I remember this incident very well. The mare is Daddys Lil Darling, the race was The Oaks. There was a sudden squall and lightening as she was cantering up the course to the start. Never having raced in the UK before, she wasn’t used to the open Downs course and not having a pony escort, so she panicked and bolted. Olivier ( Peslier) did well to bale out. Interestingly, she is the dam of current Ballydoyle star Savethelastdance.
Props to the horseman I’ve only been in that position once as a standard bred trainer. It’s much easier to slide off the back of a jog cart doing 30 miles an hour then from the top of a horse going 40
How do you catch the horse after the rider has baled out? Isn't it very dangerous for the other horses and the jockeys in the competition if the horse runs wild?😮
@@charlottepeukert9095 the Course behind the position of the starting stalls for the Oaks ( this incident was before the start on Epsom Downs) is a ‘dead end’ ( it is not a ‘circular track’ hence having to canter the whole course to get to the start). Olivier ( Peslier, the jockey) would have known that if he couldn’t stop the horse would go for the tiny gap between the stalls and the rails where he would likely have been seriously injured. Loose horses are not uncommon on a racecourse, especially in jumps races. They usually head straight back to the stables and are caught en route.
I agree! Too short! Looked to me at the beginning he lost his left stirrup first and couldn’t get his foot back in. Either way, video starts too late and ends too soon.!
I've worked with horses for years: field hunters, steeplechasers, dressage, 3 day.....I'll say without batting an eye, there's nothing more dangerous than being on a panicked runaway horse. Scary as %$$%^ even for seasoned riders. Excellent decision and stellar dismount.
Flying dismount. Experienced riders know when why and how. I salute you and stand beside you, I’ve been there. One thing I did learn at a young age was that getting the wind knocked out of you with a hard landing won’t kill you but being wiped off on a stall door could.
No one who hasn't felt it will understand the difference between a galloping, racing horse and a spooked bolting horse. The difference is very different and very scary/dangerous. Kudos to the skillful, knowledgeable rider.
I can only imagine! I guess it's something that jockeys train for. It's too bad the person filming it chose to shoot in restrictive _vertical format_ - we would've gotten the "whole picture" - seen the jockey's full dismount better, if filmed in classic, *_horizontal_* format. Vertical format - usually shot by people who know nothing about filmmaking, but who want clicks on social media - is *ruining* the viewer experience.
So many comments on here of people who have never sat on a bolting horse. They are in panic flight mode and the more you try and pull them up, the more trapped and panicked they become. They will try to jump or run in to any obstacle in their path.
Yep, had my horse scare and bolt on me and run out a gateway and directly across a road ... lucky for both of us no traffic was coming at that time. Good decision by the jockey.
Once when my lease tried to bolt I jumped off, got back on the ground safely and calmed him down in a few minutes. Better safe than sorry folks. He wasn't even full 14 hands (between 13.3 and 14 hands), but we were in the forest, close to a ditch, so it could've been *bad*.
I seen this in Mullins one day and I'm not sure if the jockey fell or he jumped but wondered why jump? Horse was not stopping and safely doing laps around the gallop and i thought surely that horse will tire out? I've often had take offs n rode them out but never felt the need to jump off. Obviously you can't run the horse to death but when do you make the call to jump?
I've had to do the same thing with my Western roping trained mare. She would not stop until I bailed off, being trained to stop and back up when the rider left the saddle(pulling the rope on the calf tight). Except I was bareback, lol. But it worked.
That is a real heart breaker. What a shame. So did he finish the race with the other riders? That is a fantastic video, loved it. Sure hope he didn't get injured on that wild dismount.😢😢😢😢😮😮😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Did the same thing when my out of control horse was totally freaked out, so I bailed but my ankle ended up get tromped on. Could have been my head and back in the days we didn’t wear helmets.
Hola soy criador...!!! Yo he visto como se para un caballo... se le abraza al cuello y se salta del caballo siempre abrazado a su cuello el animal se frena... cuando sigues colgado de su cuello el caballo se detiene... !!! Saludos desde argentina...!!!
@@stellacwalkerthe horse bolted.. you realize how dangerous it is to even attempt to stop a spooked bolting horse right- trust me. It’s a lot harder than you’d expect. When a horse bolts out of fear, that horse just keeps on going.
This jockey not only recognized the danger and dismounted to save injury to himself...but more than likely helped avoid serious injury to the horse... TRUE.
The horse didn't saddle itself up and enter a race. Racing horses is a cruel sport where horses die daily across the world. There's no sport in that only greed.
Honestly. See some of the comments on here from people who obviously do not have a fuckin CLUE!! If half a ton racehorse 😮wants to run away with someone 9 stone wet through then it will. If a horse decides to bolt and you have no more to give, believe me this lad did this perfectly. He gets his toe out the iron, the he has both legs over at the near side and safely lands on the turf. Iv saw the best jockeys in the world being run away with and bailing off. He’s not the first and certainly won’t be the LAST to do that.
It’s sad how most people in horse racing don’t care about the actual horse or anything like that, I understand you care if the horse is still able to run the race but the second it leaves the track it’s dead to you. I’m open for counter arguments.
I agree unless you've been on a horse that bolts you have no idea how strong they can be and how hard to control especially in a race pad, I've seen them run straight through fences , very scary once that flight instinct kicks in
I had to bail off a horse in training, spooked by a motorcycle of all things. Head straight for a big thorn tree. I have to say before choosing too bail the speed & the flight of the horse was amazing. I had no control stopping or turning. I was able too free my sturrip & get off. Sprained one ankle pretty bad. The horse ran right under the tree & kept going. When I finally caught up with him he was munching grass with three other horses. What surprised me is as soon as he saw me he came walking up to me really fast. Like he was so sorry. I was hurting but I was alive. He was sorry & had thorn branches sticking out of the saddle in place I did think a stick could fit. So I know I made the right decision. I think about what it would have been like going into that tree with him & I am pretty sure traveling 40 mph into that tree would have ended my life. I tried so hard to steer him over to miss that tree but he was in a total panic, he was running like a blind fool. I respect bikers on Harley's but once in awhile, there is that one A hole, that I wished bad Karma Revenge on. Revenge is mine saidth the Lord! So, I ask God nicely as I was cussing in pain, too please get that guy! I was 26 years old when that happened & I'm 66 now & that wasn't my last get off the pony quick moment. Horses are wonderful but you always have to keep in your mind, you are dealing with a 1200 pound powerful animal, that has the mind of a toddler. It's in their DNA make up if they, Get Scared, Get Upset, Get Confused RUN!!! If they're already running Go Faster!!!
Riveting story, so well told. Thank you, Kristen, so much. And brilliant, perilous just-in-time dismount [we’re all pleased you survived!]! Your description of the your equine trainee’s post-“breeze” grass break eye contact & his immediate hoofing it over to you almost out concern and guilt, a kind of equine empathy, was really quite moving. You so aptly describe the bolting instinct as well. I am curious about this toddler business. In your experience, are thoroughbred always this way? Do they not, at varying times and periods, moments of their development, behave like adults? 🐴♥️
@@crooning4leftovers125 The horse involved in this was actually a two & half year old dapple Grey Quater Horse! He was a toddler at the time! To answer your question, In my experiences with many horses, they absolutely can grow up with a good mind & soul. So much so , they can surprise, amaze & impress you with their intelligence & heart! I had a mare who was my partner for twenty two years! I got her when I was 13 she was 7 yrs old & past away at 30 years old. In her last two years of life she was called the baby sitter because tiny little girls 2 yrs to 5 year olds were riding her. I am not just talking walk & trot. She loved those little girls. Watching her spin their pony tails with her nose, while they were brushing her. Her brown eyes would get so big with affection watching over them. She would never have hurt them & never did. She had a job, taking care of little children up & coming riders & took it so seriously! She made me so proud of her. Trainers would stop me at the stables & share their stories about her, that They witnessed her doing, while being ridden by a child for a riding lesson. How she took care of the kids & listened to them without any objection! So yes, horses can grow past being a toddlers in their thinking & be a exceptional, brave, loving, kind, talented, thoughtful, caring individual who fills your heart & soul with gratitude & appreciation, too have such a wonderful friendI I Thank God, for creating horses. God Blessed me with horses, in my life & I learned a lot of life lesson from them. Just like any relationship it takes time, communication & dedication with love to build that trust. Then it takes courage, patience & medical insurance to survive the mishaps along the way! It definitely a journey!
sos muy inteligente ..solo quiero darte las gracias.por tan buena explicacion de lo q paso..de no haber leido lo q escribistes estaria muy ancioso🙏🙏🙏🇸🇻🇸🇻
Such a pleasure reading these comments. I bailed off of a retired racer with a stiff leg that wouldn't slow going through the woods. Some jumps were ahead in a field and I didn't fancy being pasted onto an oxer. I went off in a tumble but nothing damaged. You can't stop them once they get the devil in them.
Oh come on, It's devil for the rider 😂- the horses are just scared and revert to what's in their DNA. They haven't been prey for a long time, but the mindset stayed. I'd like to see a smartypant try to stop a creature so big and powerful from running when they are fearing for their lives and running away is what they do.
I totally commend this jockey! Wow, what a dismount! I was ran off with on a Qtr horse I owned. He had 7 owners by the time I got him as a 6yo. And the last time was thru a wooded trail. I bailed when I saw the tree up ahead jutting out on the trail, that I knew would have ripped my leg off. The worse I got was a sprained wrist. Found him at the gate to the pasture. That was the last time he ran off with me, as I finally got thru to him. Ended up selling him to a young lady in her 20s who adored him...and her trainer said he was the most mannerly horse she'd ever worked with. If they only knew. LOL
I’ve done the same myself. Rolled into a ball and off the track. Ended up with a broken ankle and a diagnosis of osteoporosis so the horse actually did me a favour.
