Armchair pole bending

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of helmet cams. Since it’s a safe bet that I will never ride the Rolex cross-country course or race a Thoroughbred, getting a rider’s-eye view of those experiences is a fair replacement.

Most of the helmet cam videos I’ve seen are from eventing or show jumping riders, but naturally, western riders haven’t ignored this trend. Check out the pole bending video below.

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Pretty cool.

It’s not a horse video, but it popped up in the “related videos” and I had to share. See what it’s like to ride a rodeo bull. Watching this video is about as close as I ever want to get to that experience.

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13 years ago

Leslie Potter

Leslie Potter is a graduate of William Woods University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Equestrian Science with a concentration in saddle seat riding and a minor in Journalism/Mass Communications. She is currently a writer and photographer in Lexington, Ky.Potter worked as a barn manager and riding instructor and was a freelance reporter and photographer for the Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar and Saddle Horse Report before moving to Lexington to join Horse Illustrated as Web Editor from 2008 to 2019. Her current equestrian pursuits include being a grown-up lesson kid at an eventing barn and trail riding with her senior Morgan gelding, Snoopy.

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A says:
December 13, 2011 at 2:53 pm
wow if that was me in that pen on that bull, i would be sooooooo nervous!!! :~( although that helmetcamera thing is really COOL!