I was THERE when he jumped this.. absoloutely AMAZING.. he was the only horse to clear it the entire round... and it was just for fun.. he had already won the show jumping part of the pussiance.. and the jump was 7 foot 4 inches.
I was there for this!! And unfortunately the announcer was really stupid and told people to "cheer for the riders" so that's what everyone did. After about two rounds the announcer said "so the riders have requested that everyone please be quite as they approach the wall"
So initially yes but once it got higher the screaming stopped thankfully
nice vid. i wonder about the screaming in the stadium though. Maybe thats an american thing as in nz the crowds are always quiet at horse events, even big ones, particularly when jumping as horse and rider need to concentrate! What a very good horse!
horses won't do something if they don't want to and belive me theyre stubborn when they want to be! anyone whos ever ridden horses would know that when that animal plants its feet its not going anywhere without a whole lot of determination. whoever thinks that this is 'cruel' or 'the horses are being forced to do it' is obviously not a rider. ask any rider-theyll tell you exactly the same
ok people the horse is trained for this and its not hurt cause he is still jumping at spruce meadows and such so stop ragging and if the horse didn't want to jump it wouldn't cause when my horse is in a "mare" mood she isn't just going to listen to me if i "scare" her and these horses LOVE jumping so if you dont know what your talking about dont say anything
okay this is vally4ever speaking (new account and stuff)
WHAHAHA
I have riden a horse many times.
I've got one myself.
Been riding for 13 years now.
Got a lot of experience with stubborn horses.
If you think for one moment now, you will understand that you CAN make a horse to do A LOT OF THINGS IT DOESN'T WANT but I didnt mean in 1 moment. It takes time. We made a horse do a lot of things. COME ON. (to be continued)
Do you really think that ANY horse on this planet feels like JUMPING OVER A 7ft WALL BY ITSELF? NO THEY DON'T! But their owner trained them very hard and they kept on jumping over higher and higher obstacles untill they reach the 7ft DUH its all about training. Dont tell me you never had struggles with any horse before. because THEN I am the one thinking YOU never riden a horse before. Sorry for my bad typing but I feel like wasting my time doing this.
This is amazing!! i love that horse he's gorgeous and an amzing jumper! Nick Skelton is an amazing rider too! I'm glad he took the horse out of the comp... it was very responsible of him and it shows he puts his horses care before winning!<3
omg nick skeltons stallions are lush i absolutely love arko and russle! the most gorgeous, performing stallions ever! if I could have a nice colt foal for competing or another filly foal for breeding off arko or russel with my bsja tb...i would faint!!
Now seriously people, Americans are not horrible. I'm american and do shows all the time and most of them are quiet. But even the shows that aren't my horse still does just fine! So if you don't ride and you have a comment, keep it to yourself, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I love my mare and would never do anything to put her in harms way. PS~ great vid.
Oh my God, that was the sickest most ugliest run down to the jump I have ever seen. I seriously thought the outcome was going to be nasty. Esta Milagro!
Actually I thought that was an excellent ride to that fence.. the horse clearly jumps from a stride like that. Some other horses would do better to be held off, but this was the right choice for this horse. How can you even debate that when you look at it's performance?
I don't know if I agree with jumping horses that high, but that aside, it was a good ride.
o yeah and @ Laurahj, believe me horses CAN jump if they don't want to. A scared horse will, or a horse that knows he will be punished if he don't. It's really easy to make a horse do things becouse they're easily scared and u can make them do things that they actually don't want to do because of that.
oh yeah, and for the record, even though the horse cleared the fence, his rider decided NOT to go on to the next round for the safety of his horse. So can you really just judge them and say that they manipulate their horses and force them to do hings theyre scared of?
I admit that it's really sweet that te rider decided not to go on to the next ride for the horse's sake, but it happens a lot that riders think their doing good when they actually don't. It simply can't be good for a horses legs to jump this high don't forget that these kind of horses mostly retire very early. I just think that riders should research a bit more to know if they're actually doing good or if they just think they do. But everyone has his own oppinion about things, don't we?
@xxxxxvally4everxxxxx However, this horse doesnt look scared at all. Looks more like it was enjoying the fame and its not cement they are riding on... its sand.. therefore, the horses dont land too hard on it. Plus if it was SOOO irresponsible, it would be a sport at all. Showjumping is a sport, a hobby and it can be many things.