No you cannot. 500kilos of sheer power. If one wants to bolt ( I honestly couldn’t give two monkeys Fs what ANYONE says ) THEY will WIN EVERY SINGLE TIME. 1/2 Tonne v 10 stone wet through. Half ton EVERY SINGLE TIME. Even the very very best broken in horses, best riders in the world will NOT stop a Racehorse if they decide to bolt. FACT.
It almost looks like the horse is heading for the railing and has plans to try and jump it and go crashing into the stands or any bystanders on the ground. Jockeys know how to ride, and sometimes that means a reasoned dismount.
Someone above said she was headed for the stalls and he would have gotten crashed. It was a smart move, otherwise he could have just rode it out if there were no obstacles He was even kind enough to tuck the reins under the syrup leathers so she wouldn't get caught up in them and I swear he petted her on the neck before he bailed
@tammypelletier3195 I once had a pinto mare take off for the stalls on me. The person I was riding bareback with threw a stone at her haunches and frightened her. She was moving so fast there was no time to get off. All I could do was sink my hands in her mane, duck my head along her neck to avoid the very low overhead door framing, and pull my legs up and in like a jockey. I felt the sides of the barn door and the support poles in the lower barn, and the sides of the door to her box stall clip the tips of my paddock boots as we went in. The mare finally came to a sudden stop once we reached the back wall. It was one heckuva ride. God must have decided it was not my day to die or something because I have no idea how I made it through that obstacle course in one piece. True story.
You are truly blessed. I had a friend in a similar situation who ended up in traction for 6 months because she could not bail in time. Horse was tall. Barn door was low. End of story. Thankfully she ended up fine, but that is definitely a good reason to bail. It's a wonder that you were able to compress yourself into such a tiny mass. Congratulations on not being hurt. You are definitely blessed
@@BrembeliaSo glad you were ok, but what on earth was that other rider thinking?! You or your horse could have been really seriously hurt! I hope they learned their lesson and never did something that stupid/dangerous ever again. My riding instructors would have been pissed and probably would have banned them from riding anywhere but in the arena under their direct supervision. Not to mention the very intense lecture about safety and respecting their fellow riders. Plus punishment chores and a written apology to you and your horse. I hope they apologized to you. SMH.
Un cheval de 600 kg qui panique et prend la fuite par instinct, devient incontrôlable même pour un excellent cavalier. Ce jockey a subtilement réagit. Il a évité un accident pour lui-même et également sa monture. Bravo
D'autant plud que les selles de course et la poimsition des Jockeys ne donne aucune stabilité. Il n'aurait rien pu faire, même en étant excellent cavalier.
Honestly I couldn't figure out why he didn't ride her out, but someone above said that she was headed for the stalls and he would have gotten crashed. Crashed. I have to say he had the wear with all to tuck the REINS under the stirred weathers so the horse wouldn't get wrecked either by tangling them in her legs or tearing up her mouth. That was quite a feat. I swear he patted her on the neck before he bailed
I was working for Joseph O'Brien a while back and a horse bolted on the concrete with me coming back from the gallops, after trying everything in my power to pull him up he kept quickening up so I'd no choice to abort ship, luckily hit the ground running and held onto the reins, think he only won recently in the uk since leaving Joseph's under Benoit de la sayette round a month or so ago, horse was Max Mayham absolute nut ball😂
I was working at Mark Johnstons in 2001 I started and Charlie was a kid but knew the score even as a kid. Anyway I had holidays and went to see a friend in Wales and he stayed and worked right next to EVAN WILLIAMS yard. He rode out on weekends so asked me to go in on the Saturday to ride a few lots. First lot were going up this gallop that runs alongside a road but was well hedged high and at the top of the gallop there was a gate and when you pulled up , Evan would make sure there was no traffic and we’d pull up and walk home, anyway I could feel my horse getting a bit keen, this young lad comes flying past me and the other two in front away into the distance, I think the horse stopped on merit at the top TBH but once we all reached the top and Evan opened the gate this thing he was on got onto the road and it started bolting again on the road and again away he went into the distance and at the very end of this country road you joined a main road. Evan bolted in his SUV and found him 3 miles down this main road. No cuts or bruises on horse or rider just tears and I mean proper tears. He packed his things and left that night and never went back to racing as far as I heard. He was chalk white. If they want to bolt with you then they will bolt with you. See when Dylan Browne Mcmonigle was 13, I told him he’d be champion jockey 1 day. I hope he does. You’ll know him from Joseph’s then mate??
Thanks for making my decision easy tomorrow I see he is running tomorrow in the 3.35 at ascot so I'm gonna do em whatever price but I like city streak aswell
I did this on the Lambourn downs more than 50 years ago. Not quite as gracefully ! It was that or get taken straight down the main road to town. My shoulder has never fully recovered 😮
At that point there are professional outriders who will run the horse down. The jockey isn't doing any good at that point on the horse so no benefit in him staying on and getting both himself and the horse hurt.
There are no outriders at UK racecourses. This one is Epsom if you'd like to check it out. Like many courses here it follows the lay of the land and is very undulating, up and down hills and sloping sideways in the home straight. The racecourse traces its way through The North Downs of Surrey. If you look closely near the beginning using the horse behind and the slope of the rail as markers you'll see they're hurtling downhill.
I say he did the right thing.....have had horses bolt with me on two occasions at the Newmarket gallops....one had his tounge over the bit, managed just get him to change direction, from crushing into the trees and shrubs, and the other he went past another string by Luca Cumani and he calmed down......scary shit... what really pissed me off was my then stablemates saying I could not ride instead of asking how I was....they did not want to ride one of them, which says what shitfaced dickheads they were. In racing you really need to work for good trainers that support their staff. My naivete made me realise this to late. To many shit trainers and breeders in this game. Saw this when working at Tattersalls sales on occasions. Loved working in racing but wish I had come into it with the knowledge I have today. This Jockey should be commended. He did a real good job. X 😊
Lovely read. Yes stable staff are too quick to condemn you. The horse has its tongue over the bit then maybe whoever had been riding it beforehand had let the trainer know it needed a cross noseband you wouldn’t have had this problem, or if some can still get it over the bit even with a x noseband a tongue tie ( not often used in exercise) would be the answer. Some stable staff are too quick to judge. Take care and hope your enjoying whatever your doing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@kristin1980uk Doesn’t bare thinking about does it Kristin?? That’s what I mean about some of the idiots on here who say Olivier ( Pellier ) should have done more rather than bail. Until THEY get on one with 500kilos of sheer power and see what it’s like to be bolted with when you have no more strength in your arms to control this animal that has more power in its FARTS than a jockey 9stone wet through then by god they will NEVER know. NEVER 👎
That makes sense now why he bailed. Otherwise he could have just ran her out till she was done. If there were no obstacles. He did an amazing thing and reached under and tucked the reins under the sterp leathers so she wouldn't trip up in them, wreck her mouth or break her legs. That was quite a feat
he must have thought she could make her way to the motorway or there were obstruction in the way Oliver persiler is a top french jockey so if he baled he saw something dangerous was about to happen and thought fxxk this I'm out of here 😂😂😂😂 perfectly right to he knows how to break a fall when he gets to pick the spot peace Dublin Ireland
All those incidents makes me love my shire draft horse even more. Man she`s solid. 4 years, never been able to spook her more than half a second. Then she looks at me unamused. She`s a unit
I have never seen that done before! It’s like a pilot ejecting himself. Horse riders just don’t dismount a moving horse like that!! When a horse bolts, you do everything you can to stop it… and/or you FALL off… you don’t dismount mid gallop. That’s very skilled riding
You spelled that wrong. The proper spelling is Shitland!🤣🤣🤣 I love them, but damn they can be asses! Mine dragged me in my knees through yard just to avoid going into the trailer. A trailer, mind you, that he had problem loading into. Had loaded into it a million times without problems. Loaded just fine a few minutes after dragging me through the yard. I swear little Smokey Joe was the cutest monster!😂❤
@@RPostVideos ohmygod that brings me memories 😭 they are the funniest and the most smart ass shitheads ever. Whenever it was snowing we would sled with him and that asshole just dragged us of the sled and ran off home where food was. I miss him so much
Don’t often see that, I reckon the jockey was concerned about steering and felt safer jumping off rather then going through a fence or something Hope jockey didn’t sustain any injuries and hope the horse was ok as well
They were both OK. The jockey got up and walked away, the filly ran to the stalls that luckily had a gap in the middle. She was caught and went on the have a successful start at stud and is the dam of a very smart racehorse.
@@FlightwithoutwingsThank you for being a very good reporter. You gave a lot of vital info, that most of us were looking for. Obviously this channel doesn't feel the need to provide any pertinent information. Just here for the clicks. Well, I will NOT be back here and, I hope all the disappointed viewers do the same. MISERABLE FAILURE!
@@sylviategroen1583 not all racing stables treat horses badly (i was a strapper for awhile). That said, racing them as 2yo when their bones aren't fully formed is disgusting.
I was riding a horse that wanted to run (we were waiting for the rest of the horses to get to the end of the huge field, those that didn't want to gallop) my horse reared and ran, I couldn't turn him, he was running forward with his head facing almost backwards as I tried to stop/turn him.....I was 9..........i learned that day that nothing stops a horse.
