What a truly amazing horse, to be so forgiving, taking every jump despite being thrown completely off balance! Even mediocore riders could probably guide this horse over fences. That said, the rider must also be amazing and have real guts to do this! I lose balance over jumps sometimes sure, but I couldn't possible do it on purpose!
it must be really hard to ride badly like that, cos your instincts would make you try and ride in a safer way. the horse must be like what the hell are you doing?
I feel like it was a lot harder than it looked to do it the wrong way--clearly he is a more skilled rider and the incorrect methods were done intentionally for the purpose of this video. Knowing how to do it right is so deeply ingrained after years of training, I feel like it is a whole other level of skill to be so good at doing it right, you can even choose to do it wrong. Or maybe I'm over thinking it. :/ Side note: his foot was so far in the stirrup and it drove me crazy the entire time--I'm transitioning from Hunter/Jumper and Equitation and beginning to focus on Eventing, and I'm trying to get used to the lack of attention given to proper equitation.
+KayleyEliza Thank you; the foot in the "all-the-way-home" position in the stirrup was absurdly distracting. I am guessing that you are not in the UK? Because I (a Yank) went on a week long ride in Wales a few years back & there were 3 riders from the States in this particular group. The woman leading the ride (a Brit) commented on how far down we kept our heels & thought it was too much work. We replied that that is how we are schooled back home.
Yeah I notice that from riders in the UK and other places! I don't know how their legs are so stable without the stirrups further forward and heels further down! xD I also tend to notice they don't focus so much on not hollowing out their backs... or maybe it's just a hunter/jumper thing to focus on that; idk xD
+Sophia- Maria probably from actually going hunting, which is more about just staying on over unknown country. I'm from the uk, and we are trained to not hollow our back, but no one cares much about the placing of our foot in the stirrup as long as you keep your heels down. We do a lot more daring things, like jumping big solid jumps, which is why security is our number one concern
well in cross country being balanced and in control of the horse is more important than the correct position in the stirrups, and I usually naturally transition between correct heels and foot placement in showjumping and dressage to aiding balance when trailriding or going crosscountry riding. Keeping my feet farther into the stirrup makes balance a lot easier at least for me, so I can focus more on what the horse is doing, where I'm going and everything regarding our safety.
Ok guys stop hating on the rider!!! He is very brave to do this and has an amazing horse and he could easily fall off. Also stop saying that his stirrups are too long because there not. Also his foot position is fine I don’t know if you guys in other countries keep a perfect leg position going cross country but it’s not that bad it’s called a safety foot. It’s so your feet don’t fall out the sturrups. If you are going to hate on this rider fro not being like you country then stop looking at British Eventing!!!
Such a great and informative video. I'm going xc schooling tomorrow for the first time and it really helps to see what to do and what NOT do. Real testament to his skill that he can ride that badly on purpose, and his horse is a Saint
a lot a people said hes stirrups are too long, they are not. I know that for jumping shorter stirrups are better, but your legs should not be more bend then 90° degrees
Angus Smales is such an amazing rider. Also, his cross country course is top quality and has a lot of amazing challenges for riders of all sorts of levels
sure his stirrups are too far back, but in the 'good demo' clips he stays in good balance with his horse and doesnt throw himself over the fence, so i think hes actually a really good rider.
Wow, that horse and rider combo have balls. If I rode that shitty my horse would protest + do the Dutch: "I'm not moving an inch from here on out" pout. I was wincing when it was the "how not to ride part". Good boy for being so steady and dealing with that. Worth his weight in gold. My jumper would have thought I lost my mind. Epic + tragic all the same. Great post.
That's amazing riding - to stick in an unbalanced way. Great video. Very helpful. Now we need a video that shows us what steps to take every day to learn how to stay in balance and keep that. What kind of horse is that??
The horse I ride will find any excuse to get me off balance and test me, my mare would have refused to jump like that! What a horse absolutely lovely! In a way, it's good there aren't a lot of horses like that because the rider could be terrible and as the horse still clears the jump he thinks that there isn't a problem and that he's great!
