There are literally horses starving to death and being abused yet people complain about this horse "abuse"? this horse looks to be in perfect condition and has been treated and schooled well. The horse loves to jump and would refuse if it didnt want to jump
I agree, those people just don't know about horses, probably just assuming the horse hates it. The horse is in perfect shape and looks beautiful. It actually enjoys jumping!
How the hell is this horse being abused? Its called free jumping, and theres nothing wrong with it. Theyre not whipping or smaking it are they. It looks like a beautiful horse that has been broken nicely with an outstanding jump. So all of you that are saying that this is animal abuse, then shutup.
I loved how you could tell he really wanted to jump, and most people don't realize horses actually have fun jumping, so seeing him prick his ears, and get all prance because he was excited made me happy!!
WildFire the Skywing There is absolutely NO science to support the notion that horses "really want to jump". Horses find stimuli either rewarding, neutral or aversive. What part of repetitively jumping over ever heightening jumps, under pressure and being coerced with whips and spurs, would you think horses find rewarding? If you can answer me in scientific, rather than emotive terms, so much the better.
Judith Graves I'm not completely sure, but if it's anything like the horse shows i participate in, usually there's a small unofficial rule where you praise the horse once they're finished and walk out of the arena. It might be because some horses think that if you pat them, they are done working and they might try to leave the arena. Now, I don't know about what happens in this case, this is just my best guess. For my shows, we make sure to give the horses lots of praise and treats for their hard work after they are ridden. I hope that's the case for this horse.
1. Horses find patting aversive. 2. For horses to associate reward with action the action must follow the reward within a maximum of 15 seconds. 3. There is NO unofficial or official rule about rewarding behaviours, their frequency or mature, in any FEI rule book.
Your horse has a beautiful shape in its jump. He has a nice distance as well. A thing I saw in your video that I don’t see in many free jumping shows is that your striding was perfectly accurate. Well done
There is a lot of comments saying this is animal abuse, and actually it is not. Horses are built to jump like this, and if they do it a lot -most likely this one does- of course they can do it with no problem. Do you expect a horse to just stay in a paddock, or stall and do nothing? No, plus, if the horse didn't want to jump it probably would have stopped before the jump. You ever see people that aren't hurt, or never have been injured? It is because they don't do anything, like a sport, or activity. They probably just sit around and do nothing for the sake of not getting hurt. In my opinion, that is not fun at all. I'd rather do a sport and get hurt, then doing nothing with life. Same goes for horses, they aren't going to waist their lives in a small stall. This horse is beautiful, and incredible and probably enjoys what it does.
Exactly. Horses aren't made to be pampered and brushed in a tiny stall their whole lives. They're meant for jumping, barrel racing, reining, pulling carts, you name it. And most horses enjoy what they do. The horse I ride, she tries to head for the nearest jump every time we canter around the arena because she loves what she does. Horses enjoy getting out and doing something, not sitting around in the pasture all day.
I don't thinking all horses enjoy their jobs. i think horses like to think and like to work, but many of the sports we put them in are more a show of obedience rather than them loving it. Horses do like to exercise naturally though (not horse racing). I think your horse is so used to her job that she automatically does it. As of right now there is no way to be certain whether a horse enjoy it's work in the same way we do. Horses entertain themselves just fine with other horses in pasture; it's being stuck in a stall that is horrible. When they are not working they should be out in pasture even though they will, god forbid, get dirty.
Are you kidding me? This horse is looking for an escape. If you see the people trying to wave it on with whips then you'll understand. This is extremely unnatural for a horses legs.
3nomadic gypsies They don't jump to this extent, it's mostly just a hop over. They only jump when needs be, if there's another way around they will take it. Horses tend to live on flat terrain anyway seeing as they don't have the footing for hilly or rocky areas, so it would be rare for them to jump. Most horses do not have the strength to jump over such ridiculous heights because they don't need to. It's just humans wanting to win money and trophies by abusing an animal
3nomadic gypsies But jumping at a height such as what this horse is doing is ok? All its weight being forced onto it's front legs which is only supposed to support half weight? Because this horse would have gained a lot of momentum there would be a lot of force when it comes to landing.
Lemon Trickle Just because it's unnatural does not mean it's abusing. For example - my horse enjoys jumping - on arena, on terrain, whatever.. I don't need any whip to get her on jump, I just let her go and she'll jump almost everything. I don't need commons, just show her jump and she get her ears up, get in higher speed and jump it. You think I am abusing her? She enjoys it even if it's unnatural to carry a rider for her.
It's not hard if you take the time & make the effort to build a relationship with any animal.... same kind of thing with dogs... cats.... it's just that some people don't take the time to "get it"...😳🙄🥴
This sounds like a sale or a verband test. It's not a show but a demonstration of the horse's ability over fences. It's not abuse! If you think that little guy could "force" this animal to do something he doesn't want to, you're dreaming! This one can come home with me... look at that back end!!! (not the guy)
He is stunning. I love horses that make their jobs look easy, he certainly does. And that back kick on the top side of the jump is to die for! Horses that love their jobs are always treasures, talent is a plus ;)
these people hold him back so much... why can't they release him sooner? first, they pull him to the left and when they let go, he has about one stride before the first jump
Reading all the comments about how this is horse abuse makes me laugh, they obviously don't understand horse body language. I don't see any tail cranking, ear pinning, or the horse refusing... As long as the horse is warmed up, and cooled out well and this isn't done on a daily basis, it will cause no problems. There are grand Prix jumpers and horses at Rolex who are 19years old, this isn't going to "ruin" the horse. I wish people could just accept the video for what it is, it's a gorgeous horse with an incredibly beautiful and scopey jump!
this boy has a future in eventing! look at that form! those floating paces! he really is quite the horse and he has a wonderful conformation. i would definitly buy him and train him if i could. i would love to see him after hes trained. mark my words, he will be a force to be reckoned with!
A message to all the haters: This is not animal abuse. If the horse didn't want to jump, it would simply just stop in front of the fence. Horses can jump very high without any problems. They would do it in the wild, they can do it in a show ring. Simple as that
People saying that it is animal abuse, and that the horse shouldn't have a bit, The horse is wearing a bridle with the reins taken off And what part of this video is abuse?? If the horse didn't want to jump it wouldn't!
Horses are obedient to their leaders so using the word "want" is a little controversial. They are herd animals that live in a hierarchy. I also do not see why the horse would need a bit for this. Maybe it was for looks.
this ain't abuse.free jumping has been around for ages.every horse has a mind of its own and if this horse didn't want to jump he wouldn't.but horses love nothing more than to roam freely over a jump.
