I really enjoyed this, Carmella. Cross country is one of my favorite disciplines to watch. I hope to see you and Tucker do more of it. Honestly, it seemed like Tucker quite enjoyed himself.

Awww well done you & Tucker!!! That’s so awesome to see! And thank you for leaving in some of the struggles with the drop! It’s so nice to know that everyone has issues with some things and your patience and kindness to your boy waiting for him to work it out is beautiful 🤩

@SONIA-ic6tk

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Agreed…Thanks for sharing the struggles. I’m working on regaining confidence and rebuilding trust with my guy (he’s also sensitive) and it can feel defeating sometimes. It’s a nice reminder that struggles are part of the process. You and Tucker were awesome.

Tucker looks like he has a hunters bump. I would get that checked out and work with him in that area.

That was fun to watch. I love your horse, hes such a good trying boy. 💗🏆 ..plus he's a red chestnut Appy with a difinitive blanket = major weakness for me. Thanx for posting this. I hope you compete in one a time or twothis summer or fall. A few more practice runs and I bet he'd place at a novice level. Here's to you, Tuckie!! 🍎🍎 Good boy! 💗

I love xcountry and I am very lucky to have a course of many kinds of obstacles and a fantastic coach right at my barn. My coach always says that you have to have everything ready 6 strides before the jump….speed, impulsion and commitment. If you have those things right and you are supporting your horse during those last 6 strides then things have a pretty good of going well. When it comes to doing the drops…my coach taught me to practice going down by sitting back in much the same manner you would if you were riding down a steep incline on a trail ride. Let your horse have their neck so they can balance themselves properly. Do it one handed so you can hold the front of the saddle for some help to keep your balance and be ready to gather up your reins once you are safely and securely on the regular footing again.

You and Tucker have such a great partnership built over time and experience. He's a very smart guy and you are exactly right taking the time to familiarize him and yourself with those obstacles. Slow is the fast way with horses and to try to force a horse is asking for real problems. You were right to acknowledge and deal with your own uncertainty too. Tucker would feel that hesitation and perform accordingly. Very well done both of you. ❤❤

Ground work for new things is always the best.

Aaaawwwww! What an awesome video. I was cheering y’all on so hard while watching it!

Well done! I'm so proud of you both. What a nice place to train, too. 💕🐴💕

Beautiful work Carmella and Tucker 🩵💜

Thank you for sharing. This is encouraging me to face some of the scary things with my horse.

He did great, next time go with a buddy, if they see them do it they usually always will follow, good confidence builder

I really appreciated your showing how you worked with Tucker on the new skill, how you broke it down for both of you, and the steps you took to get the team comfortable with it. I also appreciated that you let us know how much time it took you. I'm starting on my training journey and these sorts of things are super helpful for me to manage my expectations and consider different approaches to tricky new skills for my horse.

I am so proud of you. Great brainstorming to get him into the water, with the help of Colin. I love the neck strap. Thanks and congrats on all of your subscribers.

You have a very nice and balanced half seat. I'm interested in trying cross country too so I really enjoyed this video. Tucker seemed to be enjoying himself!

Im very happy to help you! ❤ good job Carmella 😊 you help me su much with my mare ❤

Very nice,lovely horse,best of luck to you❤️🐎❤️

I loved this video I think you and Tucker did a fantastic job , it was really fun to see all the views of you riding this course , thank you 😊

Loved seeing all of this!! The process to get Tucker to jump down into the water especially 🫶🏼

@GoatLovers5610

4 ай бұрын

Same! :)

You two did so good!!!🤩

Good job Tucker! Good boy!

Another enjoyable video and congratulations on your 200,000 milestone! 🎉🐎🙌🐎🎉

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. This is a beautiful partnership between horse and rider!! Love this Carmela and Tucker!!!!!❤️

Good job you guys!! You guys did fantastic! Yeah there were a few mistakes here and there but it really could’ve been worse. I thought you guys did amazing!! You and Tucker make an incredible team ❤🤘🏻

Amazing! Well done, team! 😀

Love this!! You both did so well. Congrats on 200k!!!!

He’s doing amazing!