Horses are strong creatures... if it really was bad for the horse... showjumping wouldnt be a sport at all .. Puissance is just showing off pure talent. get over it...
You just chase a horse over such a high jump that's really irrresponsible! And all that noise must drive the poor animal totally scared. And the poor horse smacks on the ground really hard after such a rediciously high jump. Poor thing.
these horses jump because they love it. And these types of horses are very used to the stadium atmosphere. If they were scared, they would just throw their rider off and gallop away.
besides, these riders are pros. If their horse didnt want to jump, they can sense it and wouldnt try to put them through something they dont want to do.
Flyonthewater.. You have obviously never ridden a horse or you would know that they wouldn't jump fences like that (or at all) if they didn't want to. As for cock fighting, birds are not very bright and you are forcing them to kill each other... How nice.
they cleared that one really well, better than otehr puissance class riders that clear them. and the horse is lovely, he has a really good jump on him.
@leenett hahaha. "the horse is enjoying the fame"... of course it is... :')
xxxxxvally4everxxxxx 11 months ago
he makes it look much smaller than 7 feet!
mizhollywoodx 1 year ago
I was THERE when he jumped this.. absoloutely AMAZING.. he was the only horse to clear it the entire round... and it was just for fun.. he had already won the show jumping part of the pussiance.. and the jump was 7 foot 4 inches.
TattooedAddict 1 year ago
I was THERE when this jump was jumped.. he was the ONLY person to cleanly jump it and the height was 7 foot 4.
TattooedAddict 1 year ago
god you guys are noisy! xx I could never ride in that enviroment!! Awsome video! hope you had a nice time!
Rach xx
P.s. I mean no offence by saying you noisy! I think you are really good at chearing them on! xxx
Rachaelbeauty 1 year ago
It doesn't bother me that ppl are yelling. Besides when your on course a bomb could go off and you probly wouldn't even hear it. I wouldn't anyway.
westpalmtoderby06 2 years ago
that horse is so pretty!!!!
melissafew2 2 years ago
We were there!! Russel is a cool horse!
hunterjumpergal171 2 years ago
isnt that horse called russell?
yoshimitsu1395 2 years ago
do they always scream in the stadium?
i wud find it realli off putting,, but thats just me.
nice vid. (:
isafishh 2 years ago
I was there for this!! And unfortunately the announcer was really stupid and told people to "cheer for the riders" so that's what everyone did. After about two rounds the announcer said "so the riders have requested that everyone please be quite as they approach the wall"
So initially yes but once it got higher the screaming stopped thankfully
Qwycket 2 years ago
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Qwycket 2 years ago
nice vid. i wonder about the screaming in the stadium though. Maybe thats an american thing as in nz the crowds are always quiet at horse events, even big ones, particularly when jumping as horse and rider need to concentrate! What a very good horse!
chelsbnz 2 years ago
same! haha in australia
tillynbella 2 years ago
horses won't do something if they don't want to and belive me theyre stubborn when they want to be! anyone whos ever ridden horses would know that when that animal plants its feet its not going anywhere without a whole lot of determination. whoever thinks that this is 'cruel' or 'the horses are being forced to do it' is obviously not a rider. ask any rider-theyll tell you exactly the same
06howek 3 years ago 2
ok people the horse is trained for this and its not hurt cause he is still jumping at spruce meadows and such so stop ragging and if the horse didn't want to jump it wouldn't cause when my horse is in a "mare" mood she isn't just going to listen to me if i "scare" her and these horses LOVE jumping so if you dont know what your talking about dont say anything
TaylorWasHere2 3 years ago 2
ROFL
KaylaS911 3 years ago
this looks like soo much fun!! i cant wait untill i do jumpers!
GIVEMEABREAK17 3 years ago
okay this is vally4ever speaking (new account and stuff)
WHAHAHA
I have riden a horse many times.
I've got one myself.
Been riding for 13 years now.
Got a lot of experience with stubborn horses.