Could be jumping outbof obedience and loyalty, a lot of animals do that. Though I gotta say, this horse does look like he enjoys it. And having a bit and flash aren't exactly needed...also, I can think of a lot of thongs most horses would enjoy more
ok, ive watched this video few times, in a row, and read the comments. for all the ***horsemen and horsewomen** here that say that : this horse enjoy his work ill say : BULLSHIT ! this IS horse abuse, by making it jump that high, soon she'll have no legs... but her ears are foward ... no shit.... she need to look where she go because she have no other option than jump ... but some people said she had excape routes? watch carefully ... there is 2 opening inbetween the jumps... and PEOPLE ARE STANDING IN IT WITH WHIPS! but she stop after the jumps.... because its a closed area and she have no where to go... she never walked to ge see the human, she just stayed there after the jump prancing and twitching at every little sound... that horse is nervous from the 1st second of the video, she tried to avoid the jump from the first time she sees it with no poles... the handeler can barely take off the reins as she move so much .... she have her head high, she is prancing , twitching .. even walking away from one of the handeler (oh but the video have been cut there ? ) and when they come to catch her she does have a movement to get away and they need to pull to make her follow... how is all that JOY and FUN and HAPPYNESS ... you see what you want to see, and sometimes people that know nothing about horses are more accurate because they do not have all that : oh but that is normal behaviour , crap... because its not.... normal behaviour... i would beleive that horse like to jump that high... if you let her lose in the arena, with nobody to persuade her to jump, with a set a jump and no instruction... and that she would freely go there and jump it for no reason... that would be a horse that, for me, enjoy its work... otherwise, that is pure abuse...
This really isn't abuse, though. She's prancing around because she's got energy. Her ears aren't forward because she needs to see where she's going - horses can see perfectly fine without their ears. Her expression and body language would look a lot different if she was upset or unwilling. She's forward in her jumps and has plenty of opportunity to refuse. As for her legs, as long as she is properly warmed up, cooled down, and groomed, they won't give out. Jumpers tend to have careers spanning into their teens, and from there they retire and spend another 10 - 15 years teaching and in pasture. If you were to google horse abuse, most of the pictures that come up would probably be of emaciated horses with overgrown hoofs, festering wounds, and a bad case of mange. The mare in this video is NOT abused.
Foreverandalwaysx1 well maybe you and me have different vision about what is horse abuse. if i tell you a kid is abused, you would answer me, well, as long as he has food, and a roof he is not really abused, lok he have no hit marks., and there are kids in africa dying from malnutrition... well... maybe, but that doesnt change what i see .... and you are right, there is worst. as for the legs , maybe you and me do not go around same jumping horses, because here i see alot of : oh she's perfectly willing to jump, but she need her 2 injections / year... oh she's ok to jump, we've got her nerves cut so she does not feel the pain ... a horse can live up to 50 years, but his career end when he is around 15 ... that mean good care and very good for the body?! n-way if you enjoy it and you see no problem with that, do so, im not here to change your mind... i made my point, and from what i see im not the only one ?!
Ears pinned means she's hating it. Infact, go to any Hunt class and if your horse has its ears pinned you will be docked marks. She doesn't need her ears pointing forward to see where she's going, thats what eyes are for. You have a picture of a horse as your profile/icon whatever but seem to know jack shit about horses.
S Genesis HAHAHAHAHA you just made my day . so my point got into you so damn hard that you need to come here and insult me personally for that ? as for the ears, because that seem to be the main problems here, i know horses dont see with their ears hahahahahah , maybe i've used a wrong way to say what i wanted (sometimes happens when you do not used your 1st language) but ears are sign of attention ... and she have her attention fully in front of her... the jump is so big .... well if i had to jump something very high, i wouldn't pay attention to anything else other than what's coming up ... and it does not mean i would like it. and that horse is foward?!? how many training hours has been put un that horse, please tell me ?!
mili morin It's not that clear cut. You can't tell if a child is abused from their physical state, but horses communicate their mental state very well through physical interaction. I won't pretend to know how Flying Fire in particular is treated because I've only seen videos of him in the show ring, but I CAN tell you that a horse who is so fit and easy to handle has likely had a generous upbringing. And while I won't deny that there are some unsavory practices to keep a horse competing longer, it's not exactly popular in the show jumping world. Performance enhancing drugs and treatments are more common in horse racing (and parts of the equine community are working to outlaw and enforce said practices). And FYI, horses do not live for 50 years. The oldest horse I've ever met was 31, and that's relatively uncommon. Most horses pass on between the ages of 25 and 30, regardless of their careers and treatment.
the horse's response to what he sees after the jumps - presumably, humans blocking his path - but it's like he's wondering how does is make sense: you lead me into this bright, noisy place, let me go, get me to run and jump for 50 yards and then... ?
Wonderful way of showing the athletics of the horse for passing this ability on for breeding purposes (I believe that's the purpose). Makes good sense and these horses are doing this freely..they're not even on a lead rope over this. Nice.
I see sometimes the horses jump high because they are made to remember the pain inflicted if they do not lift their legs clear...so many things people do for money in horses world...just checking
Of course we can’t know how they train every horse there but with my mare when we did this, there wasn’t any pain or punishment involved she absolutely loved jumping, I started training her since she was young and since she was a foal she’d already jump and just be a little eggnut so it doesn’t always involve forcing some people still respect their horse
For all the comments about "cruelty"; not so. Go to any farm where there are young blooded horses and you will see them in paddocks where they run and jump anything around them. Especially fences. I had a gigantic old tree fall in a paddock that was large enough for a friend's young horse to get enough speed he started jumping the 4x4x12 ft trunk for fun! He was so thrilled he nickered and whinnied and convinced a couple of other horse to try. It became a game of 'chicken" to see how close they would get before slamming on the brakes and backing off. That young "jumper" is 22 now and never has been a broken down horse- just a very happy one in the home I sent him off to. Horses that are kept healthy and strong from the beginning of their lives will, unless really abused in all ways, have the musculature and bone to thrive into old age. Very much like young human athletes who, if they stay fit, will be healthy in old age. Humans should quit whining about cruelty to beautiful, well kept and adored show animals and save the kill lot horses on deaths door. Don't whine----join a horse rescue that saves those animals with 2 feet into death's door. They need the energy you waste on horses like this athlete and would make your efforts life saving. Please do that. It will truely make a difference in many lives. Please.
