It's not the Flags, it's the shrill sound of the horns... it's hurting their ears and they have no idea what it is.. take it from someone who has ridden in lots of parades.. I learned young, after being placed in front of bands, fire trucks, giant tow rigs FOR fire trucks, all with sirens blaring of course, loud speakers, dogs barking, balloons blowing in front of my horse, kids running behind and literally bumping into my horses rear, but the ultimate shocker, was at my hometown Gold Rush Parade the parade route loops through town which is dissected by railroad tracks. During the middle of the parade, with probably a hundred or so horses and mules right in downtown, a train came through. There were horses losing their MINDS, several that broke away and took off for the wild blue yonder. My husband and I dismounted and held our horses reins, spoke to them, let them face it, and they were both fine.. I learned then to always pack their ears with cotton batting (the stuff you fill pillows or a homemade comforter with) if we took them to a parade. If it hurts your ears.. it's REALLY hurting theirs.. theirs are more sensitive. The big question is.. who plans these parades.. why put a very loud band BEHIND horses? why schedule a parade in a town where you KNOW the train runs at 1:05 every single day??? Why not schedule the darn parade to start at 2:00??? If common sense were common the World would be a beautiful place
Note to anyone entering a parade on horseback, MAKE SURE YOUR HORSE CAN HANDLE MUSIC, FLAGS, FIRE TRUCKS, POLICE CARS AND LOTS OF COMMOTION. IT IS NOT THE PARADE ORGANIZERS JOB TO PUT ON A HORSE FRIENDLY PARADE.
He was backing into the direction of the music ....not running away ...You can we used to music to horses all the time in the stable ....they just sometimes need to get used to it it might not even be that. Horses see the colour blue really well i was thinking it was the blue flags ...could be lots of things though
the real issue is that these majestic horses don't trust their riders much less the surroundings. when will u people learn that horses can only be lead by REAL COWBOYS. geez stop all this nonsense before someone gets hurt.
I read quite a few comments. As a musician, drill team (& parade rider) and horse trainer...I have this to say. No one ever considered that all this fuss occurred right between 2 tall building!! That highly magnifies everything the band is doing...volume, ECHOing and criss-crossing more weirdly to a horse than any human can imagine. The band leader walks BACKWARDS most of the way to watch THEIR group & are unaware of what happens down the street. Probably not critter-savvy enough to have stopped anyway. Once a horse spooks, any number of the other horses can spook simply because they're trying to figure out what monster is after the 1st horse. It doesn't matter what amount of training you do, things happen. The flag handlers were inexperienced to me. Ok, yes, take the flag but IMMEDIATELY roll it up so it's not flapping & causing more problems!! The wind was also a SCARY factor here that everyone ignored. NEVER chase a horse with a wind-flapping flag! 🙄 2 horses should have ridden back to get on either side of the Paint who was so scared it didn't want to walk. You NEVER leave someone behind for appearance's sake! Doing so is a good way to send the rider to the hospital...& you never know when it might be You & Your horse who needs some moral support. I totally agree...the parade organizers totally messed up by putting the band so close. If they had no choice, they should have had people watching out for this very thing. Glad no one got hurt.
The combination of large crowds on both sides making the horses feel surrounded and the sound of the trumpets reverberating from the buildings caused this poor horse to get super nervous and uneasy
@@loner1878 Only after intense training. This horse should have been acclimated to the noise and crowds before being put in the parade situation. Poor horsemanship forsure.
I rode my horse in one parade and swore that shit off for life! My horse thought he was at a racetrack and was hot and spicy af, he broke my foot, and had to basically be ponied most of the way! He effectively did a piaffe/ passage the entire parade route! That was my one and only experience! Never again!
Perfect example on why it is better with these home grown holiday parades you always put the horses either between quiet exhibits or at the end of the parade. The secondary reason you put them at the end of the parade is obvious - if they take a dump while walking down Main Street, the band members don't go marching through it as that causes treat consternation to the band members who can't step over it in time.
