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Re: [RC] Amazingly bad rider - heidi larsonI read he is a polo player and he traded places with a hunter/jumper for a day. Wonder how the hunter/jumper rider did on the polo pony? . o o o o . o_ \ \____ o_ \_\ . (*)~(*)\_______/ . / \ . \______/ / . \_______/\ /- . o-- /_/ \ / . / \ / / . o o o-- / . / \ . o o heidi larson --- On Tue, 10/27/09, k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: k s swigart <katswig@xxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] Amazingly bad rider To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 7:21 AMHow in the world does this guystay on this great horse??He rides sooo bad.While I can agree that this video gives a whole new meaning to getting jumped out of the tack, I cannot agree that "he rides soooo bad."? Without doubt one thing that this guy CAN do is ride.? The fences look to be at least 4' and the horse is clearing them by a foot or more (on the last one, the horse has jumped above the level of the standard, which is probably close to 6') and yet, at the end, the guy is still on the horse even when the horse chips in and takes out the fence and drags a pole with him?and even when he gets thwon up onto thehorse's neck and loses his stirrups (which he successfully picks up at the gallop while continuing after jumping the next fence), piloted him around the course and got all the lead changes, got the distances to the fences really well (except when the horse chips in) and doesn't interfere with the horse's jumping effort at all (he doesn't get left behind, he isn't ahead of the horse, and he isn't in the horse's mouth).? The only place where he interferes with the horse is on the landing (which I concede is done quite badly). Now I understand why it is that George Morris wants me to shorten my stirrups, but this guy gives a whole new meaning to Geroge Morris's advice to "let the horse" throw you up and forward as it goes over the jump instead of jumping ahead, which is the riding fault that most "bad" riders a guilty of. The horse's ability is absolutely phenomenal.? The rider's ability to actually stay on the horse and totally keep his cool while getting thrown out of the tack on every jump is also absolutely phenomenal. I would be interested to know if this is the way this rider rides all horses over fences, or if he has just found that it is the style that works best for this particular horse...or if it is a joke (can anybody translate the Portuguese)? kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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