Boyd Martin fall at water jump at Rolex 2008

[erinmary310]

I was there for this.. can't tell by the video but he was face down in the water for a couple seconds. A rather scary scene

[RossStream77]

AngelBelladonna...dont you mean hoof?!?

[PonyLover473]

the horse is like where has he gone??:S

[eventerlife1]

I hate falling off in the water ! So emmbarrising

[breyersnstuff]

There was one fall that made them change all the jumps. the horse jumped too early, and flipped. It landed on it's rider, and she's still in rehab. It happened like three years ago. THe horse broke his neck and had to be put down on the spot. The tarp was up for like an hour.

[horseracer18]

BOYD WAS OURS FIRST! GIVE HIM BACK! hehe

[ArchieGirl8]

i.love.boyd.

[mrshopebieber]

good pony!

[TheSofieLee]

I love how the horse is looking round like 'whoops where'd he go?' :')

[laurenisreallyfeet]

i love raraequus cuz of the custom tack

[Cheesekake343]

Wow that horse is amazing! He stood completely still after the fall! great horse! I hope the rider was ok too..

[Fantageous]

What a horse! He didn't just run off after that.

[roseycheaks123]

if it hadnt of been a water jump i bet he would have been screwed. lol. good horse :), just jumped that jump a bit wired

[thehorseluver8095]

the horse is just like " woah, im cool, im cool....what happened?" lol

[ffalcons102]

awww good horse. lol he just looked around after he fell like "wait! what do i do now?" hope the rider was okay though:/

[OBTBKIE]

What a awesome horse!!!

[kaeso100]

"Quickly people..throw him back on...I'll take from here..."! Tee hee

[Titan4549]

aW what a loyal horse.

[AngelBelladonna]

Hahah horse is like

"there's something wrong about this... but i can't quite put my finger on it"

[ilymanda43]

woww, some cross country horses woulda FLIPPED OUT. he just kinda stood there, hehe

[TheBestDamnThing94]

what a great horse :)

creds to the rider hope he's not hurt but yeah great horse

[kashi239]

Not the gaiters!!

[tmustang94]

well, i dont know bout u guys, but id rather fall in water, a lil cushion, especially on hot days, and the horse is nicely trained, stopped when he fell, and it looked like he got jumpy when someone splashed into the rider, but he didnt even move, such a good boy

[StormValleyStables]

@tmustang94 acctually, water surface tension can hurt alot more. I'd rather fall onto the grass, at least it's arrated!

[platypussy79]

@StormValleyStables No way! Other than getting soaked, I'd MUCH rather fall off in water - the ground in Aus is like concrete! :)

[StormValleyStables]

@platypussy79 I'd think water tension would hurt more than the ground lol

[bbbask]

@tmustang94 he wanted to move just took to long to decide which direction to head in. lol nah jk he was a good boy, did look to be ready to panic/lose it right before they caught him though. intense bird-like head-turning begins at 0:19

glad rider was ok too

[circusgal44]

@bbbask hes would've been like what happening? everyone running around and he does look worried about what he did.. some horses just don't like it when they lose the rider off their back..

[HunterJumperDessy]

lol the horse is just like "Where did he go" hes just standing there looking around lol, that stinks, im glad ive never fallen in water

[frankieiero102]

that must stink not only to fall but to fall in water. and thats one of the reasons i dont do cross country

[16mayo16]

The horse is like: hey where did he go ??

[ronphlf]

To me, stadium jumping looks so much more scarier mounted than cross country. When cross country riding, I feel the horse much better and he is so much more comfortable. In the ring, he looks at those jumps as if we are crazy for asking them to jump those strange colored objects.

[SarahLeeSings]

Hate to break it to you, but horses often look at some cross country jumps as big scary objects too. Specially the ones with eyes (I use that example out of personal experience XD). But for the most part you're right. Cross country was made to scare the rider pretty much. Most of the time, the horse will disregard the ditch and focus on take off and landing, all the while a nervous rider will be like "HOLY SHIT THATS A HUGE DITCH!!!"

[ronphlf]

I like the horses with eyes comments, lol.