He did a great job doing this, but the video should show what happened next. At least some viewers know and thankfully write it in the comments. This reminds me of similar things that happened to me during the last 40 years and how fast you have to decide what to do. Sometimes it's the decision between a broken ankle or a broken back...
It was nice of them to tuck the reins under the stir up leathers so the horse wouldn't trip up in the reins and get wrecked. He must have been coming to some sort of an obstacle like the gates or something to bail and not just ride it out. If there was nothing in front of them, there was no reason to bail. It's not like he was going to fall off. Quite an amazing feat and nonetheless
He quit his stirrups to dismount. Tucking the reins under the leathers is very risky, if the horse stumbled it would be able to get its head down to counteract the fall.
The horse at the end is a different horse, @justanotherchannelfornow2… The bolting mare had a saddle pad with a blue background and white number. The horse at the end has a saddle pad with a white background.
I was on a retired race horse that was being used for barrel racing, just walking a group of people who hired horses, down a dirt road in Manitoba, one of the people kept bugging me to race with her bc I was on a Tbred, and I kept saying no thank you. She kept pushing, and then my horse bolted. So fast that I left her in the dust, my shirt came out of my jeans, my eyes watered, and I lost a scarf. Tremendous speed. I stayed where I was, and just hauled on his head to bring it around and get him into the ditch at least. Up ahead was a highway at right angles to the dirt road, so I saw my life flash in front of my eyes. Got his head hauled around to my foot, and he finally slowed down. Jumping off wasn't an option, I had no clue how to do that. I yelled at the woman when she caught up, told her to never do that again. Not the first time I was bolted with, but it was the most dangerous.
My horse likes to bolt when he spooks. I’ve thoroughly taught him to give his head and disengage his hind end. So when he acts like a crack hamster and bolts or tries to back up and kick at another horse, I spin him so quick he doesn’t even know what happened. I feel very uncomfortable riding a horse that is not super soft in the bridle. That’s a safety must for me.
I think the horse looked a little confused, when he's coming around that large curved area on the track and his head is looking around. But once he sees the straightaway, he feels confident and starts lowering his head to go galloping down the track like he's supposed to. The horse was fine, and everything was okay, once he got his bearings straight.
I bailed off a quarter horse who thought the hounds of hell were on her tail. Controlled dismount off a small bullet train. Didn’t end well - broken and busted, separated pelvis, concussion and helmet was destroyed. Took a while but I’m mostly ok now. Kudos to those who make the landing without harm
I have had that happen a few times. I stayed on and rolled with it. For me, abandoning is not a option. work for a solution. one time I grabbed the bit with both hands.
Being in a different environment, then the weather element combined w adrenaline of race day makes a perfect smoothie for a horse's panic or rather flight mode. The jockey had very little time to react and did so expertly. The instinct for flight took over and the horse responded. Trying to reign in a panicked horse could have dire consequences. 😮
There comes that moment for every rider where you have to decide I can do nothing here to help, time to bail out. It generally makes the situation better for both rider and horse. I have done so a few times, he executed that dismount perfectly. Outriders will have caught the horse and it probably slowed right down once the jockey was off anyway.
Racehorses are NOT trained in even the basic groundwork, so this happens more often than you might think. They are barely desensitized to anything nor can they be ridden like a normal horse since they are only taught to go into a box and go topspeed after the box opens again (which is why they need another rider to guide them into a box on the racetrack, not even THAT their owners/trainers bother with). During mediaval times horses were mentally broken into submission (as many people, sadly, still do today with horses). Battle mounts were harder to control due to the 'aggressive' nature of their 'job' but they were not spooky as untrained racehorses or such. Battle mounts were trained to be desensitized to the chaos of battle, swords clanking onto one another, being bumped and smashed into to a degree, etc.. All sorts of things were needed for training a decent battle mount. Sadly, mostly accomplished with breaking their spirit, but they were valuable tools so they HAD to be trained to not bolt and run off. Racehorses are sadly disposable goods that only need to be able to run fast on a track. All training that is unnecessary for their job are not bothered with, even basic groundwork is not done with them (which is why Off The Track racehorses need to start at total zero).
@@charlottepeukert9095 No problem~. It's a very interesting topic I found years ago. Sometime ago I found this video, maybe you'd like to take a look at someone professional, with MUCH more knowledge than me, explain what a war horse needs to be capable of: "Warhorses: How did a medieval knight and his horse work as a team on the battlefield?" That is the video title. It's by the channel Modern History TV here on RUclips. He has MANY videos about this topic and even shows things instead of just explaining stuff. :) He started his own war horse training here I think, tho it's based on very human and kind ways (which were likely not so common in reality): ruclips.net/video/xKi8GQSnvaU/видео.html
It’s amazing to see jockey’s actually doing what needs to be done for the horse’s sake without trying to push for a prize. His dismount was very impressive, I hope he landed safely and that the horse calmed down without running into anything or spazzing out other horses and riders.
Hope the horse was ok. I worked in the horse racing industry straight out of schoolas a starry eyed horse lover. It didn't take me long to realise it was the live of winning not the live of horses for most owners. Sad times.
Did you mean love? Not all owners and trainers feel the same way. A few bad apples have given horseracing a bad name and I think that is a shame. I am from the U.S. , but I live in Japan now and horseracing here is much closer to British racing, which is a good thing.
@@tessdurberville711 Yes Tessa i meant love, sometimes I forget to put my glasses on. I worked in the UK racing industry, it opened my eyes and broke my heart. The grooms loved their own favourites, but everyone else...I am glad you had a better experience than I. Races like the Grand National need to be stopped, its a horrendous course, but I am only one voice, though I tend to chatter peoples ears off sometimes lol. All the best to you from one horse lover to another.
@@bridget1780there is always four main reasons why people ride horses 1. They love the horse 2. They were forced to by family or friends 3. They do it for fun and entertainment 4. They do it for a job. Everyone there knows it’s too dangerous we all know how many people die a year. Does that stop us? Nope we’re just insane.
@@ligboltcomma824 your right. Horses are the most mystical but real animals there are.They are beautiful but dangerous. If you fall in love with them its forever. I have had spinal surgeries and cant ride anymore and it pains me (surgeries not from riding). The problem with some people they dont respect horses people now want to touch everything they think horses are like cats or dogs and they are not. Horses are far more complex. If they dont like you or have had a bad life (which unfortunately happens to ofetn) with humans. Trust and leadership is so important to them Horses are a life commitment and horsey people are a breed of there own. Its more like a marriage than some marriages and its probably a better one with the horse. Crazy loving horse people are the best. If a horse trusts you you cant be bad.
I was.13 and didn't check the girth. he was saddened when I got there. the saddle came around to his stomach with me still on. the. other kids stopped him before he got away. Scary.
When I was a teenager a small horse I was riding ran away with me sawing away on the reins to stop him and I knew it was either going to be the fence or the ground for me so when I swung my leg over and jumped down my right foot got twisted in a hole in the ground and caused my foot to twist so bad that it pulled all the tendons and ligaments in my ankle and my leg. I have never known such pain! At the hospital they had to put a cast on my leg from my toe to my knee and there was no stopping the pain. Grinding pain that would go into the night and it would be just as I fell asleep my ankle would relaxe then twist down to the opposite side left then right and it would be everything I could do not to let out a scream.. Then not able to go to work, in pain, lying in bed with teeth gritting pain. It almost looks like the jockeys' horse was looking for a place to jump through the fence. I have never seen a jockey pull his foot out of a stirrup like that on a horse going that fast. I wonder if he damaged anything when he jumped off?
@@xhogun8578 Stop talking idiotic! You clearly know nothing about horses! You don’t stop a bolted horse by trying to make it stop! That’s a no win situation! You stop him by making him go faster! that way you’re in control again and only then do you start asking him to slow down! Works every time! Taught this many years ago from a retired French Grand National Steeplechase Jockey!
He knew exactly what to do and how to do it safely. I'd love to understand what was going on with that horse. He knew something was very wrong and got off.
should always be an option. you don t know whats gonna be on the way after the next turn? a tree fell? jump off before the collision if you can t stop the horse in the first place it takes to always keep it in the back of your mind and ready to go. otherwise you could be sorry
No, you can see the jockey take his foot out of the stirrup before doing an emergency dismount. I take it you have never been on a bolting horse before
I’m happy the jocky chose to dismount when he realised that the horse was going into flight mode. Horses react to their instinct, you can’t ‘reason’ with a horse which is panicking- and horses don’t do reasoning. People who has no idea of what it’s like to try to stop , or try to control a frightened horse , should think twice….a race horse is a large animal that can run up to 90 kph, and they can weigh about 450-650 kiloes. In other words the chance of a serious accident happening , is paramount. There are lots of energy in a 550 kg horse, that’s running at top speed, scared and out of controll. Knowing what to do in a situation like this can save both your own + the life of the horse, and also other people , horsesi and other animals in the area near by. Being a jocky isn’t the safest job either. I’m so happy knowing both the rider and the horse were okay after the fastest controled dismount I’ve ever seen.❤❤😊😊🐴🐴❤❤
That’s why you have to condition them to give their face and disengage hindquarters before you ride them. But race horses are not taught this or any steering their only purpose is to run fast and that is all. I feel very uncomfortable riding a horse that doesn’t give to the bit laterally as that is your ebrake for a bolt.
You know how they say you can lead a horse to water but you can't make 'em drink? Same with racing. You can pay a million bucks for a colt with a platinum pedigree, everything in the right place, sound as a bell - and if the bugger doesn't want to run, that's it. And it happens. You cannot make 'em run if they don't want to . There are a lot of very expensive, beautifully bred colts that wind up as hunter-jumpers, equestrian horses, trail horses, cow ponies, lead ponies at the track because this runrunrun thing they refused to do. The ones you see in races are the ones that want to run.
