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My ponies never jumped like this either 😂. Stroller was unbelievable.

Haha. I have definitely questioned who made an old plaited leather whip or ones with silver mounts. But not your bog standard whip. I honestly didn’t realise just how many whip makers were around in the 19th century, was big business. 😄

Me neither! Everything I look at nowadays I just assume was made in china 😂 certainly isn't the quality any more

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From Wikipedia "The Aga Khan Trophy is the prize presented for Ireland's showjumping Nations Cup competition, held annually at the Dublin Horse Show. The first trophy was donated in 1926 by Aga Khan III, who was a frequent visitor to the show. Initially, a country winning the competition three times would win the trophy outright - which Switzerland achieved with wins in 1926, 1927 and 1930 - but from 1930 it is necessary to win three times in succession. It has been won outright on five occasions, and on each occasion a new trophy was presented by the Aga Khan or his successor, Aga Khan IV. The most recent outright winner was Ireland, who won the trophy in 1977, 1978 and 1979, on the latter two occasions after a jump-off with Great Britain." 💚🤍🧡

Ah that makes sense now why it said Harry and Foxhunter won the trophy outright.

Interesting. Yes the side saddle I rode in was possibly too big for me. I did film it on my other channel so might go back at watch it again 😂.

I didn’t feel hugely balanced in it, but does make you sit up. Also I’m sure like anything if you do it enough it’s becomes second nature as does riding astride for us now. I love the look of it and admire anyone who can canter and jump side saddle.

I remember that time the fella fired a gun and Burmese just took a couple of quick steps then settled back down! I was very impressed, then I read somewhere that, on days when her maj would be riding, someone would take Burmese out for a damn good gallop to take the salt out of her! 😂 She was a gorgeous mare, surprised they didn't breed from her, but then it probably was logistically impossible, unless the foal could have trotted along behind?

Oh I will definitely look into this thank you. To be honest (and very incorrectly) I was going on my few riding sessions side saddle and I didn’t feel as secure as riding now the more traditional way. However I imagine the late Queen had ridden side saddle for much of her life so she no doubt felt very secure. One of the people I work for hunts and jumps side saddle so you are quite right to pull me up on it. ☺️

I'm a bloke so have no right to comment on side-saddle use. However, I wouldn't feel safe trying! ​@@historicalhorses9816

Thank you. I just went on the Spanish Riding School instagram to see if they still used stalls but could only see loose boxes on there. I know the Royal Mews still gave stalls but not sure if they are used, they definitely have stables as well.

Thank you ☺️. Such a fantastic combo.

Thank you ☺️, I do love it. Dunster looks amazing the stalls and the castle.

I think sadly working horses were tied all of the time. I’ve yet to come across anything that suggests they could move around. There was often a bit of length to the rope but not enough for them to move properly.

The method used in stalls by the British Army pre-war (when cavalry was used heavily for everything) was to attach the head-collar to a rope tied to a log in the manger set at a length of the horse's head when the head is high. This was to prevent the rope getting caught around the front legs and causing galls. Horses would never be left free inside a stall.

Thank you for all this info! I never knew they once held a horse trials. I went there one year for the Trailblazers championships. Ah now you mention horses being tied by a rope and ball on the end that does ring a bell and I’ve definitely seen it in a picture. Thanks ☺️

That’s very cool!

Wow thank you will definitely take a look at The Palace of Versailles stables. That’s interesting about the stalls and makes total sense they could only lay down with the legs underneath. My large mare has got cast in her stable a couple of times and that’s in a decent sized stable so she’d have had no hope in a stall! Yes I read from a previous video I researched that it was normal quite easy to help a horse if it did get cast by moving the stall sides. However I did think the ones at Dunster looked quite solid in one of the photos, but they may not have been the originals.

I think your right! I feel like at one point all the major equestrian organisations were all based there or may still be. I think they did showing and show jumping as well.

@historicalhorses9816 they may well have all been based there, everything seemed to have Stoneleigh as their address. Wish I'd been able to keep some of my old Horse & Pony magazines...

⁠@@Siobhan_Shivaun haha yes they did all have Stoneleigh in their address.

Thank you so much ☺️

Oh sweet. I’m going to have a look on eBay a pick up and few.

I think one book was titled 'Three Jays Against the Clock' and was obviously about showjumping at a gymkhana. I just looked on Amazon uk and they have it and others.

Love this message, thank you. I really enjoy reading people’s memories. From reading comments and the research I’ve done this was such an exciting time for the sport. Seems very different now.

There was also Ted Williams of Napantan near Quorn in Leicestershire... He had great success in America in the 1950s aswell as on the 1960s. I remember him in the puissance at the Horse of the Year show in 1969... a massive wall.. the cameras showed just his head bobbing on the approach then nothing as Ted was on the ground!. There was also Caroline Bradley. A marvellous horsewoman. I remember watching her from the collecting ring at the City of Leicester show in 1966 (it was a major show on the circuit in those days lasting 5 days). Caroline rode with determination and flair. Vibert was a handful but there was also another horse at the same time that had been noticed as a bucking bronco at an American rodeo. He was brought over to England by Jack Hobbs and jumped successfully but was clearly the most difficult ride and required a grip of iron by his rider to stay onboard as he bucked between fences.

