Exactly, she rides without a saddle, without a halter, and without a bit in the mouth. She trained the horse from a very young age and it took three years, so for me, when I watched it, it seemed like an incredible relationship of trust between her and her horse. Not to mention very strong legs on her part! I don't know if there was a string in her horses mouth or not, it seemed to be just verbal commands and motions that she used to train her horse.