Pinging Pigeon/Swearing Alex!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2015
- In an effort to get my nerve back I spent last week building the fences up (this course is around 95-110cm)... Still feeling a bit scared though hence the last minute stops when I loose my legs! Silly really as Pige is on great form when I just relax, ride and commit to the jump! All the self bullying is working though. We went to a show at Cherwell Competition Centre two days after this and the fences looked small (still not allowed helmet cams I'm afraid - boo). We were clear in the 85cm Derby to take third place with an unlucky pole in the 95cm show jumping keeping us just out of the ribbons. Next up is a SJ and XC lesson with Joe MacDonald at Lyneham Heath this Thursday (10.09.15) during which many skinny fences and triple brushes will hopefully be popped in preparation for the Blenheim eventer challenge on the 17th! I hope to upload again on Friday. Thanks as always for watching, liking and commenting :-)
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"Okay, sit up straight, trust your horse" *jumps perfectly
« Just keep your leg on, sit up, trust your horse» haha love it ^_^
+Jyllian Rayle... sorry RUclips will not allow me to tag anyone today for some reason! Pigeon is a 16h 17 year old Irish Sport Horse. Thanks for watching! :)
hi Pigeon
Hi pigeon
Haha that proves older horses can still have fun
I have so much respect for the fact you never blame the horse, you are obviously very smart for that :) I hate seeing all these people at the shows saying "Oh, my horse did x so it's his fault". It may not be the rider's fault but it is never the horse's ;)
Well ridden!
+Hunter Jumper Cassie We are in the driving seat and supposed to be in possession of higher intellect... Horses might do unexpected things but how we react is the key. I'm not perfect by any means - I get angry sometimes and blame Pigeon. But that feeling always gives way to a sense of guilt that I should have found a better and more intelligent way to deal with whatever Pigeon was doing! Blaming the horse is the easy option :-)
I love how when her horse bucked she stopped to see what the problem would be awesome horseman ship right there! ❤️
I love your videos so much! Always get excited when I see them appear in my sub box 😊 pigeon is such a lovely horse haha, she has her moments but she looks so cool to ride! I love the fact that you also never blame her and that you talk to her heaps- glad to see I'm not the only rider that talks to their horse! 😊 thanks for uploading these videos- they are great!!
This makes me feel a bit better knowing I'm not the only one who ends up apologising profously to my horse when I wimp out into a fence haha! Love the videos, you two are a great team!
I love your riding attitude ❤️
you are what i aspire to be as a horsewoman! even when nervous/irritated etc you have nothing but praise and love for pige! your bond is wonderful (also pigeon is adorable af)
Looking absolutely fantastic Alex!! X
Have only just discovered your channel and I love your videos! They're really uplifting and help me a lot,nice to see someone isn't ashamed to show their fails etc. looking forward to your next videos :)
I love how you always talk to pigeon❤️
"I know it's me.... riding like a tosh" I love these videos sm
You and Pigeon are such a great match! And she is soooooooo cute...I wish I could ride a horse especially Pigeon!
lovely pair and always a pleasure to watch you two :)
I love how you talk to her 😂 stead-eyy!
I love how Pigeon's Ears are almost always forward! At least she jumped most over the jumps. She's a good jumper sometimes :)
+The Gaming Duo She's always good... it's the driver who messes up sometimes - lol! Thanks for watching :)
Pigeon is such a good name for a horse!!!👍👍😊
Love the way you talk to Pigeon haha❤️
I really look up to you as a rider. I have only been fully riding for a year and I still get a bit worked up when I am going full tilt. I understand your nerves I look at those jumps you've gone over and feel my own heart rate go through the roof.
Don't beat yourself up you're doing great.
you are an inspiration to me and hopefully soon I can show my own videos of riding a very special gelding called Oakley.
It's like he understand all what you tell !! You are so cute !!
It's so nice how you blamed yourself for the bad turns, most riders I know would straight away blame their horse, she looks gorgeous btw😊
I really don't know what I love more... The footage or your commentary! :D
Love your videos. Don't understand why local shows are not allowing hatcams. William fox Pitt had one at burghley. Jockeys do it racing. Come on you guys, we want to see more of Pigeon in action! Well done to both of you.
