Considering he is not a horsy guy, I think Bradley did really well. He is obviously used to Torento, who is reputably energetic. The fact that he stayed so relaxed shows us how well the horse and rider know eachother. It was nice to see all the people on set respecting the horses. I know Bradley pulled the reins a bit but it was most likely just to get the horse to calm down, once he realised what mood the horse was in he walked him around a little to calm him down and relax him. I love that horse, and Bradley too of course :)
That was the right thing to walk it round. If they have been in a stable for a long time or something - although these horses probably wouldn't have - they need a bit of a walking round at first! A beautiful bay Bradley was riding!
I have horses of my own, and I've been competing ever since I can remember. The horse does look 'flighty' and on his toes and Bradley does deal with it in a calm manner. The horse, in my opinion, isn't misbehaving.. just fresh. Obviously he's not an experienced rider, and does move the reins a little too much, but considering.. he did pretty well.
Between the sound of his horse shoes hitting the cobble stones echoing through the area, all the people around, and all the strange equipment, it's no wonder the horse was nervous. It's a lot like when you break a young colt in a solid round corral & then take him out in a show arena, that much of a change in an unusual place takes them some time to get used to. Bradley did well. He didn't panic & remained calm though I did see him pull the reins a couple times. Easy on the horses mouth. ;-)
Grow up! Arthur is an actor, not a proffessonal rider. Yeah, he should know what he's doing but remeber that he doesn't ride unless acting; this was 2010- series 2/3! Horses for shows like this are very responsive and will act like that. Personally, being a rider, owning my own horse and seeing unexperienced people everyday I think Bradley did brilliantly as most people would have paniced! If your gonna analyse his riding, make sure you can say that you would have been better in his situation!!
Some old comments are like "how did no one laugh?" and I have to say it's because it's a professional set, with an actor who was only trained in horse riding for this show, and they know that a horse can be challenging to work with if you're not experienced. It is not as simple and easy as "get on horse, start riding perfectly like a Disney character". There's a lot of language, muscle memory, and behaviors that professional horse riders know that a non-professional would simply not be able to pick up when it's for a temporary job. It's not really funny; everyone is there to do a job, and some of them are there to make sure that nothing happens to Bradley or the horse.
My horse does this same exact prancing as my foot hits the stirrup its because he's is ready to go and get the work done the faster the job gets done the faster he can go back to eating. Bradley did very well for being a novice rider most people of would panicked and gripped tighter which with how trained this horse is that wouldn't of been a good thing, by the looks of it this horse is very responsive to the slightest touch.
Some of these comments....wow... The horse was not nervous. That horse is a highly trained stunt horse, I very much doubt it was nervous of anything. Just a bit fresh. Ever seen a race horse stand still? No, because these horses are not used to standing still. Why oh why would Bradley put his heels down?! They didn't care about their heels in the 5th century! If this was a modern day drama, then yes he would put his heels down, but they didn't in those times.
Viv Taylor Keeping heels down is really a safety thing, helps reduce risk of your foot going through the stirrup. I can’t tell how much risk that is with the stirrups they were using, though. To me the horse just looked like it wanted to go somewhere already - looked quite happy when they started off walking. I bet if they’d headed off on a nice trail ride or something like that he would’ve behaved nicely. He looks like a lovely forward sort of horse.
aw Bradley handled that well, although I was cringing when he started pulling the reins up and back instead of only back, for some horses that's a wonderful way to say "hey rear up now" at least that's the case with a few young ones I've owned/ridden lol
WhatOhThatErynn It really depends on how the horse was trained. Not all horses are trained to follow the command of a voice or certain words and some are just really energetic and high strung, so they only react to physical pulling or actions :))
I have noticed that horses dont seem to like Bradley very much. They seem to not want to stand still for him as this happened in a few bloopers in season four as well.
It is a highly trained stunt horse, and is ready to go. Bradley as good as he is, could be slightly confusing him by telling him to go fowards but having reins in the wrong place meaning two different commands, he seems confused more than anything. To be honest...it's just one of those days...everyone has em x
Sounds like the horse was testing Arthur, and the horse won. Mounting from the ground without any help is harder than it looks (for those not experienced riders, takes some muscles development. Good show Bradley!).