I was always a western rider that had a stubby, lil guy originally used for rangling the cattle in. I personally used him for shows in the Westernaires forever in a day ago. He was only an exact 15 hands with thick legs. Sometimes I brought that staunchy fella into amateur beauty shows; that's as fabulous as he and I ever went. There were some folk who did English saddle and jumpin around the stables, but I never really took the time to watch them. I never knew how high a horse could really jump, especially without the weight of person and saddle on them til I saw this. Anyway, I'd bought him from someone who used the traditional way of teaching a horse - physical abuse to break them. They said they were wanting him gone because he was dangerous and couldn't be handled, but didnt have the heart to auction him. They blamed it on him being gelded too late in life. When I went in his pen the first time to check him out, he never showed any of those things that the previous owners warned me about, nor did he ever in all the days I owned him. He was just a sensitive guy that needed someone gentle in his life. Well, we ended up being gentrified from our homes and careers, so I couldn't hold onto him any longer. I gave him to a sweet old man that just wanted a companion to love, after losing his wife. So, my dear horse went from cattle driving, to beauty pageants, to therapy animal. I hope hes still okay. Not a day goes by that I dont miss that little, chunky boy; he's somewhere in his 20s now. Funny enough, his best friend on the ranch was a 19 hand barrel racer that had fire to boot.
Seems to me that a lot of the comments , show that nobody has ever been to a keuring before... Take our horses every few years. Only way to get them approved. SWANA comes to our facility every few years to have our young horses approved.
wow, he's much younger than I thought. Very impressive! My horse is 2yrs 11 months, so I guess I can start him off soon then. Thanks for the quick reply :) x
Bei uns m Stall steht eine Stute, die schon älter ist (22 glaube) und sie ist immer Recht gemütlich drauf, aber wenn die ein cavaletti sieht dann springt sie so motiviert wie die Jungpferde 😍
Jumping high jumps rarely causes death in horses. The horse racing industry kills many horses each year. On average, 2 Thoroughbred racehorses DIE on the track each day, just in America. In showjumping, horses rarely die aside from the freak case of something like a heart attack. If a horse does not want to jump a jump, you CANNOT make it jump it. A horse will never jump a jump if it truly does not want to. Please educate yourself before you go around the internet telling people who legitimately LOVE and CARE FOR these animals that their sport is killing horses without backing your argument with facts.
hi im pete wentz from my chemical romance now your summing up all riders and being really rude your forgetting that three people isn't the world check what your saying before you get yourself in trouble(I own a horse and we don't force we encourage,a horse refuses one jump in a twelve jump course the fact that he jumped all the overs is because he trusted his rider and on the one where he refused he just needed reassurance)
Horsegirl101 it really doesn't sound like they are saying rjat, I don't know where you got that assumption but a lot of people say those types of things which is who the commenter was refering to. Not everyone. Not once was it stated that they were refering to everyone :)
My cat could do what these horses are being asked to do. Is this actually a class? Many years ago, I was working at a farm training and breeding Quarter Horses. Our stud, Poco Flying Folly, was truly a flying fool. He had never been ridden, but that dude could jump! He also had a lot of good TB in his background. We kept one of his sons. He was an index QH, and that was the breeding factor towards our racing horses. In our little arena, Poco JR. could jump 6-7 feet on a lunge line! Almost from a dead stop he'd leap the jumps we'd made for him. He was like a freakin' kangaroo! The Poco line at the time were reining horses. Our Poco was huge, and fast. More TB than QH. Huge big sorrel! At 4 years old he was like a 9 year old. Big boned boy, flashy and confident, and very proud of himself. He was smart and fast, and he knew it. He gave us (me) a very hard time as I played with him and trained him. I think he trained me!!!! He was far beyond us! I can't tell you how many times he took me through the fences, and through the trees. But, he was his father's son! Super intelligent. We knew when he was just 2 that he wasn't going into the racing circuit. Here's a fine young horse, bring him on, and he'd be a fine and sound stud in a couple years. Well, my boss and his wife split up, I no longer had my job. Both my Poco's (stud and son) went off to BC, and that was the end of that story! You may chuckle when I tell you this, but that was 35 years ago. My kids are 36 and 31 now (living down south), but I'm still very much involved in the horse world. Not showing at all anymore, and I don't have any horses of my own now. I'm kind of a "consultant", if you can put a title to it. I'm a horse whisperer, if you could call it that. I still deal with the old ways, when it comes to training (educating) horses. I find I have to train the owners more than the horses nowadays! That's all my yack for now. Have a Merry Christmas. BYE!
In regards to the horse jumping, these are stallion testing grounds for athletic ability. They only allow some stallions to be considered "approved" by their ability to go through many tests, not just this. They're truly wise doing this as the stallions are graded in points as far as abilities and conformation. They do dressage, so on. I wish in the states they had tests like this so you could compare standards of stallions, rather than show records. They go on to show of course, theses are just registry required and for breeding. Pretty amazing isn't it? Thanks for your story, I live in Kansas and had much experience with Quarter Horses. Thanks, and hope you had a great Christmas!!
ha. ha. ha. freispringen. voll. ey das Pferd springt wirklich freiwillig und kann auch am Sprung Vorbeigehen wenn es nicht mag. es ist sehr motiviert und hat Spaß. NICHT!!!!!!! GENAU DAS GEGENTEIL!
Super Shy du hast zwar recht aber an der Seite stehen Menschen mit Peitschen. Ich glaube das Pferd ist schlau und springt eher als gepeitscht zu werden...
Super Shy Hast du dir mal ne Definition von Freispringen durchgelesen? Dort springt das Pferd nach der Union ohne Reiter und Sattel. Von Freiwillig steht da kein Wort Frei-springen hat also nichts mit dem Wort Freiwillig zu tun sondern das das Pferd sich ohne Sattel und genaue Reiterhilfen durch die Halle über Hindernisse bewegt
Is this exhibition serve as a qualifying trial before the horse if allowed to enter classes with jumps of a certain elevation? To ensure that the horse is willing and capable of jumping at al certain level?
Should have said that the horse is either at an evaluation day to see if it meets its breed criteria prior to inclusion in the stud book or at a competition against other horses of the same or similar type.
Even if it's "impressive" you can clearly see that he is nervous, and really not relaxed,his head is really high, his skin shake, and his ears are spinning around .. All those signs communicate his discomfort.. And open your eyes people, there is whip! In each "exit" there is a man with a whip to make the horse forward!
