6:08 🥺 I actually love that. The fact that he patted his horse even after he refused twice, realizing that the horse wasn’t feeling his best is so sweet. It’s lovely to see someone who genuinely puts their horses well-being first
I know what you mean this afternoon I saw a video of this girl who is doing show jumping and her horse knocked her off and do you know what she did she did the most stupidest thing ever She chased her horse with a crop stupid a horse can kill you by kicking you
Rachel edwards griffiths yes but it could have been a worse accident if he took and dragged the guy he could’ve broken something then! Sometimes falls and accidents happen it’s life!
Yes. He’s very lovely. You can see the difference in this horse and the others, all thanks to the rider. This is a horse who understands that if his rider comes off, in no way will he be punished for it. He was calm because he knew he was safe. You will notice a lot of the other horses (the ones who refused especially) looked very nervous. I can guarantee a lot of them would have been hit if they were at home. Granted, there are nervous and hot horses, but kudos to this man for building a bond with the sweetheart and actually taking the time to help the horse get to a level mentally, not just physically, where he is ready for a big course like this
0:59 In all my years as a horse trainer and riding instructor, I have rarely seen a rider be this gentle and praise their mount after being unseated by a refusal like this woman did. Not in person or in any videos I see on here or elsewhere. Clearly she understands it was a mistake and pats her horse instead of being upset with him. THIS is how it should be between a horse and rider. Understanding and love will take you further than you could ever imagine. In my experience, a horse will refuse a jump for a good reason. It's not because they are being difficult. A horse in this level of competition obviously loves their job so a random refusal for no reason is unlikely. Its because they feel some type of danger should they continue over the jump and their "flight or fight" response kicked in. Neither horse, nor rider did anything wrong in this situation. What a beautiful bond these 2 have.
Saw a US rider at Burghley in 2017 I think it was but her name fails me at minute. I'll find out her name and come back but horse clipped the fence, stumbled forward a little managing to get himself righted quickly but rider was only a dot and stumbling downhill like that meant she jumped off and brought him to a standstill. Big pats and lots of reassurance cos he looked “Sorry. I tried I did try to keep it going” and then straight to having someone walk him so she could see he was OK. Good lass and everyone standing by the fences including the judges and stewards gave them both the most rapturous applause. That same year another US rider lost her temper when her horse ran out twice and she didn't half crack him and it was purely out of anger. Everyone standing by that fence went “Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh” and she was shamed her into calling time and retiring. The first rider was a good lass I really appreciate that kind of relationship. Not enough people show their horses that kind of respect when they have worked their arses off, tried their heart out and done their best.
I literally gasped when i saw it happen, the horse must be insanely skilled to have stayed on its feet, that definetly saved the rider a trip to the hospital.
And hes so calm as well, after his rider fell. Standing there like nothing. I bet his rider felt his soul leave when he saw the playback and realized how close both of them came to serious injury. Bet they'll be getting a new tack haul 🙄
4:06 that was a very dangerous situation the horses shoe got caught in what seems to either be the girth if the martingale in any case that could have ended extremely badly !
These falls were bad don’t get me wrong but I love the fact the fences fall down when the horses hit them or these falls (fails) could have ended really badly
My welsh Charlie correct me if I’m wrong, but this is also a new thing from the last two decades. A LOT of eventing changes were made to keep horses safer.
(Speed 0.5× Time 9:18 ) i hate it when people bring dogs to horse events when the dog cant handle horses or that they cant handle there dog... this could've ended verry badly
Lynne S don’t do that because it could hurt your horse it would just be better to just fall off you are Going to get the same amount of points taken off anyway
@@laurahope8901 Be sure to tell that to the horses in this video, whom made an attempt to land in the middle of the jumps, not to mention it's happened before and I believe a horse was euthanized from it at either Badminton or Burghley.
Those white oxers to the corner /angle fence - the oxers were really huge- and the approach to the angle fence was tough. Do-able, but very tough. lots of confusion there- too much, if you asked me
8:09 is a serious bruh moment But really these riders confuse me because they absolutely lay into their horses to make them go forward at some obstacles and then immediately after refuse to follow through with the forward motion of their horse, getting left behind and therefore reefing on the horses mouth. (I.e 2:37, or 11:00 for the best examples).
They are pulling back so much whereas normal riders keep their hands down like they should. They pull back on the reins which agitates the horse cause it hurts them
It's getting worse I swear. I'm a dog owner and lover so this isn't a popshot from someone that just doesn't have or like them but honestly, we need to be reconsidering the policy for allowing dogs admission. Most dogs are fine and chilled and barely bat an eye at the horses but those that do are an absolute danger to themselves, the horse and riders and a pain in the arse for everyone else. Cannot understand people taking dogs that get overstimulated and up on their back legs yapping and lunging at the noise and sight of horses steaming past every few mins. It's stressful for the dogs and their owners and at regular intervals you'll hear "Please keep dogs on leads at all times" but there's still some tit letting a dog off and looking totally shocked and flummoxed when it sets off running. Remember Mary King being tailed by a little dog at Badminton years ago and thinking then we needed to do something about the policy for dogs. Then 2017 I think it was at Burghley we literally grabbed and pulled a dog as it was just under the tape and seconds from being trampled to death. Kid no more than 6 or 7yrs old was holding him on a long lead, parents half a mile behind and casually "Keep hold of him Timothy... be careful with him Timothy" and just as we went "Jeeez who the hell lets a kid that age wander off with - oooooosh!!!!" and we grabbed it at the last second. "Timothy... what did we tell you about being careful?!" Honest to God it was sheer luck than management we clocked and managed to spare Timothy the trauma of seeing and forever carrying guilt that he was to blame for his dog being flattened by a horse. Leave them at home. Amazed we haven't already seen a serious incident but it will happen. This one was lucky not to come to grief with a real kick from that horse it was lined up and in perfect position for it.