He's a great rider to have the ability to look like he's riding so poorly when he's still staying with the horse and the horse is not loosing confidence in him.
It's handy if the rider rides the horse properly and sits back coming in as we'll... No wonder he's falling off! Your supposed to sit in deep to the saddle as well by the way.....
The sad things is, in the jumping section I have seen a lot of even experienced XC riders chase their horses over jumps and quite a lot of them have every floppy and loose positions.
Most people come too far foreward over jumps, it really annoys me, people jump little fences as if they are doong a 7ft puissance fence at my yard and these people are so called showjumpers lol
that horse is super honest !!! but seriously when you're showing how something should be ridden first check the rider can actually put his feet in the stirrups correctly !! his feet were awful the whole way through :/
his stirrups are way to much in the back of the foot, i think someone who rides cross country and teaches others how to ride should know the correct placing of feet in the stirrups...
+Dunja Cetkovic In Jumping of fences you are supposed to put your stirrup a little further back on your foot rather than the ball of your foot to aid your balance when in the 2 point position otherwise it can cause a huge strain down the back of your calf muscle. It also allows you to use your big toe to press into the stirrup to keep your foot more level. Its just a easier more comfortable way of doing 2 point over long distances, Showjumpers don't tend to do it so much unless they are doing higher levels as they don't usually always go into 2 point position.
Although...if you really need the narrative to figure this video out, you wouldn't be jumping anything more than the smallest cross rail. I would hope that anyone who is a decent rider would know better. Though sadly, we all know there are people who ride poorly at levels they don't belong at.
I mean, it is important to do instructional videos, but at least take the flash off if you're going to be yanking on the reins so the horse can open it's mouth... Unacceptable and cruel.
The rider was really brave to go over those jumps intentionally in the incorrect or unsafe position!
That horse is a saint!
I KNOW OMG
IKR I LIKE WANT HIM
Even though i know his doing it on purpose to show what not to do, that horse must of been so patient! X
Haha! That sweet horse - its ears are going crazy "What are you DOING?!"
That horse is a saint! Obviously loves its job
What a truly amazing horse, to be so forgiving, taking every jump despite being thrown completely off balance! Even mediocore riders could probably guide this horse over fences. That said, the rider must also be amazing and have real guts to do this! I lose balance over jumps sometimes sure, but I couldn't possible do it on purpose!
Video: The next clips show the rider in bad balance
Me: OMG how did they get a video of me?!!!
I laughed so hard because this rider always looked back laughing after demonstrating how not to jump cross 😂
it must be really hard to ride badly like that, cos your instincts would make you try and ride in a safer way. the horse must be like what the hell are you doing?
Dont know how he stayed on in some of the incorrect demonstrations, i would have completely lost my balance😂
I feel like it was a lot harder than it looked to do it the wrong way--clearly he is a more skilled rider and the incorrect methods were done intentionally for the purpose of this video. Knowing how to do it right is so deeply ingrained after years of training, I feel like it is a whole other level of skill to be so good at doing it right, you can even choose to do it wrong. Or maybe I'm over thinking it. :/
Side note: his foot was so far in the stirrup and it drove me crazy the entire time--I'm transitioning from Hunter/Jumper and Equitation and beginning to focus on Eventing, and I'm trying to get used to the lack of attention given to proper equitation.
+KayleyEliza Thank you; the foot in the "all-the-way-home" position in the stirrup was absurdly distracting. I am guessing that you are not in the UK? Because I (a Yank) went on a week long ride in Wales a few years back & there were 3 riders from the States in this particular group. The woman leading the ride (a Brit) commented on how far down we kept our heels & thought it was too much work. We replied that that is how we are schooled back home.
