Naughty Ponies

[murphys_law91]

Not necessarily bad_riding throughout the whole video but definitely some naughty ponies!

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My favorite moment is at 5:49!!
Pretty sure it hasn't been posted before...

Comments

[midnightsecret]

An interesting combo of bad riding and naughty ponies with some good riding.

I like 5:49 too. haha. Too amped to stand in the start box!

[harnessphoto]

I like the one who trots what looks like a BN XC jump like a cross rail. Haha.

[blitzen_]

there's some good riding & some norty ponies (omg the bay that keeps having a shitfit in the dressage arena!), but i also see some *very* overfaced ponies. overjumping and flatout refusals like that don't just happen cos the horse is being naughty.

[ninjafingers]

I actually think the bay is in some kind of pain. That didn't look like just spooking to me (although there could have been a Horrible Horse Eating Monster just off screen). Teeth or back, maybe?

[blitzen_]

idk, my chestnut tb behaved like that when he went out cos his brain just 'sploded by all the ponies OMG etc and so on.

rinse repeat outings times a ZILLION and eventually we were able to ride a successful test. at only the one grounds tho.... never tried it with another!

[greyskyridge]

Frls.

Generally if you prepare your horse progressively and begin your jump course with some semblance of pace control and organization (ideally such that you can demonstrate same at the canter for a succession of strides) and make sure to ride within the scope of what your horse already knows with a wee bit of room in your "training bank account" to challenge him a little, it works better than pogosticking around all aflail.

I mean, in my experience, anyway.

[is_it_tru]

Some of those games ponies clearly think they're helping their riders by shaking them off instead of letting them dismount normally. lol

[maroonostrich]

My heart goes out to those attempting dressage tests- loved the gallant persistence of the girl on the plaited bay, even managing a quick salute to the judge as she tried to regain control! Wonder what comments they got on a score sheet (if it came!).

[blitzen_]

i know, good on her. i think the salute was, "oooo shit, im outta here BYEEEEEE". a girl i know had to do that when her horse had such a huge fit during the individual workout in an Eq class - she couldn't finish the workout so saluted over her shoulder & exited sideways out the arena.

[lifeishorses]

Yeah... one of those "Exit stage I-Don't-Give-A-F***" moments. You just want to get out of the ring to go school your horse and so you can stop feeling like an idiot.