2009 American Miniature Horse Champ Youth Jumper - 2

[iRideArabs]

Aww I liked special better!

[dutchwarmblood2love]

How tall are these??

[Nomi3488]

So amazing ;o

[memeyou802]

yay! the pink one wins! this is a nice long vid.

[SuperStephie101]

I love Special's handlers shirt, it is stunning! Where did you get it from? The minis are awesome, Good job to all of you! :)

[Yearotta]

Ohhh! Cute ponies! Both are cute, but i wanted Larry to win <3 I must have one like this xD

[Trrrot]

This is great... no harm no foul... /when I done riding dressage this is just might be my next horse endevore

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

The hardest part is finding a horse who likes to jump. Then teaching them to trust you that you will not lead them to a jump too high or into something dangerous. After that it is mainly a matter of timing and conditioning.

[livvy1123]

OHMYGOSH! is it pretty simple to teach a mini to do this? im doing a lease to own on a half mini and want to show, and i love jumping my big horses so this would be great for my soon too be pony! Lerry is amazing!

[hoorselover]

What GOOD all the horses are!!!

[Saartje05]

I can't imagine this is ok for the pony. The jumps are FAR too high (why should it be so high anyway? Can't you enjoy the jumps without it being so high?) and the risk of breaking a bone is reality. Why do people claim they love their animals and then do this to them?

[RobbytheLion]

I think the better handler is the woman with the chestnut and white pony. The other one was kindof rough with her horse. Pressure on the bit shouldn't pull the horse's head to the side and make him open his mouth like that. I always favor the horse who does the best and appears most comfortable. That shows horsemanship, not force.

[DWallaceMSS]

Wow! Very impressive little horses!!!

[sillysyl76]

Larry is awesome :)

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

Larry is in training and jumping only about 6 months out of the year. Larry only jumps on soft surfaces (loose dirt). Larry also gets regular visits from the equine chiropractor (which he loves!). We also plan to halt Larry's show jumping at some point between age 13 and 15 -- depending on his condition. We love this little horse and want to enjoy him and keep him happy and healthy for a long life.

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

There is risk to the horses. That is true for any athletic endeavor. We minimize that by doing the following: We do not start training jumpers until they are at least age 2. We do not show jumpers until they are age 3. Larry receives extra vitamins and a joint supplement (we use CetylM). We keep Larry in very good shape -- but we do not jump every day. We jump low jumps every other day during training. We never jump higher than 38 inches in training.

[PaardenForever1]

wow he's sow good !!

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

Larry absolutely LOVES jumping -- ESPECIALLY at shows. He seems to kick it up a notch when the crowd is there cheering him on. I don't have any video from cameras positioned to see him as he comes OFF the course -- but let me assure you -- HE IS HAVING A BLAST and you can see it on his face. The reason we decided to train Larry as a jumper was it was obvious at home that he loved to jump over things.

[xWhisperCallyx]

What is with these hateful comments saying this is cruel? Im pretty sure Larry loves doing this, and if it was cruel. why would he be doing this anyway?

[ariona4314]

My little mare Mercedes is a professional trotter in my opinion. When she trots she lifts up her feet so daintly

[lovesisco]

1 word... A M A Z I N G!!!

[emokidsdontcryx3]

Larry is a BEAUTIFUL little overo! i LOVE him :)

[TeddySpazz1724]

That's pretty damn awesome :)

[84HorseGirl84]

It is super cute how Larry always trots into the 4th jump!

[sigridandbilly]

Hi! I just noticed that both ponies walked strange with their hindlegs, is that typical for the breed? Congratulations with the 1st place!

[annaandharry]

Wow those ponies are rearing to go! And crikey how high they can jump and they do it with such ease.

[MegaSoccer333]

poor pony :( thaat is cruel ! -_-

[CupcakesRule11]

Wow! That little dude sure can jump!! Congratulations on your win :) fabulious win!

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

Knoedlii -

Yes, it is high. Little horses can jump higher proportionally than the big horses due to their muscle/mass ratio. We work very hard to make sure it remains safe for our horses. During practice we don't jump this high. The horses get vitamins and joint supplements, and massages. We keep them in top physical shape. The only horses we jump are those that love it. Larry loves it. We hope he will be able to continue to compete for many more years. But we will put his health and fun first!

[Knoedlii]

Yes it's cute, but in my opinion too high … Everyone's crying about the big jumps bigger horses have to take, but that these hurdles (?) are higher than the ponies nobody realizes. It's the same like jumping S**, no difference… Don't like it :(

[PatrickTheMiniHorse]

@Knoedlii If he couldn't and didn't want to do it I'm sure he wouldn't do it. Larry OBVIOUSLY loves to jump. It is higher than him.. but Minis are extremly athletic. my mini jumps higher than his head aswell. When he doesn't want to anymore.. he refuses.

[BunnyzAreHot]

There so cute ^_^

Our farm is letting me and my friend Charlotte help train our minature shetlands, we've been focused on one horse called Eeor, he's the smallest of them all [there's 5]. Once there older, we're aloud to take them to shows :D

[MySweetLibertyxoxo]

I really wanna do that with my mini horses. But idk how to get started. Any help? Leave a comment on my page plz

[SilverSammet]

Amazing! 

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

You can learn more about Larry by visiting his Face Book page -- look for "Wizards Spell Troubles Exemplary". You can also visit the Sunset Mountain Miniatures Face Book page. And we have a lot about Larry on our web site (sunsetmtn com).

Larry also has two new fillies -- and both of them are already jumping. Watch our video "Larry Babies Can Jump!"

[nacomagenic]

@TheClementine55 they said u are aloud to as long as u give them the credit

[TheWolke205]

I would not let a mini jump this high, but it s amazing to see the minis in action :) Nice video!