For people saying it’s not the flags... what?! Look at those horses reactions literally every time a flag comes near them and they back from it in fear. I have 2 of my own. Live on a farm with 35 and have ridden, trained and worked with horses for 30 years. It’s the flags.
Also of course the band started It. But the flags are definitely a secondary issue. We do parades and had the organizer put a band behind us one year and giant bulls the next. We said hard no to both and were moved
they where clearly spooked and the frequency of the trumpets was probably too high for the horses hearing not to mention the band is behind them so its natural horse instinct to be freaked out.
I have an horse named chip and everyone thinks its easy to ride its really not. Took me five years to learn to ride him. On the third day of riding my dad told me "make sure the horse is comforted with you riding him" I didn't understand and when I did an jump I fell and I said why is it so hard? I though it was easy seeing my dad riding chip and though it was so easy. It wasn't. It was very complicated. The fourth year was hard. I struggled to make an perfectly jump. That day I was proud of myself and chip. We had done what we had to do long ago. Now my next step is beauty n the beast at a show with chip. I'll be exided for tomarows champ!
Indeed. Police horses have no such problems. They are trained (just like police officers) to deal with crazy situations. They will ignore gunfire, will walk through a blazing fire, can help control a riot, and can even act as weapons if necessary. Recordings for police training your horse are available, and if used properly can make the horse better able to handle unexpected sounds. I have been told that a century ago and before, when armies used mounted cavalry, the infantry would use snare drums to scare the enemy's horses.
I have been riding in parades a lot recently and I did a 4th of July parade last year. Some guys that were on the side watching but they were BLASTING a music and my horse was the most close to them and these guys thought it was a good idea TO PUT THE SPEAKER CLOSE TO MY HORSE’S EAR!!!! And what do you know my horse reared and started to freak out. Here is something for people who don’t know DON’T PUT LOUD MUSIC NEXT TO HORSES!!!!! Those horses reacted like that because the music was so loud in their ears.
My horse dd the same thing. My twin sister was on the ground next to me. We turned the horse around and walked away as soon as the band passed we were fine to continue on..he listened to our voices
Putting out the hands in what you think won’t stop the horse, but when handling horses a stiff arm will actually use the force of the hors to push you away.
I rode a parade once and had a police car right behind me. One of the horses was EXTREMELY GREEN and told the police that but the sirens went off anyway. Luckily we had worked with her and loud noises so besides a bit jumpy was able to hold on and stay seated. But she was covered in sweat after that one.
I don't know but I doubt these are regular parade horses and riders, It was probably their first parade or maybe they do it once a year, and like anything to be good you need lots of practice and training
Pretty common sense Horses are the Last thing in the parade--- Not in front of the band or the fire trucks, police cars. Horses are the Last one that goes in the parade dah -- even a 10 yr kid will tell you that....
This is why my gelding can't be a parade horse. No matter how much training is put into a horse to be a parade horse, the horse will spook at anything.
10GALLEN81 this all started as soon as the band started. the horses were spooked by the sound. also think how loud it actually is there. the speaker and recording is half as loud as it actually was.
This is what happens when you’ve not prepared horses to flags and loud noise. Then you see the horse reacting to the pain of the bit. Simply trying to get release of pressure from the tight reins
I genuinely don't know why people think having giddy horses in a situation like this is a good idea. however, I have to say it was nice that the riders were clearly trying to calm the horses down by patting them instead of holding on tightly as some people would.
stupid riders should of had the horses ready with sounds like that the horse was scared soon as that band started playing. horse people should train the horses for what ever they will be doing with it so people dont get hurt
skewbaldspotty123 w yes and its not a hard thing to fix its not using thinking side of its brain they added something new to the horse and that is why its being like that
skewbaldspotty123 w you can see he was not worked with. With all them people playing in the back no one is going to get a band out to a barn to train a horse and thats why the horse got spooked. so yes its new to the horse its not music that comes out of a rado
The horse was acting out because the loud music, the shrill horns hurt its ears. I used to get invited to do a lot of Simi local parades (within 100 miles) and I learned to pack my horses ears with cotton. It muted the sound for them and I didn't worry so much.