I've found that the horses I ride feel so much more comfortable, accepting, and in their zone on natural, XC type of jumps (logs, walls, hedges, liverpools/creeks) than of oxers, verticals, etc. I've attributed it to them being more natural, but who knows, they might also realize that the objects are solid and not frangible like most stadium jumps.

But then again, most of the Hunter/Jumpers I've ridden HATE XC riding. LOL All fun, though.

[SarahLeeSings]

Well I had a bad cross country fall when I did my first prelim. There was this very straightforward log, it wasn't even that big. But it had a big pair of googly eyes on it. And my horse thought it was a monster. Not only did he refuse but he reared up, twisted around and galloped away. Oh boy what a fun day.

Thats what i've always told my students. Horses have a tendency to respect cross country fences more than showjumping. Because they do actually know the differance between the two.

[ronphlf]

Oh, monsters. They are a problem and are everywhere!!!!!! lol I love working through monsters. One method we use is to line up a trail with plastic grocery bags tied to branches blowing in the wind, or soda cans banging, etc., and walk through "the gauntlet". I love getting that break-through moment when they follow our lead more than get scared.....but their are always monsters, and those buggers always appear when least expected, or when day dreaming. Then, whoops!

[carolineluvszeke]

hah. and if this was boyd posting a video i wouldnt cared or have said a word but it was "curlylindsey" not him so it is reall ynot her buisness to post this aloong wiht the other569012 ppl tht did

[carolineluvszeke]

like could you seriously shut up and leave me alone. i left that comment lyk a year ago i think? so i really dont wanna hear your crap. K. got it? just leave me alone and waist ur time on sumone else :)

buh bai

-caroline :)

[ronphlf]

GREAT horse.  He stayed with his rider! Thats partnership at its best.

[X0oxEventingxo0X]

happy riders ok...

that is such a well behaved horsee, i was soo suprised it just stood there, even when the people came splashing through the water he didnt run... haha wish my mare would do that !=p

[smileymoon1]

I saw that.

Now that was a pretty bad fall.

[crosscountrygirl28]

I saw that in person. and when he fell off, his horse had this look in his eye like he was so scared boyd was hurt. it touched my heart. yes boyd was ok! it took him about 2 min to walk off course

[rebeckahx3]

aww, poor horse. he was so confused:)

[HorsecrazyZukoFan]

And in The Water None The Less Im Glad The Rider Is Ok

[Dreamingsheepxx2]

Ahw The Horse Just Stood There!

How Sweet! Just Goes To Show How Much They Love Eachother :]

XXX

[crosscountrygirl28]

they are a great pair!!!!!!!!!

[SilveryMagic]

what happened to him? it took him ages to get up so something must have been wrong. was he knocked out??

[satouame]

He probably just got the wind knocked out of him. It's hard to move and talk for a bit.

[portaugustaponyclub]

According to Heath Ryan he hit his head on the horses neck coming over the jump and was knocked unconscious.

[ronphlf]

Ohhh, I did that on an in-and-out. Got up on his neck too soon before the first vertical and nearly knocked myself out.

[StormValleyStables]

yes, he got knocked out

[xcountrytbjumper]

I love that horse I was at the finsh line when this happened watching another horse finsh woundering when the next was comming

[javajoexo]

haha...the horse was just like these ppl aren't suposed to be here....and wheres my rider?

hah

[XxJakexAlyssaxX]

*awesome*

sorry bout that lol

[XxJakexAlyssaxX]

wow!! what an awesoe horse!! he just stood there and waited fer his owner!! =]

[XRedxDanniX]

That horse is a sweet heart, and the rider is very good.

Thats why hes so lucky to have a horse like him, hes a sweetheart and not like most eventers

[ronphlf]

I disagree. Good partnerships are solid, whether eventer, jumper, hunter, whatever. Bad partnerships happen when you try to make an eventer out of a horse that just doesnt have it in them.

[XoGallopXo17]

aw...i know the rider and the horse really well. sweet horse!!!!!excelent rider

[cartierluvv213]

well it takes alot of gut to do that..

i mean, yeah i find it scary that if i miss a distance or if my horse hits one of the obsticles, we will go tumbling. I could kill my horse or kill myself more easily then stadium jumping.

