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I've just been watching some of the rounds on Burghley.tv when I came across this one. It's not nice viewing & to make things worse his poor horse whinnies after the incident that eliminates them.

I know I'm soft but it nearly brought me to tears :(
 
I didn't like the fact that he didn't even go over and see his horse, who could have done with a pat. He just stood there and let the steward go.

In contrast, Sam Penn who had a very similar fall jumped straight up to check her horse was ok.

Will Faudree fell and then went over and gave his horse a kiss...its nice to see the riders caring about their horse rather than appearing annoyed they have fallen.
 
OOff!!!!! Flippin' eck. both of them must be so winded. If that was me and I was standing, I'd be scrambling down to check me horse was ok though. That could have been one hell of an accident. Poor horse.. was just too tired to get over.Could have taken both legs out and the sternum/chest must be very bruised. DO hope the horse is doing okay after that. That impact actually broke the fence!
 
They come into a big fence with a ditch in front & Walterstown Don takes off but hits the fence hard with his front legs. Clayton gets thrown over the fence but the horse falls back into the ditch and is spreadeagled for a second.

When he gets up he sort of whinnies, it's horrible to watch but he does seem to be ok when he walks off. Clayton gets up though and doesn't even look back over the fence to see how his horse is :(
 
mahonenx said:
I didn't like the fact that he didn't even go over and see his horse, who could have done with a pat. He just stood there and let the steward go.

In contrast, Sam Penn who had a very similar fall jumped straight up to check her horse was ok.

Will Faudree fell and then went over and gave his horse a kiss...its nice to see the riders caring about their horse rather than appearing annoyed they have fallen.
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Just watched this and was also disappointed with the casual way he dealt with it - seemed more interested in finding where he'd dropped his whip as the steward lead his horse away.
 
Its hard to see when the riders lack compassion. I mean, I can understand he was frustrated as he was in a good place, but it really doesn't look good when he didn't seem to even bother to check his horse was ok.
 
sonjafoers said:
They come into a big fence with a ditch in front & Walterstown Don takes off but hits the fence hard with his front legs. Clayton gets thrown over the fence but the horse falls back into the ditch and is spreadeagled for a second.

When he gets up he sort of whinnies, it's horrible to watch but he does seem to be ok when he walks off. Clayton gets up though and doesn't even look back over the fence to see how his horse is :(
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Lets put it down to shock at the fall, as to be so uncaring about a horse after an accident like that would be disgusting and id like to think he's better than that
 
marydoll said:
Lets put it down to shock at the fall, as to be so uncaring about a horse after an accident like that would be disgusting and id like to think he's better than that
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I hope so, but I would like to think as an experienced rider who has fallen many times maybe he should have visibly been more concerned.
 
Poor horse! Just watched the Sam Penn one too and it looks to me as though that is a hideous jump!

Her reaction was one of a mother :D
 
I was shocked at his lack of compassion for his horse, the whinny made me really upset, he must have been really hurt. After his fall at the olympics then this, dont think hes having a great year. No excuse for not checking if he was ok though
 
Must admit I'm not particularly keen on him in general, didn't see any of it but he should have checked on the horse before anything else esp as he was the other side of the fence.

Like the fact Will Faudre gave horse a kiss.

What happened to Mary King looked at scores and seen she was eliminated?
 
mahonenx said:
I hope so, but I would like to think as an experienced rider who has fallen many times maybe he should have visibly been more concerned.
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If youre in shock, you can behave quite bizzarely, having dealt with a couple in a car accident, whilst waiting for the ambulance for his pregnant wife who was still in the front seat of the car conscious but with a head wound, her husband paced back and forth worrying about his chips getting cold :confused:
Iys not that he didnt care, he was in shock after the incident.
Clayton might not have known whether it was new york of new year
 
I know him and have seen how he is around his horses, and I think it was more due to shock than anything else, because he definitely cares about them. And yes, maybe he's an experienced rider, but 3 months ago, he fell and ended up spending 1 week in hospital, then fell at the Olympics, can you imagine how he must be feeling?
Moreover, he patted him when they were reunited, so it's not as if he didn't care at all.
 
both could have been aweful falls! Poor horses :( I have to say really didn't like clayton's reaction, although you never know he could have been winded/in shock. His poor horse looked very shacken and winneyed as if to say 'ow that really hurt!'

Sam Penn was pretty much hysterical about her horse! As soon as she the ground she she was up and went straight to him to see if he was ok. I admire people that do that.
 
You can clearly hear her shouting for her horse, it really does hilight the difference between the 2 riders.

I heard recently that Clayton was lets just say 'unprofessional' at a recent BS event he attended so I'm not sure now how much he does care for his horses. I was a fan after the Horse & Country series but now I'm not so sure.
 
holzrokz said:
both could have been aweful falls! Poor horses :( I have to say really didn't like clayton's reaction, although you never know he could have been winded/in shock. His poor horse looked very shacken and winneyed as if to say 'ow that really hurt!'

Sam Penn was pretty much hysterical about her horse! As soon as she the ground she she was up and went straight to him to see if he was ok. I admire people that do that.
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If youre in shock, youre not in control of your actions
Sam has possibly dealt with her fall better because she had a better landing, who knows, plus Clayton has had a couple of nasty ones close together, mabe he was worried to look round for fear of what he might see
 
It looked like shock from Fredericks more than anything else. He looked winded from a really nasty fall, but I agree, he certainly should have been more caring towards the horse. Horrible fall.
 
marydoll said:
Clayton has had a couple of nasty ones close together, mabe he was worried to look round for fear of what he might see
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Sorry but I think this is absolute rubbish - he spends an amount of time walking around & doesn't even look at the horse & even looks like he is smiling at the steward at the end of the clip. That's not someone in fear of what they might see.

Rant over, let's just say I am appalled & disgusted as I'm sure a lot of us are. He's possibly lost quite a few fans today.
 
I happened to be at some fairly low key showjumping a couple of months ago and the Team Fredericks were all there as the children were competing. He and his son sat behind me as my friend completed a very satisfactory clear round where her young, big (out for experience) mare went beautifully. The young Fredericks boy proclaimed rather loudly 'she's going far too slow, that horse isn't a jumper it should do dressage'. Father said nothing whereas I wanted to poke small boy in the eye. Whole family were very gobby and for some reason when the daughter was eliminated the judge let her back in with her mother coaching her round. I am not completely heartless and great for the girl but I can't help thinking that I hadn't seen anyone else be given the privilege. I'm not keen.
 
I wondered if he was worried about what he might see. You can hear how hard he hit the fence.
But, the concern should have taken priority and he certainly didn't give anyone a good impression of himself today.
 
sonjafoers said:
Sorry but I think this is absolute rubbish - he spends an amount of time walking around & doesn't even look at the horse & even looks like he is smiling at the steward at the end of the clip. That's not someone in fear of what they might see.

Rant over, let's just say I am appalled & disgusted as I'm sure a lot of us are. He's possibly lost quite a few fans today.
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Youve obviously never dealt with someone in shock then have you ??
 
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