Champagne Run at the Park HT - Special K Cross-Country

[Doraismylove4]

You rode the coffin beautifully. What place did you come in?

[13avr]

Kaye just looks so happy going cross-country. One can fell her change as soon as she sees the jump. And the higher the better! You really made her happy!

[dreamershavemorefun]

not to be mean but i am sooooo scared of eventing edspecially cross country. I don't know why though it looks so fun and yet the timesi tried it i had very bad experiences so I stick to Hunters and equitation

[mlteal]

awh, well being able to enjoy something like cross-country is all about doing it safetly and only doing what you're comfortable with... when I started I did a bunch of fun schooling shows with x-c jumps that were about a foot tall - it's a great way to have fun and learn to be comfortable jumping outside of the confines of an arena!

[XXpassion4puzzleXX]

lookin good!

[EventDressageGirl]

good job =]

[imjustjoking22]

you guys looked great congrats!!!

[HaflingerLUVER]

You 2 r really good togehter. :) Did you know you were in the Bit of Britain calologe? lol Anyway, I was wondering, may I please use some of your xc videos?

[Blackhorse83]

wow, this is pretty good riding! I dont ride cross country because it scares me, but that was pretty damn good!

[stablebabe666]

Hi i just wondered how big and hol old the horse your riding in this video is? sorry if it was inappropriate to ask,

fantastic riding also =] and good choice of music,

x

[mlteal]

She's 16 years old at the time, and 16.1h tall

[horselvrshadow]

I was just wondering ..I see so many different horses that you are riding on your video's and I was wondering do you ride for someone or get hired or whatever? Thanks!

[mlteal]

yep, i used to ride for a couple of different owners... never owned my own horse : )

[expressboi04]

that was just lovely! And that mare has some spunk in her! I loved watching it!

[emeraldprairiefarm]

wow!! that was one of the best prelim runs i have seen!  no joke! let me know if this horse is ever for sale =]. how many horses do you event?

[mlteal]

hah thanks :D that mare is spectacular, dont think she'll ever be for sale, she's pretty special (and 17 this year!).

i actually stopped eventing this season because i'm leaving for college in Arizona next month and it wasnt fair to just leave the horses and owners so abruptly... but when i evented in the last few years i had a string of 3-6 running, usually taking two or three per event. i was very, very lucky considering i've never owned my own horse

thanks for the compliment!

[hardcoreeventer15]

hey im going to the horse park in a week for pony club nationals and i was just wondering what the novice course was like

[mlteal]

it's nice, it'll probably be a solid novice level course since it's a championship event

[crazymonster711]

hi!!do you know denise adomines?she rode dine with the devil at champagne run.

[mlteal]

nope, sorry i don't know her

[iluvfrodo]

you look like a really solid rider!!! gorgeous and ground-covering horses!!! lol. Congratulations!

[equestrian96]

OMG u r so good! i hate x-country just because im so scared of those HUGE jumps! the highest i ever got was novice.you look AWsome!

[beautifulvan]

great jumping!!! i love your horse<3

[CiscoMyMan]

hey well im in texas ,but i ride w/ mike huber he lives right down the street from me! well i found a nice thoroughbred mare off a race track in Louisiana i bet if u r experianced enough u could look at some nice track horses. most of them have good eventing potential

[mlteal]

yeah, most of the horses i evented were OTTB's.

[WalterthePony]

wow. what level are you? Those jumps are huge! How high are they? You are a fabulous rider and you have a fabulous horse too. He looks really happy and like he really wants to go.

[mlteal]

thanks :) this particular course was Preliminary level, which maxes at 3'7". i personally have ridden through the Intermediate level, which is 3'9"

[stupidblond428a]

Okay thanx! But I can't exactly go that far. I am getting my first horse and my instructor thinks that you shouldn't go that far for a first horse. I am in Ohio so atleast I am close to the horse park to compete!

[stupidblond428a]

do u have any horses for sale that have eventing experience?

[mlteal]

haha not me personally, im actually going to be taking a few years off to go to college. i could give you the name of a few people, though, if you were willing to come out to western PA :P

[stupidblond428a]

I found what song this is! Thank you so much! I love Cake now! The band and the food!

[eponadesigns]

Great ride! Enjoy watching you & K. Great team. It was SOOO HOT that day!! 95+ w/o humidity! Curious who you ride with? I'm in Area VIII too. Spoiled b/c we're only about 1hr from KYHP...Hope 2007 is fab for you too! See you at the events...

[stupidblond428a]

at 1:24, I luv it b/c you get such a big spot. I luv it when my horse gets a really big spot before the jump b/c it is just so much more fun for some strang reason

[DillyMonty]

Real nice, Champane Run is a tricky event too. What level was this?

[mlteal]

this was Prelim, and I had another horse in the Intermediate. i really, really loved the courses. the KHP always holds nice events :)

[restew]

Beautiful course! You seem to have a good sense of your horse's rhythm... you work really well together. : )

[stupidblond428a]

Hi again!  I was just wondering, when you are doing the cross-country, do you pass any of the rolex fences?

[mlteal]

hello :) i do indeed pass some of the rolex fences... i'd have to look through this particular video again to see if any are on the part of the course that it shows

[mlteal]

hello :) i do indeed pass some of the rolex fences... i'd have to look through this particular video again to see if any are on the part of the course that it shows

[Velocitytakken]

What a beautiful facility.Where abouts is it? Thanks

[mlteal]

It's at the Kentucky Horse Park -- Lexington, KY

[ckdamt]

I think it's pretty similar in North America, but I'm not sure. For Quebec, there's the following levels : Starter (2'9"), Pre-Training (3' to 3'3"), Training (3'3" to 3'6"), Preliminary (3'6" to 3'9"), Intermediate and finally Advanced. I'm not sure of the heights for the two last ones.

[stupidblond428a]

Hi I was wondering how many levels in eventing are there, and what are there?

[jen4dougie4eva]

nicely done!! how do u not get lost???

[mlteal]

hahahaha funny you should ask... i have this thing, where sometimes i do get lost! but in Eventing you're allowed to walk the courses on foot as many times as you want, so its not too bad

and thanks!

[stupidblond428a]

you did awesome! Your horse loves his job!! You could go advanced! Who was singing the song b/c i liked the song

[mlteal]

Thanks :D I do believe that song is by either Beck or Cake... sorry i couldnt tell you which, i seriously looked through all the songs i have by each and can't find it! lol thats gonna bother me now :P

[Antistupidity109]

beautiful!! i love your horse!!

[ckdamt]

Prelim is a so fun level, I had great fun doing it last year. This summer I will do Training level with my 5 years old, impatient to do prelim again! You ride very well and your horse is very great on cross country, I like the way he's jumping without any hesitation!

[gromak23]

that was beautifully done... and it looks like you and your horse were having fun. Great job!

[DressageTb]

He is a very good jumper! and so are you a good ridder! I would die if my thoroughbred jumped like that :D

[Firstratefox26]

Great video and awsome horse and rider!

[nayleen]

Good job!!Have been to champagne run myself... It's a great course...

[gHiSlAiNe69]

nearly got run over by the golf thing lol

[Hunterjumperbabe]

I like how after the jump you let em run and then b4 the jump you hoist em back and give him a signal to slow down, really great job!!

[mlteal]

Thanks! can't be galloping all out to those solid fences, ya know :P

[scruffypony]

Gosh your good!!

[mlteal]

well thank-you :)