Goodness no I’ve not thought about the fact other countries used ponies and donkeys for mining work as well. What horses, ponies and donkeys had to endure in the past does often make for hard reading.

Oooo I’d not thought of that! And I really struggle to find enough photos sometimes. Will definitely give it some thought.

Just unbelievable scope from Stroller.

Thank you so much. ☺️

I’m definitely going to have a search on eBay later and get my hands on some Pat Smythe books, especially the ones dedicated to the particular horses she had. Thank you for your comment so lovely to read.

He sounded incredible and I love the fact he was an ex race horse.

Yes I have watched it ☺️

Did she have the horse before Harvey Smith? Having a quick google I see he won the Hickstead Derby twice on Mattie Brown.

From my research she really was so many peoples heroine. ☺️

I forgot to ask, what were her books like?

I was born in Northern Rhodesia ( Zambia ) and my father trained racehorses in Kitwe and racing was on Sundays at Kitwe Turf club. Age 8 due to black misrule we left to South Africa, and all I had was pony books to read. Mainly from Johannesburg city council Libraries. My favourite was Judith M Beresford who wrote about a pony called Misty. I did see in Johannesburg Harvey Smith ride and Colonel Llewellyn of Foxhunter fame.

Harvey Smith is definitely on the list to make a video on.

Oh thank you for this. Poor research on my behalf I knew it was in the ‘Old Deer Park’ but assumed that was in Richmond Park. That makes sense why they ran out of space.

@@historicalhorses9816 You weren't to have known...as a child it used to confuse me, too! There used to be grand old houses and Palaces in the area and this is undoubtedly where the name came from.

@@historicalhorses9816 Richmond Park used to allow Polo matches, but sadly have never seen a horse show there. Dad used to tell me about Richmond Horse Show, and said it was quite a large event.

She was remarkable woman, achieved so much.

Very special pair indeed.

Thank you so much. I haven’t seen their channel but will definitely take a look.

Thank you, I have eyed up another already ☺️

That was the one I was thinking about. I didn’t realise he was pts at just 13 how sad.

My goodness well it is remarkable they won the Hickstead Derby.

What wonderful memories. Would love to have seen him close up.

His talent was unreal, I never knew he’d been so successful.

@@historicalhorses9816 I knew about him winning the Hickstead Derby, the Queen's Cup, and other big classes, and that he'd been to the Olympics, didn't know he won a medal, only knew he fell in the team comp.

Absolutely crazy isn’t it! I did double check as it didn’t seem possible but he did.

Yes I remember it too it was AMAZING.

😂, I change my pronunciation throughout the video.

@@historicalhorses9816 I didn't even notice tbh 🤣

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A* ☺️ I guess it makes sense for a lady to have a side saddle fitted.

I slightly change how I say it throughout the video 😂, didn’t even realise I was doing it until I watched the video back.

@@historicalhorses9816 I never noticed! 😂 You deffo pronounced it correctly at least once! 👍

I had no idea either until I started looking into it. How cool to have ridden in a Hermes saddle! Was it comfortable?

It’s such a loss. For riders keen on showing it must be so hard, because there’s a lack of shows, especially when wanting to introduce young horses to the circuit.

Thank you, agree would be fab to get some of the park shows back.

@@historicalhorses9816 dressage in Hyde Park sounds rather swish!

Sorry you didn’t get to enter anything. I used to look at the agricultural/ county shows and wish I could go, love a big show atmosphere.

@@historicalhorses9816 At some point in the future, I hope to do working hunter classes. Mostly because it's on my bucket list.

Beautiful isn’t it, and like I said the room to this day still has the same style, wood beams big windows.

So swish, if only they’d had cameras back then so we could have seen the horses and actual stables.

@@historicalhorses9816 someone build a time machine!!! 😂

There still are various other similar places in Europe, such as Les Grandes Ecuries opposite the Palace at Versailles, which is still used for equestrian shows. Then there's The Spanish Riding School in Vienna, The Portuguese School of Equestrian Art in Lisbon, Le Cadre Noir in Saumur and the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez de la Frontiera - these are known as 'The Big Four'. By the way, I remember going to my school's prize-giving many years ago which was held in the Dome.

Totally agree, makes sense. There was stalls around but they normally only had a couple for sick horses. But as you said, less horses, more space, more room for loose boxes. And horses were doing no where near the work load and Victorian’s and earlier were not so bothered by welfare and that has changed a lot over the last 100 years.

Hahaha, because I started it over 2 years ago and did very little with it 😂

Omg yessss

No I’m not sure when stalls went really out of fashion. In the late victorians/ Edwardian era I’ve seen stable yard floor plans that show the odd few loose boxes but still majority stalls.