Oh my there’s a lot of people who are just pulling their horses face off for balance, which I totally understand in some cases but a lot of the time it’s really unnecessary..
I really admire the riders that choose to keep their horses safe and put their well-being above the competition. Those who call it in when it’s clear their horse is not ready. This course is remarkably dangerous and a horse needs a very specific skill set in order to even just complete it, I commend the riders who realise that winning a competition is never worth losing a horse.
Horses do actually like this please watch some eventing GoPro videos and even small eventing RUclips channels. The horses are happy look at the perked ears. I’m not going to fight but do research on the eventing industry and cross country industry as there are MANY Rules to keep not only horses but riders safe. And by saying I like seeing people fall is extremely rude and childish you know what. I’d like to see you fall 😙
@@kennedyalex4523horses do this in their own pastures. Horses love this. Accident don’t happened this much and guess what accidents do happened. My horse tripped in the pasture my horse ran Into the fence it was an accident that you can’t control. Eventing is a very regulated sport and has many rules to keep horses and riders safe. Go to some research before you say anything. 😍
Not the best ad for the course designer.. also not every challenge was clear for the horses. 2 wide Oxers and then a Corner looking the same at first sight. Yes it's 5* BUT that doesn't mean it has to be unfair.
having spoken to a few of the riders they were of the option that there was nothing in this 5 star to trick the horses. It was the riders job to present the horse to the fence in a manner that the horse could jump the question being asked. This was a true reflection on what a 5 star should be. The question should be asked if the lesser tracks being offered as say 3 star are truly living up to the standard. All the riders and horses had qualified in their own right to be there.
At least there were a lot of the new fences which "fall down" so maybe they knew where the difficulties would be. I'm with you with "the riders job" but as i saw (live) in Luhmühlen some riders are riding without any style. they pumped the horse over the fences and in the last 3/3 of the course some horses looked a bit tired. Well of course it's a Special challenge to ride such a course but it's September so they had the full year in their back to train their horses. I definitely don't know the qualifications the riders have to get to ride a 5* course but at least i thought maybe a score for style (don't know the right english word) would help to prevent these kind of Pictures we saw. I emphasize that i am absolutely NO PRO but this should not be the way our stunning Sport is going to become. Don't missunterstand me, I LOVE eventing from my heart and every eventer knows the danger of this Sport but at least nobody wants to come back from a Event without the rider or the horse. unnecessary to say that the trust is the biggest part of eventing and it's weakened for those riders and horse who fell.
@@R8135003 Maybe, but I don't think that there were this many falls at LRK3DE this year, also 5*-- only 4 were eliminated (compared to 20 at Burghley) and 2 retired (compared to 11 at Burghley). But then again, the field of entries was much bigger at Burghley.... it does seem like Burghley's jumps are bigger and more technical than at LRK3DE and this course in particular looked huge.
@@lynnes11 61 runners,, 30 failed to finish, only one finished within the optimum time. Mark Phillips was interviewed later by Clare Balding and he admitted he got it wrong. He was contrite and said it was not his intention to build a course where thirty did not get around. Considering he has just retired it is not the way he would like to be remembered. The time allowed was very tight. I would love to see Ingrid Klimke and Michael Yueng gold and silver medallists from the European Championship attempt this course. I was looking forward to seeing Class Affair in his first big challenge. and his run out I think was rider error. That skinny needed great accuracy - a tricky, trappy fence open to mistakes. Tokyo is eleven months away and there is a long way to go to find the team GB shortlist. In 2020 all possibles must not be excused Badminton as happened recently. Back in the day that was always the yardstick for the selectors as it is such a level of difficulty, being a hard 5* equal to Burghley. Right now Messrs Funnel, French, Townend, Bullimore, Tattersall and possibly Murray are definites. Roz Canter obviously, Tina Cook and Zara Tindall if she can get the horse right, plus a few others. I thought Emily Philp did very well too. Some must work on their dressage because we ALL know that Klimke et al are just streets ahead in this phase. The Americans too will be in the mix. Munich 1972 was the last time we won team gold and it's not acceptable for a country with such depth of talent, knowledge and sheer numbers to end up always as runners up. London 2012 we were shafted due to some very arbitrary dressage marking and for FTR Rio was a disaster; the selectors sent the wrong team. Same in Atlanta 1996. Given all the horses are sound and ready to run I would hope that we will bring back gold. Can't wait for Badminton!
Some of the riding at this event is obscene. It’s obvious there are a few there simply because they had the money to get them there...not the skills or the horsemanship. The poor horses that are expected to carry these fools around...there are also some really good horseman at this event too. The difference is obvious
Some of these riders look horrible. They pull on the horses face way to much! Poor horses faces and back. I’m a hunter rider though. Not my place to judge.
This course was poorly designed. Most of these horses and riders are seasoned veterans of the 5 star level. And you even saw some of them fall or have refusals. Don’t judge what you don’t know.
@@emmabush8517 Oh, please don't explain the riding to me. Fine riding and fine aids look different. These people are dragging the entire riding world into the dirty!
2:20 Just because your flash is so tight that your horse cant open his mouth anymore than that doesn't mean your not ripping his god damn face off. If you need that much pull to control your horse you and the horse shouldn't be riding at this level.
Can we please remember that these fences can be as high as 4 and half feet tall and you take them at galloping speeds? Of course they’re going to get tossed around and be off balance sometimes. Of course they’re not going to look textbook perfect at every jump. It’s cross country! ultimately, these are some of the best riders in the world, so before you comment on their technique, remember that they’re way more talented than you’re ever likely to be. Stop comparing their skills to what your riding instructor told you is the ideal form while you’re jumping your 6 inch cross rails.