Thats how i find it scary, mind you.

MY bravery can only go as far as stadium jumping.

[bullrider1011254]

i didnt mean that tiny comment to be offincive, chill. hmm...well, thatz ur opinion, sry 2 waist ur time

[cartierluvv213]

i was replying to countryredneck103.....?

[hunterjumper1212]

haha the horse is like, "wheres my rider"?

[HorseCrazyGirl123]

aww his horse was like "Wat happened? ok i jst stay here now!" lol aww

[cartierluvv213]

aww i would love to go there

i could never do XC

its scary but i admire all of you ppl

who do it!

i'd love to see it in person though!

[eventer11]

i left the water before that happened =( too bad lol

[AutumnLver]

omgee my friend knows phillip dutton, the guy who won. Shes sa senior so shes aloud to go work for someone for 3 weeks and shes working for phillip dutton and working at his palce shes leaving monday! I am so jealus of her!

[xXMickeyTXx]

wat a cute hore, the way he waits for his rider!

[WarmbloodJumper]

agreed. my mare would have left my ass. hahaha. what a great animal <3

[xXMickeyTXx]

haha 2 weeks ago i fell of my horse, my horse was found 2 kms away from where i fell!! hows that for a cheeky horse

[milliesos]

bloody hell my horse stayed with me when he fell on top of me and as he got of i was still in schock lying on the floor and he stod over me

[WarmbloodJumper]

awe! thats good. my old mare would have run- just because she could, but my lesson horse jacque is great about standing around waiting. he hates losing his riders (thank god) :)

[dynadoobers]

yeah when i fall off my mare just freezes and stands there looking at me like "I sorry mommy are you ok? I sorry I sorry!" lol

[carolineluvszeke]

you are disrespecing a very respectful rider  =(

[CurlyLindsay]

He is an absolutely amazing rider, no doubt, but that doesn't mean I should censor my videos. I can say with 110% certainty you'll see this fall on NBC tomorrow, so why *shouldn't* I post my video?

[ronphlf]

Disrespecting him? As a rider myself, I know that I would never feel disrespected, especially amongst fellow equestrians. Ide let them learn from what I do.

[dressagequeen22]

OMFG...BOYDDDDD...NOOOOOOOOOOO­OO...

Sorry I love Boyd!! <3

That scared the crap out of me

I heard that 2 horses died at Rolex...has anyone heard anything else about that???

[PeppyPony13]

I heard a couple years ago @ the Rolex a horse got put down after xc b/c of his leg

[AbbyRM07]

are you reffering to Amy Tryons horse Le Samuri? That was last year. We lost two horses this year. Laine Ashkers, Froto Baggins and Sarah Hansels, The Quiet Man. Laine is still in the hospital. Frodo had a skull fracture from the fall at the basket and The Quiet Man shattered his shoulder at the footbridge. Both were rotational falls. The Quiet Man was just out of gas, we watched him go through and Frodo came into the jump too fast.

[lifelike001]

phew! glad boyds in one piece, nice crowd to give him a holler and cheer :D

[eventing54]

was he ok??

[CurlyLindsay]

Yes. He walked his horse back himself and rode his other horse the next day in the showjumping phase.

[horseroxmysox]

hahaha the horse is like," whered you go?! were sopposed to be jumping that!!"

[KentuckyGiant]

The two people that posted the Frodo crash had their videos removed. One of the two accounts was suspended for posting it.  I'm hoping my Rolex video doesn't get me kicked.

Ping =^.^=

[horseroxmysox]

i got my Frodo video removed, but havnt been suspended. it was soo sad, i heard about this fall. oh man thoes just bad unbalanced things suck. but ya my video of Frodo got deleted.

[windyridgeventing]

O boyd...he's my trainer and we talked to him after this happened....he just said its just oen of those freak unbalanced moments..lol..He was at the hospital till like 12 Saturday night...they though he broke a few things...but of course that wouldn't stop him from riding neville on sunday..lol

[AbbyRM07]

LOL Ying Yang just looked around like "Come get him, he fell off." I was over by the sunken road when that happened.

