Nomination for most honest horse!!! Video...

[bigboyrocky]

Seen this before, but thought id share.. poor poor horse! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmg1AUbS1vc&feature=related

 

[HappyHorses:)]

Poor horse!

I hope the rider bruised his plums.

 

[Holly Hocks]

Why does he wallop it before he restarts his round? It's not the poor horses fault it's got a crap rider on board. What a lovely genuine horse - shame it's back will be knackered sooner rather than later!

 

[Sussexbythesea]

Poor horse - wasn't this the Pentathlon rider and there was uproar about his lack of riding skills?

Now this horse below is really honest but his rider is certainly not lacking in skills or tenaciousness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFP275XIrQw&feature=player_embedded

 

[fidleyspromise]

Crikey, ride mine like that and you'd be on the ground before you started. :O What a cracker though to continue with a tool like that on board!!

 

[*hic*]

I'd love to say the rider's got some balls but after that round I shouldn't think he has.

 

[Lolo]

Watching it carefully, it looks like he 'catches' himself before he lands each time? If you watch him jump the jump with no stirrups he is balanced and neat in the saddle... I have a odd feeling this may be a piss take.

 

[soulfull]

Watching it carefully, it looks like he 'catches' himself before he lands each time? If you watch him jump the jump with no stirrups he is balanced and neat in the saddle... I have a odd feeling this may be a piss take.

I agree, I couldn't see how he could canter round and jump stay on the way he did and yet fly out the saddle like that

Still not fair on the lovely horse though

 

[soulfull]

Poor horse - wasn't this the Pentathlon rider and there was uproar about his lack of riding skills?

Now this horse below is really honest but his rider is certainly not lacking in skills or tenaciousness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFP275XIrQw&feature=player_embedded

oh bless him/her

 

[rabatsa]

Years ago there used to be an international show jumper that became airborn like that at every jump. Old age prevents me from rembering his name.

 

[Boxers]

Years ago there used to be an international show jumper that became airborn like that at every jump. Old age prevents me from rembering his name.

ditto ^^^^

I'm obviously too old to remember too - but I can picture the way he jumped in my imagination. He used to really lift himself above the saddle with his legs wide and well away from the horse - supposedly taking his weight of it's back for the jump!

 

[tallyho!]

Ha hahahah!!! Thelwell eat your heart out!!!

Don't care if it's on purpose though... what DOES he look like.

 

[Groom42]

Years ago there used to be an international show jumper that became airborn like that at every jump. Old age prevents me from rembering his name.

Australian, Jeff McVean and a little mare called Claret.

Annette Lewis on Tutein was similar.

Just showed my age !!!

However, they were both Riders, as opposed to Numpties! I think JM's style was developed just for Claret, as she was quite tiny, never saw him do it on other horses. I think AL was the same.