If you think for one moment now, you will understand that you CAN make a horse to do A LOT OF THINGS IT DOESN'T WANT but I didnt mean in 1 moment. It takes time. We made a horse do a lot of things. COME ON. (to be continued)
MyChemicalEefje 3 years ago
Do you really think that ANY horse on this planet feels like JUMPING OVER A 7ft WALL BY ITSELF? NO THEY DON'T! But their owner trained them very hard and they kept on jumping over higher and higher obstacles untill they reach the 7ft DUH its all about training. Dont tell me you never had struggles with any horse before. because THEN I am the one thinking YOU never riden a horse before. Sorry for my bad typing but I feel like wasting my time doing this.
MyChemicalEefje 3 years ago
I SO AGREE!!
HornStyleSaddleGirl 3 years ago
Puurer (L)
lapetitejojo 3 years ago
This is amazing!! i love that horse he's gorgeous and an amzing jumper! Nick Skelton is an amazing rider too! I'm glad he took the horse out of the comp... it was very responsible of him and it shows he puts his horses care before winning!<3
MaddyBodden 3 years ago
no its nick and russel
philippa230493 4 years ago
owell lol
weelozzlescot 4 years ago
Thats Nick Skelton. Well done to him and ARCO.
slippysam1 4 years ago
die mauer is maximal 2,00m...bei meinm letzten S/B gings bis 2,15m und die war um einiges höher.
also fürn S/B is des echt noch nich hoch.
warum habt ihr mitleid mit dem pferd?!
wenn das Pferd nicht genügend Vertrauen zum Reiter hat würds da niemals drüber springen!!
ein pferd über so ne mauer zu zwingen is unmöglich!
D9FZM 4 years ago
und wo ist Dein SB-Video? :-)
Puschelix 3 years ago
und wo ist Dein SB-Video :-)
Puschelix 3 years ago
i feel so sorry for the horse they should have been silent until they finished jumping.
xloveislostjessx 4 years ago
That horse must be so scared of that crowd! Like at WEG where one of the winning horses bolted because the crowd was so loud.
squidgym 4 years ago
ohh Nick :]
horsejumperlvr 4 years ago
2.25m / 2.30m ?
0Carolien01 4 years ago
how high is that jump
horserider4990 4 years ago
i think it is 7ft 2inch
Ca2roline 4 years ago
That horse stands in you this way death
0Carolien01 4 years ago
i love that horse
trinablaze226 4 years ago
gorgeous horse :)
xxBrittany15xx 4 years ago
i love russel but arko is the best eva!
ilovehorses4eva 4 years ago
omg nick skeltons stallions are lush i absolutely love arko and russle! the most gorgeous, performing stallions ever! if I could have a nice colt foal for competing or another filly foal for breeding off arko or russel with my bsja tb...i would faint!!
helenhorse 4 years ago
hahahahahhahaha
escapade08 4 years ago
Nick Skelton and Russel are in my opinion the best show jumping pair in the world. If I could breed my mare to him I would freak!
lilnaks 4 years ago
nick skelton and russel are the best
madicarr 4 years ago
Americans will applaud for anything. even the bloddy warm-up jump.
firstalto13 4 years ago
Seen better
Sash640 4 years ago
i must agree that my horse seems better when people are cheering. i think he knows he's doing a good job :) but that was amazing!!!
butterntoast43 4 years ago
sérieux le cheval il est balèze...
et le cavalier aussi d'ailleurs...
mais please les gens hurlez pas quand vous prenez des vidéos on entend que ça...
chrystelle78 4 years ago
PLEASE LEARN PEOPLE!!!!!! they have ear puffs in!!!! they block out the sound!!
cappuccinolady40 4 years ago
i LOVE russel ! he is an amazing jumper ! (L)
xhorsi 4 years ago
nick skelton is the best rider ever!
ilovehorses4eva 4 years ago
people screaming while ur riding is fun it gets ur adrenaline going coz u no so many people are cheering you on gives u a slight edge
aqhamustang 4 years ago
gah, i would HATE to ride with so many people screaming.
XXAMMI 4 years ago
nice video.
that is so amazing
im hoping to go to that show this year ! well only watch lol.
check out my videos : )
xox
liz
jumper0206 4 years ago
Now seriously people, Americans are not horrible. I'm american and do shows all the time and most of them are quiet. But even the shows that aren't my horse still does just fine! So if you don't ride and you have a comment, keep it to yourself, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I love my mare and would never do anything to put her in harms way. PS~ great vid.