I understand that they usually want to run but that dosent change the fact that they are treated as objects that just ‘break’ when they get hurt then they are shot and killed on site because of human carelessness/unawareness. The riders are hardly the problem it’s the objectifying of these live animals. I’m still open for people to change my mind because I don’t want to write off any horse discipline (if you don’t know the meaning of discipline I’m assuming you don’t know much about horses)
@@ligboltcomma824 In 1951 as a 4yo a TB colt named "Your Host" clipped heels and fell in the San Pasqual H, breaking his right foreleg and shattering his right shoulder in 7 places. Believe it or not, "Old Sidewinder", as he was called, was saved, lived to the age of 22 and went on to become a successful sire. Many are saved after severe injuries. They are NOT "shot and killed on site". That's ridiculous. Yes, some are injured to the point they cannot be saved. But that also happens with backyard saddle horses, feral horses, cow ponies and horses that are just out in a pasture. Many well-known horses have died from injuries that happened from "paddock accidents" - they are out in a pasture on a sunny, dry day and are found with broken legs. Sh*t happens with horses. Always has, always will.
@ligboltcomma824 - your mind is not interested in being changed, otherwise you would have done some research for yourself before making such an ill-informed comment.
@@ligboltcomma824 I get the feeling you could talk to 1000 stable staff from grooms up to and including owners and they still would never convince you that they care about their horses. There’s always bad owners, just as there are always bad pet owners, bad gun owners, bad car owners, bad parents.
What a very nice dismount even going at 40 mph on a run away horse!! I hope the jockey and horse were okay afterwards. That dismount was smooth but effective when you can't get the horse under control. Even dismounting like this is risky, but if you know how to fall the right way you'll be okay.
My horse bolted on me once while riding with a friend. I tried stopping him by pulling his head around to the left, hard. Somehow, he flipped I did a flying dismount to the right, landed on my feet running and still holding the rein. This was decades before camera phones...unfortunately My friend was impressed and said it was even hard to believe seeing it happen. My horse got up shook himself and we walked home. I told my friend, "I think you only ever get just one of those!" She agreed. It was scary as hell. I commend this jockey for having good judgement!
I was on an ottb at my friends barn, in a fenced arena. He’s been off the track for 10 years, was raced for 7. Through those 10 years he wasn’t ridden, so he has been getting completely retrained within the last couple months. I rode him for the first time and he bolted with my after a small cross rail (he’d done them before). Luckily I performed a one rein stop away from the other horses and onlookers. I had important plans after the barn so I decided to get off and let my friend get on him. Didn’t want to risk anything. 😊
Jockeys worldwide are incredible horsemen! They are very experienced and know horses mindsets. He knew that his horse had lost it! In that state the best thing for you to do is to get off! And believe me, they don't just "hop off" of just any horse at 40mph! It was evident to the jock that the horse was not going to listen in its panicked state so emergency controlled dismount was the safest way to go. That in its own right can be dangerous too. Excellent job by the jockey and smart! Anyone who has ridden a horse learns to do this! 👏👏👏❤
I knew a woman who died with her spooked horse. That fear is primal. Even if they're trained, the fact that they have a rider at the moment may reinforce the instinctive panic of the prey animal.😢
I have had two horses bolt with me and it’s a very terrifying experience . The last one was a 3 yr old filly I was schooling on the ring . She bolted running off the ring at breakneck speed . It’s kinda like a runaway train and a car at 100 mph with no steering wheel . You have two choices sit tight and wait for it or bail off . I was getting ready to bail off when this particular horse hit a tree root that was hidden in the grass and we both went sprawling . Both the horse and I were fine . This was a very experienced Jockey if you notice he slipped his stirrups first and then dismounted facing forward. Well done !! I hope the hoarse was caught and there were no injuries
I have had several horses take off on me like that before. It is a very scary serious situation because the horse going fast like this and makes a small mistake in footing, that horse can topple over you and kill you. Remember, most of these horses are over 1,000 pounds each. There is no control when these horses go into panic mode like this. I truly hope this rider did not suffer permanent injuries.
I rode every day as a kid-we were taught emergency discounts. Once on a trail ride, a thunderstorm came up, my horse panicked and bolted and I lost my reins. I dismounted at a dead run, and I had a long wet walk back to the barn. My horse had run home in a lather, and my barn friends were glad to see I was ok.
Ohhh I had a bolter. When it happened sometimes he would do a right angle and I would keep going straight. Terrifying stuff to be on a bolter. I would bail too if I could have.
When I was about 12, I was on Molly a retires racehorse. She took off in a run toward the highway. At full speed, I jumped. Didn’t hurt me a bit…rolled down in a ditch. Too young to really care at all.
Any good rider knows when to bail and when not to...this is top horsemanship.
Of course it is mate. This idiot who answered my comment has obviously NO CLUE
why not ride him down?
🤣 doesn't work like that! the horse would stop soon after the rider was of its back
@@shaggydog5409 there is a longer video of this. The gate was coming up . The horse was able to swerve but the jockey did the right thing bailing
@@cred5983 I was totally unaware that this was a problem with race horses.
I remember this incident very well. The mare is Daddys Lil Darling, the race was The Oaks. There was a sudden squall and lightening as she was cantering up the course to the start. Never having raced in the UK before, she wasn’t used to the open Downs course and not having a pony escort, so she panicked and bolted. Olivier ( Peslier) did well to bale out. Interestingly, she is the dam of current Ballydoyle star Savethelastdance.
Thank you for explaining what was being shown.
Props to the horseman I’ve only been in that position once as a standard bred trainer. It’s much easier to slide off the back of a jog cart doing 30 miles an hour then from the top of a horse going 40
Thank you for the explanation!!!
How do you catch the horse after the rider has baled out? Isn't it very dangerous for the other horses and the jockeys in the competition if the horse runs wild?😮
@@charlottepeukert9095 the Course behind the position of the starting stalls for the Oaks ( this incident was before the start on Epsom Downs) is a ‘dead end’ ( it is not a ‘circular track’ hence having to canter the whole course to get to the start). Olivier ( Peslier, the jockey) would have known that if he couldn’t stop the horse would go for the tiny gap between the stalls and the rails where he would likely have been seriously injured. Loose horses are not uncommon on a racecourse, especially in jumps races. They usually head straight back to the stables and are caught en route.
Plz don't CUT OFF the video when the going gets Interesting!!
Thank you!
Agree, stupid video, cut off before he got off.
Thats the reason I hate shorts
I agree! Too short! Looked to me at the beginning he lost his left stirrup first and couldn’t get his foot back in. Either way, video starts too late and ends too soon.!
Fact!!!
I've worked with horses for years: field hunters, steeplechasers, dressage, 3 day.....I'll say without batting an eye, there's nothing more dangerous than being on a panicked runaway horse. Scary as %$$%^ even for seasoned riders. Excellent decision and stellar dismount.
Bolting is a vice, along with rearing and bucking. Dangerous.
@@susantunbridge4612
Bolting is a horses normal reaction to being spooked by whatever.
Flying dismount. Experienced riders know when why and how. I salute you and stand beside you, I’ve been there. One thing I did learn at a young age was that getting the wind knocked out of you with a hard landing won’t kill you but being wiped off on a stall door could.
No one who hasn't felt it will understand the difference between a galloping, racing horse and a spooked bolting horse. The difference is very different and very scary/dangerous. Kudos to the skillful, knowledgeable rider.
It is extremely hard to dismount a fast moving horse, especially safely. Well done.
I can only imagine! I guess it's something that jockeys train for.
It's too bad the person filming it chose to shoot in restrictive _vertical format_ - we would've gotten the "whole picture" - seen the jockey's full dismount better, if filmed in classic, *_horizontal_* format. Vertical format - usually shot by people who know nothing about filmmaking, but who want clicks on social media - is *ruining* the viewer experience.
So many comments on here of people who have never sat on a bolting horse. They are in panic flight mode and the more you try and pull them up, the more trapped and panicked they become. They will try to jump or run in to any obstacle in their path.
been there....done that...ended up with a fractured vertebrae in my neck....but no cord damage. Lucky to be alive.
Yep, had my horse scare and bolt on me and run out a gateway and directly across a road ... lucky for both of us no traffic was coming at that time. Good decision by the jockey.
Once when my lease tried to bolt I jumped off, got back on the ground safely and calmed him down in a few minutes. Better safe than sorry folks. He wasn't even full 14 hands (between 13.3 and 14 hands), but we were in the forest, close to a ditch, so it could've been *bad*.
Most non-horse people don’t understand when a horse freaks out, their brain goes too.
I seen this in Mullins one day and I'm not sure if the jockey fell or he jumped but wondered why jump? Horse was not stopping and safely doing laps around the gallop and i thought surely that horse will tire out? I've often had take offs n rode them out but never felt the need to jump off. Obviously you can't run the horse to death but when do you make the call to jump?
That was an amazing controlled dismount. Well done!
I've had to do the same thing with my Western roping trained mare. She would not stop until I bailed off, being trained to stop and back up when the rider left the saddle(pulling the rope on the calf tight). Except I was bareback, lol. But it worked.
That is a real heart breaker. What a shame. So did he finish the race with the other riders? That is a fantastic video, loved it. Sure hope he didn't get injured on that wild dismount.😢😢😢😢😮😮😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Did the same thing when my out of control horse was totally freaked out, so I bailed but my ankle ended up get tromped on. Could have been my head and back in the days we didn’t wear helmets.