Yeah I notice that from riders in the UK and other places! I don't know how their legs are so stable without the stirrups further forward and heels further down! xD
I also tend to notice they don't focus so much on not hollowing out their backs... or maybe it's just a hunter/jumper thing to focus on that; idk xD
+Sophia- Maria probably from actually going hunting, which is more about just staying on over unknown country. I'm from the uk, and we are trained to not hollow our back, but no one cares much about the placing of our foot in the stirrup as long as you keep your heels down. We do a lot more daring things, like jumping big solid jumps, which is why security is our number one concern
well in cross country being balanced and in control of the horse is more important than the correct position in the stirrups, and I usually naturally transition between correct heels and foot placement in showjumping and dressage to aiding balance when trailriding or going crosscountry riding. Keeping my feet farther into the stirrup makes balance a lot easier at least for me, so I can focus more on what the horse is doing, where I'm going and everything regarding our safety.
Ok guys stop hating on the rider!!! He is very brave to do this and has an amazing horse and he could easily fall off. Also stop saying that his stirrups are too long because there not. Also his foot position is fine I don’t know if you guys in other countries keep a perfect leg position going cross country but it’s not that bad it’s called a safety foot. It’s so your feet don’t fall out the sturrups. If you are going to hate on this rider fro not being like you country then stop looking at British Eventing!!!
no offense to anyone but theres no point pointing out faults, this video has already been done so they cant exactly change it
I love how honest this horse is, I think mine would just dump me straight off if I rode like the 'bad demo' clips :L
Such a great and informative video. I'm going xc schooling tomorrow for the first time and it really helps to see what to do and what NOT do. Real testament to his skill that he can ride that badly on purpose, and his horse is a Saint
At the end of this video someone should be thanking the horse for being such a good sport !
a lot a people said hes stirrups are too long, they are not. I know that for jumping shorter stirrups are better, but your legs should not be more bend then 90° degrees
Angus Smales is such an amazing rider. Also, his cross country course is top quality and has a lot of amazing challenges for riders of all sorts of levels
What a fabulously honest horse! The rider knew he would be safe on him 😃👍
sure his stirrups are too far back, but in the 'good demo' clips he stays in good balance with his horse and doesnt throw himself over the fence, so i think hes actually a really good rider.
Wow, that horse and rider combo have balls. If I rode that shitty my horse would protest + do the Dutch: "I'm not moving an inch from here on out" pout. I was wincing when it was the "how not to ride part". Good boy for being so steady and dealing with that. Worth his weight in gold. My jumper would have thought I lost my mind. Epic + tragic all the same. Great post.
Such a good actor and such an honest horse!!!!!
what an honest horse and great actor!
I thought he was falling off at 5:31 😂😂
God that horse is lovely. And what a ballsy rider Haha! I don't think I have the guts to ride so purposefully off balance!
What a patient horse. ❤️
Great video. Im learning all points for my Warmblood Breeding busness.
That's amazing riding - to stick in an unbalanced way. Great video. Very helpful. Now we need a video that shows us what steps to take every day to learn how to stay in balance and keep that. What kind of horse is that??
The horse I ride will find any excuse to get me off balance and test me, my mare would have refused to jump like that! What a horse absolutely lovely! In a way, it's good there aren't a lot of horses like that because the rider could be terrible and as the horse still clears the jump he thinks that there isn't a problem and that he's great!
Aww that horse is so good!
I wanna do cross country some day, but I dont want to be one of those bad riders when they start.. Cant wait oh that is a great rider btw.
why... are they making this video about safety when the guy is doing cross country jumps without a body protector...
He's a great rider to have the ability to look like he's riding so poorly when he's still staying with the horse and the horse is not loosing confidence in him.
ahahah my pony would have gone mad :--D such a patient horse and a good rider
This video is really helpful
It's handy if the rider rides the horse properly and sits back coming in as we'll... No wonder he's falling off! Your supposed to sit in deep to the saddle as well by the way.....
As long as it's safe and people have a good relationship with their horse l love this sport.. but when it goes wrong it's so sad :(
We meet again Marit
+Libby Firmin Hey haha.
How are you?
Oh poor Horse , Probably Thinking " What the hell is going on up there??"
Lovely horse
Bracing against the horses neck is correct?! Er, 'scuse me but etc.