+Shizam WFP could use a helmet cam at Burghley because it is run under FEI (rather than BE) rules.... so annoying! Thanks so much for watching and commenting :)
I love how you speak to your horse, very few people do so. The horse trusts you even more when you speak. Good job!
technically, you're doing very well. when I got my new horse max I was jumping almost a meter a ten years old. then I had a massive confidence let down and wouldn't jump anything bigger than a tiny tiny cross pole. now at 12 I've finally got 97% of my confidence back and jumping back at 75 and big spreads. you just have to believe in yourself and image your fantastic future with your horse ahead of you. believe me it works xx
You have such a great attitude about riding. It makes me smile. I love how you praise your horse after nearly every jump as well! It also makes me very happy that you tell yourself that its not the horses fault. I remember one time when I was doing a grid I didn't add enough leg after the bounces and the horse I was riding refused. This year I had over 6 weeks off so I am still trying really hard to build my confidence back up. I hope everything is going better for you! keep up the good work! :D
Pigeon is a great name for the horse because it FLYS over the jumpers
You can do it Alex! I've been having the same problems so know how you feel! been told to 'squeeze the toothpaste' to keep my legs on when I get scared!! Seems to be working. Good luck with it all :D Love watching you and Pigeon! x
PS...I'm glad someone else has the same running commentary that I do telling myself what I should be doing and to trust the pony!!
Wow, she's 17!
This is amazing.
I'm glad I am not the only believer in old horses jumping a decent height!
Dusty (my pony) is only 12.3hh and around seventeen or eighteen.
She's a pinging pony over every jump.
People bring down our confidence when they say she's too old to jump.
Yes, aha, maybe, but she still jumps like a five year old!
Good going xx
My Ayva is around 25 now, and a couple of years ago was willingly jumping up to 1m30! Not once did she refuse, she absolutely loved her job and you'd think she was so much younger :) If people knew how old Ayv was they'd have a real go at me, but I never forced her to jump anything, she'd happily do it without question. She's retired as a happy hacker now though bless her :) x
Great job! Love her ears pricked forward! Also love watching your videos!
Iove your work and admire the way you ride. Keep it up!!😃
She seems to have gotten so much better at her show jumping! :)
pigeon is a great name for a great jumper
I love the way you talk to your horse 😍❤
I love how you just talk to pige like she's your best friend!
+Megan Daly... Don't tell my husband but I think she is ;-) x
Hahaha don't worry I wont ;) he'd probably be jealous of the two of you though! ;) x
I love the way you talk 😁 you guys are great
I love how you talk to her!
haha glad i'm not the only one who talks to their horse like this
pigeon looks like a very nice and good horse
Absolutely amazing video! as always!!!
I love it how you talk to your horse as well you love her but I love her she's so pretty and has a big good jump with her right?
Well done there you two! Amazing video as always- you make it look so easy hehe!! Pigeon jumped extremely well there, and despite them few refusals and one buck, I make it perfection😉 pige deserves a good pampering after this hehe👍🏼x
+Emma Downing The refusals are all me being a wimp and taking my leg off... Pige is just doing what she's told. The only problem with having a solid relationship with her is that I can't trick her and pretend I am more confident than I am. She always knows so I have to commit myself and just trust her! Always lovely to hear from you xx
A Horse Called Pigeon
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A Horse Called Pigeon
I love this! I love the commentary in this :))
Think I'm a little bit in love with you Alex!
I love your jumping sounds, i would so love you as my instructor a feel there would be so much fun to be had lol :D Btw Pigeon is gorgeous x
i love Pigeon
love your team work with pigeon shes such an honest horse your giving eachother confidence !!"!! aw my 2 are 18.2 and 17.3 big mac and lewi ( named lewi when i got him :/) mac is 19 lewi is 20 !!! macs full ID and lewi is shire x suffolk punch he jumped 2 5 bar gates hes extremely forward going he likes to think hes a 3 yr old TB haha but you havent seen confidence issues till you have seen mine im so so scared of spookers now since my last horse i havent fell in all my years of riding as i did in the space of having him 3 months trampled 5 years ago and still have a bruise and lump on my shin that wont go such a long way down i used to ride without a care in the world had kids got married had 10 years off im just not the same i just hack and do light schooling now :'(
love that you talk to her i do that find it calms my nerves somewhat lol you should do a hacking vid with your helmet cam would love to see it :-) im thinking hypnotherapy but dont think it will work haha
Omg I love this channel!
I love your riding so much you so so amazing
Love your boots!!!!
Love the end bit
i hold my breath before every fence😂
is it just me or do you rock on your chair and portend you are riding a horse while watching go pr?
Yes! your not alone!! i do it all the time on my 2"6 horsey he he :)
so true hey :) LOL
horse horse is be-you-tiful
Alex ur a really good rider
Amazing ride! Pigeon is a great horse and your a great rider! What breed and how old is Pigeon?
I love pigeon she's a great jumper even though it may not look like it in the video but your also great ridder Alex and by the way do u have instagram or twitter?