k95831 Maybe it doesn't occur to you that It does not matter how much practice and conditioning to sounds & people etc.. ANY HORSE can have an off day. The rider was trying to maintain the horse and should have dismounted when the rider realized that the horse was beyond the rider's ability to control. HOWEVER, your blanket statement about "stupid riders" is offensive to those of us that have worked with horses for many years. As another person commented (in horse person language) There is no 100% Bombproof horse. If anyone was "stupid" it was the person who organized the line up for the parade participants. That person should have taken into account the horse clubs and not placed them so close to the very loud sounds a damn marching band.
I commend the riders that only tried to comfort their horses. Something that trainer at the Olympics could learn from. She punched her horse in the face for being afraid. These riders were professional and knew their horses well.
A good parade horse is desensitized to be what is called Bomb Proof, and horses spook sometimes for the strangest thing like a string across the road. The rider or horse owner if they continue to ride in parades now knows that they should visit school marching band practices and desensitize the horse to that. I still believe it was other things that made the horse spook.
Our horses were exposed to a lot of stuff . No problems during parade as barn was close to EMS and police station. On campground dude trail rides Red Cloud is a great horse. He could come around a bush to be nose to handle.bars of huge Harley and like GET OUT OF MY WAY. I wanted him sooo bad!
Horses not trained properly to be ridden with flags, and loud music what a shame to put horse, rider and spectators in danger. We have ridden our horses in parades behind the band and never had any problems but they were trained for this exposure prior to the event.
If you have ANY loud noises that could possibly spook horses and a large crowd then there’s no doubt that the horse are gonna spook I speak from experience.
We were always put in the back, for obvious reasons. Poop! If your horse is not around sounds like this, it's likely they will spook and try to run away. Horses are big flight animals.
People need to realize that it doesn't matter if a horse is trained or how well they are. Horses can get spooked at anything, which can put the rider, and those nearby in danger.
You cant just put horses in front of something loud like that there were people waving pompoms there were flags the band was coming closer and there were people surrounding them on every side, can they just learn.
No matter how much you try to desensitise a horse to sounds having shrieking trumpets behind them cannot be prepared for anything - you can radios but it won’t actually imitate fully what they can hear as they are more sensitive! The main priority is keeping the horses away from the crowd and trying to get them calm But any organiser should understand that you don’t put animals near loud music - they don’t understand!!!
Who is an equestrian and knows why the horse is being like that and looking at all the people trying to stop the horse from doing what the horse is doing. Lol!!!
ωнιѕкєу seriously? No.. if you notice, at the beginning, all of the horses, including the pretty sorrel pinto are standing quietly, until the BAND starts playing. It has NOTHING to do with the flags, they were just a aggravation. This is why you see absolutely no change in behavior when the flags are taken away. Had the flags been the source of its fear, once it was gone, you should have seen the horse instantly start to calm, not progressively get worse by panicking and backing into the crowd!! It was the SOUND, that spooked the horse, not the flags. I have been working with, training, breeding, showing and owning horses for three decades. Watch the horse... he/she is completely confused by what the noise is, and where it is coming from. It is causing him pain, so he try's to back away from it, and fails.. he is making all the classic evasive movements he is trying to get away from pain. He wasn't the only horse misbehaving... there were several others reacting as well, their riders just did a better job turning them and getting them going in the other direction.
Melissa Pate - The sound. Yes, exactly. We were invited to bring ponies to a church event. They put us next to the bandstand, and suddenly a loud band, honking and thumping, started playing. The ponies remained calm, but they all went on strike. Apparently they are union members, and the Pony Union has a rule, "No loud bands, or we won't work." They were asking me, "We go home now? How do we get out of here?" After an hour the band was replaced with a really mellow Mexican band, and the ponies returned to work.
