Stacy Westfall Shows Us How It’s Done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU6H0pMAgPE

English riders can be dismissive of Western riders, and vice versa, but I’ve never met an equestrian who doesn’t think that Stacy Westfall’s bridleless, bareback championship freestyle run in 2006 was the very essence of horsemanship.

If you’re allergic to country music, go ahead and mute it: for the record, it’s dedicated to her dad, who died less than a month before.