Those signs are more attributed to the environment. This is a young horse, in front of (from the sound of it) a decent sized group of people, maybe for the first time. He's taking it all in, is a touch anxious because this is a new, unusual situation for him. Every time I take my horse to a show, he'll do something similar, lifting his head, getting a clue as to what's going on, and figuring out that this is okay, before settling down into work. I can see how this could be stressful, especially for a younger, more energetic and hot horse. And as for the whips, if you look, the men aren't lashing the horse. They are merely using the length to form a barrier. It's like if you're walking down the road and a policeman stands in front of you and puts his hands out to the side. He's not striking you or hurting you, but you still turn away. He is clearly indicating that he is a barrier and he doesn't want you passing. However, if you were scared witless and wanted to escape, chances are you'd try and push past that policeman anyways. The same concept can be applied here. The men are merely forming a barrier, but if the horse was uncomfortable, he would try to push past them or stop altogether. While these jumps may be a touch higher than I'd be willing to put a three year old through, I don't do this level of jumping with my horses and it takes more resources and experience than I possess. If this were unsafe, I don't doubt that they wouldn't put this horse through it. Even from a business standpoint, the last thing they would want to do would be to injure a potential source of income before it has a chance to actually earn them any money.
She isn't nervous 😂 she is excited! The way she trots with that extra bounce, the way she is going toward the jump almost dragging the guy with her, shows she is eager!
for every one whos wondering whats going on. ist a so calles free jumping on an auction the Horse presents it self without rider, cause ist too Young to bee riden. and to see the movement and the pedegree of the horse before you buy it. they do this Event
Oky I've watched this vid now carefully after reading all the comments 1. this horse is not scared just excited. 2. If the horse was abused by the handlers, it will not and never will stand still for the handlers to come and catch it and most defiantly won't move towards the handlers.(I have retrained more abused horses than I can count, I know what a scared horse do and I know there is no way of teaching them how not to do it, if you don't go back to basic training and teaching the horse to trust again in you and then it goes back to the abuse story for a horse will never trust you if you abuse it.) 3. some horses jump higher with riders on their backs than this horse did while free jumping. 4. Horses jumping with riders carry a heavier load so the chances of injury is higher than a horse doing free jumping. 5. the escape routes were valid escape routes without anybody or anything stopping the horse from taking them. (really people if horse doesn't want to do something it won't do it!!!!! It will even run over a person standing with a whip if it didn't want to do it!!) 6. Horses can look were they are going with their ears backward. The ears are just a indication of mood and were the horse is consecrating. Back turned ears don't mean the horse is scared or aggressive it just means the horse is listening or concentrating on something behind him and trust me the horse can still run and move forward with back turned ears. Ears that are flat against the head is a sign of distress or just plain bad temperateness. Please people get your facts in line before you say things.
There are literally horses starving to death and being abused yet people complain about this horse "abuse"? this horse looks to be in perfect condition and has been treated and schooled well. The horse loves to jump and would refuse if it didnt want to jump
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I agree, those people just don't know about horses, probably just assuming the horse hates it. The horse is in perfect shape and looks beautiful. It actually enjoys jumping!
Yeah, tell that to the comment above you... Its quite annoying how they call jumping abuse.
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How the hell is this horse being abused? Its called free jumping, and theres nothing wrong with it. Theyre not whipping or smaking it are they. It looks like a beautiful horse that has been broken nicely with an outstanding jump. So all of you that are saying that this is animal abuse, then shutup.
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And what makes you think it's been whipped?
I loved how you could tell he really wanted to jump, and most people don't realize horses actually have fun jumping, so seeing him prick his ears, and get all prance because he was excited made me happy!!
WildFire the Skywing There is absolutely NO science to support the notion that horses "really want to jump". Horses find stimuli either rewarding, neutral or aversive. What part of repetitively jumping over ever heightening jumps, under pressure and being coerced with whips and spurs, would you think horses find rewarding?
If you can answer me in scientific, rather than emotive terms, so much the better.
I love at 4:07 he’s just chilling like “ok... one of you gonna come get me or...?”
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I wish my horse did that
that beautiful creature doesn't even look challenged. well done or should i say , easily done
What a lovely, athletic horse - why in the world did not one of the handlers give him a pat and say "good boy"?
Judith Graves I'm not completely sure, but if it's anything like the horse shows i participate in, usually there's a small unofficial rule where you praise the horse once they're finished and walk out of the arena. It might be because some horses think that if you pat them, they are done working and they might try to leave the arena. Now, I don't know about what happens in this case, this is just my best guess. For my shows, we make sure to give the horses lots of praise and treats for their hard work after they are ridden. I hope that's the case for this horse.
Thank you for enlightening me.
1. Horses find patting aversive.
2. For horses to associate reward with action the action must follow the reward within a maximum of 15 seconds.
3. There is NO unofficial or official rule about rewarding behaviours, their frequency or mature, in any FEI rule book.
Your horse has a beautiful shape in its jump. He has a nice distance as well. A thing I saw in your video that I don’t see in many free jumping shows is that your striding was perfectly accurate. Well done
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Adorable 'velcro' horse. Looks for the human. I love the free jumps. So effortless.
That is very interesting. The horse is. beautiful, alert and orientated and obviously enjoying the occasion. Thank You.
There is a lot of comments saying this is animal abuse, and actually it is not. Horses are built to jump like this, and if they do it a lot -most likely this one does- of course they can do it with no problem. Do you expect a horse to just stay in a paddock, or stall and do nothing? No, plus, if the horse didn't want to jump it probably would have stopped before the jump. You ever see people that aren't hurt, or never have been injured? It is because they don't do anything, like a sport, or activity. They probably just sit around and do nothing for the sake of not getting hurt. In my opinion, that is not fun at all. I'd rather do a sport and get hurt, then doing nothing with life. Same goes for horses, they aren't going to waist their lives in a small stall. This horse is beautiful, and incredible and probably enjoys what it does.
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Magnificent horse, how can anyone say this is abuse. That's nonsense.
I agree with you
Exactly. Horses aren't made to be pampered and brushed in a tiny stall their whole lives. They're meant for jumping, barrel racing, reining, pulling carts, you name it. And most horses enjoy what they do. The horse I ride, she tries to head for the nearest jump every time we canter around the arena because she loves what she does. Horses enjoy getting out and doing something, not sitting around in the pasture all day.