@@donrisjeanfreau5419It is a shame because I do not believe they ran that race. She ran the next one but due to this bolt she was out
I didnt see the dismount. The video stops before he is off the horse.
This horse has gone into flight mode that jockey did the right thing, there was zero he could do... hope the rider and equine were both OK 👍
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Yo he visto como se para un caballo... se le abraza al cuello y se salta del caballo siempre abrazado a su cuello el animal se frena... cuando sigues colgado de su cuello el caballo se detiene... !!!
Saludos desde argentina...!!!
And again the horse experienced no leadership
It will never trust people like that
Yikes
@@stellacwalkerthe horse bolted.. you realize how dangerous it is to even attempt to stop a spooked bolting horse right- trust me. It’s a lot harder than you’d expect. When a horse bolts out of fear, that horse just keeps on going.
Its an emergency dismount
You dont say! Really??
Yes i teach it to all my beginners thru advance students ... Practicing in the snow or sand to learn is best
This jockey not only recognized the danger and dismounted to save injury to himself...but more than likely helped avoid serious injury to the horse... TRUE.
Well said.
The horse didn't saddle itself up and enter a race. Racing horses is a cruel sport where horses die daily across the world. There's no sport in that only greed.
@@bekind2animals695 horses die daily in every discipline, get over it.
Honestly. See some of the comments on here from people who obviously do not have a fuckin CLUE!! If half a ton racehorse 😮wants to run away with someone 9 stone wet through then it will. If a horse decides to bolt and you have no more to give, believe me this lad did this perfectly. He gets his toe out the iron, the he has both legs over at the near side and safely lands on the turf. Iv saw the best jockeys in the world being run away with and bailing off. He’s not the first and certainly won’t be the LAST to do that.
It’s sad how most people in horse racing don’t care about the actual horse or anything like that, I understand you care if the horse is still able to run the race but the second it leaves the track it’s dead to you. I’m open for counter arguments.
@@ligboltcomma824 Who do you mean by "most people in horse racing" or by that, do you just mean punters?
I agree unless you've been on a horse that bolts you have no idea how strong they can be and how hard to control especially in a race pad, I've seen them run straight through fences , very scary once that flight instinct kicks in
He should,ve brought his head in, surely?
@@mikeoglen6848says someone that's never ridden on a racing saddle.
He tried to break her forward momentum by pulling her head to either side. She wasn't having it. She could have tried jumping the rails. He's a pro.
You can not pull a OTTB in a circle to stop!!
@@wakranich3488
He wasn't! He was doing the see-saw method to try to stop the horse. So when it wasn't working he bailed
Sometimes you just have to know when it's time to BAIL! Well done ✅
Absolutely 💯 percent
It takes incredible skill to jump safely from a horse out of control. ❤
He’s a professional. And prefers to stay alive…
I had to bail off a horse in training, spooked by a motorcycle of all things. Head straight for a big thorn tree. I have to say before choosing too bail the speed & the flight of the horse was amazing. I had no control stopping or turning. I was able too free my sturrip & get off. Sprained one ankle pretty bad. The horse ran right under the tree & kept going. When I finally caught up with him he was munching grass with three other horses. What surprised me is as soon as he saw me he came walking up to me really fast. Like he was so sorry. I was hurting but I was alive. He was sorry & had thorn branches sticking out of the saddle in place I did think a stick could fit. So I know I made the right decision. I think about what it would have been like going into that tree with him & I am pretty sure traveling 40 mph into that tree would have ended my life. I tried so hard to steer him over to miss that tree but he was in a total panic, he was running like a blind fool. I respect bikers on Harley's but once in awhile, there is that one A hole, that I wished bad Karma Revenge on. Revenge is mine saidth the Lord! So, I ask God nicely as I was cussing in pain, too please get that guy! I was 26 years old when that happened & I'm 66 now & that wasn't my last get off the pony quick moment. Horses are wonderful but you always have to keep in your mind, you are dealing with a 1200 pound powerful animal, that has the mind of a toddler. It's in their DNA make up if they, Get Scared, Get Upset, Get Confused RUN!!! If they're already running Go Faster!!!
Riveting story, so well told. Thank you, Kristen, so much. And brilliant, perilous just-in-time dismount [we’re all pleased you survived!]! Your description of the your equine trainee’s post-“breeze” grass break eye contact & his immediate hoofing it over to you almost out concern and guilt, a kind of equine empathy, was really quite moving. You so aptly describe the bolting instinct as well.
I am curious about this toddler business. In your experience, are thoroughbred always this way? Do they not, at varying times and periods, moments of their development, behave like adults? 🐴♥️
@@crooning4leftovers125 The horse involved in this was actually a two & half year old dapple Grey Quater Horse! He was a toddler at the time! To answer your question, In my experiences with many horses, they absolutely can grow up with a good mind & soul. So much so , they can surprise, amaze & impress you with their intelligence & heart! I had a mare who was my partner for twenty two years! I got her when I was 13 she was 7 yrs old & past away at 30 years old. In her last two years of life she was called the baby sitter because tiny little girls 2 yrs to 5 year olds were riding her. I am not just talking walk & trot. She loved those little girls. Watching her spin their pony tails with her nose, while they were brushing her. Her brown eyes would get so big with affection watching over them. She would never have hurt them & never did. She had a job, taking care of little children up & coming riders & took it so seriously! She made me so proud of her. Trainers would stop me at the stables & share their stories about her, that They witnessed her doing, while being ridden by a child for a riding lesson. How she took care of the kids & listened to them without any objection! So yes, horses can grow past being a toddlers in their thinking & be a exceptional, brave, loving, kind, talented, thoughtful, caring individual who fills your heart & soul with gratitude & appreciation, too have such a wonderful friendI I Thank God, for creating horses. God Blessed me with horses, in my life & I learned a lot of life lesson from them. Just like any relationship it takes time, communication & dedication with love to build that trust. Then it takes courage, patience & medical insurance to survive the mishaps along the way! It definitely a journey!
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sos muy inteligente ..solo quiero darte las gracias.por tan buena explicacion de lo q paso..de no haber leido lo q escribistes estaria muy ancioso🙏🙏🙏🇸🇻🇸🇻
Thank you for sharing! 😊 God bless
Such a pleasure reading these comments. I bailed off of a retired racer with a stiff leg that wouldn't slow going through the woods. Some jumps were ahead in a field and I didn't fancy being pasted onto an oxer. I went off in a tumble but nothing damaged. You can't stop them once they get the devil in them.
Oh come on, It's devil for the rider 😂- the horses are just scared and revert to what's in their DNA. They haven't been prey for a long time, but the mindset stayed. I'd like to see a smartypant try to stop a creature so big and powerful from running when they are fearing for their lives and running away is what they do.
I totally commend this jockey! Wow, what a dismount! I was ran off with on a Qtr horse I owned. He had 7 owners by the time I got him as a 6yo. And the last time was thru a wooded trail. I bailed when I saw the tree up ahead jutting out on the trail, that I knew would have ripped my leg off. The worse I got was a sprained wrist. Found him at the gate to the pasture. That was the last time he ran off with me, as I finally got thru to him. Ended up selling him to a young lady in her 20s who adored him...and her trainer said he was the most mannerly horse she'd ever worked with. If they only knew. LOL
I’ve done the same myself. Rolled into a ball and off the track. Ended up with a broken ankle and a diagnosis of osteoporosis so the horse actually did me a favour.
No you cannot. 500kilos of sheer power.
If one wants to bolt ( I honestly couldn’t give two monkeys Fs what ANYONE says ) THEY will WIN EVERY SINGLE TIME. 1/2 Tonne v 10 stone wet through. Half ton EVERY SINGLE TIME. Even the very very best broken in horses, best riders in the world will NOT stop a Racehorse if they decide to bolt. FACT.
@@margodphd Perfectly said. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It almost looks like the horse is heading for the railing and has plans to try and jump it and go crashing into the stands or any bystanders on the ground. Jockeys know how to ride, and sometimes that means a reasoned dismount.
Someone above said she was headed for the stalls and he would have gotten crashed. It was a smart move, otherwise he could have just rode it out if there were no obstacles
He was even kind enough to tuck the reins under the syrup leathers so she wouldn't get caught up in them and I swear he petted her on the neck before he bailed
@tammypelletier3195
I once had a pinto mare take off for the stalls on me.
The person I was riding bareback with threw a stone at her haunches and frightened her.
She was moving so fast there was no time to get off. All I could do was sink my hands in her mane, duck my head along her neck to avoid the very low overhead door framing, and pull my legs up and in like a jockey.
I felt the sides of the barn door and the support poles in the lower barn, and the sides of the door to her box stall clip the tips of my paddock boots as we went in.
The mare finally came to a sudden stop once we reached the back wall. It was one heckuva ride.
God must have decided it was not my day to die or something because I have no idea how I made it through that obstacle course in one piece.
True story.
You are truly blessed. I had a friend in a similar situation who ended up in traction for 6 months because she could not bail in time. Horse was tall. Barn door was low. End of story.
Thankfully she ended up fine, but that is definitely a good reason to bail. It's a wonder that you were able to compress yourself into such a tiny mass. Congratulations on not being hurt. You are definitely blessed
@@tammypelletier3195
Thank you. 😊
And thank God. 😁
@@BrembeliaSo glad you were ok, but what on earth was that other rider thinking?! You or your horse could have been really seriously hurt! I hope they learned their lesson and never did something that stupid/dangerous ever again. My riding instructors would have been pissed and probably would have banned them from riding anywhere but in the arena under their direct supervision. Not to mention the very intense lecture about safety and respecting their fellow riders. Plus punishment chores and a written apology to you and your horse. I hope they apologized to you. SMH.
