Beijing Paralympics 2008 - Equestrian (highlights)

[RideReadWrite]

Amazing! They are SO dedicated, kudos to them!

[wickedpheonix1995]

@breyer4life Yes, they do/can. :)

(Personally, I believe cantering is slightly easier without stirrups, it gives you a deeper stance in the saddle if that makes sense...)

[horsesanddolphins]

Wow everytime I see a disabled rider my heart melts. Those who are dedicated will NEVER stop and it just makes you want to continue despite the bad.

[Rach69Deadmau5]

i think paralypic riders are better than the 'proper' riders. the horses have a more relaxed outline instead of being all crunched up and with hyperflexion, some can complete a test without stirrups and all round it just looks prettier i think :-)

[breyer4life]

do they canter in paralympics? and thank you for posting =) bless them these people

[Josiebabe216]

you all are so strong, it takes great persistance and a complete patience and understanding, most regular riders cant master this let alone being disabled.

[belongtobill]

what is the song at 1:31 from?

[WhiteStarWoman]

The real Champions are the horses! and Trainers!  Yee Gads. Amazing!

[QueenBeatlesWings]

the song for the first rider is from Lord of the Rings!

[pianomagic5]

WOW thats one of the many descriptive words i can sayu for this vid and there are some goregeous horses and some of the riders have a gr8 sense of humore lol

[zhivana]

My favourites were Pearson, Brenner and Laurens.. Brenner was FANTASTIC. I would have never known it was a Para-Equestrian event! I seriously thought it was the main dressage event!

[Bethe57]

So many of those on this video have wonderful seats, they sure could give others a run for their money, such terrific horses! Absolutely fantastic riding!

[pikkparis]

many of these riders dont seem disabled at all. But they are doing a great job! I have seen pictures/videos of people without legs riding and it is amazing to watch. and I once saw a totally blind woman with two stallions! and she could ride them so well. counting the steps made her know when to turn.

[Skyhorse87]

My Dream i´m ride in the Paralymics

Ich träume einmal bei den Paralympics mitreiten zu dürfen

[xflamingangelx]

It's incredible, if you put an able-bodied rider on one of these horses, the horse wouldn't know what to do, it actually wouldn't understand what ur asking of it

[Noiddance]

Lord of the Rings. O____o

thats all I have to say.

[ArabianOfYourDreams]

They'd give some 'able' riders a good run for their money. Actually I know of a lot of 'experienced' riders and horses that aren't even close to this level! Well done :)

[Stephreallylovesdogs]

anne dunham is at my yard :L

[bluhorz]

brings back memories. had a great time in hk

[MalibuSaufa]

zeitenweiße echt schlimme bzw komische reiter :)

[equestor]

If u want to know why Sohpie wasnt wearing stirrups - ask her coach!

[Itxx]

I have Cerebral Palsy, would love to do this with my horse

[matrixmare]

go for it! :) There's no telling how far you can go. Maybe we'll see you at the Olympics in a few years. :) I hope I can make it, too!

[HorseMad1996]

why didnt the first person have stirrps on?

[malki4eva]

I think it's because it doesnt help so i guess they don't bother with them

[FreddyOgSigrid]

its because she has spams in her legs, so they donth elp :)

[thewesternchickz]

wow i honor them for their talent keep it up

[Alexandra191989]

Respect for these riders!!!!

[justcrackin]

I take my hat off to these men and women. Its hard enough to do dressage when your a healthy person let alone with a disability. Congratulations to all who went and competed, you are all winners in my eyes.

[LulitaInPita]

does anybody have any footage of the Paralympic Israelian rider?

[islandofmalta21]

fantastic! thanks for posting! =]

[parasteward2012]

Thanks for this - I didn't manage to see any freestyle - the BBCnever seemed to show more than a couple of mins of equestrian. Hoping to see team GBR showing off their medals at the Nationals on Sunday

[gemmagordon]

hey thank you for posting!!! do you have any footage of the grade 2 para freestyle, my good friend eilish byrne for ireland was competing and i didnt manage to see her??

[dekoelie]

sorry, i don't have the footage...

[litlen1]

Thank you for posting this - I missed all the freesyle and It's been about the only thing the BBC have not repeated!