A Tribute to the Thoroughbred Sport Horse
A narrated video presentation celebrating the extraordinary contribution the Thoroughbred horse has made in all the jumping disciplines. Until the very recent past Thoroughbreds dominated North America’s competitive jumping scene with their superior athleticism, heart and jumping prowess. Their popularity sadly declined as warmbloods descended en masse upon the horse show industry beginning in the early 1980s. Thoroughbreds seemed to virtually disappear as seemingly “easy-going” warmbloods gained momentum and cachet. This video is a reminder that some of our most outstanding and beloved equine athletes of all time were proudly Thoroughbreds. Not only should we remember their profound influence, but applaud and encourage their reemergence into the mainstream of the equestrian sport.
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Credits:
Dr. Daniel Marks & Equimechanics.com
Dr. Peter Birdsall
Gordon Wright
George Morris
Michael Golden
Denny Emerson
Jim Wofford
Ronnie Beard
Tiffany Teeter
Alfred Traurig
Jennie Carleton
Marianne Taylor
Szilvia Fabian
Nick Ellis
Bernie Traurig
Special thanks to all the organizations who strive to facilitate the placement of retired Thoroughbred racehorses into second careers.
In November of 2019, George H Morris was deemed by Safe Sport to be Permanently prohibited from participating in any activities and competitions that USEF licenses, endorses, or sponsors due to allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. George Morris has no financial interests in the educational material he has presented or participated in on EquestrianCoach.com and we leave it up to the subscriber to view or not view his contributions.
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Just lovely - thank you, Bernie!
Loved the Video, the best natured, talented horse we had was a dark by OTB, sensitive in a soft kind of way, brave, willing and a huge heart. He loved his humans and there wasn't anything my daughter pointed him at that he wouldn't jump if she asked him too. He also competed in USDF shows and qualified for regional finals. My daughter wall papered her room with all of the ribbons they won together . Now that she has completed nursing school,she hopes to find another one like him to finish earning her bronze medal and maybe due some hunter derbies.
Great Tribute to the most worthy breed. Love the Thoroughbreds!
Facinating footage!
I had a Canadian thoroughbred grand prix jumper. He was my boy, my favorite and made me feel invincible. I love the feeling that a special horse can give you. he was 18 hands. I miss him so much. I was looking up Canadian and French thoroughbred horses and came across this.
Fabulous video!
Thank you so much for doing this video. It's a magical walk down memory lane for me. I especially love the footage at Chagrin; as a teenager, I was sent to a boarding school up in that area and rode with Howard Lewis at the Chagrin Valley Hunt Club. Oh, gosh... the memories.
Brilliant video! This took me back to my childhood, and then, year by year, up to the present -- and indeed, to the miracle of cloning, which opens a whole new future of potantial -- and yes, of passion for the breed and for the sport.
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Fantastic video, and it brought back so many memories. I would have loved to see a quick mention of the breeding in the graphics (sire, dam, broodmare sire) just to see which lines were represented. There's nothing like a Thoroughbred. Nothing.
Thank you! What a blast from the past!
I wish the long format was bought back, the TB excelled at the old 3DEs the old galloping courses, a totally different sport to that seen today.
I own a TB they truly are a sacred breed
Great video. Thank you.
Thoroughbreds all the way!!!!!
Thé cloning thing is not cool. You cannot clone a soul.