Show jumping with a broken arm

[asmp]

Was sent this link the other day with Ted Edgar jumping the Hickstead Derby with his broken arm in a sling! Think Health & Safety would have something to say about it these days.

 

[Bellaboo18]

Loved watching that

 

[twiggy2]

Brilliant

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

What a bit of history!

 

[Berpisc]

Brilliant!

 

[ycbm]

Is ALL incredibly gung ho Pony Club 'I'm sure we can clear this if we just go faster' , isn't it!? Fascinating.

 

[Cortez]

I love old footage. There is a clip of I think it was Beethoven being looked at as a prospect in the 1950's, being trotted up and lunged - and he's obviously as lame as a goat! Nobody notices or comments and it's all very tweedy and elephant ear jodhpurs

 

[Tagoat]

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Love it!!

 

[OldNag]

Pat Smythe and Anneli Drummond-Hay too..... Lots of blasts from the past. Fabulous!

 

[splashgirl45]

thanks for that, he was such a character,

 

[gunnergundog]

I love old footage. There is a clip of I think it was Beethoven being looked at as a prospect in the 1950's, being trotted up and lunged - and he's obviously as lame as a goat! Nobody notices or comments and it's all very tweedy and elephant ear jodhpurs

This? Found on the Golden Age of Show Jumping.....so many memories! Beethoven appears at c 38 seconds.

 

[cundlegreen]

I love old footage. There is a clip of I think it was Beethoven being looked at as a prospect in the 1950's, being trotted up and lunged - and he's obviously as lame as a goat! Nobody notices or comments and it's all very tweedy and elephant ear jodhpurs

That came up on FB the other day, and it was my first comment! Glad you spotted it as well. He had to have had a back problem too looking at all the hand standing he does in the video.

 

[splashgirl45]

love this, thanks for posting

 

[MagicMelon]

Love it, thats amazing him doing that with a broken arm and they just mention it as if its totally normal! I also loved that the horses were allowed to run a bit with little in the way of extra tack / crazy bits etc. they all seem to have these days.