10:30 Oh, come on! You're not a cowgirl/bow. Smh some of these jumps are way too hard for the horse. I understand it's 5*, but it shouldn't be so endangering to the horse and riders. It's getting worse each year.
I'm really surprised at the number of fallen riders who didn't immediately turn and look to see if their horse was ok. That's the first thing I want to know.
I don’t think you are qualified to say that as you only ride small xc trails. These are professionals riding and and yes it is dangerous. You wouldn’t be saying that if it wasn’t a failed video. Mistakes happen
@Audrey Greene It really doesn’t matter AT ALL if you ride small XC or big XC. Pretty rude of you to say that. We all can tell that these jumps are getting out of hand for the horse and rider to complete safely and correctly. I find your comment a bit ignorant and rude, just because someone is at a smaller level doesn’t mean they’re wrong. Edit: Just because they’re professionals doesn’t mean they know everything, everyone still learning how animals work even though we’ve been researching for many years.
I Think most of the people there arent good riders...they are agressive, havent a good sit ,are sometimes confused with the rains and not nice to the horse. You dont have to use spears and crops like this 😑
So many uneducated comments 🤦♀️ please educate yourselves on cross country and eventing before you cry abuse or that you know better. If any of these horses or riders weren’t up to task they wouldn’t of gone through qualifying events to complete here. As for the jumps it was the course designers last before retirement, yes there jumps look a bit mad but they are within the standards and the frangible pins making these jumps a lot safer than many moons ago.
I’m not saying that I could of done any better but the amount of riders that completely used there reigns for Balance is horrible, and the amount of riders that didn’t even pat there horses like wtf your horse is taking you round Burghley and you can’t even give them a pat!!🙄
Like most of the time the riders don't even go after their horse when they fall expecting that someone/a groom will do it all... Wow such a great bond 🙄
amelie_ equestrian Well some of them were being taken by medical care and running might spook the horse further so it’s better to let someone else grab them during the time they are dazed
It’s George Hilton Jones 😊 I’ve seen this happen through sheer bad luck too. They’re the best riders in the world and I doubt he went out with a tack issue like that ☺️
I thought you had to have a minimum level of dressage and jumping before you do this? Why are half of them pulling on the reigns in the same weird way 😂😂
11:25 OMG THATS RAZOR!!!!! I RIDE A HORSE NAMED KICKER AT HIS FARM!!!! Omg I can’t believe it !! My instructor has rode him many times and we are friends with the owners!!
Love Burghley but this year was tuff to watch. What let it down was the shear riding of some of the first time riders. Tbh I never thought I'd say this but I was wondering, where around the course the technical delegates were to pull up riders for their bad riding.
Totally agree a lot of these are also due to the horses getting tired, some of the riders should’ve pulled them up and called it a day. A very tricky course this year though and I know there are falls every year but this years I also found particularly hard to watch!
@@ponysrule4life Yea agree, you seen that with Jonelle and Tim Price. Jo pulled up and Tim pulled his 2nd horse up. This was great to see as they new the horses at the time were not coping. No matter what, love eventing with a passion. 👍
Maybe it's just me - and I understand that this is a competitive sport, but aren't we asking way to much from these animals? If I were ever lucky enough to own my own horse, this is something I wold never participate it.
This is arguably the most intense equine sport. I event and I do not want to show at this venue ever. I would love to event at the Land Rover but this course is way to hard and unfair to the horse. But watch Boyd Martin, Doug Payn and other famous 5* riders who do it right. This is the kind of venue that does ask too much for the horse.
Minute 4:09 what a tough little horse and lucky. 💖 In all my years training horses I've never seen, until now, the horse's shoe get hooked on the under strap for the breast collar. Good horse for not landing flat on its face on that drop down rails. 💖 Hope it's rider see's this footage. 👍😎
Wow, shocked at how many bad falls.. used to go to Burghley every year but given it a miss these last few.. never seen so many falls... or riders fighting for control of their horses.. what's going on!?
The second rider seems to be pulling the reins a bit too tight. Could be why the horse is refusing. Idk. I ride western and know next to nothing about english, but that's just my opinion. No hate :) huge respect for all equestrians
OMG 😮 4:29 ... freak accident/wardrobe malfunction! Getting snagged on the breastplate connector (or whatever that’s called)That’s just crazy! ( a solid reminder to double check that tack before heading out! )
Some expert equestrians have (correctly, I think) observed that a number of riders this year were not adequately prepared for Burghley. It's a challenging course and if you haven't competed in the run up events you can expect mistakes through inexperience. 3:42 the man could have been dragged, permanently crippled or worse...
@@jeanfish7 I agree, however I think some of of the courses or jumps are way too hard on their legs and dangerous for the riders. Just my opinion of course. 😊
These horses are unbelievably athletic, so they manage just fine over the obstacles. But I do understand why you’d think they’re too extreme for the horses. These horses are bred specifically to have strong legs and a breathtaking ability to move and jump, and usually the (considerate) riders will check more times than you can count that the horse is doing just fine before taking them over the course. A lot of these are simply just bad luck or a small mistake in the tack/user error, it could happen to anyone. But it’s also often the riders fault, you don’t want to know how many awful people I’ve seen on horseback.
Michaela V I do too. I can’t stand seeing animals hurt. But despite these accidents we see here, the horses manage just fine and these falls are (mostly) just coincidental.
