2009 American Miniature Horse Champ Youth Jumper - 2

Watch "Larry", the "Little Horse That Can Jump", win the AMHA 2009 World Championship Youth (12&over) Jumper competition. This is the long version of the video. Jumps were set to a record 44 inch height. Larry stands only 30 inches tall. This version of the video shows Part 2 -- the last 4 rounds of the competition.

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[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.

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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!"

[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.

[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

[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!!!