Bradley did well to stay calm, if you feel tense the horse will feel exactly the same. The rein contact maybe should have been stronger, that may have helped
wow that horse is better behaved than mine XD to get onto my horse you either have to have multiple people hold her still or just jump on a she continues to walk away! Also whenever my mare gets impatient or won't stand still she ends up rearing :P All in all that horse was just a little antsy lol funny seeing people who are new to horses attempt to ride! Adorable XD
You do realise they had to learn to ride for this and that many stunt horses are ridden differently to your average horse - a contact goes out of the window so things like bow and arrow, swords etc can be used and it's all about leg and seat aids. Bradley was riding exactly how I expect someone who has not ridden much before and has been told to not use too much rein to ride.
Emma Potts you know these people are taught the bare minimum of riding and do their best. they won't look perfect because their job is to act not win Badminton
looks like it just needed a good workout before being expected to stand still. It wasn't nervous or anything, just ready to do something besides stand there.
Bradley rode several horses during the filming. Having ones heels down happened even back in those days as otherwise the riders would be leaning to far forward and would have difficulties reaching for ones sword. Also those are highly trained horses so energy levels would be high and an inexperienced rider such as Bradley may consider this kind of behavior unruly however the horse simply needs a firm remind of what it's supposed to be doing. Bradley does not do this.
HEELS DOWN BRADLEY. i dunno, my instinct WAs to shout to go forward more, with hot nervous horses you need to still make them go so they can get thier brains right
i've been riding all my life and i think just by looking the horse looked impatient like it just wanted to move thankfully it didn't full on spook at anything
The horse was probs just a little freaked out at his hooves hitting the cobblestones and it echoing. The horse I ride could not believe that he was wearing boots and like kept picking his feet up really high:)
in all honesty guy horses used in film and TV production are usually very well trained and the likely hood is that Bradley, not be as well trained, is unknowingly giving the horse confusing or conflicting aids, creating a bit of confusion from the horse and causing it to try different movements in a bid to find out what he means.
THAT was hard? pphhhtttt. Try sitting and anxious 3 year old getting angry his cow is escaping him and his rider won't let him take off to rope it. THAT is an excited horse. This horse was nothing.
*Cannot decide who's prettier: the horse, the guy mounting the horse or the guy holding the horse for him*
Basiek211 that's a tough decision...
The horse
The guy holding the horse for him, for sure
1. the horse
2. the guy holding the horse
3. the guy mounting the horse
You can’t decide if you like the horse, Bradley (playing Arthur) or Colin (playing merlin). 😂
Considering he is not a horsy guy, I think Bradley did really well. He is obviously used to Torento, who is reputably energetic. The fact that he stayed so relaxed shows us how well the horse and rider know eachother. It was nice to see all the people on set respecting the horses. I know Bradley pulled the reins a bit but it was most likely just to get the horse to calm down, once he realised what mood the horse was in he walked him around a little to calm him down and relax him. I love that horse, and Bradley too of course :)
Randomly awkward guard casually watching his soon to be king look like a fool while leaning on his weapon of choice.
I love how Colin was holding the horse for him. I can make anything BROLIN.
It would have been for a scene..
Yep. But just because they playing a scene.
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They were all just staring...HOW DID NO ONE LAUGH!?
Autumn Burke if they only laught there would me no film they must be serious sometimes
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They must be used to it.
I think they all just make sure he doesn’t fall, they could help him immediately if thing went bad so it was a little tense to laugh
That was the right thing to walk it round. If they have been in a stable for a long time or something - although these horses probably wouldn't have - they need a bit of a walking round at first! A beautiful bay Bradley was riding!
I have horses of my own, and I've been competing ever since I can remember. The horse does look 'flighty' and on his toes and Bradley does deal with it in a calm manner. The horse, in my opinion, isn't misbehaving.. just fresh. Obviously he's not an experienced rider, and does move the reins a little too much, but considering.. he did pretty well.