Some of the riding here is terrible. Long reins up to the riders ears,, hanging on to the horses mouth, lack of schooling so the horse answers them through a half halt. I could go on and on. I need to watch some of the good riders
Hey! You sometimes fall too,so stop putting videos like this on RUclips with caption:,,funny and best horse fails"Its not funny okey?!(And sorry for my bad english)
The amount of almost rotational falls in this is horrible. I wonder if the course design was re-evaluated after so many problems? Good to see the frangible pins doing their job but god this is scary
6:08 🥺 I actually love that. The fact that he patted his horse even after he refused twice, realizing that the horse wasn’t feeling his best is so sweet. It’s lovely to see someone who genuinely puts their horses well-being first
It looked like a younger horse and yea I agree it was adorable
Yes I agree
Wasn’t feeling his best - shut up
Lfc 123 Gh ?
Harry PotHead read the original comment
You can visibly see the difference between the Horse and Rider Pair vs the ones with a Partnership
Yes!!!!
Yes. Exactly
Yess. For some people all they cared about was that they were disqualified
Yess definitely
Yes I agree!!
I love the people who don't blame their horses and check to make sure they're ok💞
The minute i see any rider pat their horse after a fall, they earn a lot of respect from me.
Me too.
I know what you mean this afternoon I saw a video of this girl who is doing show jumping and her horse knocked her off and do you know what she did she did the most stupidest thing ever She chased her horse with a crop stupid a horse can kill you by kicking you
3:42 omg good horse for getting up and standing still that could've been a much more serious incident if he took off
Omg yes that could have been so bad if he took off the guy would a been dragged some horses are so loving and well trained!
look at the man tho he got rolled over on and dragged by the styrup
Rachel edwards griffiths yes but it could have been a worse accident if he took and dragged the guy he could’ve broken something then! Sometimes falls and accidents happen it’s life!
Yes. He’s very lovely. You can see the difference in this horse and the others, all thanks to the rider. This is a horse who understands that if his rider comes off, in no way will he be punished for it. He was calm because he knew he was safe. You will notice a lot of the other horses (the ones who refused especially) looked very nervous. I can guarantee a lot of them would have been hit if they were at home. Granted, there are nervous and hot horses, but kudos to this man for building a bond with the sweetheart and actually taking the time to help the horse get to a level mentally, not just physically, where he is ready for a big course like this
Elizabeth Eventing I agree strongly thank you for explaining this!
0:59 In all my years as a horse trainer and riding instructor, I have rarely seen a rider be this gentle and praise their mount after being unseated by a refusal like this woman did. Not in person or in any videos I see on here or elsewhere. Clearly she understands it was a mistake and pats her horse instead of being upset with him. THIS is how it should be between a horse and rider. Understanding and love will take you further than you could ever imagine. In my experience, a horse will refuse a jump for a good reason. It's not because they are being difficult. A horse in this level of competition obviously loves their job so a random refusal for no reason is unlikely. Its because they feel some type of danger should they continue over the jump and their "flight or fight" response kicked in. Neither horse, nor rider did anything wrong in this situation. What a beautiful bond these 2 have.
Saw a US rider at Burghley in 2017 I think it was but her name fails me at minute. I'll find out her name and come back but horse clipped the fence, stumbled forward a little managing to get himself righted quickly but rider was only a dot and stumbling downhill like that meant she jumped off and brought him to a standstill. Big pats and lots of reassurance cos he looked “Sorry. I tried I did try to keep it going” and then straight to having someone walk him so she could see he was OK. Good lass and everyone standing by the fences including the judges and stewards gave them both the most rapturous applause. That same year another US rider lost her temper when her horse ran out twice and she didn't half crack him and it was purely out of anger. Everyone standing by that fence went “Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhh” and she was shamed her into calling time and retiring.
The first rider was a good lass I really appreciate that kind of relationship. Not enough people show their horses that kind of respect when they have worked their arses off, tried their heart out and done their best.
4:24 His hoof and fetlock got caught in the chest plates attachment to the girth... that could've been much much more serious....
You can see it clearly at 4:08
I literally gasped when i saw it happen, the horse must be insanely skilled to have stayed on its feet, that definetly saved the rider a trip to the hospital.
Not to mention the landing was downhill. Just wow
@@valeriananapopcorn I know, amazing balance
from the horse.
And hes so calm as well, after his rider fell. Standing there like nothing. I bet his rider felt his soul leave when he saw the playback and realized how close both of them came to serious injury. Bet they'll be getting a new tack haul 🙄
4:06 that was a very dangerous situation the horses shoe got caught in what seems to either be the girth if the martingale in any case that could have ended extremely badly !
That horse at 4:15 is quite lovely. So nice and calm despite having gotten his foot stuck mid jump, AND losing his rider.
These falls were bad don’t get me wrong but I love the fact the fences fall down when the horses hit them or these falls (fails) could have ended really badly
My welsh Charlie correct me if I’m wrong, but this is also a new thing from the last two decades. A LOT of eventing changes were made to keep horses safer.
Tabitha Johnson I’ve never seen it anywhere I’ve been which is why I was shocked 😂
They have to have them at 5* events in the uk they are pins that break when you hit them causing the fence to fall x
@@midge4571 it's actually a rule written in FEI. Its also a must in 4* level
00:57 what a good rider patting her horse after that 🙏🏻😍❤️
Grace Olivia yea 😍
(Speed 0.5× Time 9:18 ) i hate it when people bring dogs to horse events when the dog cant handle horses or that they cant handle there dog... this could've ended verry badly
I was hoping Credo III had killed that flipping dog.
Ikr. That horse was such a saint. Gosh if that was mine he would have been on the other side of town by then
@@katmagnuson4101 It's not the dog's fault. It's the dumbass owner who decided to let their dog run wild around prey animals.
Good catch, I didn't see the dog and wondered why the horse bolted suddenly after seeming calm after the fall.
