I'm sorry, does no one else just see a horse's mouth being abused here for the sake of cheap tricks? A gaping mouth on a horse with a professional rider is unacceptable. Real horsemanship would take the horse into account.
Mam just because the horses mouth is "gaping open" doesn't mean the rider is abusing the horse for cheap tricks, where was the horses head during all of this, it was not flying high in resistance. Just saying.
I agree with Debbie. The horse did not look like he was enjoying this act of entertainment even if he had kept his mouth closed. But a gaping mouth implies discomfort.
I don't think his mouth is gaping because of anything that the rider is doing. I think it's something the horse is doing himself. He seems to be chewing on the bit during the entire ride.
I THOUGHT IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL, THE MAN CAN TRAIN & RIDE REALLY WELL, WHAT BALANCE, THE HORSE IS SO INTUNED TO HIM, REALLY GOOD MINDED HORSE, LOVE IT, MY HAT IS OFF TO HIM!!!!