Parkranger
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I have to say that it's given me the incentive to start jumping again - I've had a break of 15 years, just brought another horse and we're getting on fine - aim to be jumping by the winter when we're both fit!
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RobinHood
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I really enjoyed the series but I thought it was on far too early some evenings. I only saw about half of it because I don't get home from doing the horses until 9ish.
Parkranger
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Think it was probably aimed at the non horsey world, to bring more people into it rather than the horsey community!
Happy Horse
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I am usually in bed by 9.30 so I thought it was on at great times (although some nights I had to stay up late tow watch it!)
I think it was on at a time that everyone could watch.
I think it was on at a time that everyone could watch.
monica123
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i think it was great!!!
Accy
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I thought it was great was lucky enough to go watch it live two nights runing, i truley hope they do something like it again as it has done a lot to raise awareness of the sport as a whole and raised a lot of money for a good cause in the time being.
the facilities at Towerlands are fantastic liveing five mins from there i get to go a lot, the whole thing seemed well organised and they horses looked well cared for, thumbs up from me
the facilities at Towerlands are fantastic liveing five mins from there i get to go a lot, the whole thing seemed well organised and they horses looked well cared for, thumbs up from me
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thankyou for that! It was a very interesting read!
Over2You
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I'm new here and I apologize for replying to an old topic, but I really want to add my two cents.
I thought the trainers (Tim especially) did remarkably well and I'm glad the show made the public more aware of the sport. However, I can not offer the same praise for the way it was presented and pieced together. We saw the same shots of the "celebrities" falling off over and over and over and over again, the riders were pampered to death, what with physios on hand 24/7, the best food you could imagine, champagne and wine every night and not to mention FREE tuition from Tim Stockdale! I'm sure they would never have signed-up for the show if it weren't for all the perks. I think anyone could achieve what they did if they had all those incentives. And please don't get me started on those two that took over on BBC 3. They were AWFUL! They knew nothing about horses, had terrible grammar and spoke with accents that even the most skilled linguist would find impossible to translate! I felt so sorry for the guests unfortunate enough to be interviewed by them. As for Jodie Kidd's involvement, I'd say it was pretty obvious why they chose her. It certainly wasn't for her ability to offer helpful advice. About the only thing she could comment on was how the riders held their reins. And the phone lines were an absolute joke. One minute they were open, the next they were closed - pathetic!
This was a stark reminder as to why I gave up on the BBC years ago.
Thanks for reading.
I thought the trainers (Tim especially) did remarkably well and I'm glad the show made the public more aware of the sport. However, I can not offer the same praise for the way it was presented and pieced together. We saw the same shots of the "celebrities" falling off over and over and over and over again, the riders were pampered to death, what with physios on hand 24/7, the best food you could imagine, champagne and wine every night and not to mention FREE tuition from Tim Stockdale! I'm sure they would never have signed-up for the show if it weren't for all the perks. I think anyone could achieve what they did if they had all those incentives. And please don't get me started on those two that took over on BBC 3. They were AWFUL! They knew nothing about horses, had terrible grammar and spoke with accents that even the most skilled linguist would find impossible to translate! I felt so sorry for the guests unfortunate enough to be interviewed by them. As for Jodie Kidd's involvement, I'd say it was pretty obvious why they chose her. It certainly wasn't for her ability to offer helpful advice. About the only thing she could comment on was how the riders held their reins. And the phone lines were an absolute joke. One minute they were open, the next they were closed - pathetic!
This was a stark reminder as to why I gave up on the BBC years ago.
Thanks for reading.
TarrSteps
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Wow! Lots of stong opinions.
I'm curious what people would like to see next, as far as horses on tv. Another reality competition type show? Same format? Something involving "real world" riders? An X Factor type set up maybe? How about a reality/documentary series? Something with more instruction? Less? Involving professionals as riders not so much coaches?
If we want to see horses on tv then we have to tell tv people what we want to see and why they should put it on. What might appeal to both horse people and the general public? With the breakout popularity on Blue Hors Matine on YouTube and the move towards "green" thinking which prompts people to be nostalgic for/desiring of a more agricultural/animal involved outlook to life I think the time is right.
So what can we sell them, people?
I'm curious what people would like to see next, as far as horses on tv. Another reality competition type show? Same format? Something involving "real world" riders? An X Factor type set up maybe? How about a reality/documentary series? Something with more instruction? Less? Involving professionals as riders not so much coaches?
If we want to see horses on tv then we have to tell tv people what we want to see and why they should put it on. What might appeal to both horse people and the general public? With the breakout popularity on Blue Hors Matine on YouTube and the move towards "green" thinking which prompts people to be nostalgic for/desiring of a more agricultural/animal involved outlook to life I think the time is right.
So what can we sell them, people?
xKirstyx
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Its quite nice to find this post and read through it! I think it was a good reality TV show. And I'm lucky enough to of heard the whole inside story of it all, as I worked for Mia Korenika ( 1 of the trainers on the show) after she was on there and I'm quite friendly with Tim (Stockdale) - brought my horse from him etc! So yeah it was a good thing espeicaly for charity, all the celbs loved it, the horses were chosen well- by Tim. and it was run and organised well..apart from one day when they nearly had to put a huge hic up live! x