God yes, dogs are so fucking stupid i hope i got a bloody good kick to the head, it only has to learn once not to try run at and bite a horse.
8:59 i love how they stopped to check on their horse first 🥺
Do you love how hard he whipped the horse before the jump?
@@wearex5172 Where did you see the whip? I literally don't see his hands move
@@briarrr__ on the previous jump
@@wearex5172 The one that they fell on or the one before?
@@briarrr__ the one before
9:45 are you kidding me?! she wins the cowgirl of the day award ;-)
Lynne S something tells me that’s not the first time she’s done that particular move!
@@redfailhawk I need to practice that move and have it handy in my tool belt too LOL
Lynne S she should ah e just let go because that horse could have spooked or the horse could have got hurt
Lynne S don’t do that because it could hurt your horse it would just be better to just fall off you are Going to get the same amount of points taken off anyway
If you don't hit the ground, you stay in the game.
Unpopular opinion: none of these fences should be wide enough for the horse to mistake it as a bounce.
none of the horse mistake the fences as a bounce. They either take off way too early or don't get a good angle into the jump.
@@laurahope8901 Be sure to tell that to the horses in this video, whom made an attempt to land in the middle of the jumps, not to mention it's happened before and I believe a horse was euthanized from it at either Badminton or Burghley.
How sad for the horses
Agree. Some of those corners looked wider than 90 degrees, may be the camera angle..
Those white oxers to the corner /angle fence - the oxers were really huge- and the approach to the angle fence was tough. Do-able, but very tough. lots of confusion there- too much, if you asked me
8:09 is a serious bruh moment
But really these riders confuse me because they absolutely lay into their horses to make them go forward at some obstacles and then immediately after refuse to follow through with the forward motion of their horse, getting left behind and therefore reefing on the horses mouth. (I.e 2:37, or 11:00 for the best examples).
unpopular opinion: idc if xc is not the same as regular riding. do not EVER balance on the reins
A Higgs they don’t balance on the reins
None of them are
A Higgs your completely correct I say that to everyone 👍🏻☺️
They are pulling back so much whereas normal riders keep their hands down like they should. They pull back on the reins which agitates the horse cause it hurts them
Let's talk about 1:48 where she's literally ripping his face off
9:19 wtf @ that dog lunging at the horse
Yatoe I know! It’s like no one else noticed it. Bet that dog’s owner got an earful!!! How embarrassing
Omg I didn’t see till you said it.
I wonder why the horse got spooked! Poor baby
EDIT: Wondered*
It's getting worse I swear. I'm a dog owner and lover so this isn't a popshot from someone that just doesn't have or like them but honestly, we need to be reconsidering the policy for allowing dogs admission. Most dogs are fine and chilled and barely bat an eye at the horses but those that do are an absolute danger to themselves, the horse and riders and a pain in the arse for everyone else.
Cannot understand people taking dogs that get overstimulated and up on their back legs yapping and lunging at the noise and sight of horses steaming past every few mins. It's stressful for the dogs and their owners and at regular intervals you'll hear "Please keep dogs on leads at all times" but there's still some tit letting a dog off and looking totally shocked and flummoxed when it sets off running.
Remember Mary King being tailed by a little dog at Badminton years ago and thinking then we needed to do something about the policy for dogs. Then 2017 I think it was at Burghley we literally grabbed and pulled a dog as it was just under the tape and seconds from being trampled to death. Kid no more than 6 or 7yrs old was holding him on a long lead, parents half a mile behind and casually "Keep hold of him Timothy... be careful with him Timothy" and just as we went "Jeeez who the hell lets a kid that age wander off with - oooooosh!!!!" and we grabbed it at the last second.
"Timothy... what did we tell you about being careful?!"
Honest to God it was sheer luck than management we clocked and managed to spare Timothy the trauma of seeing and forever carrying guilt that he was to blame for his dog being flattened by a horse.
Leave them at home. Amazed we haven't already seen a serious incident but it will happen.
This one was lucky not to come to grief with a real kick from that horse it was lined up and in perfect position for it.
@@yelahh24x7 yes dogs should not be at big events or even around horses!!!
8:42 my heart melted 🥰😭 he went to check the horse I kick everyone esle
9:19 you can see the dog on the left side of the jump come running
I always check my horse like that. Loved seeing it as well.
Doug Payne - he's awesome! Great example for the sport in so many ways.
Doug has always been a great horseman
Oh my there’s a lot of people who are just pulling their horses face off for balance, which I totally understand in some cases but a lot of the time it’s really unnecessary..
I really admire the riders that choose to keep their horses safe and put their well-being above the competition. Those who call it in when it’s clear their horse is not ready. This course is remarkably dangerous and a horse needs a very specific skill set in order to even just complete it, I commend the riders who realise that winning a competition is never worth losing a horse.
Nice to see some riders actually reassuring and comforting the horses after a fall for once
No matter how much I trusted my horse, I would never put us through this..personally I think these jumps are stupidly meaty no matter the horse xx
I like to see people fall not the horses .
Feel sorry for these horses
I agree. Think it is so cruel putting horses through this!
Horses do actually like this please watch some eventing GoPro videos and even small eventing RUclips channels. The horses are happy look at the perked ears. I’m not going to fight but do research on the eventing industry and cross country industry as there are MANY Rules to keep not only horses but riders safe. And by saying I like seeing people fall is extremely rude and childish you know what. I’d like to see you fall 😙
@@kennedyalex4523horses do this in their own pastures. Horses love this. Accident don’t happened this much and guess what accidents do happened. My horse tripped in the pasture my horse ran Into the fence it was an accident that you can’t control. Eventing is a very regulated sport and has many rules to keep horses and riders safe. Go to some research before you say anything. 😍
Not the best ad for the course designer.. also not every challenge was clear for the horses. 2 wide Oxers and then a Corner looking the same at first sight. Yes it's 5* BUT that doesn't mean it has to be unfair.
having spoken to a few of the riders they were of the option that there was nothing in this 5 star to trick the horses. It was the riders job to present the horse to the fence in a manner that the horse could jump the question being asked. This was a true reflection on what a 5 star should be. The question should be asked if the lesser tracks being offered as say 3 star are truly living up to the standard. All the riders and horses had qualified in their own right to be there.