I don't thinking all horses enjoy their jobs. i think horses like to think and like to work, but many of the sports we put them in are more a show of obedience rather than them loving it. Horses do like to exercise naturally though (not horse racing). I think your horse is so used to her job that she automatically does it. As of right now there is no way to be certain whether a horse enjoy it's work in the same way we do. Horses entertain themselves just fine with other horses in pasture; it's being stuck in a stall that is horrible. When they are not working they should be out in pasture even though they will, god forbid, get dirty.
Beautiful horse, beautiful jumping, beautiful bend! I just loved this video!
4:10 the horse is like... "Hey, are we done? Should i run back and jump again? Nah. Dude, i want candy."
This horse love it and that's one of reasons why it looks so beautiful.
Are you kidding me? This horse is looking for an escape. If you see the people trying to wave it on with whips then you'll understand. This is extremely unnatural for a horses legs.
3nomadic gypsies They don't jump to this extent, it's mostly just a hop over. They only jump when needs be, if there's another way around they will take it. Horses tend to live on flat terrain anyway seeing as they don't have the footing for hilly or rocky areas, so it would be rare for them to jump. Most horses do not have the strength to jump over such ridiculous heights because they don't need to. It's just humans wanting to win money and trophies by abusing an animal
3nomadic gypsies But jumping at a height such as what this horse is doing is ok? All its weight being forced onto it's front legs which is only supposed to support half weight? Because this horse would have gained a lot of momentum there would be a lot of force when it comes to landing.
Lemon Trickle Just because it's unnatural does not mean it's abusing.
For example - my horse enjoys jumping - on arena, on terrain, whatever.. I don't need any whip to get her on jump, I just let her go and she'll jump almost everything. I don't need commons, just show her jump and she get her ears up, get in higher speed and jump it.
You think I am abusing her? She enjoys it even if it's unnatural to carry a rider for her.
Lemon Trickle Btw not all weight goes into front legs, google something about horse's movement.
I love how all these humans know what it feels like to be a horse😂
It's not hard if you take the time & make the effort to build a relationship with any animal....
same kind of thing with dogs...
cats.... it's just that some people don't take the time to "get it"...😳🙄🥴
This sounds like a sale or a verband test. It's not a show but a demonstration of the horse's ability over fences. It's not abuse! If you think that little guy could "force" this animal to do something he doesn't want to, you're dreaming! This one can come home with me... look at that back end!!! (not the guy)
Awww -- he was so enthusiastic! He looked disappointed when he came to the end of the chute.
He is stunning. I love horses that make their jobs look easy, he certainly does. And that back kick on the top side of the jump is to die for! Horses that love their jobs are always treasures, talent is a plus ;)
The gait on that horse! Looks like he’s floating when he trots.
libby phillips you'll float too
No Name 🎈🎈🎈🎈
these people hold him back so much... why can't they release him sooner? first, they pull him to the left and when they let go, he has about one stride before the first jump
Violet illiems Because they're mostly incompetent horse handlers.
Reading all the comments about how this is horse abuse makes me laugh, they obviously don't understand horse body language. I don't see any tail cranking, ear pinning, or the horse refusing... As long as the horse is warmed up, and cooled out well and this isn't done on a daily basis, it will cause no problems. There are grand Prix jumpers and horses at Rolex who are 19years old, this isn't going to "ruin" the horse. I wish people could just accept the video for what it is, it's a gorgeous horse with an incredibly beautiful and scopey jump!
this boy has a future in eventing! look at that form! those floating paces! he really is quite the horse and he has a wonderful conformation. i would definitly buy him and train him if i could. i would love to see him after hes trained. mark my words, he will be a force to be reckoned with!
A message to all the haters: This is not animal abuse. If the horse didn't want to jump, it would simply just stop in front of the fence. Horses can jump very high without any problems. They would do it in the wild, they can do it in a show ring. Simple as that
exactly
My opinion!
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People saying that it is animal abuse, and that the horse shouldn't have a bit,
The horse is wearing a bridle with the reins taken off
And what part of this video is abuse??
If the horse didn't want to jump it wouldn't!
I so agree if she didn't want to she wouldn't I ride so I would know the horse refused and I cam of it proved if it didn't want to it wouldn't
ereda
i totaly agreeeee
Horses are obedient to their leaders so using the word "want" is a little controversial. They are herd animals that live in a hierarchy. I also do not see why the horse would need a bit for this. Maybe it was for looks.
Bucking Bæs well said
this ain't abuse.free jumping has been around for ages.every horse has a mind of its own and if this horse didn't want to jump he wouldn't.but horses love nothing more than to roam freely over a jump.
Could be jumping outbof obedience and loyalty, a lot of animals do that. Though I gotta say, this horse does look like he enjoys it. And having a bit and flash aren't exactly needed...also, I can think of a lot of thongs most horses would enjoy more
ok, ive watched this video few times, in a row, and read the comments. for all the ***horsemen and horsewomen** here that say that : this horse enjoy his work ill say : BULLSHIT !
this IS horse abuse, by making it jump that high, soon she'll have no legs...
but her ears are foward ... no shit.... she need to look where she go because she have no other option than jump ...
but some people said she had excape routes? watch carefully ... there is 2 opening inbetween the jumps... and PEOPLE ARE STANDING IN IT WITH WHIPS!
but she stop after the jumps.... because its a closed area and she have no where to go... she never walked to ge see the human, she just stayed there after the jump prancing and twitching at every little sound...
that horse is nervous from the 1st second of the video, she tried to avoid the jump from the first time she sees it with no poles... the handeler can barely take off the reins as she move so much .... she have her head high, she is prancing , twitching .. even walking away from one of the handeler (oh but the video have been cut there ? ) and when they come to catch her she does have a movement to get away and they need to pull to make her follow... how is all that JOY and FUN and HAPPYNESS ... you see what you want to see, and sometimes people that know nothing about horses are more accurate because they do not have all that : oh but that is normal behaviour , crap... because its not.... normal behaviour...
i would beleive that horse like to jump that high... if you let her lose in the arena, with nobody to persuade her to jump, with a set a jump and no instruction... and that she would freely go there and jump it for no reason... that would be a horse that, for me, enjoy its work... otherwise, that is pure abuse...
This really isn't abuse, though. She's prancing around because she's got energy. Her ears aren't forward because she needs to see where she's going - horses can see perfectly fine without their ears. Her expression and body language would look a lot different if she was upset or unwilling. She's forward in her jumps and has plenty of opportunity to refuse.