[ilovemagichorse]

yeah, The Quiet Man and Frodo Baggins Died

=[

RIP

[slidnridn]

actually, i lied. the quit man was put down also.

[LUNAlRE]

Frodo was euthanised from a punctured lung and fracture at the base of his skull.

:*((((

Laine Ashker is suffering from collapsed lungs, broken ribs, broken jaw, loss of teeth.

[WinnieBear93]

what happened and which is horse and which is rider?

[AbbyRM07]

Boyd Martin is the rider and Ying Yang Yo is the horse. I guess it was one of those weird off balance moments because I didn't see where he got thrown off balance. It looks like he just dove at the water. Not a good idea to go in head first, it is only 6" deep. That had to have sucked.

[clicheoxtragedy]

whadda good horse. he just stood there like "whatcha doin down there?!" I didn't really see what happened or how he even fell? ?

[IberAmryder]

yes frodo got put down , i he died in trailer on the way up to the vet , as i was told . I was also told that Quiet man got put down too .

[gt3281]

neither laine or boyd were paralyzed

[CurlyLindsay]

I am the photographer of this video. I would not have posted it if either horse or rider was hurt, I believe that is very disrespectful. But as you can see Boyd and Ying Yang walked away. From what we saw, Boyd wanted to remount and continue, but they wouldn't clear him (I guess because he landed head first? Smart move on the medic's part, I think) but Boyd was able to walk Ying Yang back himself and rode his other horse in stadium the next day.

[equidreams]

I'm glad he wasn't badly hurt. But I do think it's hilarious that his mount looked back at him like "why are you down THERE?"

[CurlyLindsay]

We thought the horse's expression was humorous too. And thought he was such a GOOD BOY for staying close to his rider even when so pumped up. Having that front row seat, it was almost like Ying Yang lost his rider, then realized, bewildered, there was a huge crowd of people- almost like he was so in the zone he didn't even notice them before!

[stetsonbaby]

wow, i'm gald you posted this...I didn't get to see it. Pretty scary. Did anyone get a video of Frodo Baggins falling. As much as I don't want to see it I do want to know what happened...

[GallopingGreys]

We were near it, and saw hundreds of people run towards the fall. It was pretty stupid, because people went running into the galloping lanes, so the medical people couldn't get through. Karen even had to get stopped on course, and since she usually gets mad at spectators, Im guessing she was cussing :P

We heard he got put down. Of course, the rolex people nor the site will say so because PETA would be knocking at the door...

[WinnieBear93]

what happened?

[gt3281]

Actually the night of the fall the rolex website had announced that they had put Frodo down.

[Schnookumms]

Yes - someone had posted the video of this horrific accident. Much conversation and debate. It has now been pulled down citing copyright infringement just like I suppose this one will be. It was absolutely horrible but I feel it should be up to show how dangerous this sport is.

[CurlyLindsay]

This video should not be removed, there is no copyright infringement when filming a public event at a public venue. I wish Boyd the best, I think we can all learn from watching other's mistakes. I have nothing but respect for him and love Ying Yang even more after seeing what a good boy he is!

[ronphlf]

Actually, if you read your ticket it specifically prohibits photos and vid, although I would think that this does nothing but promote the sport and ultimately the value of the event.

[horseroxmysox]

i had uploaded a frodo fall, but then got it deleted. i dont know why thoe, because i took it, and theyere saying its copywrite. its not fair, but if the rider wants their privacy and dont want to see this happening, i guess its for a good cause.

[KentuckyGiant]

Maybe

Ping =^.^=

[horseroxmysox]

i gotg a video of Frodo falling, but its really bad i was at the next jump waiting and started to film at the basket jump and just got him flipping, but youtube removed my video.

[KentuckyGiant]

The coming months and years will tell if that terrible video is ever going to be broadcast.

Has anyone seen it outside of YouTube? Paricularly on TV news or sports shows?

Ping =^.^=

[equinequeen]

oh my goodness i saw this on the big screen when i was standing by the squirrels....despite it being really scary it was also hilarious because he just lay there for a while like 'screw this...i like laying in the water' and then just kind of got pulled up all dazed....