Un cheval de 600 kg qui panique et prend la fuite par instinct, devient incontrôlable même pour un excellent cavalier. Ce jockey a subtilement réagit. Il a évité un accident pour lui-même et également sa monture. Bravo
D'autant plud que les selles de course et la poimsition des Jockeys ne donne aucune stabilité. Il n'aurait rien pu faire, même en étant excellent cavalier.
Exactement. C'etait un example de courage et de grande competence dans des conditions dangereuses
It is a Horse abuser !!sllthis mens and women they hurt the horses😮😮😮😮
It’s very visible that this horse was starting to act uncontrollably It’s safer to jump ship the rider did the right thing
Honestly I couldn't figure out why he didn't ride her out, but someone above said that she was headed for the stalls and he would have gotten crashed. Crashed. I have to say he had the wear with all to tuck the REINS under the stirred weathers so the horse wouldn't get wrecked either by tangling them in her legs or tearing up her mouth. That was quite a feat. I swear he patted her on the neck before he bailed
I was working for Joseph O'Brien a while back and a horse bolted on the concrete with me coming back from the gallops, after trying everything in my power to pull him up he kept quickening up so I'd no choice to abort ship, luckily hit the ground running and held onto the reins, think he only won recently in the uk since leaving Joseph's under Benoit de la sayette round a month or so ago, horse was Max Mayham absolute nut ball😂
I was working at Mark Johnstons in 2001 I started and Charlie was a kid but knew the score even as a kid. Anyway I had holidays and went to see a friend in Wales and he stayed and worked right next to EVAN WILLIAMS yard. He rode out on weekends so asked me to go in on the Saturday to ride a few lots. First lot were going up this gallop that runs alongside a road but was well hedged high and at the top of the gallop there was a gate and when you pulled up , Evan would make sure there was no traffic and we’d pull up and walk home, anyway I could feel my horse getting a bit keen, this young lad comes flying past me and the other two in front away into the distance, I think the horse stopped on merit at the top TBH but once we all reached the top and Evan opened the gate this thing he was on got onto the road and it started bolting again on the road and again away he went into the distance and at the very end of this country road you joined a main road. Evan bolted in his SUV and found him 3 miles down this main road. No cuts or bruises on horse or rider just tears and I mean proper tears. He packed his things and left that night and never went back to racing as far as I heard. He was chalk white. If they want to bolt with you then they will bolt with you. See when Dylan Browne Mcmonigle was 13, I told him he’d be champion jockey 1 day. I hope he does. You’ll know him from Joseph’s then mate??
@@Billyboz1690 enjoyed that read mate cheers, yeah I know of Dylan from Joseph's he's top rider and still improving!
@@accelerator956 Yeah thanks for the nice comment mate. Joseph’s bringing young Dylan along nicely.
@@Billyboz1690 He sure is Andrew! fancy anything in the King George next week at all mate?
Thanks for making my decision easy tomorrow I see he is running tomorrow in the 3.35 at ascot so I'm gonna do em whatever price but I like city streak aswell
I did this on the Lambourn downs more than 50 years ago. Not quite as gracefully ! It was that or get taken straight down the main road to town. My shoulder has never fully recovered 😮
At that point there are professional outriders who will run the horse down. The jockey isn't doing any good at that point on the horse so no benefit in him staying on and getting both himself and the horse hurt.
@@davidleprohon8267amateur comment
There are no outriders at UK racecourses. This one is Epsom if you'd like to check it out. Like many courses here it follows the lay of the land and is very undulating, up and down hills and sloping sideways in the home straight. The racecourse traces its way through The North Downs of Surrey. If you look closely near the beginning using the horse behind and the slope of the rail as markers you'll see they're hurtling downhill.
I guarantee my dismount at that speed would not have been nearly so graceful! He made it look so easy when that is not a feat to be taken lightly!
Very skilled dismount from a frightened run away horse. BRAVO! Hope all is well with them both.
I say he did the right thing.....have had horses bolt with me on two occasions at the Newmarket gallops....one had his tounge over the bit, managed just get him to change direction, from crushing into the trees and shrubs, and the other he went past another string by Luca Cumani and he calmed down......scary shit... what really pissed me off was my then stablemates saying I could not ride instead of asking how I was....they did not want to ride one of them, which says what shitfaced dickheads they were. In racing you really need to work for good trainers that support their staff. My naivete made me realise this to late. To many shit trainers and breeders in this game. Saw this when working at Tattersalls sales on occasions. Loved working in racing but wish I had come into it with the knowledge I have today. This Jockey should be commended. He did a real good job. X 😊
Lovely read. Yes stable staff are too quick to condemn you. The horse has its tongue over the bit then maybe whoever had been riding it beforehand had let the trainer know it needed a cross noseband you wouldn’t have had this problem, or if some can still get it over the bit even with a x noseband a tongue tie ( not often used in exercise) would be the answer. Some stable staff are too quick to judge. Take care and hope your enjoying whatever your doing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Especially scary if you get bolted across Bury or Fordham Road with the traffic running!!
@@kristin1980uk Doesn’t bare thinking about does it Kristin?? That’s what I mean about some of the idiots on here who say Olivier ( Pellier ) should have done more rather than bail. Until THEY get on one with 500kilos of sheer power and see what it’s like to be bolted with when you have no more strength in your arms to control this animal that has more power in its FARTS than a jockey 9stone wet through then by god they will NEVER know. NEVER 👎
This puts me off what you say my daughter is at college training to be a jockey hope she doesn't get on a bitch yard after
Survival instinct.
Was a bolt of lightening that spooked her.if I remember rightly he was heading towards the stalls with only a small gap at the side
That makes sense now why he bailed. Otherwise he could have just ran her out till she was done. If there were no obstacles. He did an amazing thing and reached under and tucked the reins under the sterp leathers so she wouldn't trip up in them, wreck her mouth or break her legs. That was quite a feat
@tammypelletier3195 what with epsom being horseshoe shaped and not a complete circuit he would have had to bail out at some point i imagine
Wish they didn't clip it before we could see the landing
I’ve had to do that before….
he must have thought she could make her way to the motorway or there were obstruction in the way Oliver persiler is a top french jockey so if he baled he saw something dangerous was about to happen and thought fxxk this I'm out of here 😂😂😂😂 perfectly right to he knows how to break a fall when he gets to pick the spot peace Dublin Ireland
All those incidents makes me love my shire draft horse even more. Man she`s solid. 4 years, never been able to spook her more than half a second. Then she looks at me unamused. She`s a unit
I have a huge draft too. She gets a bit flighty at times, but never like this! Thank God the good Lord made draft horses cold!
I have never seen that done before! It’s like a pilot ejecting himself. Horse riders just don’t dismount a moving horse like that!! When a horse bolts, you do everything you can to stop it… and/or you FALL off… you don’t dismount mid gallop. That’s very skilled riding
I used to do that when my Shetland bolted when I was like 6/7 I counted to 3 and jumped off
You spelled that wrong. The proper spelling is Shitland!🤣🤣🤣 I love them, but damn they can be asses! Mine dragged me in my knees through yard just to avoid going into the trailer. A trailer, mind you, that he had problem loading into. Had loaded into it a million times without problems. Loaded just fine a few minutes after dragging me through the yard. I swear little Smokey Joe was the cutest monster!😂❤
Lol, they are so naughty ... Hahaha, 😂😂😂
@@RPostVideos ohmygod that brings me memories 😭 they are the funniest and the most smart ass shitheads ever. Whenever it was snowing we would sled with him and that asshole just dragged us of the sled and ran off home where food was. I miss him so much
My last Emergency Dismount was perfect, but with the velocity, I still ended up with a concussion.
He made it look so easy-when we all know its scary as heck!
OMG, I too have been on a bolting horse, scary. Great horsemanship shown here. Bravo 👏👏👏👏
Don’t often see that, I reckon the jockey was concerned about steering and felt safer jumping off rather then going through a fence or something
Hope jockey didn’t sustain any injuries and hope the horse was ok as well
They were both OK. The jockey got up and walked away, the filly ran to the stalls that luckily had a gap in the middle. She was caught and went on the have a successful start at stud and is the dam of a very smart racehorse.
@@FlightwithoutwingsThank you for being a very good reporter. You gave a lot of vital info, that most of us were looking for. Obviously this channel doesn't feel the need to provide any pertinent information. Just here for the clicks. Well, I will NOT be back here and, I hope all the disappointed viewers do the same. MISERABLE FAILURE!
@@michelleshaw1211you're very emotional over a ten second video. Hope you feel better 😂
Something sure spooked that horse. Looking around
In a panic! Hope the jockey and horse were okay.❤❤
Apparently it was lightning and not being used to open grassy tracks. Glad both horse and jockey were ok!
I saw a video of how race horses are treated, made me cry so horrible....
@@sylviategroen1583 not all racing stables treat horses badly (i was a strapper for awhile). That said, racing them as 2yo when their bones aren't fully formed is disgusting.
This jock is a top hand....thinking of all concerned....horse, owner. Fans....and himself !!!
I was riding a horse that wanted to run (we were waiting for the rest of the horses to get to the end of the huge field, those that didn't want to gallop) my horse reared and ran, I couldn't turn him, he was running forward with his head facing almost backwards as I tried to stop/turn him.....I was 9..........i learned that day that nothing stops a horse.
He did a great job doing this, but the video should show what happened next. At least some viewers know and thankfully write it in the comments.
This reminds me of similar things that happened to me during the last 40 years and how fast you have to decide what to do. Sometimes it's the decision between a broken ankle or a broken back...