At least there were a lot of the new fences which "fall down" so maybe they knew where the difficulties would be. I'm with you with "the riders job" but as i saw (live) in Luhmühlen some riders are riding without any style. they pumped the horse over the fences and in the last 3/3 of the course some horses looked a bit tired. Well of course it's a Special challenge to ride such a course but it's September so they had the full year in their back to train their horses. I definitely don't know the qualifications the riders have to get to ride a 5* course but at least i thought maybe a score for style (don't know the right english word) would help to prevent these kind of Pictures we saw. I emphasize that i am absolutely NO PRO but this should not be the way our stunning Sport is going to become. Don't missunterstand me, I LOVE eventing from my heart and every eventer knows the danger of this Sport but at least nobody wants to come back from a Event without the rider or the horse. unnecessary to say that the trust is the biggest part of eventing and it's weakened for those riders and horse who fell.
@@R8135003 Maybe, but I don't think that there were this many falls at LRK3DE this year, also 5*-- only 4 were eliminated (compared to 20 at Burghley) and 2 retired (compared to 11 at Burghley). But then again, the field of entries was much bigger at Burghley.... it does seem like Burghley's jumps are bigger and more technical than at LRK3DE and this course in particular looked huge.
@@lynnes11 61 runners,, 30 failed to finish, only one finished within the optimum time. Mark Phillips was interviewed later by Clare Balding and he admitted he got it wrong. He was contrite and said it was not his intention to build a course where thirty did not get around. Considering he has just retired it is not the way he would like to be remembered. The time allowed was very tight. I would love to see Ingrid Klimke and Michael Yueng gold and silver medallists from the European Championship attempt this course. I was looking forward to seeing Class Affair in his first big challenge. and his run out I think was rider error. That skinny needed great accuracy - a tricky, trappy fence open to mistakes. Tokyo is eleven months away and there is a long way to go to find the team GB shortlist. In 2020 all possibles must not be excused Badminton as happened recently. Back in the day that was always the yardstick for the selectors as it is such a level of difficulty, being a hard 5* equal to Burghley. Right now Messrs Funnel, French, Townend, Bullimore, Tattersall and possibly Murray are definites. Roz Canter obviously, Tina Cook and Zara Tindall if she can get the horse right, plus a few others. I thought Emily Philp did very well too. Some must work on their dressage because we ALL know that Klimke et al are just streets ahead in this phase. The Americans too will be in the mix. Munich 1972 was the last time we won team gold and it's not acceptable for a country with such depth of talent, knowledge and sheer numbers to end up always as runners up. London 2012 we were shafted due to some very arbitrary dressage marking and for FTR Rio was a disaster; the selectors sent the wrong team. Same in Atlanta 1996. Given all the horses are sound and ready to run I would hope that we will bring back gold. Can't wait for Badminton!
How many horses went home lame?
Amanda Smai no horses were seriously injured however I think around 6 weren’t sound after xc
Amanda Smai the vast majority of the horses in this video weren’t lame after the falls in the clips
Lameness came be caused by many many different things .. including a literal stone being in the wrong spot
Some of the riding at this event is obscene. It’s obvious there are a few there simply because they had the money to get them there...not the skills or the horsemanship. The poor horses that are expected to carry these fools around...there are also some really good horseman at this event too. The difference is obvious
Those corner jumps are bad designed
i thought the same thing they are bad design of jumps
4:09 that poor horse got his hoof caught in the breast plate
Great to see the safety clips save the day in a lot of these videos.
Frangible pins saved quite a few from being much worse. So glad the sport is working on becoming safer for horse and rider.
that one horse got its leg stuck i feel so bad and half of these riders use the reins for balance
He leg was stuck in the breast plate strap... that is why you always make sure it's not to long or loose
1:09 I loved how she praised her horse even after she had fallen off, now that’s a GOOD rider!
Whoever thought that making these jumps this heigh/width was a good idea needs to be spoken too oml
Number 69 (france i think) was absolutely ripping that poor horses face off
Edit: ffs a lot of these people were overly heavy handed
15:14, The horse is like “ooh, is this jump suppose to be food? Let me eat human!!”
Some of these riders look horrible. They pull on the horses face way to much! Poor horses faces and back. I’m a hunter rider though. Not my place to judge.
Pony Ponies im friends with people who do xc and ive watched them ride a million times and they’ve never pulled that hard ever
Okay good. I know it’s not all XX riders that do this. These riders just suck lol
OMG, the horse at 11:25 could have easily broken his neck!!!
good horses with bad riders on their backs. only as a team will you win and with the will of the horse.
This course was poorly designed. Most of these horses and riders are seasoned veterans of the 5 star level. And you even saw some of them fall or have refusals. Don’t judge what you don’t know.
@@emmabush8517 Oh, please don't explain the riding to me. Fine riding and fine aids look different. These people are dragging the entire riding world into the dirty!
Props to every single rider who gave their horse a pat afterwards:)
Two of those jumps were ridiculous. No horse could jump them.
Yes it is possible because I was there this year and multiple people did it because if it was impossible there would be no sj the next day 😂
You are actually false. You’re only saying that as it’s a fail video ☺️
2:20 Just because your flash is so tight that your horse cant open his mouth anymore than that doesn't mean your not ripping his god damn face off. If you need that much pull to control your horse you and the horse shouldn't be riding at this level.