Never a good idea to have a band playing behind horses or to have fire engines either. I was in a parade once & I was walking my horse & there were fire trucks behind us & would spray every once in a while! Needless to say that it made my horse ansy!! I never was so glad when that parade was over & done with! My horse would’ve been fine if not for these trucks that were behind us plus they would sound off the siren to!
That idiot on the ground only made it worse. There is a reason why I have more respect for the riders of the queen's guard as they leave the riders to it and so there is less for the horse to focus on
Done that, not fun. Parade organizers don’t get it. Not many horses can ignore the sound of drums, horns, and all the stomping feet of a marching band. So much better to have the horses coming up behind the bands.
It's not the band. I hate to be the one to day it's the lack of desensitization of the horses. You should prep your horse better before entering a parade. Most parades put the horses right in front of the sirens of emts and firetrucks be lucky you just had a band. I also use to use my .are to Carrie a flag in front of my marching band we were the Trojans and our colors red blk and white. She was a wild leopard appy. Never had this issue.
it pisses me off that parades think its best to put a horse in front of a band.. no not a good idea horses have a fright and flight instinct, that could put the rider as well as others in danger.. i ride horses, and from the years of experience i have i know that they need to fix this issue with putting horses near the bands.
Why don’t they have a signal for ‘fall silent’ we did, whether it was something like this, or 1 person out riding their horse. Also damn daft idea to put a loud marching band in close proximity to animals 🤷🏼♀️ organisers…it’s not rocket science to do that for the safety of everyone
It's not the Flags, it's the shrill sound of the horns... it's hurting their ears and they have no idea what it is.. take it from someone who has ridden in lots of parades.. I learned young, after being placed in front of bands, fire trucks, giant tow rigs FOR fire trucks, all with sirens blaring of course, loud speakers, dogs barking, balloons blowing in front of my horse, kids running behind and literally bumping into my horses rear, but the ultimate shocker, was at my hometown Gold Rush Parade the parade route loops through town which is dissected by railroad tracks. During the middle of the parade, with probably a hundred or so horses and mules right in downtown, a train came through. There were horses losing their MINDS, several that broke away and took off for the wild blue yonder. My husband and I dismounted and held our horses reins, spoke to them, let them face it, and they were both fine.. I learned then to always pack their ears with cotton batting (the stuff you fill pillows or a homemade comforter with) if we took them to a parade. If it hurts your ears.. it's REALLY hurting theirs.. theirs are more sensitive. The big question is.. who plans these parades.. why put a very loud band BEHIND horses? why schedule a parade in a town where you KNOW the train runs at 1:05 every single day??? Why not schedule the darn parade to start at 2:00??? If common sense were common the World would be a beautiful place
I fully agree to everything you said!! Them poor horses
Flags also.
Yikes please do not put that on their ears. There are actual ear plugs for horses that are much much safer
I been caught by two different trains. Not fun when you do not have room to leave the area.
Plus the echo makes it that much worse.
Note to anyone organizing a parade, never place a band near horses.
Note to anyone entering a parade on horseback, MAKE SURE YOUR HORSE CAN HANDLE MUSIC, FLAGS, FIRE TRUCKS, POLICE CARS AND LOTS OF COMMOTION. IT IS NOT THE PARADE ORGANIZERS JOB TO PUT ON A HORSE FRIENDLY PARADE.
He was backing into the direction of the music ....not running away ...You can we used to music to horses all the time in the stable ....they just sometimes need to get used to it it might not even be that. Horses see the colour blue really well i was thinking it was the blue flags ...could be lots of things though
It wasnt the band, it was the flags
That was the flag aswell. People can put earplugs into the horse's ears. Would be first to do on these parades.
the real issue is that these majestic horses don't trust their riders much less the surroundings. when will u people learn that horses can only be lead by REAL COWBOYS. geez stop all this nonsense before someone gets hurt.
The parade organizers should know never to put marching bands close to horses!
I read quite a few comments. As a musician, drill team (& parade rider) and horse trainer...I have this to say.
No one ever considered that all this fuss occurred right between 2 tall building!! That highly magnifies everything the band is doing...volume, ECHOing and criss-crossing more weirdly to a horse than any human can imagine.