Between the sound of his horse shoes hitting the cobble stones echoing through the area, all the people around, and all the strange equipment, it's no wonder the horse was nervous. It's a lot like when you break a young colt in a solid round corral & then take him out in a show arena, that much of a change in an unusual place takes them some time to get used to.
Bradley did well. He didn't panic & remained calm though I did see him pull the reins a couple times. Easy on the horses mouth. ;-)
They're so beautiful! Oh, the horse is too.
Grow up! Arthur is an actor, not a proffessonal rider. Yeah, he should know what he's doing but remeber that he doesn't ride unless acting; this was 2010- series 2/3! Horses for shows like this are very responsive and will act like that. Personally, being a rider, owning my own horse and seeing unexperienced people everyday I think Bradley did brilliantly as most people would have paniced! If your gonna analyse his riding, make sure you can say that you would have been better in his situation!!
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I totally agree
Colin just stood there and watched at home Bradley was failing at controlling da horse.
Some old comments are like "how did no one laugh?" and I have to say it's because it's a professional set, with an actor who was only trained in horse riding for this show, and they know that a horse can be challenging to work with if you're not experienced. It is not as simple and easy as "get on horse, start riding perfectly like a Disney character". There's a lot of language, muscle memory, and behaviors that professional horse riders know that a non-professional would simply not be able to pick up when it's for a temporary job. It's not really funny; everyone is there to do a job, and some of them are there to make sure that nothing happens to Bradley or the horse.
My horse does this same exact prancing as my foot hits the stirrup its because he's is ready to go and get the work done the faster the job gets done the faster he can go back to eating. Bradley did very well for being a novice rider most people of would panicked and gripped tighter which with how trained this horse is that wouldn't of been a good thing, by the looks of it this horse is very responsive to the slightest touch.
Some of these comments....wow...
The horse was not nervous. That horse is a highly trained stunt horse, I very much doubt it was nervous of anything. Just a bit fresh. Ever seen a race horse stand still? No, because these horses are not used to standing still.
Why oh why would Bradley put his heels down?! They didn't care about their heels in the 5th century! If this was a modern day drama, then yes he would put his heels down, but they didn't in those times.
Viv Taylor Keeping heels down is really a safety thing, helps reduce risk of your foot going through the stirrup. I can’t tell how much risk that is with the stirrups they were using, though. To me the horse just looked like it wanted to go somewhere already - looked quite happy when they started off walking. I bet if they’d headed off on a nice trail ride or something like that he would’ve behaved nicely. He looks like a lovely forward sort of horse.
aw Bradley handled that well, although I was cringing when he started pulling the reins up and back instead of only back, for some horses that's a wonderful way to say "hey rear up now" at least that's the case with a few young ones I've owned/ridden lol
WhatOhThatErynn It really depends on how the horse was trained. Not all horses are trained to follow the command of a voice or certain words and some are just really energetic and high strung, so they only react to physical pulling or actions :))
I think its more like the horse is thinking "why am i doing this?" lol
I have noticed that horses dont seem to like Bradley very much. They seem to not want to stand still for him as this happened in a few bloopers in season four as well.
this horse must love the happy feet movie
*giggle* I heard Bradley say that they gave him nervous horses usually. Here's the proof.
I'm absolutely in love with that horse.
And horse is in good mood. His ears show that. So it is something else.
It is a highly trained stunt horse, and is ready to go.
Bradley as good as he is, could be slightly confusing him by telling him to go fowards but having reins in the wrong place meaning two different commands, he seems confused more than anything.
To be honest...it's just one of those days...everyone has em x
I don't see beauty in the horse, but this is good
What a beautiful horse
Sounds like the horse was testing Arthur, and the horse won.
Mounting from the ground without any help is harder than it looks (for those not experienced riders, takes some muscles development. Good show Bradley!).