Agree.
1:04
Yay! My new fav eventer
( even though I don’t know who she is lol )
ME TOO. Some people forget thier animals and if you treat them right they will want to please
That's Ludwig Svennerstål from Sweden ;)
Can we please remember that these fences can be as high as 4 and half feet tall and you take them at galloping speeds? Of course they’re going to get tossed around and be off balance sometimes. Of course they’re not going to look textbook perfect at every jump. It’s cross country! ultimately, these are some of the best riders in the world, so before you comment on their technique, remember that they’re way more talented than you’re ever likely to be. Stop comparing their skills to what your riding instructor told you is the ideal form while you’re jumping your 6 inch cross rails.
10:30 Oh, come on! You're not a cowgirl/bow. Smh some of these jumps are way too hard for the horse. I understand it's 5*, but it shouldn't be so endangering to the horse and riders. It's getting worse each year.
I'm really surprised at the number of fallen riders who didn't immediately turn and look to see if their horse was ok. That's the first thing I want to know.
I love it whenever I see a rider choose for their horse, and look after their wellbeing and safety after a fall or mistake. Some looked really rough.
It still seems to be a dangerous sport. Your very brave to leave the comments on.
EMILIE GUILLON - Equitation ikr? Most people on the comment section these days just act like they are qualified riding instructors and know better
This is poor. Horses are tired. Have no idea where they are going. Seemed totally surprised and unprepared at most fences. Wow
Wende Chamberlin Well it is a compilation of falls and errors, so...duh.
I was watching the way these poor horses where breathing and my god there whole body were convulsing 😪
3:39 and that’s why we put the stirrup to the ball of our foot kids, honestly looks like the most excruciating thing ever
I've been riding small cross country trails my whole life but I have to admit that these are too dangerous for the horse
I don’t think you are qualified to say that as you only ride small xc trails. These are professionals riding and and yes it is dangerous. You wouldn’t be saying that if it wasn’t a failed video. Mistakes happen
@Audrey Greene It really doesn’t matter AT ALL if you ride small XC or big XC. Pretty rude of you to say that. We all can tell that these jumps are getting out of hand for the horse and rider to complete safely and correctly. I find your comment a bit ignorant and rude, just because someone is at a smaller level doesn’t mean they’re wrong. Edit: Just because they’re professionals doesn’t mean they know everything, everyone still learning how animals work even though we’ve been researching for many years.
I Think most of the people there arent good riders...they are agressive, havent a good sit ,are sometimes confused with the rains and not nice to the horse. You dont have to use spears and crops like this 😑
So many uneducated comments 🤦♀️ please educate yourselves on cross country and eventing before you cry abuse or that you know better. If any of these horses or riders weren’t up to task they wouldn’t of gone through qualifying events to complete here. As for the jumps it was the course designers last before retirement, yes there jumps look a bit mad but they are within the standards and the frangible pins making these jumps a lot safer than many moons ago.
I definitely respect the people who take the time to check on their horse (I know sometimes theyre hurt, and cannot). Those are the people who care.
I’m not saying that I could of done any better but the amount of riders that completely used there reigns for Balance is horrible, and the amount of riders that didn’t even pat there horses like wtf your horse is taking you round Burghley and you can’t even give them a pat!!🙄
3:40 now that is a SCARY fall!! I hope the rider recovered fast and the horse was ok 😳 thank goodness that horse didn’t run off!
Equine 123 no I don’t
horsegirl07 pretty sure it was buck davidson
2:51 Oh thank GOD that fence came down, omg. I was bracing for a rotational fall
Nightraven Alchemist I was too
9:40 One of the most amazing saves I've ever seen
Ok...stop exactly at 10:42 wehere is the leg and where is the stirrup?
Do the vests they have inflate when the rider is about to fall? Is it something the have to activate manually?
Havoxious they are ”attached” to the saddle by a trigger so when they fall so the trigger releases the airbags starts to fill
When the stewards come out to help grab the horses, are they filming? Such as at 3:51 and 9:17-9:20. Can anyone explain this? :-)
If you look close and good you see a dog thats run to the horse he was bite him
Sorry for bad english am Dutch
I think they were checking to see if the rider was okay, just a guess
8:48 when the rider was checking his horse was ok ! xx made me smile🥰x
Like most of the time the riders don't even go after their horse when they fall expecting that someone/a groom will do it all... Wow such a great bond 🙄
amelie_ equestrian Well some of them were being taken by medical care and running might spook the horse further so it’s better to let someone else grab them during the time they are dazed
4:25 that's why you can't have a loose breastplate/martingale XD
not laughing at the fall btw
AHJhunterJumper that could have been so bad if he didn’t get his foot out bless him 🙁
i know right😭
It was a mix of that and his shoe being half off
It’s George Hilton Jones 😊 I’ve seen this happen through sheer bad luck too. They’re the best riders in the world and I doubt he went out with a tack issue like that ☺️
I thought you had to have a minimum level of dressage and jumping before you do this? Why are half of them pulling on the reigns in the same weird way 😂😂
9:45 *Omg thats the most epic save I hafe ever see!!*
11:25 OMG THATS RAZOR!!!!! I RIDE A HORSE NAMED KICKER AT HIS FARM!!!! Omg I can’t believe it !! My instructor has rode him many times and we are friends with the owners!!
Michaela V yes he was fine luckily, his rider won’t be riding him anymore though😭😖
Michaela V he’s going to be an Olympic horse and needs an Olympic rider☺️
Love Burghley but this year was tuff to watch. What let it down was the shear riding of some of the first time riders. Tbh I never thought I'd say this but I was wondering, where around the course the technical delegates were to pull up riders for their bad riding.