The band leader walks BACKWARDS most of the way to watch THEIR group & are unaware of what happens down the street. Probably not critter-savvy enough to have stopped anyway.
Once a horse spooks, any number of the other horses can spook simply because they're trying to figure out what monster is after the 1st horse. It doesn't matter what amount of training you do, things happen.
The flag handlers were inexperienced to me. Ok, yes, take the flag but IMMEDIATELY roll it up so it's not flapping & causing more problems!! The wind was also a SCARY factor here that everyone ignored. NEVER chase a horse with a wind-flapping flag! 🙄
2 horses should have ridden back to get on either side of the Paint who was so scared it didn't want to walk. You NEVER leave someone behind for appearance's sake! Doing so is a good way to send the rider to the hospital...& you never know when it might be You & Your horse who needs some moral support.
I totally agree...the parade organizers totally messed up by putting the band so close. If they had no choice, they should have had people watching out for this very thing.
Glad no one got hurt.
The combination of large crowds on both sides making the horses feel surrounded and the sound of the trumpets reverberating from the buildings caused this poor horse to get super nervous and uneasy
Yet horses were used effectively in war for centuries...
@@loner1878 Only after intense training. This horse should have been acclimated to the noise and crowds before being put in the parade situation. Poor horsemanship forsure.
@@loner1878 and many of those war horses died because they freaked out and ran off and got themselves into trouble.
@@RPostVideos Then those horses weren't trained well.
How come nobody tells the band to cult it,out for a moment to let the horses get further...???
Would have been the courteous thing to do!
That would require common sense. Clearly it was lacking!
It's the horns!! It's too loud for their ears
Good thing whoever was leading the band had the good sense to stop advancing and wait!
I rode my horse in one parade and swore that shit off for life! My horse thought he was at a racetrack and was hot and spicy af, he broke my foot, and had to basically be ponied most of the way! He effectively did a piaffe/ passage the entire parade route! That was my one and only experience! Never again!
You had the right mind not to pursue parades further. It’s a full time job to desensitize a horse for many things especially the public events.
Poor horses.
In Georgia parades, the horses are always in the back, even after Santa
Here in Tennessee horses are last also
Perfect example on why it is better with these home grown holiday parades you always put the horses either between quiet exhibits or at the end of the parade.
The secondary reason you put them at the end of the parade is obvious - if they take a dump while walking down Main Street, the band members don't go marching through it as that causes treat consternation to the band members who can't step over it in time.
For people saying it’s not the flags... what?! Look at those horses reactions literally every time a flag comes near them and they back from it in fear. I have 2 of my own. Live on a farm with 35 and have ridden, trained and worked with horses for 30 years. It’s the flags.
Also of course the band started It. But the flags are definitely a secondary issue. We do parades and had the organizer put a band behind us one year and giant bulls the next. We said hard no to both and were moved
they where clearly spooked and the frequency of the trumpets was probably too high for the horses hearing not to mention the band is behind them so its natural horse instinct to be freaked out.
my heart goes out to those horses who have to put up with all the noise and people on a regular basis
I have an horse named chip and everyone thinks its easy to ride its really not. Took me five years to learn to ride him. On the third day of riding my dad told me "make sure the horse is comforted with you riding him" I didn't understand and when I did an jump I fell and I said why is it so hard? I though it was easy seeing my dad riding chip and though it was so easy. It wasn't. It was very complicated. The fourth year was hard. I struggled to make an perfectly jump. That day I was proud of myself and chip. We had done what we had to do long ago. Now my next step is beauty n the beast at a show with chip. I'll be exided for tomarows champ!
Kayli Whyel how did the beauty and the beast thing go?
That band scares me....and I’m just watching it on Utube. That horse looks terrified!
There is a strong case for conditioning training in desensitization. :(
Indeed. Police horses have no such problems. They are trained (just like police officers) to deal with crazy situations. They will ignore gunfire, will walk through a blazing fire, can help control a riot, and can even act as weapons if necessary. Recordings for police training your horse are available, and if used properly can make the horse better able to handle unexpected sounds.
