The Badminton XC thread!

yes, kids, dogs. stupid people, actually Ruth's horse doesn't look so bad now he's finished, perhaps he just didn't go as easily as usual today.
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Hey come on - that could have been someones nipper getting in the way - things like that happen - its an accident!

Should we ban kids? And by that vein - stupid people who might get in the way too?..

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well, hopefully people keep better control of their kids...! also, all the fencing and stewards are there to stop people wandering in front of the fences etc. however, obviously a dog moves a lot faster than a person...

this isn't the first time a loose dog has nearly caused a nasty accident. Bill Levett did a whole course with a dog yapping at his horse's heels once. it's ridiculous to have to put up with it.
 
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Hey come on - that could have been someones nipper getting in the way - things like that happen - its an accident!

Should we ban kids? And by that vein - stupid people who might get in the way too?..

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Simple answer - keep them all gagged and on leads
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Mind you, I think that should be the case everywhere...great idea, K!

Actually, yes, ban them, why should some idiot put the lives of the horses & riders at risk? People shouldn't take excitable dogs and kids they can't control to an event like this.
 
Most of the horses seem to be having a good look at the splash into the water, as though they think it can't be that simple!
 
The dog debate will be later, but FWIW, if I'd spent years and fortunes training a horse and getting it to that level, to have it fecked up by yet another loose dog, I'd kick off and refuse to bother again until they banned them. I wonder if the riders run a book on who'll fall victim to the loose dog.
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Re: The quad/motorbike thing, if you were going to Badminton, would you not ensure your horse was used to one driving alongside him?

I would! It's been there years now, and most of these riders have one at home, or probably know someone who has one, it wouldn't be that difficult for them.

You wouldn't expect a horse with no experiance of big crowds to be ok with the atomsphere, so why not prepare for everything?
 
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Re: The quad/motorbike thing, if you were going to Badminton, would you not ensure your horse was used to one driving alongside him?

I would! It's been there years now, and most of these riders have one at home, or probably no someone who has one, it wouldn't be that difficult for them.

You wouldn't expect a horse with no experiance of big crowds to be ok with the atomsphere, so why no prepare for everything?

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So can someone lend me a quad AND a dog, just to cover every angle.
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I'll pass on borrowing a child though, if it's all the same to you.
 
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Re: The quad/motorbike thing, if you were going to Badminton, would you not ensure your horse was used to one driving alongside him?

I would! It's been there years now, and most of these riders have one at home, or probably no someone who has one, it wouldn't be that difficult for them.

You wouldn't expect a horse with no experiance of big crowds to be ok with the atomsphere, so why no prepare for everything?

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well, it has never occurred to me to ask someone with a quadbike to run it alongside me flat out while i gallop. my horses are used to one in the fields while they mooch around, but not alongside them galloping, especially with a huge BBC camera on the back... or am i supposed to get hold of one of those as well, to be sure i'm well-prepared?
oh, and should i go xc schooling and get some dogs to chase me, so we're used to that too..?!!
sorry, i think there are certain things you shouldn't have to prepare for...!
 
I dont entirely disagree with you Kerilli but what I am saying is if that was a kid in the way - no-one would be saying ban taking kids. Fact is accidents happen - and especially in a sport where there is such a close proximity to the general public.

I hate the fact some people let their dogs run amok at competitions but I don't think that means they should be banned. Perhaps they should just not be allowed 'course side'?
 
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Re: The quad/motorbike thing, if you were going to Badminton, would you not ensure your horse was used to one driving alongside him?

I would! It's been there years now, and most of these riders have one at home, or probably no someone who has one, it wouldn't be that difficult for them.

You wouldn't expect a horse with no experiance of big crowds to be ok with the atomsphere, so why no prepare for everything?

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I said the sam to Mum earlier, just like crowds, tents and flags. You get them at most BE's anyway.
 
Good gods, really?
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Mind you, I'm not that surprised. I was helping out at a Point to Point a couple of weeks ago and a woman with a pram decided to cross the course desoite the fact one of the loose horses was galloping back down the track - people had to shout at her to run and if she'd been seconds closer it would have been very nasty.

Daisy Dick finishes on a nice clear
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Sounds like a deal to me - I don't mind not taking my pups so long as i dont have to put up with everyone elses snotty nosed, loud mouthed ugly brats!!
 
Kitsune, if there was a kid in the way (and it has happened, iirc) people would be criticising the hell out of the parents. we're criticising the idiots who take an excitable dog and don't keep it under control.
 
Didn't one of the dressage riders make a fake camera and wheel it about in a wheel barrow to get her horse used to one. When I used to ride out the racehorses were fine with cars going upsides while they were working, they even took the cars on!
 
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