I've never noticed it before, but in this video it looks like Tucker is developing a hunter's bump

@fishygirl3548

4 ай бұрын

Where in the video is it more noticeable? He looks okay to me

@fishygirl3548

4 ай бұрын

Never mind I see what you mean. Hopefully that’s just how he is built

That was so fun to watch! Tucker is a very sensible fellow ❤

Well done, that was awesome!

both of you did so well !!! tucker is such a good boy 💕

This looked so fun! I do mostly western and I have horses more so built for reining that don’t like jumping so I don’t do much of this stuff, great job getting tucker down the bank though! My horses are usually used to high drops because we have a trailer that doesn’t have a ramp so they have to learn to jump in and out

Love your videos! You can tell that Tucker was more careful jumping into the water with you on him vs when you were off. What a sweet boy! Great job with him!

Great Job You Guys!!!❤❤❤❤

Well done!! 👍

That looks so fun!

This was great! Thanks for explaining so much.

I was terrified my first time down a bank too and they only had big ones! my horse was so sweet though and I swear she dropped in so quietly.

Good job Carmella and Tucker!!

Wonderful, that was a joy to watch!

I used to practice this discipline when I was younger. It is very demanding and very existing. It also helps a better connection with the horse in general and in all situations. Bravo, you will love it :)

Tucker is such a beautiful and earnest guy, good job to you both!!!❤

7:00, that's why I like western saddles. you have an oh crap handle if you need to be more secure in your seat.

Also loved watching you learn something new together!

Geez Tucker looks like a baby next to that log 🤣🤣 0:19 CONGRATS on 200K!

I love that color of saddle pad on tucker!❤

Very interesting video! More of this please 😍

Tuckers is looking great. Well done..

So fun

That was amazing! I loved watching you guys so much! I would love to teach a horse cross country. but unfortunatly we don't really have any courses anywhere near me

Coming from an eventer, It probably would have been better to start with the drop witout the water because you dont have the factor of the water as another stressor. Because they dont have good depth perception it will be better for him to see the ground rather than jumping into water that he doesnt know the depth of if that makes sense.

Soo cutee ❤

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Way to challenge yourselves!!!

Of course tucker saw the drop of, but he find it really freeky. Finaly he did it on the waterdrop. But tucker will need more training, although he did good for his first time. Both of you learned much. 👍

OMG EPIC!!!! I am dying to do this! I just posted a morning and night routine with horses ❤❤❤❤ would love to see yours ❤❤❤❤

Hi there, I don't care how good or bad some of the things are, I love your videos because they are real & honest!!. I have a horse that is sensitive as well, he feels like he can't step all the way over a pole then back over it. Can you help with this😊

Know what was the worst part of it? Me wanting to check out your channel to just realize this video was uploaded one hour ago and there defenitly won't be any more cross country videos 😂 Lovely job for your first time schooling! Of course you could have done things different (better) but one could really see how much you two trust each other and that you are having fun and that's everything you need going XC!

I'm 69th like which is hilarious to me. Also i really love your videos and how you talk about horses ❤

@EquineMetalhead

4 ай бұрын

69’s a funny number 🤣

Awesome!! I see you have a double neck strap on him….wondering why you use that? I want to get one because I’ve taken two bad falls in the last year on two separate horses; ended up with fractured ribs the first time and a sprained neck and concussion on the second one. Thanks for your input.

@johnwhibley9236

4 ай бұрын

Well done 👏 ✔️ John Australia 🇦🇺

@CarmellaAbel

4 ай бұрын

I use the strap to grab onto so I don’t hit the horse in the mouth, like if the horse over jumps or a get thrown back, anything like that. It’s just an extra stirrup strap. I learned this from foxhunting!

Wow I could not be like that

Near the end @ about 10:45 you said something I didn't understand. Chest mount? Helmet mount? No clue what you're talking about 😂

@janelevault7954

4 ай бұрын

The mount with her camera ~ the view she has of her ride.

It's definitely not something to attempt on your own. I'm no expert but I'm very careful when we go. And we try to have an experienced horse friend

I did it and fell off

Congratulations on 200k subscribers 👏 🙌 ❤ 😀 💖 💙 🥳🎉🪅🎊🥂 I am a long time subscriber/supporter ⌛ ⏲ So, I'm happy to be here and I am also happy for you 😊 ❤🎉 Once again congratulation 🎊 😊 ❤