Rodrigo Pessoa in the 2009 World Cup Celebrity Reining Challenge

The 2009 FEI Rolex World Cup Final brought the best riders in show jumping and dressage together in Las Vegas for top competition in their respective sports. Some of these riders also took the opportunity to show off their versatility by competing in a celebrity reining challenge.

Watch Rodrigo Pessoa try his hand at a new discipline.

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Bayli says:
April 22, 2009 at 9:18 am
wow, I don't think he'll be changing over from jumping anytime soon.
Erica says:
January 4, 2010 at 10:39 am
WOW!!! Rodrigo looks good in western.... needs a little practice. but man that looks good.
Xena says:
March 20, 2010 at 9:34 am
It's always so much fun to see people try something new. I applaud anybody who tries a new discipline whether it be western to english or english to western, like these good folks. Nice rides! :)
ki says:
July 9, 2010 at 6:14 pm
I'm Brazilian and grew up watching him! I love reining and I love him! This is great!
Jess says:
June 2, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Interesting.
amy says:
August 8, 2012 at 9:55 am
this video is so cool. i looooooove the slide stop.
jennifer says:
August 18, 2012 at 7:40 pm
AWESOME!!! i looove his horse, it's bueatyful!! i also looooooove the sliding stop!! and how smoothly his horse moved! the man and his horse worked together!!(i call his horse lighting, since i dont know what his/her real name is) oops! gotta go! cool article!:)!:)!
CT says:
January 2, 2014 at 10:27 am
That was cool.
BNMN says:
January 19, 2014 at 2:52 pm
love it !!!!!!!!!!!!
Marion says:
October 1, 2014 at 5:47 am
He did really well for never ridden a reiner before. He's got really a nice horsemanship seat too!