LexisVana 4 years ago
thats crazyyy
man thats so danjours
peole need to know to shut the heck up when a horse is jummping wow.
hockeybarrel101 4 years ago
ahhh that's russel! i'm OBSESSED with that horse- i watch him go every year
monocacymoose 4 years ago
Oh my God, that was the sickest most ugliest run down to the jump I have ever seen. I seriously thought the outcome was going to be nasty. Esta Milagro!
Wormeatingdragon 4 years ago
Actually I thought that was an excellent ride to that fence.. the horse clearly jumps from a stride like that. Some other horses would do better to be held off, but this was the right choice for this horse. How can you even debate that when you look at it's performance?
I don't know if I agree with jumping horses that high, but that aside, it was a good ride.
jamieleeeq 4 years ago
o yeah and @ Laurahj, believe me horses CAN jump if they don't want to. A scared horse will, or a horse that knows he will be punished if he don't. It's really easy to make a horse do things becouse they're easily scared and u can make them do things that they actually don't want to do because of that.
xxxxxvally4everxxxxx 4 years ago
oh yeah, and for the record, even though the horse cleared the fence, his rider decided NOT to go on to the next round for the safety of his horse. So can you really just judge them and say that they manipulate their horses and force them to do hings theyre scared of?
Ca2roline 4 years ago 2
I admit that it's really sweet that te rider decided not to go on to the next ride for the horse's sake, but it happens a lot that riders think their doing good when they actually don't. It simply can't be good for a horses legs to jump this high don't forget that these kind of horses mostly retire very early. I just think that riders should research a bit more to know if they're actually doing good or if they just think they do. But everyone has his own oppinion about things, don't we?
xxxxxvally4everxxxxx 4 years ago
@xxxxxvally4everxxxxx However, this horse doesnt look scared at all. Looks more like it was enjoying the fame and its not cement they are riding on... its sand.. therefore, the horses dont land too hard on it. Plus if it was SOOO irresponsible, it would be a sport at all. Showjumping is a sport, a hobby and it can be many things.
Horses are strong creatures... if it really was bad for the horse... showjumping wouldnt be a sport at all .. Puissance is just showing off pure talent. get over it...
leenett 11 months ago
This is really absurd.
You just chase a horse over such a high jump that's really irrresponsible! And all that noise must drive the poor animal totally scared. And the poor horse smacks on the ground really hard after such a rediciously high jump. Poor thing.
xxxxxvally4everxxxxx 4 years ago
these horses jump because they love it. And these types of horses are very used to the stadium atmosphere. If they were scared, they would just throw their rider off and gallop away.
besides, these riders are pros. If their horse didnt want to jump, they can sense it and wouldnt try to put them through something they dont want to do.
Ca2roline 4 years ago 4
well said! at lease someone watching this clip has a clue!
fifigaf 4 years ago
cleared by miles !
Stephreallylovesdogs 4 years ago
i love that horse!!he is amausing!!
joannedesouza41 4 years ago
Flyonthewater.. You have obviously never ridden a horse or you would know that they wouldn't jump fences like that (or at all) if they didn't want to. As for cock fighting, birds are not very bright and you are forcing them to kill each other... How nice.
Laurahj 4 years ago
wow that was incredibly witty. I just dont know what to say! Just kidding. Sounded like a 9th graders remark.
yawn.... assssssshole....
Ca2roline 4 years ago
yep im glad you can copy&paste =]
but you dont seem to be getting it. Lets break it down shall we?
cock fighting= animal abuse
animal abuse= bad
putting videos of such abuse on youtube and expecting not to be torn apart= VERY stupid and bad.
get it? hope you did because thats as simple as i can make it.
Ca2roline 4 years ago
thats interesting, because you seem to like to promote cock fighting... and us horseback riders dont KILL our animals.
please dont try to get me back for what i said before, you just look like more of an asshole.
Ca2roline 4 years ago
they cleared that one really well, better than otehr puissance class riders that clear them. and the horse is lovely, he has a really good jump on him.
bridled 4 years ago
i believe it was about 7ft 2 inch
Ca2roline 5 years ago
oh my goodness! do u knowhow high that jump is?
xxxverts4lifexxx 5 years ago
GOD that's unbelieveable!
hunkaman 5 years ago