+Lily Manson Thank you for those kind words! Yep - Twitter and Instagram both have Pigeon pics on! There are links on my RUclips channel page :)
PLSS make another video I love watching em
Even know u fail a couple jumps ur still sooooo good u should should be a pro:)
Any tips on xc pairs ? I jump 2 foot 3 sj and im doing 2 foot 6 pairs on a new horse 😅 any tips on staying on a 16 hh horse 💗😒 I love your vid btw 👀👏
Is this a competition? or is this set up by anyone you know?
it looks amazing!
Love your horsemanship!
Beautiful relationship with the horse
Subbed!
Was this Village Farms? I'm just wondering because I couldn't see the sign on that jump, but I'm like 99% sure that this is Village Farms. 😂 Anyway, great riding on the jumps! I'm just trotting and doing crossrails. I love your accent. 😂😍 I love the British accents their so cool. :3 I'm so lucky to ride an adorable Shetland pony named Merrylegs. I love her so much, and she's so gentle and kind. But sometimes she can be feisty when she's hungry! After a lesson, I take her back to her stall, usually she would come over and say bye me before I go, but she doesn't do that anymore. 😂 She's just super hungry, yesterday when me and my sister went on a lesson, Merrylegs was a super star! My instructor liked her pace, and I especially liked it. And my instructor also said that my posting was over the moon. Idk what I did, because someone else just had a lesson after her, and she was super thirsty and tired, so we let her relax and gave her some water from the hose. She was falling asleep on the crossties, though. 😂 She was amazingly tired in that lesson, and I'm really proud of her, for being such a super star that day. #Longestcommenthere 😂😂 Sorry for the long comment! I just wanted to inform you guys about my riding and what I do. :) Thanks for suffering and reading so much! x ♡☆
if i were a horse, i'd want to be Pigeon more than any other! you are a great owner!
to prove my point, look back at 2:44
see!
Sammy Dempsey yes she is and I would do want she wants me to
"Abilities to se a stride" MEE
Are there ever any bending lines in Show Jumping? I do Hunters and Jumpers, so I wouldn't know. Just curios :)
Hiya! What brand is pigeons bridle? :) x
+LucyRoseDyer Her bridle is a Sabre one (I've had it years - came with the Pigeon). But the browband is one of my beadwork creations - not available in the shops - lol :) x
You are amazing but can I offer you one word of advice? It may just be the positioning of the go-pro, but try and release the reins a bit more when you takeoff at the jump. I really love your videos btw.
It's the go pro :) it's the same with my friend She always positions her go pro at the back of her helmet because she finds it always slips off at the front.
RidingtillIdie Oh, thanks :)
you notice how every single time you collect her too much, she refuses. She can't jump the jumps at 0mph
Hey... I was wondering; what camera do you use on your helmet? Because I tried it once with a GoPro but it was too heavy for me...😕
Have you lost the ability to see a stride. I'm dying
She seems a bit like my old gelding, would jump/do anything as long as you asked properly but as soon as you weren't sure/got something wrong nope not gonna do it.
+LJEquestrian nerves travel through the reins and legs very easily
yea as I found out :P When I get nervous now it's just leg on, look up, and grab some mane and hope for the best haha
0.41 that's sound 😂
0:41
4 years late but yea
Brilliant see if you can do it when you go a bit faster over the jumps
perhaps a bit more forwards and active... idk..
At 0:40 her voice herope!!!!!
Don’t look down at the jump try and look up it might help
You both can do this. Like you say, trust your horse. She can do this - and so can you. Back yourself (Aussie for believe in yourself)
How high can u actually jump on her great by the way she is gorgeous
were you by yourself?
there is something wrong with these videos ... they end
Do you still ride?
what was the bell when she refused?
I think the bell sound was her way of censoring curse words.
Can you please post again it’s been three years!?
It’s 5 now…..😭
Are you training. The horse how to jump because it looks like the horse isn't doing very well at it
No she was just practising, both the rider and the horse are very competent if you look at her other videos. I think she was having confidence issues and an off day so that was why her horse wasn't going as nicely as normal at the beginning.
ya i saw those to
Animal 122 it always looks different from a helmet cam.
"that was a big buck, whats wrong?"
WHY CANT MORE PEOPLE THINK LIKE YOU !?!?
ps. wasn't being aggressive just pointing out something people don't do enough !xx
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Have you stop doing YT?
faudrait penser à avancer pour etre au moins dans les contrats et gerer sa foulée, ne pas se jeter aussi....
She helps you every time she now piss of because of that first of all learn how to ride!!
I'm guessing tosh is a slang word for sh*t?!
You Look down way to much