Pictures Piggy March “pooping her panties“ at “proper five, like six, star” XC at Maryland

[silv]

Ian Stark was a pleasure to watch ride-totally fearless. Although watching Murphy Himself launching himself at the jumps was somewhat frightening at times.

He is a also a very talented instructor, I went to a couple of clinics he did 30 odd years ago and he made them such fun and was so nice and approachable. My all time favorite eventer. Murphy in his prime was a sight to behold.

 

[j1ffy]

It’s a lovely course to watch - seems to be riding well but the time is very influential so far

 

[teapot]

Good write up here of the course - https://eventingnation.com/how-to-c...-the-maryland-5-star-cross-country-challenge/

Goes to show photos can be deceiving

 

[poiuytrewq]

What the heck is that first jump!

It’s certain death, that’s what it is.

 

[Nicnac]

It's so beautiful and riding really well. Still unsure as to why there's a hold. Not great for WFP.....although he's so experienced he's probably just chilling.

 

[teapot]

Only one fault at fence 24 in the end I think

 

[sbloom]

Just how far are they going to go with this "sport"?

Such a shame they feel the need to ...test the horse and rider .. in this way when the consequences of one mistake are fatal...

Why push to the extremes .. so sad

He is provocative, and I don't agree with all his posts, but this US trainer makes some very interesting points about modern XC on his page.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02rJ2sjFfCauqkGnjASAFXBQy89eoG5gyZ8Pof4uBpaea7DjVEUuvmePJB1w5qtnkxl&id=100043468792096

 

[sbloom]

Wrong link, how odd.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i3NALCJ7P7uJ8awQqV8Q3qCyAmdCMnjjuor4QdoKsHYy1bEdBPp6gw4LUToV9cqLl&id=100043468792096

 

[ycbm]

Wrong link, how odd.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i3NALCJ7P7uJ8awQqV8Q3qCyAmdCMnjjuor4QdoKsHYy1bEdBPp6gw4LUToV9cqLl&id=100043468792096

But the trakhener design that he says is dangerous has been a standard of cross country courses since the year dot, and I've jumped many of them. The horse ignores the ditch and focuses on the top line of the log. For the horse it's no different from jumping a suspended log with no ditch, it's rider fright that usually causes them to duck into the ditch.

This is the Eland 90cm course.


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[LEC]

gosh you certainly find provocative posters who love click bait and pie in the sky.

Any jump can be dangerous to a horse. A log on the floor can be jumped badly by a cob or a 5* horse on the day with many different variables.

I thought the Maryland course was great. The riders had to really think, the time was tough and horses read it well. Horses who were not good enough were not punished but didn’t get round either.

 

[Ellibelli]

But the trakhener design that he says is dangerous has been a standard of cross country courses since the year dot, and I've jumped many of them. The horse ignores the ditch and focuses on the top line of the log. For the horse it's no different from jumping a suspended log with no ditch, it's rider fright that usually causes them to duck into the ditch.

This is the Eland 90cm course.

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"Gurgle the Greek, ridden by British eventer Rachel Bayliss, slid under the “Stockholm Fence” during an especially muddy Badminton in 1973 and managed to come out the other side with rider intact."

 

[ycbm]

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"Gurgle the Greek, ridden by British eventer Rachel Bayliss, slid under the “Stockholm Fence” during an especially muddy Badminton in 1973 and managed to come out the other side with rider intact."

It annoys the pants off her that she's most famous for that! He slid into the ditch on his feet. She pulled his head down and under the fence and galloped away. At the time, that occurred no penalties as she went between the flags!
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[Tiddlypom]

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"Gurgle the Greek, ridden by British eventer Rachel Bayliss, slid under the “Stockholm Fence” during an especially muddy Badminton in 1973 and managed to come out the other side with rider intact."

And she was judged to have cleared the fence without penalties - they changed the rules after that.

 

[Honey08]

Didn’t Ginny or Lucinda once do something similar in the 80s?

 

[teapot]

Update to Maryland results - Piggy withdrew from the holding box

 

[Honey08]

That’s a shame. She said he wasn’t quite right this morning.

 

[Cragrat]

But the trakhener design that he says is dangerous has been a standard of cross country courses since the year dot, and I've jumped many of them. The horse ignores the ditch and focuses on the top line of the log. For the horse it's no different from jumping a suspended log with no ditch, it's rider fright that usually causes them to duck into the ditch.

This is the Eland 90cm course.

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Smart jump....but is your arm in a cast????

 

[DressageCob]

But the trakhener design that he says is dangerous has been a standard of cross country courses since the year dot, and I've jumped many of them. The horse ignores the ditch and focuses on the top line of the log. For the horse it's no different from jumping a suspended log with no ditch, it's rider fright that usually causes them to duck into the ditch.

This is the Eland 90cm course.

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I need to know, is the rider wearing a horse boot on their arm?

I love how relaxed the horse looks.

 

[ycbm]

Smart jump....but is your arm in a cast????

Well spotted, yes I'm riding with a broken arm

Actually the splint is a hard shell Eskadron tendon boot which I bought especially because it was such a perfect solution. The arm itself has a 7 inch bar in it. I think it was about a month along at that time.

 

[ycbm]

I love how relaxed the horse looks.

George was fab, he was one of my barefoot rehabs, recovered from collateral ligament strains to do that and hunt.
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[photo_jo]

Didn’t Ginny or Lucinda once do something similar in the 80s?

Cleobury had a trakhener in the intermediate that a few went under one year-somewhere I have photos