I have been told that a century ago and before, when armies used mounted cavalry, the infantry would use snare drums to scare the enemy's horses.
I have been riding in parades a lot recently and I did a 4th of July parade last year. Some guys that were on the side watching but they were BLASTING a music and my horse was the most close to them and these guys thought it was a good idea TO PUT THE SPEAKER CLOSE TO MY HORSE’S EAR!!!! And what do you know my horse reared and started to freak out. Here is something for people who don’t know DON’T PUT LOUD MUSIC NEXT TO HORSES!!!!! Those horses reacted like that because the music was so loud in their ears.
My horse dd the same thing. My twin sister was on the ground next to me. We turned the horse around and walked away as soon as the band passed we were fine to continue on..he listened to our voices
Forgot the equine earplugs...
I just love seeing the scene where the horse slames into the crowd and that one lady in red sticks out her hands as if it is going to stop the horse
hollow misty lol I didn't even notice.
hollow misty she was taking the flag, not trying to stop the horse
Putting out the hands in what you think won’t stop the horse, but when handling horses a stiff arm will actually use the force of the hors to push you away.
Wow I did not go to this here in Springfield Ohio. So thanks for the footage.
I rode a parade once and had a police car right behind me. One of the horses was EXTREMELY GREEN and told the police that but the sirens went off anyway. Luckily we had worked with her and loud noises so besides a bit jumpy was able to hold on and stay seated. But she was covered in sweat after that one.
I don't know but I doubt these are regular parade horses and riders, It was probably their first parade or maybe they do it once a year, and like anything to be good you need lots of practice and training
Pretty common sense Horses are the Last thing in the parade--- Not in front of the band or the fire trucks, police cars. Horses are the Last one that goes in the parade dah -- even a 10 yr kid will tell you that....
Any one think it might be the band? Nah, no way they would get scared at that.
It’s the music I think too.
Maybe the horses didn't like the theme song from the Munsters.
Uma thurman in the background💙😘
And the band played on....groan....in any key they wanted to. GROAN.
Hope ya'll learned your lessons.
this vaguely-resembling fob song got me really confused for a sec and i didnt pay attention to the horses
This is why my gelding can't be a parade horse. No matter how much training is put into a horse to be a parade horse, the horse will spook at anything.
Almost looks as if they are trying to get away from those flags.....??? maybe ??
10GALLEN81 this all started as soon as the band started. the horses were spooked by the sound. also think how loud it actually is there. the speaker and recording is half as loud as it actually was.
10GALLEN81 also that one horse leg the paint got trapped or snagged on something
This is what happens when you’ve not prepared horses to flags and loud noise. Then you see the horse reacting to the pain of the bit. Simply trying to get release of pressure from the tight reins
The horses are like wtffff is that noise ? Can even see several people in the crowd covering their ears.
I genuinely don't know why people think having giddy horses in a situation like this is a good idea. however, I have to say it was nice that the riders were clearly trying to calm the horses down by patting them instead of holding on tightly as some people would.
My brother rode his 3 year old horse behind a fire truck and in front of a band.
Yup, it was a quite a ride.
Horse is terrified. Why parade organizers place loud bands in proximity to equine exhibits is beyond my comprehension.
That music is good tho
stupid riders should of had the horses ready with sounds like that the horse was scared soon as that band started playing. horse people should train the horses for what ever they will be doing with it so people dont get hurt
skewbaldspotty123 w it should not of taken that long to get it back in line
skewbaldspotty123 w yes and its not a hard thing to fix its not using thinking side of its brain they added something new to the horse and that is why its being like that
skewbaldspotty123 w you can see he was not worked with. With all them people playing in the back no one is going to get a band out to a barn to train a horse and thats why the horse got spooked. so yes its new to the horse its not music that comes out of a rado
The horse was acting out because the loud music, the shrill horns hurt its ears. I used to get invited to do a lot of Simi local parades (within 100 miles) and I learned to pack my horses ears with cotton. It muted the sound for them and I didn't worry so much.
k95831 Maybe it doesn't occur to you that It does not matter how much practice and conditioning to sounds & people etc.. ANY HORSE can have an off day. The rider was trying to maintain the horse and should have dismounted when the rider realized that the horse was beyond the rider's ability to control. HOWEVER, your blanket statement about "stupid riders" is offensive to those of us that have worked with horses for many years. As another person commented (in horse person language) There is no 100% Bombproof horse.