As for her legs, as long as she is properly warmed up, cooled down, and groomed, they won't give out. Jumpers tend to have careers spanning into their teens, and from there they retire and spend another 10 - 15 years teaching and in pasture.
If you were to google horse abuse, most of the pictures that come up would probably be of emaciated horses with overgrown hoofs, festering wounds, and a bad case of mange. The mare in this video is NOT abused.
Foreverandalwaysx1 well maybe you and me have different vision about what is horse abuse. if i tell you a kid is abused, you would answer me, well, as long as he has food, and a roof he is not really abused, lok he have no hit marks., and there are kids in africa dying from malnutrition... well... maybe, but that doesnt change what i see .... and you are right, there is worst.
as for the legs , maybe you and me do not go around same jumping horses, because here i see alot of : oh she's perfectly willing to jump, but she need her 2 injections / year... oh she's ok to jump, we've got her nerves cut so she does not feel the pain ... a horse can live up to 50 years, but his career end when he is around 15 ... that mean good care and very good for the body?!
n-way if you enjoy it and you see no problem with that, do so, im not here to change your mind... i made my point, and from what i see im not the only one ?!
Ears pinned means she's hating it. Infact, go to any Hunt class and if your horse has its ears pinned you will be docked marks. She doesn't need her ears pointing forward to see where she's going, thats what eyes are for.
You have a picture of a horse as your profile/icon whatever but seem to know jack shit about horses.
S Genesis HAHAHAHAHA you just made my day . so my point got into you so damn hard that you need to come here and insult me personally for that ?
as for the ears, because that seem to be the main problems here, i know horses dont see with their ears hahahahahah , maybe i've used a wrong way to say what i wanted (sometimes happens when you do not used your 1st language) but ears are sign of attention ... and she have her attention fully in front of her... the jump is so big .... well if i had to jump something very high, i wouldn't pay attention to anything else other than what's coming up ... and it does not mean i would like it.
and that horse is foward?!? how many training hours has been put un that horse, please tell me ?!
mili morin It's not that clear cut. You can't tell if a child is abused from their physical state, but horses communicate their mental state very well through physical interaction. I won't pretend to know how Flying Fire in particular is treated because I've only seen videos of him in the show ring, but I CAN tell you that a horse who is so fit and easy to handle has likely had a generous upbringing. And while I won't deny that there are some unsavory practices to keep a horse competing longer, it's not exactly popular in the show jumping world. Performance enhancing drugs and treatments are more common in horse racing (and parts of the equine community are working to outlaw and enforce said practices).
And FYI, horses do not live for 50 years. The oldest horse I've ever met was 31, and that's relatively uncommon. Most horses pass on between the ages of 25 and 30, regardless of their careers and treatment.
She is a beauty. The owners have trained her well
but it is a gelding :-)
Oops. Sorry.
:-)
How are you
+Lucky Harris I like that you're positive compared to some other comments.:)
Wie wunder schön
OMG he's such a great horse and jumper🙂💙
Wow. Beautiful horse.
Would make a wonderful eventer
Beautiful horse!!
it's like there's a little golden
the horse's response to what he sees after the jumps - presumably, humans blocking his path - but it's like he's wondering how does is make sense: you lead me into this bright, noisy place, let me go, get me to run and jump for 50 yards and then... ?
he knows what this is and how it works- he obviously enjoys it very much!
It is what he does.....I am sure this isn't the first time he has done it. It is a sport.
Oh Dear God. I was glorifying the animal, the beauty and its noblesse. What didn't you get?
Wonderful way of showing the athletics of the horse for passing this ability on for breeding purposes (I believe that's the purpose). Makes good sense and these horses are doing this freely..they're not even on a lead rope over this. Nice.
Wonder what goes on behind the scenes that the horses jumps so high like the last jumps... is the training pain, punishment based?
no.no it's not
No. This particular show was to show off the potential the horse has. They just run the horse towards the poles and the horse does the rest.
I see sometimes the horses jump high because they are made to remember the pain inflicted if they do not lift their legs clear...so many things people do for money in horses world...just checking
@@TheTayseen as with most sports, there are always those trainers who deserve to be shot ... infuriating, isn't it..
Of course we can’t know how they train every horse there but with my mare when we did this, there wasn’t any pain or punishment involved she absolutely loved jumping, I started training her since she was young and since she was a foal she’d already jump and just be a little eggnut so it doesn’t always involve forcing some people still respect their horse
To all peeps saying riding is not ok if a horse is not happy about something ..ya know. You just know! They are pretty big.
That cutie should get a small treat after every run. Cute, talented and beautiful.
bet he does :)
Ein wirklich tolles Pferd❤
OMG THAT HORSE IS GORGEOUS
Amazing
What a nice horse☺❤🐴
Lea Dolinska Yes it is
Horses are nice ......... many people are not
Woah! I can see why it's called flying!! That babe was just going for it!!
it's spelled "whoa".
watchgoose Actually it can be spelled both ways. No need to pick a fight.
No, this is no auction. This is the free spring finals for 3-year-old Westphalian horse in 2009. He has the 2 place made.
Well done, Flying Fire, that was great. You did yourself and your owners proud.
hunting
WTF??
Eleanor Mountford 😂😂😂😂
I thought the commentator was struggling with pronounciation early on, then realized it was in a different language ._.
FlowingDepths hehe lucky me I know some German so I understood 30% of this. What I didn't understand what it's relevance to a free jumper was 😂
such a beautiful horse. looks like he would be epic to ride ;)
For all the comments about "cruelty"; not so. Go to any farm where there are young blooded horses and you will see them in paddocks where they run and jump anything around them. Especially fences. I had a gigantic old tree fall in a paddock that was large enough for a friend's young horse to get enough speed he started jumping the 4x4x12 ft trunk for fun! He was so thrilled he nickered and whinnied and convinced a couple of other horse to try. It became a game of 'chicken" to see how close they would get before slamming on the brakes and backing off. That young "jumper" is 22 now and never has been a broken down horse- just a very happy one in the home I sent him off to. Horses that are kept healthy and strong from the beginning of their lives will, unless really abused in all ways, have the musculature and bone to thrive into old age. Very much like young human athletes who, if they stay fit, will be healthy in old age. Humans should quit whining about cruelty to beautiful, well kept and adored show animals and save the kill lot horses on deaths door. Don't whine----join a horse rescue that saves those animals with 2 feet into death's door. They need the energy you waste on horses like this athlete and would make your efforts life saving. Please do that. It will truely make a difference in many lives. Please.
cruel? he looks super calm and well trained... 100% for him its just another day and will be treated very good after the performance
Only thing I got wrong wit( it is how young they are, other than that it seems super fun for the horse!