That’s impressive! My brother thought he fell of😅
😂😂😂
Jockeys do not *fall off* . We get thrown. We might bail. The horse might go down , taking us with them. But we do not just fall off.
It was nice of them to tuck the reins under the stir up leathers so the horse wouldn't trip up in the reins and get wrecked.
He must have been coming to some sort of an obstacle like the gates or something to bail and not just ride it out. If there was nothing in front of them, there was no reason to bail. It's not like he was going to fall off. Quite an amazing feat and nonetheless
If you look, I don’t think he tucked the reins under. I think he reached down to pull his foot out of the stirrups
I agree 100%. Reins were not secured at dismount. He reaches down to get his foot out of the stirrup.
Reins are connected to each other it appears
He quit his stirrups to dismount. Tucking the reins under the leathers is very risky, if the horse stumbled it would be able to get its head down to counteract the fall.
Hope he wasn't injured very brave man
Hope the HORSE wasn’t injured
@@ligboltcomma824 why would the horse be injured, the jokey fell of of the horse at 40 mph there are terrible injuries that could happen to him
I like how he knows when his horse is getting a bit unsteady and anxious
Did the horse make it ❤
I hope so. I despise horse racing
Yes
Yes.
@dianesavant2818 and yet you know nothing about it. Misconceptions and a false narrative of what goes on.
Horse is NOT running 40 mph. Top speed recording is under 40mph, and this horse was not running, she was still at a gallop when he bailed out.
Emergency dismount
I agree, there is a time to bail, and a time to stick. However, if you watch carefully at the end, he's back on the horse, so he stopped her somehow.
The horse at the end is a different horse,
@justanotherchannelfornow2…
The bolting mare had a saddle pad with a blue background and white number. The horse at the end has a saddle pad with a white background.
I was on a retired race horse that was being used for barrel racing, just walking a group of people who hired horses, down a dirt road in Manitoba, one of the people kept bugging me to race with her bc I was on a Tbred, and I kept saying no thank you. She kept pushing, and then my horse bolted. So fast that I left her in the dust, my shirt came out of my jeans, my eyes watered, and I lost a scarf. Tremendous speed. I stayed where I was, and just hauled on his head to bring it around and get him into the ditch at least. Up ahead was a highway at right angles to the dirt road, so I saw my life flash in front of my eyes. Got his head hauled around to my foot, and he finally slowed down. Jumping off wasn't an option, I had no clue how to do that. I yelled at the woman when she caught up, told her to never do that again. Not the first time I was bolted with, but it was the most dangerous.
Have you practiced your emergency dismounts since then?
My horse likes to bolt when he spooks. I’ve thoroughly taught him to give his head and disengage his hind end. So when he acts like a crack hamster and bolts or tries to back up and kick at another horse, I spin him so quick he doesn’t even know what happened. I feel very uncomfortable riding a horse that is not super soft in the bridle. That’s a safety must for me.
That’s an athlete 😮!
I think the horse looked a little confused, when he's coming around that large curved area on the track and his head is looking around. But once he sees the straightaway, he feels confident and starts lowering his head to go galloping down the track like he's supposed to.
The horse was fine, and everything was okay, once he got his bearings straight.
I bailed off a quarter horse who thought the hounds of hell were on her tail. Controlled dismount off a small bullet train. Didn’t end well - broken and busted, separated pelvis, concussion and helmet was destroyed. Took a while but I’m mostly ok now. Kudos to those who make the landing without harm
It makes a big difference what you land on. A racecourse is much better than most other surfaces. Plus, we know how to fall.... that helps too.
Try bailing off a 17 hand warmblood going full tilt. You get a nosebleed on the way down.
I have had that happen a few times. I stayed on and rolled with it. For me, abandoning is not a option. work for a solution. one time I grabbed the bit with both hands.
I'm glad for all the helpful comments from those who know about why the jockey abandoned ship. Well done!
Being in a different environment, then the weather element combined w adrenaline of race day makes a perfect smoothie for a horse's panic or rather flight mode. The jockey had very little time to react and did so expertly. The instinct for flight took over and the horse responded. Trying to reign in a panicked horse could have dire consequences. 😮
There comes that moment for every rider where you have to decide I can do nothing here to help, time to bail out. It generally makes the situation better for both rider and horse. I have done so a few times, he executed that dismount perfectly. Outriders will have caught the horse and it probably slowed right down once the jockey was off anyway.
me too
This is the horse equivalent of a Toyota with a stuck accelerator pedal.
More like a freight train...
You see better horseman ship going to the start than in the race.
@@Boris-dq3ub I've ridden you haven't shut up
@@Boris-dq3ubthink you missed the point
@@Boris-dq3ub you did, but I'm glad you're choosing to remain ignorant. Good for you
Dude was smooth and calm. Reaching down to remove his foot from the stirrup.
Well done!
Seeing this, I'm wondering: Does this happen more often?
And did it happen during medival battles? The horses must have been terribly scared.😢
Racehorses are NOT trained in even the basic groundwork, so this happens more often than you might think. They are barely desensitized to anything nor can they be ridden like a normal horse since they are only taught to go into a box and go topspeed after the box opens again (which is why they need another rider to guide them into a box on the racetrack, not even THAT their owners/trainers bother with).
During mediaval times horses were mentally broken into submission (as many people, sadly, still do today with horses). Battle mounts were harder to control due to the 'aggressive' nature of their 'job' but they were not spooky as untrained racehorses or such. Battle mounts were trained to be desensitized to the chaos of battle, swords clanking onto one another, being bumped and smashed into to a degree, etc.. All sorts of things were needed for training a decent battle mount. Sadly, mostly accomplished with breaking their spirit, but they were valuable tools so they HAD to be trained to not bolt and run off. Racehorses are sadly disposable goods that only need to be able to run fast on a track. All training that is unnecessary for their job are not bothered with, even basic groundwork is not done with them (which is why Off The Track racehorses need to start at total zero).
@@Managable_Mayhem
Thanks for all the Information!
@@charlottepeukert9095 No problem~. It's a very interesting topic I found years ago.
Sometime ago I found this video, maybe you'd like to take a look at someone professional, with MUCH more knowledge than me, explain what a war horse needs to be capable of:
"Warhorses: How did a medieval knight and his horse work as a team on the battlefield?"
That is the video title. It's by the channel Modern History TV here on RUclips.
He has MANY videos about this topic and even shows things instead of just explaining stuff. :)
He started his own war horse training here I think, tho it's based on very human and kind ways (which were likely not so common in reality): ruclips.net/video/xKi8GQSnvaU/видео.html
@@Managable_Mayhem Thanks!
@@Managable_Mayhem Sadly, you were spot on with your comments. Well done.
You can see the horse is wanting to jump the fence and that's when he bailed. Excellent riding skills right there!
The rider understood the horse was not going to follow commands and the fallout is completely unpredictable.
It’s amazing to see jockey’s actually doing what needs to be done for the horse’s sake without trying to push for a prize. His dismount was very impressive, I hope he landed safely and that the horse calmed down without running into anything or spazzing out other horses and riders.
Wow she’s even speeding up! Nothing more scary than a runaway!
It only looks that way due to the camera angle. ^^ She kept the same speed throughout.
Hope the horse was ok. I worked in the horse racing industry straight out of schoolas a starry eyed horse lover. It didn't take me long to realise it was the live of winning not the live of horses for most owners. Sad times.
Did you mean love?
Not all owners and trainers feel the same way. A few bad apples have given horseracing a bad name and I think that is a shame. I am from the U.S. , but I live in Japan now and horseracing here is much closer to British racing, which is a good thing.
@@tessdurberville711 Yes Tessa i meant love, sometimes I forget to put my glasses on. I worked in the UK racing industry, it opened my eyes and broke my heart. The grooms loved their own favourites, but everyone else...I am glad you had a better experience than I. Races like the Grand National need to be stopped, its a horrendous course, but I am only one voice, though I tend to chatter peoples ears off sometimes lol. All the best to you from one horse lover to another.
What was wrong with the horse.
Not comfortable with something..... good jockey who knew 😂 when to safely dismount.
To recognize it's time to bail off that quickly is the mark of a true horseman.Well done and hope all were spared serious injury.
But... why? What happened?
I did it one time, when I tried everything to stop him... and I'm still having trouble with my neck, since 1990! 😢
And that's why I quit riding. Too dangerous.
@@bridget1780there is always four main reasons why people ride horses 1. They love the horse 2. They were forced to by family or friends 3. They do it for fun and entertainment 4. They do it for a job. Everyone there knows it’s too dangerous we all know how many people die a year. Does that stop us? Nope we’re just insane.
It got spooked by lightning
@@ligboltcomma824 your right. Horses are the most mystical but real animals there are.They are beautiful but dangerous. If you fall in love with them its forever. I have had spinal surgeries and cant ride anymore and it pains me (surgeries not from riding). The problem with some people they dont respect horses people now want to touch everything they think horses are like cats or dogs and they are not. Horses are far more complex. If they dont like you or have had a bad life (which unfortunately happens to ofetn) with humans. Trust and leadership is so important to them Horses are a life commitment and horsey people are a breed of there own. Its more like a marriage than some marriages and its probably a better one with the horse. Crazy loving horse people are the best. If a horse trusts you you cant be bad.
Jockey saved his own life. It was not going to end well.
I had that happen saddle sliding off. He did an awesome job of clearing the horse 🐎
I was.13 and didn't check the girth. he was saddened when I got there. the saddle came around to his stomach with me still on. the. other kids stopped him before he got away. Scary.