If anyone was "stupid" it was the person who organized the line up for the parade participants. That person should have taken into account the horse clubs and not placed them so close to the very loud sounds a damn marching band.
I commend the riders that only tried to comfort their horses. Something that trainer at the Olympics could learn from. She punched her horse in the face for being afraid. These riders were professional and knew their horses well.
What??? I did not see or hear a ought that! When did this happen and who punched their horse?
Good job by the rider. Drop the flag & dig the spurs, keep the horse moving forward.
Drop the flag yes, Dig in the spurs? No thank you.
That horse must not like fallout boy 😆😆😆
The horses got spoke of the lound noises
Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy.
That music scare me never mind horses!
The horses don't like the sound! Did the riders get the horses used to the music before the parade? Maybe not!!
If it was because of the band why didn't they have them stop playing when the horses clearly started to freak out ? That might of helped .
A good parade horse is desensitized to be what is called Bomb Proof, and horses spook sometimes for the strangest thing like a string across the road. The rider or horse owner if they continue to ride in parades now knows that they should visit school marching band practices and desensitize the horse to that. I still believe it was other things that made the horse spook.
Why am I not surprised with that darned awful noise going on behind. Where they just tuning up?
Here’s an idea… Forget the damn flags!
They should have stopped the band!
Our horses were exposed to a lot of stuff . No problems during parade as barn was close to EMS and police station. On campground dude trail rides Red Cloud is a great horse. He could come around a bush to be nose to handle.bars of huge Harley and like GET OUT OF MY WAY. I wanted him sooo bad!
How about I play a trumpet in your horses face and see if there's a problem. lol
Actually it's as easy as desensitzing your horse prior to the parade to all noises sights ect also have an experienced rider helps
Aha, yes, let's put PREY and HERD animals in a group near loud sounds they can't locate. Brilliant idea.
Exactly!!
Fair play to her for stayin on.
The rider did a food job despite the situation. No runaways and didn’t come off.
Horses not trained properly to be ridden with flags, and loud music what a shame to put horse, rider and spectators in danger. We have ridden our horses in parades behind the band and never had any problems but they were trained for this exposure prior to the event.
If you have ANY loud noises that could possibly spook horses and a large crowd then there’s no doubt that the horse are gonna spook I speak from experience.
We were always put in the back, for obvious reasons. Poop! If your horse is not around sounds like this, it's likely they will spook and try to run away. Horses are big flight animals.
People need to realize that it doesn't matter if a horse is trained or how well they are. Horses can get spooked at anything, which can put the rider, and those nearby in danger.
What a bunch of dumb people s train wreck waiting to happen. Plus its mean to the poor horses...Sad to see
Rider did fine, but if you are going to assist don't bring a flag with you.
we ways ride our horses at the rear of the parade. No one stepped in their manure.
You cant just put horses in front of something loud like that there were people waving pompoms there were flags the band was coming closer and there were people surrounding them on every side, can they just learn.
Hmmm. Looks like they forgot to practice with big scary flags.
The Munsters theme song was great accompaniment 😳
Band, cheerleaders, dance squad all should be at the end of the parade. Leave the trash for last.
Seems he didn't like music
What's this song called???
Good grief what a shrill sound for the poor horses. Makes no sense.