I was always a western rider that had a stubby, lil guy originally used for rangling the cattle in. I personally used him for shows in the Westernaires forever in a day ago. He was only an exact 15 hands with thick legs. Sometimes I brought that staunchy fella into amateur beauty shows; that's as fabulous as he and I ever went. There were some folk who did English saddle and jumpin around the stables, but I never really took the time to watch them. I never knew how high a horse could really jump, especially without the weight of person and saddle on them til I saw this.
Anyway, I'd bought him from someone who used the traditional way of teaching a horse - physical abuse to break them. They said they were wanting him gone because he was dangerous and couldn't be handled, but didnt have the heart to auction him. They blamed it on him being gelded too late in life. When I went in his pen the first time to check him out, he never showed any of those things that the previous owners warned me about, nor did he ever in all the days I owned him. He was just a sensitive guy that needed someone gentle in his life. Well, we ended up being gentrified from our homes and careers, so I couldn't hold onto him any longer. I gave him to a sweet old man that just wanted a companion to love, after losing his wife. So, my dear horse went from cattle driving, to beauty pageants, to therapy animal. I hope hes still okay. Not a day goes by that I dont miss that little, chunky boy; he's somewhere in his 20s now. Funny enough, his best friend on the ranch was a 19 hand barrel racer that had fire to boot.
That horse is so pretty!😊😙
The horse is so cute
Such a beautiful horse!!
2019? Haha
Wie kommst du auf 2019?
Seems to me that a lot of the comments , show that nobody has ever been to a keuring before... Take our horses every few years. Only way to get them approved. SWANA comes to our facility every few years to have our young horses approved.
He/she's soooo adorable!
this came out 2 days before my birthday and same year i was born
Great horse, great momenem
Absolute idiots in comments think that a 2000+ lb animal will be forced into this. Ears forward = loving it.
A J I KNOW RIGHT
It is extremely rude to call others idiots, obviously we don’t all have your superior knowledge of equines.
Preach!!!
wow, he's much younger than I thought. Very impressive! My horse is 2yrs 11 months, so I guess I can start him off soon then. Thanks for the quick reply :) x
that's an awesome pretty horse you got there
Wie das pferd richtig zu den Sprüngen hin zieht
Ich weiß nicht ob so viele tiere das springen lieben wie dieses pferd
Mein Pferd will auch immer richtig hin zu den Sprüngen 😍
Bei uns m Stall steht eine Stute, die schon älter ist (22 glaube) und sie ist immer Recht gemütlich drauf, aber wenn die ein cavaletti sieht dann springt sie so motiviert wie die Jungpferde 😍
that is so cool!!!!!!!
il est magnifique ce cheval et en plus, il saute super bien!!!
ok all the horse abuse comments crack me up!!! This horse is anything but abused!!
Jumping high jumps rarely causes death in horses. The horse racing industry kills many horses each year. On average, 2 Thoroughbred racehorses DIE on the track each day, just in America. In showjumping, horses rarely die aside from the freak case of something like a heart attack. If a horse does not want to jump a jump, you CANNOT make it jump it. A horse will never jump a jump if it truly does not want to. Please educate yourself before you go around the internet telling people who legitimately LOVE and CARE FOR these animals that their sport is killing horses without backing your argument with facts.
hi im pete wentz from my chemical romance now your summing up all riders and being really rude your forgetting that three people isn't the world check what your saying before you get yourself in trouble(I own a horse and we don't force we encourage,a horse refuses one jump in a twelve jump course the fact that he jumped all the overs is because he trusted his rider and on the one where he refused he just needed reassurance)
hi im pete wentz from my chemical romance oh doz it sounded like u were saying the opposite
Horsegirl101 it really doesn't sound like they are saying rjat, I don't know where you got that assumption but a lot of people say those types of things which is who the commenter was refering to. Not everyone. Not once was it stated that they were refering to everyone :)
Ich mache das auch regelmäßig mit meinen Pferden auf A Niveau. Ich stehe nur in der Mitte und sie machen alles alleine.
Holy cow! Amazing.
Yea umm, I'll take 3 please.
swag of a warrior!
stallion or gelding?
Noodlesaurus Gelding
That is such a beautiful horse :0 *want*
czy ktoś z poland?
Liwia Zakrzewska tak
Liwia Zakrzewska tak
très belle allure, il saute parfaitement bien.
beautiful horse
AWESOME!
Very nice horse
Ich glaube das abrupte halten nach den Sprüngen ist nicht so gut für die Gelenke 😨😓👎
Glaube ich auch aber man kann das dem Pferd auch beibringen das es stehen bleibt und nicht noch weiter galoppiert.
1:01 it looked like he almost slipped the way he turned
My cat could do what these horses are being asked to do. Is this actually a class?
Many years ago, I was working at a farm training and breeding Quarter Horses. Our stud, Poco Flying Folly, was truly a flying fool. He had never been ridden, but that dude could jump! He also had a lot of good TB in his background.
We kept one of his sons. He was an index QH, and that was the breeding factor towards our racing horses. In our little arena, Poco JR. could jump 6-7 feet on a lunge line! Almost from a dead stop he'd leap the jumps we'd made for him. He was like a freakin' kangaroo! The Poco line at the time were reining horses. Our Poco was huge, and fast. More TB than QH. Huge big sorrel! At 4 years old he was like a 9 year old. Big boned boy, flashy and confident, and very proud of himself. He was smart and fast, and he knew it. He gave us (me) a very hard time as I played with him and trained him. I think he trained me!!!! He was far beyond us! I can't tell you how many times he took me through the fences, and through the trees. But, he was his father's son! Super intelligent. We knew when he was just 2 that he wasn't going into the racing circuit. Here's a fine young horse, bring him on, and he'd be a fine and sound stud in a couple years.
Well, my boss and his wife split up, I no longer had my job. Both my Poco's (stud and son) went off to BC, and that was the end of that story! You may chuckle when I tell you this, but that was 35 years ago. My kids are 36 and 31 now (living down south), but I'm still very much involved in the horse world. Not showing at all anymore, and I don't have any horses of my own now. I'm kind of a "consultant", if you can put a title to it. I'm a horse whisperer, if you could call it that. I still deal with the old ways, when it comes to training (educating) horses. I find I have to train the owners more than the horses nowadays!
