Disclaimer: this isn't necessairly bad riding (the kid looks like a novice dealing with a ... challenging ride), perhaps the coach should step in and have a more advanced kid sit on the pony and teach it some manners? Don't really know, go ahead and discuss amongst yourselves.
But, oh my goodness what a wickedly clever and naughty pony this is:
January 25 2009, 05:19:22 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 14:31:26 UTC 3 years ago
too funny.
the pony: *jumps* OKAY im done now *eats*
January 25 2009, 05:32:19 UTC 3 years ago
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January 25 2009, 08:07:52 UTC 3 years ago
How many times can a person fall for that?
January 25 2009, 08:09:41 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 20:32:08 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 08:42:59 UTC 3 years ago
I can practically hear her grumbling.
January 25 2009, 08:52:25 UTC 3 years ago
But I would tar and feather that pony. And amen to the end credits -- no more pink jods! ;-)
January 25 2009, 13:06:31 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 14:32:50 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 14:45:02 UTC 3 years ago
I'm getting a little miffed at the "oh hey guys this isn't a video of bad riding, in fact its obviously good riding or obviously a beginner thats trying but I'm going to post it anyway" things that are popping up
January 25 2009, 16:42:17 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 20:34:14 UTC 3 years ago
3 years ago
January 25 2009, 18:02:27 UTC 3 years ago
January 25 2009, 19:13:05 UTC 3 years ago
But uh - yeah. The rider needs more confidence to deal with behavior like that. I'm not for easy rides, hell - I learned on some of the most rank lesson horses around, but when you stick an obviously inexperienced kid on a pony that's going to dump them I lost count how many times, that's bad_coaching, not really bad_riding.
And yeah - some grass reins to help and re-training for both on going fooorward.
January 25 2009, 22:39:16 UTC 3 years ago
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January 27 2009, 06:33:23 UTC 3 years ago
1. Stop dead on what's supposed to be her takeoff
2. Take off long and hhhaaaaaaang in the air, land in a lump on the other side (and you generally bounce/slide down her neck)
3. If you were really lucky she might actually just jump it, but throw in theatrics like deer jumps to make it interesting.
I showed her in the 2'9" Jumpers once. Final day we make it to a jump off. Clean so far in the jump off, three fences left. She launches the 3rd to last fence, bounces me off her shoulder and stands there while I lay back on the gravel and wave my whip in surrender.
January 28 2009, 09:53:01 UTC 3 years ago