[tinselPixie]

These little wonders are out jumping some horses much larger than they are. :)

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

We are not trying to train either baby to jump yet -- they are too little for serious training. They are doing it for fun. They jump out of their pen and back in by jumping the low bar. And they jump objects in the yard when they play. We will try to post a baby jumping video soon.

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

For those of you who are interested -- Larry is doing great this show season. He has won EVERYTHING he has entered in so far. We are also proud to announce that we now have two of Larry's babies running around here. Next year we hope to have 4 babies from Larry. Both of his fillies from this year have inherited the "jump gene". One started jumping the first week. She is 17 inches tall -- and already routinely jumps over 18 inch bars.

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

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[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

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[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

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2) Do not use the video for any purpose that would bring you direct profit. For example: using it in a commercial or selling copies of it.

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[WitchAndCookieLove]

they jump great :)

[TheDreamWeavers689]

So adorable! I'm not normaly a mini fan because most of the ones I see are those little deformed things....it's nice to see some real, attractive miniatures. And goodness, I'd be terrified to catch the rope on the jump or something!

[yorkiebreeder1]

I was there and it was amazing!!!!!

[funnybunnys12311]

I was cheering for larry the whole time

[alessamausiii]

Ahh that is so cool

[kreabis]

omg, i want larry and his offspring!

[Bubble734]

aw larry is gorgeous!! and a brilliant jumper :)

[MsYlovehorses]

Ceux qui n'aiment pas .... Vous ne vous rendaient pas compte du boulot ! Des années de travail!

[Westerngirl96]

oh my god.. you can see sooo many people there watching this event.. xD

[Shuketon12]

man these horses are talented :D

[camillajonsson]

Good to see these pretty horses having fun while jumping.

[QuintindeVerneuilBWP]

Why?

[BurningAmore]

Is Special a gelding?

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

In this video, shot in 2009, Larry was a 7-year old stallion. He is one of the main breeding stallions here at Sunset Mountain Miniatures, so he will probably never be gelded. He is currently 9 years old -- and looking forward to jumping in 2011. His handler in this video was Anna Barnes, who was about 14 at the time, I think. For more videos of Larry see our channel, SunsetMtnMiniatures. He now has 4 World Championships and 2 Reserve World Championships. Three of those from 2010.

[Shulamitefire]

@SunsetMtnMiniatures ¿ Why don't they put monkeys on their backs¿ I'm only joking ☼

[unknownn525]

daaaaaaannnnngggggg these minis can jump!!! my 15.2 qh cant even jump that high!!!

[BurningAmore]

HOly crackers!! Even after I knew he was going to win, I was so on edge! haahha. How old is Larry and his handler? And is he a stallion? hahaa. Just curious. I may be getting a 3 year old mini gelding and he looks like he would be a great jumper. ahhaha. Gotta see where his heart is at! :D

[iluvmyhorseys]

Wow! This is awsome. I show my mini too, and he is a champion jumper, but he could never jump like this. But this video inspires me to get him going.

[TheCarrotlove]

Wow! I won't say who I was voting 4 but, this video had me in the edge of my seat! I has to no who wins! They work so hard! Really cute! :)

[RunOnBarbaro]

bless his little heart <3

[dodogirl13]

I think american miniatures are so awesome!!

[bluenoyellowahhh]

this is amazing! I ride and train jumper horses and if these little guys can clear just under 4ft my big guys have no excuses! Congrats on your successes!

[fragglesrolf]

ponys have springs lol i love this i might get a mini one day:D

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

Just retitled one of the videos. Old title was "AMHA_World_Am_Jumper_2010". New title is "2010 American Miniature Horse Champ Jumper".

[lauriekaaj]

OMG they are adorrable !!

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

@lauriekaaj Thank You!

Take a look at what he did this year when he one won of 3 championships in the video titled "AMHA_World_Am_Jumper_2010.mp4­"

Or at what he does while in training in the video titled "Little Horse Practices High Jumps"

I also plan to post some new videos of other miniatures in our herd at a public "expo" next week. You will get to see lots of small cute miniatures in that one -- along with them spending time with families and kids.

Thanks again for watching!

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

We have just completed all jumper events for 2010 at AMHA World. Larry did even better this year. He won World Champion in Open and Amateur -- both with a perfect score. In Youth he took a Reserve Championship -- (2nd place). I will be posting videos from this year soon.

Thanks again to all who routed for him!

[SunsetMtnMiniatures]

"Larry" is competing at the AMHA World Championship Show this week in Fort Worth. Larry just won his 2nd championship of the week. On Saturday he took the Reserve World Championship (2nd Place) in Youth 13 and older. Today in Amateur Jumper he won World Champion. Highest jump was 42 inches. He was the only horse with a perfect score through all rounds. Tomorrow he jumps in Open Jumper.

Thanks to all of you who are cheering for him!

[lefayscibou]

I like that , it's very cool and they jump very very good :O

sorry i'm french :)

[alexjoules]

wow, both horses are so stunning! Larry was a little superstar! :) well done!

[activiaactimel15]

how crazyyyyy its so coool i want a pony like that!!!!!!

[az73943able]

oddio ke karini qst ponetti!!! ooooo trp forti!!! <3<3<3

[emmacuppa]

That's awesome. :D well done to both of them. What a fantastic effort. :)

[Maritty32]

Para que aprendan los que miden 1.80 m a la cruz!!!!!

[fluffyrice2003]

hooooooly mother of pickles! That's amazing how high those mini's can jump!!

[Mojichickenrocks]

holy cow!!!

[AmyMcintyrex3]

THATS MASSIVE :O!

[ELUNE8888]

OMG!!!!!!!