Vanessa Hudgens is getting her cowgirl on!

The former Disney star hit a riding ring in Malibu on Tuesday, showing off her equestrian skills ... and her tight abs! Donning a helmet with her black crop top and black pants, Vanessa looked every bit the cool rider. But who knew she was a horse whisperer?

Apparently VHudg has some down time now that her show Powerless has been cancelled. A showrunner for the DC Comics office drama hinted that something was afoot and that he could guess the show's future wasn't bright, though NBC has yet to make the cancellation official.

Showrunner Patrick Schumacker wrote: "#Powerless will not air this week or next. This, I know for sure. I can guess some other things but they're not good. Thanks for watching." The most recent episode drew only 2 million viewers and a 0.6 rating.

Still, Vanessa's looking on the bright side and so are we. Check out this sexy selfie the starlet posted on Tuesday. She captioned it, "Beach babe: Vanessa posted this swimsuit selfie on a beach in Malibu as the temperature soared into the high 80sF on Monday, captioned: 'I call it Malibooya." HOT!