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@Linda_and_Comeback_dMaher

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Maher + Explosion W

I love how she just sits, and steers, and tries to not be in the way of the horse. That horse is amazing, composing himself so fast. True horsemanship and trust right here. At 13:23 you can clearly see the horse is thinking with her, he's looking forward as if there might be another fence, then realises there is none.

@feichannel

3 жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right 🧡💙

These 2 are a brilliant team! You can tell horse and rider know one another like a book💖📚 incredible to watch😍thank you!!!

@feichannel

3 жыл бұрын

Great to see that harmony ✨

She made that look easy. Helps that the horse is amazingly conditioned and exceptionally confident and willing (and a chestnut!). Auffarth's lead changes are beautiful to behold.

@feichannel

3 жыл бұрын

They’re both outstanding 👏

I always love watching the vids

@feichannel

3 жыл бұрын

😃 We love hearing that

Brilliant team! 🤩🤩🤩

Im no PETA activist or anywhere close. I’ve been riding horses since before the time I could walk. I’ve ridden nearly every discipline including cross country in my life, but you know, after seeing the accidents and witnessing the terrible effects it has had on so many horses, short and long term, I have come to the conclusion that this particular sport is for very ignorant or selfish humans. This is FUN and THRILLING, but it is RISKY for the horse. While I am willing to take personal risks and even measured risk with my horses and I, this is too far and passed the line. Even if they do not ever fall, which they will, at some point, the effect of this sport on their bodies is detrimental. I wish more people would look into this. I fully support riding ethically and having fun, but this is just BEGGING for disaster, for even the “best” horses. If you want to jump and traverse these obstacles, get a DIRT BIKE. Do not risk your believed teammate so carelessly. 😞

@khalfani414

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the sport itself, it's what it's become. Cross country particularly has had a steep incline of difficulty since it started. It's gotten to the point now where it's nearly impossible for a top level eventing horse to not have at least one bad rotational fall in their career. I'm a Grand Prix show jumper and have overheard course designers for the (now Land Rover) Rolex Kentucky 3-Day absolutely gloating that their course was "so difficult that almost no one would be able to get through it". I've seen equestrian sports and the quality of the equestrians themselves degrade so badly that I wonder every day if this industry and these sports are even redeemable anymore. I feel like it's a losing battle. Associations and the governing bodies that are allowing and very much pushing for this to happen, like FEI, USEF, etc. are largely at fault. The sports themselves, the judging, the industry have all gone steeply downhill so far that it's become pathetic. 90% of top level equestrians I watch ride and compete have no business jumping (or riding, for that matter) at all, let alone competing at top level. They don't bother to condition their horses correctly, they don't use the correct training systems for the horse to develop the way they should, and they start the horses way too young and push them through the levels far too fast. They force their horses in a false frame instead of building the true frame that would require these horses being conditioned and trained correctly and would prevent most of the horrific injuries and falls that happen nowadays, they feed their horses incorrectly, and they don't bother to learn the right way to ride and continue to very abusively ride their horses and neglect the things that would keep their horses safe, sound, and actually enjoying their careers. These people don't accept criticism, either. They think because they're somehow successful at top level, that they're invincible and they're experts. It's so incredibly sad. Sorry for the long-winded spiel, but you can probably tell that I've been dealing with the stress of having to witness this with zero power to change it for a long time.