Alliras XCountry Lessons Continue.....

[mettlerox]

Such a gutsy young rider and a game horse--I'll be looking forward to watching them compete at the Rolex in a few years!

[AbsolutMyS]

How cute! She looks so tiny on that horse :') I always wanted to ride the big horses when I was little, and now I wish I was short enough to ride tiny ponys again xD

[justcrackin]

LMFAO at Tucker.... Sorry mate but as a fellow Aussie your question made me laugh.

[TuckerCanToo]

Hello....Great video, but I have a question. I am Texan and I have always wondered what a Vegemite sandwich was. Could you tell me?

[XxXDivaBarcooXxX]

Surely can ;) Vegemite is like Promite but more of a bitter taste, it is black spread and goes well on bread with butter (tastes good on a sandwich with cheese, onion and soy sauce lol)

[AQHorseFaN16]

wow she does good for such a big horse and to control a horse like him i wish i could have him

[showjump4life]

is this at burpengary pony club?? and did she go to waterford hunter trial?? coz i seem to remember the name of the horse..

[dano2607]

That's correct - this is filmed at the Burpengary Xcountry course (though it's changed a bit now with a number of new replacement jumps). We were at the Waterford HT, Allira rode in the 15yr & under Improvers group.

[showjump4life]

yeah cool, my friend went to the burpengary ODE and said the new jumps were good!.. oh cool i did the 16 & over 50cm haha, it was my horses first ever XC and we went clear so was very happy lol

[AussieEffect]

hey allira its bek and gilly omfg thats so cool what you've done wif Veg. Can you help me to teach gilly how to jump. I would do it my self but he scares me when he jumps.Love bek

[dylanXhorsieXtime]

she has some amazingly long legs! She looks born in the saddle :)

[stupidblond428a]

It's not fair. Your daughter is an amazing rider! She is 12, an excellent rider, owns a horse, and is better then me!! lol Her horse is a bit 2 big, but it doesnt effect her riding one bit! Plus, at 12, she has a lot of growing to do!

[dano2607]

Thanks grace - Allira's now 13 and most of this footage was taken around Jan 2006 - so she's grown a few inches since then. Also her & Vegemite now have had near on a full year of lessons/training behind them and her riding & Vege's training have both come along dramatically (where most of the jumping in the video was over beginners level, they're now going over the Open jumps, which are around 1* level).

[stupidblond428a]

1*?!?! When she competes at the Kentucky Rolex, I'll be there to film! lol

[dylanXhorsieXtime]

are you serious she is already in the stars?? Thats insane!!

[horsecrazedshelbs]

WOW i thought i was the youngest in 1st * dang!

[LulitaInPita]

work on her flat..

she is a very good rider for her age but she is too small for this TB and she gotta work on keeping the hands down and not swinging her legs..

very good tho!

[jumper177]

wow your daughter is adorable... and not to mention a very talentend rider!

[EquestrianAddict]

she is such a good rider and they look like a great pair! Watching it back she kicks at just the right point and she looks so natural on him!

[HorseLovinGal101]

wooooooooooooooooow o.o

Ok i thought aww shes a really good rider for such a little/young girl! But she's 12!!! :o

I was at least 3times her size when i was 12 XB

How many hands is her horse?

[x3mma12]

shes not to small for horses i used to ride before i got my loan a 17.2hh horse and i never fell off him then i rode a 13.2hh pony and fell off only on flat and ponies are more cheeky than horses so it dont matter as long as shes safe and learning

[niafitnesspt]

she's catching him in the mouth because she's clearly over horsed, she's far too small a rider and too young for that matter to be on horses, get the poor kid back on ponies, it does tickle me to see the kids in the USA put on horses which are too big, what is that all about? good effort all the same, but come down a hand or 2

[amazingcasper]

doesnt cross country riders have 2 realese 2? or just show jumping? like idk

[dano2607]

Yes you are correct she should be releasing & that was one of the areas that her trainer was working on. But heh, given that these were basically her first ever efforts going over most of these jumps there was always that little bit of fear factor in play so hanging on the bit is understandable - hit a showjumping rail it falls down, hit a cross country jump YOU fall down.... It is now 7 months since that footage was done and her technique and confidence has come along greatly.

[haggertyfam]

What a cute pair - she's doing well for her age - and what a terrific partner she has in that horse!!

[ozzymite1016]

Ithink she is doing a really great job for her age especially since the horse is so young. i think they are doing a great job.

[ILoveMyCoyBoys]

aaaaaaa that girl breaks my heart by not releaseing and pulling in her horses mouth!!! that horse is not going to be forgiving much longer if she keeps it up!!

[motty54]

i think your daughter is doing really well. she is confident, and if she wasnt the horse wouldnt be either. they have a great friendship and i think they will go far in life together

[MadCat74]

I'd never have her stirrups so long, even for flatting.

She is a good little rider! I would have her stirrups about SEVERAL holes shorter and have her heels down, which the stirrup length would improve.

What a very forgiving horse!

[Nickersss]

tottaly agree!

[imaexperiencedrider]

That girl thinks shes all that....i can see it in her position and face...makes me SICK!!!!

[Meeky911]

i love watching this girl ride, ita amazing... when i was 12 i was just starting out on jumping and she is doing xcountry wow :)

[lauren14lpec]

your daughter does well, especially being so slight in build on a tall horse. She seems to have a velcro bottom, she really stays put! :-)

[libbyhorseislove]

was he an ottb?

[dano2607]

4yo thoroughbred yes, bred at a racing stud - but as far as we have been able to establish he was never raced, nor did he even get to be barrier trialled. We think this is one reason he is so well natured and willing - particularly for his age.

[trishgunther]

what a wonderful, forgiving horse! i'd hike her stirrups up several notches and that might improve her release over the fence. if she continues to get left back and interfere w/the horse's head over the fence, he'll stop being so forgiving.

[horstrnr]

I totally agree. However she does well for stirrups being WAY too long, leaving her to use mainly her hands to balance herself. A good way to ruin a forgiving horse.

[wallyluva]

Wow! shes good so far! :) i do Xcountry for like 2'5 cause im not that good but i jump 3"6

[hunterjumper45]

how come she dosent have any irons

[dano2607]

stirrups are there...they are matt black finish and a little hard to pick up on the video....and they may be a little long as she tends to be a little lazy in not resetting them after flat work - but when her idea of fun and games is jumping bareback with bitless halter, it becomes a little hard to push the issue sometimes

[dragonfly1030]

I thought her stirrups were super-long, but then I looked again--she doesn't have stirrups?! If that's the case, wow, she has a nice, consistent leg. You'd have to pay me to take solid obstacles in the first place, nevermind w/out stirrups! :) They look like a great team already, even though both of them are so young.

[LostMySocks88]

how old is she?

[dano2607]

My daughters 12 - Vegemite Sox is 4 (TB gelding, around 16hh)

[Turquoiseheart]

The music is VERY distracting from watching an otherwise excellent video. The video rates 5 stars the unwise choice of noise rates zero.

[kashi239]

someone is a critic

[LLL2488]

For the critic. You could have turned your volume down. Sheesh! I love the whole video. Great job and what a talented young rider! You go girl!!!!!!!