse (SSH), which is what Sassy looks to be. They are gaited horses, and it's pretty well known to people in the horse world, that people who ride gaited horses, are people who don't want to take the time to learn to ride the right way (I know someone is going to get butt hurt over that statement, but it's true).

I've been around horses, riding, showing, judging, training, and showing (Western, AQHA/APHA) ever since I could sit on a horse by myself (farm kid). The only reason I have a SSH is because my DH refuses to properly learn to "ride the trot" of our Quarter Horses, and started whining about how it's too hard. So, in the spirit of marital harmony (and she was cheaper than a divorce), I bought him a gaited horse to shut him up. I love her, she's a great horse, but they are not my first choice breed of horse because they are solely trail horses, not multi-purpose like a good QH.

Western riding is a master class in lower leg work because you communicate with your horse not only through the reins, but with leg pressure (NOT kicking). A squeeze of your calf muscle will make a good horse turn away from the squeeze - so a good rider will steer with their legs. You also use leg pressure to tell horses which "lead" leg you want them to lope with, or sidepass with, or cue them to move to open gates, and any other type of ranch work you need a partner for.

Now - to critique his "riding" - his stirrups are too long which is why he is off balance and bouncing all over the damn place, he's using way too long roping reins, which are generally only used for barrel racing, calf roping, and other timed rodeo events, and he's using them improperly. His hands should be equal distance on both sides of the reins, which they are not, mainly because he has the wrong size of reins, they are too long for that horse - so the horse is zig zagging all over the place in confusion - she doesn't know which way to go.

[Anonymous]

WHOA!! I hadn't seen these videos before but the way he rides I'm amazed he managed to stay in the saddle.

Maybe they tied him up to the saddle?

Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif were apparently both drunk or hungover when they had to film the attack on Aqaba in Lawrence of Arabia, so they had themselves tied to the saddles. Problem is, whoever saddled the horses didn't do a good job, and by the time they got to their destination they were both hanging upside down under the horse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have 5 horses, one of which is a Spotted Saddle Horse (SSH), which is what Sassy looks to be. They are gaited horses, and it's pretty well known to people in the horse world, that people who ride gaited horses, are people who don't want to take the time to learn to ride the right way (I know someone is going to get butt hurt over that statement, but it's true).

I've been around horses, riding, showing, judging, training, and showing (Western, AQHA/APHA) ever since I could sit on a horse by myself (farm kid). The only reason I have a SSH is because my DH refuses to properly learn to "ride the trot" of our Quarter Horses, and started whining about how it's too hard. So, in the spirit of marital harmony (and she was cheaper than a divorce), I bought him a gaited horse to shut him up. I love her, she's a great horse, but they are not my first choice breed of horse because they are solely trail horses, not multi-purpose like a good QH.

Western riding is a master class in lower leg work because you communicate with your horse not only through the reins, but with leg pressure (NOT kicking). A squeeze of your calf muscle will make a good horse turn away from the squeeze - so a good rider will steer with their legs. You also use leg pressure to tell horses which "lead" leg you want them to lope with, or sidepass with, or cue them to move to open gates, and any other type of ranch work you need a partner for.

Now - to critique his "riding" - his stirrups are too long which is why he is off balance and bouncing all over the damn place, he's using way too long roping reins, which are generally only used for barrel racing, calf roping, and other timed rodeo events, and he's using them improperly. His hands should be equal distance on both sides of the reins, which they are not, mainly because he has the wrong size of reins, they are too long for that horse - so the horse is zig zagging all over the place in confusion - she doesn't know which way to go.

I agree with this technical assessment and rolled my eyes at his kick which I interpreted as an internal “stepping on the gas.” His stirrups aren’t too long for a leisurely trial ride: he’s too big for the damn horse/pony but, that’s my judgment (and this is so stupid to get into.) He’s not a daily rider and Sassy may be a backyard buddy horse. Now, I wouldn’t compare his riding style to serious riders but, I get pissed when my family makes fun of casual riders who went a dude ranch vacation, rode at camp or at their relative’s.

If you have ever been to a horse auction, you don’t give a crap how people ride as they love their horse.

We are blessed to be in a region filled with horse lovers and amazing trainers. I have been appalled at some of the conditions I have seen horses kept in. We are not blessed to be surrounded by assh*le horse peiple who think their sh&t doesn’t stink.

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/roymooreshorse

Roy Moore's Horse
@RoyMooresHorse
I did not ask for this. I am just a horse. I had no choice in the matter. My name is "Sassy." For real.

Under Roy Moore, Alabama

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now he has time to take horse riding lessons.

This post wins the thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/roymooreshorse

Roy Moore's Horse
@RoyMooresHorse
I did not ask for this. I am just a horse. I had no choice in the matter. My name is "Sassy." For real.

Under Roy Moore, Alabama

You are an assh*le. Are you the psycho coming through to me with a crazy amount of RABBITS? What is wrong with someone on this thread.

[Anonymous]

I’m out got the creepy feelzz from someone in this thread...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/roymooreshorse

Roy Moore's Horse
@RoyMooresHorse
I did not ask for this. I am just a horse. I had no choice in the matter. My name is "Sassy." For real.

Under Roy Moore, Alabama

You are an assh*le. Are you the psycho coming through to me with a crazy amount of RABBITS? What is wrong with someone on this thread.

I'm sorry, why am I an asshole? Because I posted a link to the horse's twitter account? I am so lost here.

Why don't you click on the link, weirdo.

[Anonymous]

He'd probably rather be riding a pony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/roymooreshorse

Roy Moore's Horse
@RoyMooresHorse
I did not ask for this. I am just a horse. I had no choice in the matter. My name is "Sassy." For real.

Under Roy Moore, Alabama

You are an assh*le. Are you the psycho coming through to me with a crazy amount of RABBITS? What is wrong with someone on this thread.

Rabbits??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/roymooreshorse

Roy Moore's Horse
@RoyMooresHorse
I did not ask for this. I am just a horse. I had no choice in the matter. My name is "Sassy." For real.

Under Roy Moore, Alabama

You are an assh*le. Are you the psycho coming through to me with a crazy amount of RABBITS? What is wrong with someone on this thread.

I'm sorry, why am I an asshole? Because I posted a link to the horse's twitter account? I am so lost here.

Why don't you click on the link, weirdo.

I am the first to admit I am a total weirdo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://splinternews.com/horse-twitter-comes-for-roy-moore-1821227717

Roy Moore, a bigot and alleged serial predator, rode a horse to the polls on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the Alabama Senate special election.

Soon after, Horse Twitter came for him.

What a yahoo. A sexual predator and a big fat phony baloney.

can you ride a horse, OP? Have you ever even seen a live one?

OP here - and yes - I used to compete a little bit in college but I wasn't great then and haven't done much riding since. I rode English, though. I don't know much about Western riding except for going on trail rides every once in a while. I take it from the online criticism that he's holding the reins wrong in addition to doing everything else wrong as well.

AND HE LOST!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll take you riding, OP and far-left posters. Show old Senator Moore how the Far-Left Democrats hold those reigns and steer their noble steed in a crowd of photographers with flashes going off. Tip: don’t kick and pull back with loose reigns at the same time.

Is "Far-Left" (wrongly capitalized) the new Fox way of dismissing people who don't like sexual predators?