Totally agree a lot of these are also due to the horses getting tired, some of the riders should’ve pulled them up and called it a day. A very tricky course this year though and I know there are falls every year but this years I also found particularly hard to watch!
@@ponysrule4life Yea agree, you seen that with Jonelle and Tim Price. Jo pulled up and Tim pulled his 2nd horse up. This was great to see as they new the horses at the time were not coping. No matter what, love eventing with a passion. 👍
@@jamesmcshane2922 I encountered 2 vets on the 2nd half of the course who were recording every horse for signs of excessive tiredness.
@@emmabusk3405 oh that's good to hear, but I know Burghley would be 100% on top of things. I do have a friend who was an offical at the event.
Oh my gosh! Some of these riders shouldn't be allowed to compete in cross country! These poor horses. It's disgraceful the way they are treated.
THANK GOODNESS FOR THE EXPLODING VESTS AND THE FRANGIBLE PINS!
Maybe it's just me - and I understand that this is a competitive sport, but aren't we asking way to much from these animals? If I were ever lucky enough to own my own horse, this is something I wold never participate it.
This is arguably the most intense equine sport. I event and I do not want to show at this venue ever. I would love to event at the Land Rover but this course is way to hard and unfair to the horse. But watch Boyd Martin, Doug Payn and other famous 5* riders who do it right. This is the kind of venue that does ask too much for the horse.
5:53 riding backwards, squeezing the horse's sides and pulling back at the same time, definetely the reason for refusal
11:31 I saw that coming from a mile away
Minute 4:09 what a tough little horse and lucky. 💖
In all my years training horses I've never seen, until now, the horse's shoe get hooked on the under strap for the breast collar.
Good horse for not landing flat on its face on that drop down rails. 💖
Hope it's rider see's this footage. 👍😎
9:12 The horse was like "oh shoot, sorry bro"
Wow, shocked at how many bad falls.. used to go to Burghley every year but given it a miss these last few.. never seen so many falls... or riders fighting for control of their horses.. what's going on!?
I think the course design has a huge role in why these horses keep falling and mistaking them as a bounce
I love the safety clips on the fences! Some of the falls could had been much worse without them!
The second rider seems to be pulling the reins a bit too tight. Could be why the horse is refusing. Idk. I ride western and know next to nothing about english, but that's just my opinion. No hate :) huge respect for all equestrians
11:25 that made me feel sick😣
It was a rotational fall😰
I can’t understand Why some of them just cept going, i would stop direktly!!
Same I stop for sure
I love how many of us had the same reaction when that guy got rolled on then having his foot hung up. Could’ve have been a 1000x worse. Good horse.
I loved how many of the riders who beat their horses just before the jump took a tumble over it.
OMG 😮 4:29 ... freak accident/wardrobe malfunction! Getting snagged on the breastplate connector (or whatever that’s called)That’s just crazy! ( a solid reminder to double check that tack before heading out! )
How could u say this is good
Some expert equestrians have (correctly, I think) observed that a number of riders this year were not adequately prepared for Burghley. It's a challenging course and if you haven't competed in the run up events you can expect mistakes through inexperience. 3:42 the man could have been dragged, permanently crippled or worse...
I like how at 1:01 Instead of like yelling at her horse she pet it and probably gave it a treat afterwards. So cute
How to even jump this corner? Looks impossible
And why most of horse front legs are White? Is this sweat?
I feel bad for those horses. Too extreme on my opinion. Why they have to make it so difficult for the horses????
Lol, a lot of these horses THRIVE on the cross country...They get lazy at show jumping and hate dressage...they LOVE the jumps and runs...
@@jeanfish7 I agree, however I think some of of the courses or jumps are way too hard on their legs and dangerous for the riders. Just my opinion of course. 😊
These horses are unbelievably athletic, so they manage just fine over the obstacles. But I do understand why you’d think they’re too extreme for the horses. These horses are bred specifically to have strong legs and a breathtaking ability to move and jump, and usually the (considerate) riders will check more times than you can count that the horse is doing just fine before taking them over the course. A lot of these are simply just bad luck or a small mistake in the tack/user error, it could happen to anyone. But it’s also often the riders fault, you don’t want to know how many awful people I’ve seen on horseback.
Michaela V I do too. I can’t stand seeing animals hurt. But despite these accidents we see here, the horses manage just fine and these falls are (mostly) just coincidental.
Why do they take a jump with just one hand? Is that on purpose?
Can we retitle this to: Burghley Horse Trials 2019 - Worst falls and refusals that probably hurt the horse and rider a crap tonne.
I love the people that stop when they know it’s too much. Those are good people
I loved the way the 2nd rider kept patting his horse afterwards
When cross country goes wrong, it can go very wrong. You can see the difference between the riders who trust the horse and the ones who don't.
So I always see this white stuff on horses legs in cross country, what is it? And why do they use it???
It's eventer's grease. It helps their legs slide over the jumps easier and thus reduces the chances of hanging a leg or something.
Some of the riding here is terrible. Long reins up to the riders ears,, hanging on to the horses mouth, lack of schooling so the horse answers them through a half halt. I could go on and on. I need to watch some of the good riders
Hey! You sometimes fall too,so stop putting videos like this on RUclips with caption:,,funny and best horse fails"Its not funny okey?!(And sorry for my bad english)
It would have been nice to hear what the riders in the corner box were saying. Was Buck Davidson alright?
I will forever judge people who don't pet their horse after they just saved their ass or after a fall.
The amount of almost rotational falls in this is horrible. I wonder if the course design was re-evaluated after so many problems? Good to see the frangible pins doing their job but god this is scary
When people say horse back riding is easy 🤨😂