When I was a teenager a small horse I was riding ran away with me sawing away on the reins to stop him and I knew it was either going to be the fence or the ground for me so when I swung my leg over and jumped down my right foot got twisted in a hole in the ground and caused my foot to twist so bad that it pulled all the tendons and ligaments in my ankle and my leg.
I have never known such pain! At the hospital they had to put a cast on my leg from my toe to my knee and there was no stopping the pain.
Grinding pain that would go into the night and it would be just as I fell asleep my ankle would relaxe then twist down to the opposite side left then right and it would be everything I could do not to let out a scream..
Then not able to go to work, in pain, lying in bed with teeth gritting pain.
It almost looks like the jockeys' horse was looking for a place to jump through the fence. I have never seen a jockey pull his foot out of a stirrup like that on a horse going that fast. I wonder if he damaged anything when he jumped off?
He was ok
You can ride as fast as they can run is what I was always taught.... had a loose Horse Without a rider is a detriment to everyone
Unfortunately that's a dead end so he was going to be thrown off into rails or stalls
Another ignorant comment!
Often it resets their brain and they slow up.
@@xhogun8578 Stop talking idiotic! You clearly know nothing about horses! You don’t stop a bolted horse by trying to make it stop! That’s a no win situation! You stop him by making him go faster!
that way you’re in control again and only then do you start asking him to slow down! Works every time!
Taught this many years ago from a retired French Grand National Steeplechase Jockey!
Exactly!
He’s trying to pull on the horses mouth as hard as he can but the horse has bit down on the bit so rider has absolutely no control
Ummm NO
Dang, the way she opened up when he was loosening his stirrup…really showed how hard he was trying to grab hold of her!
He knew exactly what to do and how to do it safely. I'd love to understand what was going on with that horse. He knew something was very wrong and got off.
It got spooked by lightning
I had a Colt Runaway with me once on me all I could do was sit tight and try and enjoy the ride but I did not jump off.
should always be an option. you don t know whats gonna be on the way after the next turn? a tree fell? jump off before the collision if you can t stop the horse in the first place
it takes to always keep it in the back of your mind and ready to go. otherwise you could be sorry
@@julienguillaume5010 It is a racecourse, not a forest.
@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 Ok. So you can jump off if necessary?
@@julienguillaume5010 If the saddle sliped or the horse got his tongue over the bit then only then maybey.Just asking where are you from yourself.
@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 where you from?
He slipped off because he was unbalanced 😂not because he chose to dismount
Nope, you are incorrect. The horse was spooked and panicked, jockey chose the best option.
Very incorrect little know it all
No, you can see the jockey take his foot out of the stirrup before doing an emergency dismount. I take it you have never been on a bolting horse before
That mares ears were all over the place, she went into flight mode and he noped out real fast 😂
I’m happy the jocky chose to dismount when he realised that the horse was going into flight mode. Horses react to their instinct, you can’t ‘reason’ with a horse which is panicking- and horses don’t do reasoning. People who has no idea of what it’s like to try to stop , or try to control a frightened horse , should think twice….a race horse is a large animal that can run up to 90 kph, and they can weigh about 450-650 kiloes. In other words the chance of a serious accident happening , is paramount. There are lots of energy in a 550 kg horse, that’s running at top speed, scared and out of controll. Knowing what to do in a situation like this can save both your own + the life of the horse, and also other people , horsesi and other animals in the area near by. Being a jocky isn’t the safest job either. I’m so happy knowing both the rider and the horse were okay after the fastest controled dismount I’ve ever seen.❤❤😊😊🐴🐴❤❤
That’s why you have to condition them to give their face and disengage hindquarters before you ride them. But race horses are not taught this or any steering their only purpose is to run fast and that is all. I feel very uncomfortable riding a horse that doesn’t give to the bit laterally as that is your ebrake for a bolt.
I hate horse racing, it is abuse (almost always). Change my mind
You know how they say you can lead a horse to water but you can't make 'em drink? Same with racing. You can pay a million bucks for a colt with a platinum pedigree, everything in the right place, sound as a bell - and if the bugger doesn't want to run, that's it. And it happens. You cannot make 'em run if they don't want to . There are a lot of very expensive, beautifully bred colts that wind up as hunter-jumpers, equestrian horses, trail horses, cow ponies, lead ponies at the track because this runrunrun thing they refused to do. The ones you see in races are the ones that want to run.
I understand that they usually want to run but that dosent change the fact that they are treated as objects that just ‘break’ when they get hurt then they are shot and killed on site because of human carelessness/unawareness. The riders are hardly the problem it’s the objectifying of these live animals. I’m still open for people to change my mind because I don’t want to write off any horse discipline (if you don’t know the meaning of discipline I’m assuming you don’t know much about horses)
@@ligboltcomma824 In 1951 as a 4yo a TB colt named "Your Host" clipped heels and fell in the San Pasqual H, breaking his right foreleg and shattering his right shoulder in 7 places. Believe it or not, "Old Sidewinder", as he was called, was saved, lived to the age of 22 and went on to become a successful sire. Many are saved after severe injuries. They are NOT "shot and killed on site". That's ridiculous.
Yes, some are injured to the point they cannot be saved. But that also happens with backyard saddle horses, feral horses, cow ponies and horses that are just out in a pasture. Many well-known horses have died from injuries that happened from "paddock accidents" - they are out in a pasture on a sunny, dry day and are found with broken legs.
Sh*t happens with horses. Always has, always will.
@ligboltcomma824 - your mind is not interested in being changed, otherwise you would have done some research for yourself before making such an ill-informed comment.
@@ligboltcomma824 I get the feeling you could talk to 1000 stable staff from grooms up to and including owners and they still would never convince you that they care about their horses.
There’s always bad owners, just as there are always bad pet owners, bad gun owners, bad car owners, bad parents.
Great jockey,watched him win the derby on HIGH RISE
What a very nice dismount even going at 40 mph on a run away horse!! I hope the jockey and horse were okay afterwards. That dismount was smooth but effective when you can't get the horse under control. Even dismounting like this is risky, but if you know how to fall the right way you'll be okay.
I’ve learned something here, having never seen a jockey bail before.
My horse bolted on me once while riding with a friend. I tried stopping him by pulling his head around to the left, hard. Somehow, he flipped I did a flying dismount to the right, landed on my feet running and still holding the rein. This was decades before camera phones...unfortunately
My friend was impressed and said it was even hard to believe seeing it happen. My horse got up shook himself and we walked home. I told my friend, "I think you only ever get just one of those!" She agreed.
It was scary as hell. I commend this jockey for having good judgement!
That’s why you don’t pull the horse’s head around
@@barbarakinsey2789 in my defense I was just a kid and I was running him towards the barn too. I learned my lesson
I was on an ottb at my friends barn, in a fenced arena. He’s been off the track for 10 years, was raced for 7. Through those 10 years he wasn’t ridden, so he has been getting completely retrained within the last couple months. I rode him for the first time and he bolted with my after a small cross rail (he’d done them before). Luckily I performed a one rein stop away from the other horses and onlookers. I had important plans after the barn so I decided to get off and let my friend get on him. Didn’t want to risk anything. 😊
WOW! What excellent ridership. Such skill of the jockey to get off that horse while going so fast.
Brave and sensible rider!
Thanks for explaining Lulabelle 😢
Poor girl so scared ❤
Jockey dismounted well.
Landed on his feet! Smooth!
Jockeys worldwide are incredible horsemen! They are very experienced and know horses mindsets. He knew that his horse had lost it! In that state the best thing for you to do is to get off! And believe me, they don't just "hop off" of just any horse at 40mph! It was evident to the jock that the horse was not going to listen in its panicked state so emergency controlled dismount was the safest way to go. That in its own right can be dangerous too. Excellent job by the jockey and smart! Anyone who has ridden a horse learns to do this! 👏👏👏❤
Great call from the experienced jockey ❤ x.
We don't even get to see the landing. This is balls.
I knew a woman who died with her spooked horse. That fear is primal. Even if they're trained, the fact that they have a rider at the moment may reinforce the instinctive panic of the prey animal.😢
I have had two horses bolt with me and it’s a very terrifying experience . The last one was a 3 yr old filly I was schooling on the ring . She bolted running off the ring at breakneck speed . It’s kinda like a runaway train and a car at 100 mph with no steering wheel . You have two choices sit tight and wait for it or bail off . I was getting ready to bail off when this particular horse hit a tree root that was hidden in the grass and we both went sprawling . Both the horse and I were fine . This was a very experienced Jockey if you notice he slipped his stirrups first and then dismounted facing forward. Well done !! I hope the hoarse was caught and there were no injuries
I have had several horses take off on me like that before. It is a very scary serious situation because the horse going fast like this and makes a small mistake in footing, that horse can topple over you and kill you. Remember, most of these horses are over 1,000 pounds each. There is no control when these horses go into panic mode like this. I truly hope this rider did not suffer permanent injuries.
I rode every day as a kid-we were taught emergency discounts. Once on a trail ride, a thunderstorm came up, my horse panicked and bolted and I lost my reins. I dismounted at a dead run, and I had a long wet walk back to the barn. My horse had run home in a lather, and my barn friends were glad to see I was ok.
Ohhh I had a bolter. When it happened sometimes he would do a right angle and I would keep going straight. Terrifying stuff to be on a bolter. I would bail too if I could have.
Used to ride racehorses in my younger days and had to bail out myself a couple of times too !
When I was about 12, I was on Molly a retires racehorse. She took off in a run toward the highway. At full speed, I jumped. Didn’t hurt me a bit…rolled down in a ditch. Too young to really care at all.