Behind the Scenes of Cross Country - Raising the Bar

Delve into the world of Cross Country with eventing champion Zara Phillips. See the huge demands put on the athletes, both horse and rider, as Olympic medallist Zara explains the importance of reacting at the right time to become one of the best.
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[@Starandhope]

I love how the guy says "horses are not machins" "they can have good days and bad days" that is so true!!!

[@ella8126]

‘machins’

[@laurafowler]

The music at 2:40 fitted great with the guy pushing a push chair up the hill 😂😂😂

[@siennaaequestrian8191]

Go Pony omg boo I was about to comment the same thing! 😱 when your bestie is about to comment the same thing 😱😱😱

[@french_dxises5393]

Yess lol

[@lanaboshoff2276]

Go Pony Omg😱 Lol😂😂😂

[@lolaqueck3241]

omg, seriously ??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@horsesanimalsandeverything4960]

OMG yes!

[@rikkejensen6136]

These videos are so well made, makes me chill with inspiration :-) Thank you for creating videos like this!

[@1Fresh_Water]

yes the editing is super nice

[@sarahconroy2512]

her equitation in the slow motion was just amazing :O i mean shes in the olympics i wouldn't expect her to be crappy but she's amazing!!!!

[@CailinPony]

Anyone else noticed the Martingale had come unclipped from the girth? :')

[@raw_equestrian6268]

Ellie young at 2:57 😂😂👌🏼

[@katherineujhazy1697]

it broke

[@mylilbigfire]

Cross Country is my favourite😍

[@Starandhope]

Mine too!!

[@YurimoHikashi]

I've never dome crosscountry before! Looks very difficult

[@SamsterJay747]

Love these! Keep them coming :)

[@gemmaharris6908]

Fantastic! Love eventing! So inpirational!

[@AmyFromScotland]

These are brilliant!

[@maddisonellwood7729]

THIS IS AMAZING !

[@harveywetdog]

Good to see that you used some of the same angles as I did at Gatcombe; and the addition of sound to the slow motion.

[@XxIdontKnowx]

Awesome!!!

[@xClareBear92]

Amazing video

[@xdiamondsinthenightskyx3741]

LOVE IT!!

[@meganmcmahon9376]

i love cross country

[@lenkarudolfova1889]

You have got beautiful videos... andy very nice music ;-) What is the name of the music? :-)

[@bluenebel3963]

beuty...!

[@MariaMDtmco]

you look so great on horses.

[@choupachoupette35]

What's the song please ,

[@tricianaidoo7180]

epic

[@argenti3324]

I love cross country(with horses) My one problem is my horse likes to try to stop in the water. Ruining the time!

[@sanjeevchris]

A

[@reidchambers2521]

Poor Tsunami, guess Zara just formed a new "partnership" after she died under her saddle..

[@equestriancrazy6577]

Why do they put the white powder on their front legs

[@clairerussell7144]

Equestriancrazy so they don't hurt the muscles in their legs when they land or jump

[@kbequestrian128]

Claire Russell that's not the reason. It's a gel that allows the horses legs to slide over the XC fences if they hit them instead of scraping and scratching their legs 😊

[@mendesarmy9216]

it's oil, lard or fat- something like that- to repel the water when they go through the water jumps

[@isabellahughes716]

it is a gel that stops the horse getting stuck over cross country fences if the hit them.

[@adelaidesnow]

None of that's true it helps the horses sweat on the course