The sad things is, in the jumping section I have seen a lot of even experienced XC riders chase their horses over jumps and quite a lot of them have every floppy and loose positions.
Most people come too far foreward over jumps, it really annoys me, people jump little fences as if they are doong a 7ft puissance fence at my yard and these people are so called showjumpers lol
I would buy this horse before u could tell me how much he was xx
I feel as if there was a over exaggeration of what the ‘wrong way’ is
Such a willing horse
Horse is a saint..
not to be rude, but why is his stirrup so far back?
Nice horse.
what a saint!
that horse is super honest !!! but seriously when you're showing how something should be ridden first check the rider can actually put his feet in the stirrups correctly !! his feet were awful the whole way through :/
his stirrups are way to much in the back of the foot, i think someone who rides cross country and teaches others how to ride should know the correct placing of feet in the stirrups...
+Dunja Cetkovic In Jumping of fences you are supposed to put your stirrup a little further back on your foot rather than the ball of your foot to aid your balance when in the 2 point position otherwise it can cause a huge strain down the back of your calf muscle. It also allows you to use your big toe to press into the stirrup to keep your foot more level. Its just a easier more comfortable way of doing 2 point over long distances, Showjumpers don't tend to do it so much unless they are doing higher levels as they don't usually always go into 2 point position.
You must be hunter/eq, bc in eventing we do that to stabilize ourselves😋
Hunter seat equitation is pretty useless on a cross country course. 😄
do you have to have a skull cap
Poppy Britton-gray ähm yes? Or do you wanna crush your skull on purpose?
no I don't mean helmet I mean like the type of helmet with no fixed peak
no I don't mean helmet I mean like the type of helmet with no fixed peak
Poppy Britton-gray yeah
Not having your stirrups half way down your foot, basics!
for anyone speaking about his stirrups, look at andrew nicholson!
I don't ride like the "what not to do" even on my worse day....and I'm not the best rider. What...
The rider had his heels down a awfully lot, even in the "correct" position...
When you where showing the clips do you clearly NOT SEE HOW MUCH DISCOMFORT THE HIRSE IS IN BECAUSE OF THE BIT
The horse was responding to the pressure on the same as it would without a bit.
Although...if you really need the narrative to figure this video out, you wouldn't be jumping anything more than the smallest cross rail. I would hope that anyone who is a decent rider would know better. Though sadly, we all know there are people who ride poorly at levels they don't belong at.
I know he's trying to make a point, but feel sorry for the horse, not really fair on the horse pulling and bouncing round like that:(
This guys toes are facing the ground the entire time.. Safe
I don't someone who rides like that would do a cross country, seriosly
he's not wearing a vest..
smorgan__ underneath...
you could put a dog on this horse and it would still jump beautifully.
Good thing she is a Mare, a stallion would have just slid, letting the rider fall... usually that might happen XD
Ooops! My own balance is not so good. :S xD
I hate when people fight the horse! It is annoying to look at lol.
poor horse, i hope it got lots of polos
spors omg spurs lol!
yes i think so to poor pony :(
Tills X learn how to type first please
Don't forget, HEELS DOWN !
i so wish he didnt have spurs on .....
The horse probably needs them. He’s not jabbing the horses side and they are small, they are probably used to make his aids sharper
I mean, it is important to do instructional videos, but at least take the flash off if you're going to be yanking on the reins so the horse can open it's mouth... Unacceptable and cruel.
pessoa-bit? really?
yes haha that horse doesn’t have a Pessoa on 😂😂 it has a Dutch gag in probably cause it needs that type of bit
Niamh Conway oh fuck off niamh this was 6 years ago
I don't jump like that but I'm still safe!!?
Poor horse!
Watching the parts where he was demonstrating bad balance I found cringey to watch oh dearrr!
His stirrups are way to long. His legs are almost straight.
what the fuck is this? half the video is of the guy being totally unsafe WHILE not wearing a vest...
Poor thing ):
I’m taking my pony X Country schooling for the first time this spring tomorrow, so this helped!
what a saint!