Theodore O'Connor: Bad pony. Bad, BAD pony! (2)

[TheCrystal6241]

Doesn't look like a pony to me

[ariprinz]

someone doesnt like their changes. lol

[SymphonySun]

she makes him look HUUGE

[madmadammouse]

Karen O'Conner: "Okay Teddy, just like we practiced... cool, calm, collected. mkay?"

Teddy: "LETS PLAY RODEO!!!!"

[ThePaulKnick]

der reiter reagiert gut, nur weiter so ;)

[bethanygoggog]

poor horse or pony or whatever it is! its not playing up melioushly! its proberly in pain, or stressed or scared of something! it may have to much energy, or be going "argh ive got a predator on my back!"

[Issabellaax]

@bethanygoggog Or maybe is just fresh. :L:L:L

[SarahVstheClown]

@bethanygoggog Fail.

[kotek420]

He was like nope don't feel like Dressage today! RIP teddy! You are a wonderful pony!

[randombucknellian]

What a stinker! lol. Nowhere near as bad as Isabell Werth's dressage fails.

[sjnien1986]

I think you rode just perfect. Eccept for the changes where he got a little happy lol. My horse loves to jump them big too. That's because we ride more jumping competitions than dressage. She just doesn't understand that it has to look pretty :P

I could learn a lot from you though. No mather what, you stay completely relaxt, love it! Sad to hear that he is no longer with us. Greetings from Holland.

[Kintarra]

3:23 = the best coment ever

[DressageDiva369]

They all have bad days, Teddy was a pony, he didn't show it very much, though, this was rare. He was stiff from the beginning. No fault of his own or the rider. We miss you Teddy! <3 RIP

[Irishgal333]

uh that aint no pony

[lizwithfries]

@Irishgal333 uh it is actually.

[kiesnerscowboy]

He was a 14.1 3/4 hh pony to be exact.

[splato92]

@Irishgal333 actually he was, he was just under 14.2hh, therefore pony.

[puffles889]

haha, wow. he doesnt look like a pony, he looks rlly big.

[jaca2559]

haha lmao "oh teddy! oh shit!" hahahaha

[ponyluver2009]

well, thats ponies for you! but you've gotta love them. rest in peace Teddy, we miss you

[spiffxthexcajun]

Aww, he's just keepin' it interesting! Riding wouldn't be fun if your horse is 100% perfect ALL the time! I love his expression when he leaves, totally "heheheheheh" face XD

[iloveponieez]

ponies are so cute, and the fact that they can be a bit bratty makes them even cuter!

RIP Teddy, we miss you.

[twiceasfancy]

He did *not* like that counter canter at all!

RIP Teddy, what an amazing little guy

[3dayEventerFHMI]

awe...bad pony! well all ponies have a stuborn streak in them! RIP teddy

[j78166]

lol uve gotta luv him though!!

hes so like my pony. I have a 14.2 who ive jumped intermediate on, and some days shed just refuse to walk or whatever and wed spend the whole warm up in canter!!

[JumpingFun96]

omg!

arent you from sportponies unlimited?

you bred teddy didnt you? way cool!!!!

[Avendria]

typical pony behavior xD

[Graceyloverx3]

little brat. haha =]

[schadenfreude93]

Haha. wow. i wouldn't say he is bad. I think he just thought the test should be ridden a different way. He decided he wouldn't conform, just like when he chose to be one of the only successful pony eventers. XD

[jillkc99]

hahaha! ponies have a mind of there own

[bcbeaupied]

"He's feeling his cheerios" haha

Rest In Peace Teddy <3

[NikiWorld]

Never is horse bad. Always is rider bad !!!

[shescosmic424]

snort.

you're right. karen o connor, one of the most prestigous and talented eventers in the world today, was defintely the problem here.

thats probably one of the most ridiculous things i've ever heard.

havent you ever seen a horse with too much energy? obviously not.

in my book, you dont insult the riders that could school you on any given day, on any given horse.

and, RIP Teddy...

[KaleidoscopeAuge]

@shescosmic424 so youre saying its the horses fault? it doesnt look like to much energy because there are just a few short moments where he is refusing the rest of the time he is going perfectly...maybe he was stiff or the rider used his spurrs to much or something, but i wouldnt blame horse or rider, since none of us knows either of them...but its still better to check the riders for faults then the horse most faults are rider faults...

[416tayjay]

@shescosmic424 Look you cant be so sure that it was the horses fault. It could have been the rider's fault. I have seen a horse with "too much" energey. The rider could have pulled on the reins. You cant be so sure.

[chrissyluvhorsey]

go pony!!!

[islandofmalta21]

good for karen that she just kept on going. hats off to you.

rest in peace teddy. i love you <33

[H0RSECRAZYx32]

"oh shit" lol XD

well this is why we love our ponies. =)

[DirgeMasta]

wow...we should all strive to be like Karen, rode him as if nothing was wrong at all! Tough ride, but hey we all have them =)

[SlidersMommy]

Ponies may be ponies, but Karen never, ever looses her cool. She just kept riding as though nothing were going wrong, and even gave Teddy a nice pat when the test was over. Karen is probably the coolest person I've ever met and a real role model.

[winnieifyouloveme]

ponies will be ponies...haha

[KTsgroom]

What score did the pair get on the dressage?

[DressageFantic15]

I love Teddy but that was not the best dressage test. He really showed his pony attitude that day.

[ccyd743]

Way to ride through it! At least he doesn't run off with her...

[eventer1606]

Tedy, teddy teddy, he is a pony, that is all i can say

[hunterjumpergal93]

this test is all cantering!

[megauga]

this is only half the test lol

[KTsgroom]

Doesn't she call him her red headed devil?

[halfemptysmile]

Not a happy pony lol.

[apachepony8]

Love the commentary!

[PalmettoEventer]

Poor Ted. Must've been a rough week for chestnusts. My chestnut arab blew up at an event just a day or so prior. :-\ I feel he was at least in good company w/ Ted though :-)

[Mercury91]

Was this Red Hills 2008?

[catie2323]

he's feeling his cheerios LOL

saw him at rolex last year- AMAZING :D

[mjedge808]

oh boy. tough ride! what got into him?! little twerp.