ester
Not slacking multitasking
Sounds nasty, and lucky on the brain front.
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/harry-meade-fall-september-2020-727316
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/harry-meade-fall-september-2020-727316
Harry Meade
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milliepops
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yeah sounds like he was really lucky. Hope he makes a speedy recovery.
9tails
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That sounds terrible. Whatever stirrups he was using, I'd like to avoid those.
ester
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I think he uses traditional irons, he's a traditional sort of bloke and never seen him use anything else.
scats
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Gosh that sounds horrid. Hope he is ok.
ecb89
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Yes, looking at his Instagram pics he is mainly using traditional stirrups and in some pictures Sprenger looking ones.
ester
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I don't know how to use insta so thanks for looking!
OrangeAndLemon
Afraid of exorcism
Oh gosh, that's terrible. He comes across as such a lovely and interesting man on his commentary and I've always enjoyed watching him ride cross country.
He has never had the luck he deserved but has overcome so much in the past. I wish a full and speedy recovery.
He has never had the luck he deserved but has overcome so much in the past. I wish a full and speedy recovery.
ihatework
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Ouch!
Steerpike
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Wow that's awful, but it shows what a genuine nice guy he must be to send a message apologising for the hold up on course when he was being put in the ambulance!
Goldenstar
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He’s my favourite commentator for XC .
That sounds appalling .
That sounds appalling .
Reacher
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Crikey hope he makes a speedy recovery
IrishMilo
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Sounds nasty. Another reminder why I don't ride in any stirrup other than one with an arm that opens easily. Being dragged is my worst nightmare.
dogatemysalad
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That sounds nasty. I hope he recovers soon.
I came off at speed once and got my foot stuck in the stirrup. Fortunately, my horse stopped really quickly and stood like a rock. It's incredibly difficult to free your foot when you're lying on the ground with no one around to help.
I came off at speed once and got my foot stuck in the stirrup. Fortunately, my horse stopped really quickly and stood like a rock. It's incredibly difficult to free your foot when you're lying on the ground with no one around to help.
Meowy Catkin
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I was once told that you have to roll onto your tummy as that makes it easier to free your foot. I've never tried it though as thankfully the situation has never arisen.
ecb89
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I can’t upload the file, however on looking at his Instagram again, it looks like he was wearing sprengers at the event
teapot
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On one of his horses yes, he had five there. Something else to consider - stirrup bars on saddles have changed dramatically over the years too.
Another Charles Owen hat doing its job!
shortstuff99
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He had a very lucky escape and from the sounds of it a very good hat! Wishing him a very speedy recovery.
Nicnac
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Really hope his arm is ok after his awful fall in 2013. Sounds a really nasty experience.
Lammy
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Rosie has posted a detailed update on Harry’s website for anyone who wants to read it: http://www.harrymeade.com/latest-news/17102020141627-update-on-harry-/
Seems like it will be a long recovery for him, wishing him and Merrylegs the best.
Seems like it will be a long recovery for him, wishing him and Merrylegs the best.
TGM
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TGM
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Thank you - my daughter and I were wondering how he was getting on only yesterday.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Thanks for the link to the update. Harry doesn't deserve all this bad luck, he is one of the nicest blokes in horses. All best vibes for a full recovery.
Hadn’t realised that the horse had needed an op after the fall, so am glad to hear that Merrylegs seems to be doing well.
Hadn’t realised that the horse had needed an op after the fall, so am glad to hear that Merrylegs seems to be doing well.
The pic of Harry and Merrylegs apparently to start the XC shows him in what look like Sprengers. Harry doesn’t seem the type to have used a rip off copy. I have Sprengers...
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Lammy
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I know, I use Sprengers too...now researching some affordable safety stirrups to replace them ?
shortstuff99
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Poor Harry! Wishing him the best in his recovery.
I know they're not always popular but I always use swan neck stirrups and I'm yet (touch wood) to have ever been caught in them.
I know they're not always popular but I always use swan neck stirrups and I'm yet (touch wood) to have ever been caught in them.
The Xmas Furry
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Bent irons?
I've used them for years, particularly when hunting.
However, in spring last year when taking B Fuzzy xc for the first time, she over jumped, we landed intact but my right foot had shifted forwards on landing and was completely jammed.
I thank the stars that B stopped when I asked her to and I had to lift my knee to lean over and yank my stirrup off my foot and it wasnt easy!
Never had it happen before, yes it was plenty wide enough too (as still space when using grassmeres at home). They are now consigned to the pile of stuff to move on.
shortstuff99
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To be honest if your foot jams really far forward in the stirrup they're all going to get stuck unless you have ones that detach at the top or the leather comes off.
The only ones that really stop it are the cages or the detachable ones but they have their issues too.
The Xmas Furry
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It is the only time it's happened in my life, I'm not taking any chances going forward.
I've got a fair bit of mileage over 5 decades on a goodly amount of animals and very rare has a foot gone home in a stirrup even in some extenuating circumstances. Something like this will never get a 2nd chance, even if it was a fluke!
palo1
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Poor Harry and Merrywell T It is a very sobering accident in relation to stirrups too. I thought that Sprengers were the bees knees tbh. I have been considering getting rid of my cages and finding a sleeker option but this is really making me think again. What an awful set of injuries for the poor man.
It is a very sobering accident in relation to stirrups too. I thought that Sprengers were the bees knees tbh. I have been considering getting rid of my cages and finding a sleeker option but this is really making me think again. What an awful set of injuries for the poor man. DirectorFury
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Iirc another poster on here had an issue with the Sprenger-style flexi stirrups where if they're pushed forward they flex into a position where your foot goes straight through and then when they return to normal you can't remove your foot without flexing them all the way forward again. I've described that really badly, I'll dig out my old pair and do a video of what I mean tonight!
Short of using cages or Barnes buckles, I think the latter are allowed BE but the former aren't, this is a risk with any pair of stirrups if things go wrong in exactly the 'right' way.
Short of using cages or Barnes buckles, I think the latter are allowed BE but the former aren't, this is a risk with any pair of stirrups if things go wrong in exactly the 'right' way
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