That's all my yack for now. Have a Merry Christmas. BYE!
In regards to the horse jumping, these are stallion testing grounds for athletic ability. They only allow some stallions to be considered "approved" by their ability to go through many tests, not just this. They're truly wise doing this as the stallions are graded in points as far as abilities and conformation. They do dressage, so on. I wish in the states they had tests like this so you could compare standards of stallions, rather than show records. They go on to show of course, theses are just registry required and for breeding. Pretty amazing isn't it? Thanks for your story, I live in Kansas and had much experience with Quarter Horses. Thanks, and hope you had a great Christmas!!
what an extraordinary horse
WOW! Very good
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Ja ich😂
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Ist ja auch n deutsches Video haha
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Roisin Walsh it is Westfalen and it is the name of the arena not the breed xx
Stop calling this abuse. Horses are powerful animals. If it didn't want to.. It probably wouldn't.
Great great great video just ignore them stupid haters.
Queen Equine j
simon wade what?
hi Lucky harris long time no see cant wait to see you again
Very good horse
amazing!
hi
ha. ha. ha. freispringen. voll. ey das Pferd springt wirklich freiwillig und kann auch am Sprung Vorbeigehen wenn es nicht mag. es ist sehr motiviert und hat Spaß. NICHT!!!!!!! GENAU DAS GEGENTEIL!
Super Shy du hast zwar recht aber an der Seite stehen Menschen mit Peitschen. Ich glaube das Pferd ist schlau und springt eher als gepeitscht zu werden...
Super Shy Hast du dir mal ne Definition von Freispringen durchgelesen? Dort springt das Pferd nach der Union ohne Reiter und Sattel. Von Freiwillig steht da kein Wort Frei-springen hat also nichts mit dem Wort Freiwillig zu tun sondern das das Pferd sich ohne Sattel und genaue Reiterhilfen durch die Halle über Hindernisse bewegt
Das pferd has mal die Definition von Freispringen Freiwillig durchgelesen....
I'm wondering why this horse is so afraid when it sees a man in it's way. He/she stops on the spot and looks for an escape.
Imca vdB Probably because stupid humans make this horse jump at these ridiculous heights for money and ribbons.
Lemon Trickle yesss a lesson form rick gore
It's not afraid, just looking where to go next
Escape to freedom .....
AMAZING!!!!😄😄😄
C'est un très beau cheval !
Is this exhibition serve as a qualifying trial before the horse if allowed to enter classes with jumps of a certain elevation? To ensure that the horse is willing and capable of jumping at al certain level?
No its just to see how high the horse can jump
No, it’s part of the horses training and education.
Should have said that the horse is either at an evaluation day to see if it meets its breed criteria prior to inclusion in the stud book or at a competition against other horses of the same or similar type.
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Hilary Samuels no this is a auction
Even if it's "impressive" you can clearly see that he is nervous, and really not relaxed,his head is really high, his skin shake, and his ears are spinning around .. All those signs communicate his discomfort.. And open your eyes people, there is whip! In each "exit" there is a man with a whip to make the horse forward!
Those signs are more attributed to the environment. This is a young horse, in front of (from the sound of it) a decent sized group of people, maybe for the first time. He's taking it all in, is a touch anxious because this is a new, unusual situation for him. Every time I take my horse to a show, he'll do something similar, lifting his head, getting a clue as to what's going on, and figuring out that this is okay, before settling down into work. I can see how this could be stressful, especially for a younger, more energetic and hot horse.
And as for the whips, if you look, the men aren't lashing the horse. They are merely using the length to form a barrier. It's like if you're walking down the road and a policeman stands in front of you and puts his hands out to the side. He's not striking you or hurting you, but you still turn away. He is clearly indicating that he is a barrier and he doesn't want you passing. However, if you were scared witless and wanted to escape, chances are you'd try and push past that policeman anyways. The same concept can be applied here. The men are merely forming a barrier, but if the horse was uncomfortable, he would try to push past them or stop altogether. While these jumps may be a touch higher than I'd be willing to put a three year old through, I don't do this level of jumping with my horses and it takes more resources and experience than I possess. If this were unsafe, I don't doubt that they wouldn't put this horse through it. Even from a business standpoint, the last thing they would want to do would be to injure a potential source of income before it has a chance to actually earn them any money.
She isn't nervous 😂 she is excited! The way she trots with that extra bounce, the way she is going toward the jump almost dragging the guy with her, shows she is eager!
So cool!!!
Phew, he almost knocked it there ;)
hyper souple le cheval en plus il est magnifique
Omg that horse is so pretty and cute
Wtf am I doing here - I don't even speak german
Benjamin LE PAGE .me either .
Benjamin LE PAGE You can thank the allies for that!
Benjamin LE PAGE i didnt notice it is german...
Benjamin LE PAGE Don't feel bad. Most of the people commenting here don't speak horse. You're in good company.
Neither does the horse......but it thinks ....Wtf am I doing here ?
for every one whos wondering whats going on. ist a so calles free jumping on an auction the Horse presents it self without rider, cause ist too Young to bee riden. and to see the movement and the pedegree of the horse before you buy it. they do this Event
Stray-Wolf When it's too young to ride it then it's too young to jump so high
Oky I've watched this vid now carefully after reading all the comments
1. this horse is not scared just excited.
2. If the horse was abused by the handlers, it will not and never will stand still for the handlers to come and catch it and most defiantly won't move towards the handlers.(I have retrained more abused horses than I can count, I know what a scared horse do and I know there is no way of teaching them how not to do it, if you don't go back to basic training and teaching the horse to trust again in you and then it goes back to the abuse story for a horse will never trust you if you abuse it.)
3. some horses jump higher with riders on their backs than this horse did while free jumping.
4. Horses jumping with riders carry a heavier load so the chances of injury is higher than a horse doing free jumping.
5. the escape routes were valid escape routes without anybody or anything stopping the horse from taking them. (really people if horse doesn't want to do something it won't do it!!!!! It will even run over a person standing with a whip if it didn't want to do it!!)
6. Horses can look were they are going with their ears backward. The ears are just a indication of mood and were the horse is consecrating. Back turned ears don't mean the horse is scared or aggressive it just means the horse is listening or concentrating on something behind him and trust me the horse can still run and move forward with back turned ears. Ears that are flat against the head is a sign of distress or just plain bad temperateness.
Please people get your facts in line before you say things.
WHO LOVES HORSES PUT THUMBS UP!!
They all took your advice and put thumbs up on video☺️
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