I feel so bad for the horse he should just be in a field and somone can love him or her all the horses they just need a cooler
Gee, I would have jumped too if a loud band started up behind me
Horses don't belong around all this haha
That band is scaring them so are the flags. Wow just dumb
they have that they work double on and on tho difficult to ell if coorect or maybe not properly though about we living long things very much
poor horses too loud
No matter how much you try to desensitise a horse to sounds having shrieking trumpets behind them cannot be prepared for anything - you can radios but it won’t actually imitate fully what they can hear as they are more sensitive! The main priority is keeping the horses away from the crowd and trying to get them calm
But any organiser should understand that you don’t put animals near loud music - they don’t understand!!!
How utterly stupid to put a marching band directly behind horses!!! 😡
Wow, who would carry green horses to a parade
I don't think the horses liked the music, it wasn't horsey enough
Who is an equestrian and knows why the horse is being like that and looking at all the people trying to stop the horse from doing what the horse is doing. Lol!!!
ωнιѕкєу seriously? No.. if you notice, at the beginning, all of the horses, including the pretty sorrel pinto are standing quietly, until the BAND starts playing. It has NOTHING to do with the flags, they were just a aggravation. This is why you see absolutely no change in behavior when the flags are taken away. Had the flags been the source of its fear, once it was gone, you should have seen the horse instantly start to calm, not progressively get worse by panicking and backing into the crowd!!
It was the SOUND, that spooked the horse, not the flags. I have been working with, training, breeding, showing and owning horses for three decades. Watch the horse... he/she is completely confused by what the noise is, and where it is coming from. It is causing him pain, so he try's to back away from it, and fails.. he is making all the classic evasive movements he is trying to get away from pain. He wasn't the only horse misbehaving... there were several others reacting as well, their riders just did a better job turning them and getting them going in the other direction.
Melissa Pate - The sound. Yes, exactly. We were invited to bring ponies to a church event. They put us next to the bandstand, and suddenly a loud band, honking and thumping, started playing. The ponies remained calm, but they all went on strike. Apparently they are union members, and the Pony Union has a rule, "No loud bands, or we won't work." They were asking me, "We go home now? How do we get out of here?" After an hour the band was replaced with a really mellow Mexican band, and the ponies returned to work.
Never a good idea to have a band playing behind horses or to have fire engines either. I was in a parade once & I was walking my horse & there were fire trucks behind us & would spray every once in a while! Needless to say that it made my horse ansy!! I never was so glad when that parade was over & done with!
My horse would’ve been fine if not for these trucks that were behind us plus they would sound off the siren to!
Ace!
Simple. Remove all the flags. Enjoy the day. Desensitize, practice Later, for another event.
Not the flags is problem ,the loud muzic !?!
Cotton in their ears can help
That idiot on the ground only made it worse. There is a reason why I have more respect for the riders of the queen's guard as they leave the riders to it and so there is less for the horse to focus on
Done that, not fun. Parade organizers don’t get it. Not many horses can ignore the sound of drums, horns, and all the stomping feet of a marching band. So much better to have the horses coming up behind the bands.
That music...lol....wtf??
It's not the band. I hate to be the one to day it's the lack of desensitization of the horses. You should prep your horse better before entering a parade. Most parades put the horses right in front of the sirens of emts and firetrucks be lucky you just had a band. I also use to use my .are to Carrie a flag in front of my marching band we were the Trojans and our colors red blk and white. She was a wild leopard appy. Never had this issue.
it pisses me off that parades think its best to put a horse in front of a band.. no not a good idea horses have a fright and flight instinct, that could put the rider as well as others in danger.. i ride horses, and from the years of experience i have i know that they need to fix this issue with putting horses near the bands.
Take the horse out before someone gets hurt, dummies!!!
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Why don’t they have a signal for ‘fall silent’ we did, whether it was something like this, or 1 person out riding their horse. Also damn daft idea to put a loud marching band in close proximity to animals 🤷🏼♀️ organisers…it’s not rocket science to do that for the safety of everyone
If you can't control your horse, don't ride in a parade. I speak from experience.
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What do they expect ????
I just wish all animals could just live in the wild and not put in unnatural environments!
reasons why you always need to make sure they are bombproof horses