Bradley's horse is such a trouble maker. In the gag reels it always goes off course, and he can never get onto it. XD
Bradley did well to stay calm, if you feel tense the horse will feel exactly the same. The rein contact maybe should have been stronger, that may have helped
wow that horse is better behaved than mine XD to get onto my horse you either have to have multiple people hold her still or just jump on a she continues to walk away! Also whenever my mare gets impatient or won't stand still she ends up rearing :P All in all that horse was just a little antsy lol funny seeing people who are new to horses attempt to ride! Adorable XD
I use to ride horses. That horse is borderline confused at what Bradley wants him to do😆😆😆🐴
You do realise they had to learn to ride for this and that many stunt horses are ridden differently to your average horse - a contact goes out of the window so things like bow and arrow, swords etc can be used and it's all about leg and seat aids. Bradley was riding exactly how I expect someone who has not ridden much before and has been told to not use too much rein to ride.
Beautiful bay, love it's mane. But oh man Bradley, you're holding the reins too high! That's incorrect!
Natsu Yuki I mean can we talk about his heels!
Emma Potts you know these people are taught the bare minimum of riding and do their best. they won't look perfect because their job is to act not win Badminton
Annabel has no name badminton?
@@cordeliacuthbert it's a horse competition. Very famous. It's an eventing one. It's called Badminton horse trials but everyone says Badminton
Me too! And so I started lessons, it's so much fun (despite all the mistakes I make).
that's one high horse
Lol I love how he just plops off at the end
Looks like the horse was dancing walk...
lovely horse that! even if it isnt the best of horsey actors!
magnificent horse
they just give bradley the horses that are just hyper active :P
This was quite amusing thank you! :)
Maybe Bradley was in a excitable mood for some reason and the horse sensed it and the horse wanted to join in?...
looks like it just needed a good workout before being expected to stand still. It wasn't nervous or anything, just ready to do something besides stand there.
luv horse riding :)
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BAD HORSEY! you should be honored that Bradley is riding you! no other horses have the chance! XD
Accually everybody can have a problems with horses. I have rode many horses and once one of them did't listen to me so... not all horses are perfect.
@Thetenwhos Colin helped Bradley to get on the horse by keeping the horse still using the rein.
The horse is so pretty I think I might die:')
Bradley rode several horses during the filming. Having ones heels down happened even back in those days as otherwise the riders would be leaning to far forward and would have difficulties reaching for ones sword. Also those are highly trained horses so energy levels would be high and an inexperienced rider such as Bradley may consider this kind of behavior unruly however the horse simply needs a firm remind of what it's supposed to be doing. Bradley does not do this.
HEELS DOWN BRADLEY. i dunno, my instinct WAs to shout to go forward more, with hot nervous horses you need to still make them go so they can get thier brains right
i've been riding all my life and i think just by looking the horse looked impatient like it just wanted to move
thankfully it didn't full on spook at anything
It's not as easy as it looks XD
The horse is like side trotting...
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@sketchlyful yes, S3 footage
I can't tell if the horse is confused or trying to perform a tap-dancing number~ o.o
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i ride and own horses...this horse didnt do anything wrong. It was rather normal compared to most...
The horse was probs just a little freaked out at his hooves hitting the cobblestones and it echoing. The horse I ride could not believe that he was wearing boots and like kept picking his feet up really high:)
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Maybe the horse wants show-off in front of Colin? :)
That horse was NOT in a good mood. Haha. Is this footage from Season 3 filming?
lucky horse :P
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not that easy as everyone believe ;)
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Haha bradley;)
my horse always does that. well it isn`t "mine" and I am sure, they did something false during the education with her ;)
To me this horse is perfectly responsive and Bradley moves his hands and feet to much sending mixed signals.
Haha, don't want to ride that horse...rather stick to my pony :)
in all honesty guy horses used in film and TV production are usually very well trained and the likely hood is that Bradley, not be as well trained, is unknowingly giving the horse confusing or conflicting aids, creating a bit of confusion from the horse and causing it to try different movements in a bid to find out what he means.
He just needed to keep his hands quiet. He was confusing the poor horse.
Season four or five
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THAT was hard? pphhhtttt. Try sitting and anxious 3 year old getting angry his cow is escaping him and his rider won't let him take off to rope it. THAT is an excited horse. This horse was nothing.
well not a fail but not very good...
What was the point with this video?? O.o
fail!
There is no problem with this horse...you can't ride...