Worst Jumping Rider!!! :( :( :(

Phillips · 10-20-2009, 06:39 PM

Absolute WORST jumping rider I've seen in more than 20 years! Poor Horse!!

YouTube - andarilho, critérios 2009

Bottesini · 10-20-2009, 09:32 PM

I felt sorry for the horse neck. And on the last jump the poor horse's legs buckled. Maybe a real rider will buy it.

dogmom · 10-20-2009, 09:41 PM

oh man....

Maria · 10-21-2009, 04:47 AM

I like to ride on a horse just for pleasure like hikin' or somethin', but NOT like this in video. And, yes poor horse! That horse must be exhausted... too much work/train. The horse needs a break.

rkbuffy · 10-22-2009, 11:06 PM

Here is a comment made on a horse website about a possible explanation for the riding.

If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams.

And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse!

Bottesini · 10-22-2009, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

Here is a comment made on a horse website about a possible explanation for the riding.

If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams.

And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse!

What? No comment visible.

rkbuffy · 10-22-2009, 11:08 PM

Here is a comment made on the Fugly Horse of the Day website about a possible explanation for the riding:

October 22, 2009 at 3:02 pm by Serendip45:
I don’t believe the man is parallized from the waist down, but he is partially paralized to the extent that he must use a walker to walk. So he has some leg strength but not enough to reliably grip the horse. I think it is a bit disheartening to see so many people dumping on this guy without knowing the whole story. If you google “andarilho, criterios” you can find out more about this competition in Lisbon, Portugal. Give the guy a break for having the courage and tenacity to do this; those are not small jumps. The horse is sturdily built, and we can suppose that the rider will retire him before he is hurt in any permanent way.

If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams.

And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse![

Bottesini · 10-22-2009, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

Here is a comment made on a horse website about a possible explanation for the riding.

If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams.

And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse!

And why give kudos to the rider at all for the potential to damage the horse in his foolish attempt to to something he is obviously not al all capable of.

Baby steps.

Bottesini · 10-22-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

Here is a comment made on the Fugly Horse of the Day website about a possible explanation for the riding:

October 22, 2009 at 3:02 pm by Serendip45:
I don’t believe the man is parallized from the waist down, but he is partially paralized to the extent that he must use a walker to walk. So he has some leg strength but not enough to reliably grip the horse. I think it is a bit disheartening to see so many people dumping on this guy without knowing the whole story. If you google “andarilho, criterios” you can find out more about this competition in Lisbon, Portugal. Give the guy a break for having the courage and tenacity to do this; those are not small jumps. The horse is sturdily built, and we can suppose that the rider will retire him before he is hurt in any permanent way.

If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams.

And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse![

What a lot of nonsense. He had no business doing that. He made the horse's legs buckle.

rkbuffy · 10-22-2009, 11:22 PM

I have a jumper of my own - and the original comment from FUGLY was correct - this jumper is sturdy.

I didn't wish to trigger any negativity. Just if both horse and rider are able, it seems that both will survive. I've seen far worse treatment of a horse - and this one didn't even pin its ears.

I don't advocate rough treatment of horses - in fact we have two rescue horses in our pasture now.

Bottesini · 10-22-2009, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

I have a jumper of my own - and the original comment from FUGLY was correct - this jumper is sturdy.

I didn't wish to trigger any negativity. Just if both horse and rider are able, it seems that both will survive. I've seen far worse treatment of a horse - and this one did even pin its ears.

I don't advocate rough treatment of horses - in fact we have two rescue horses in our pasture now.

The video evidence speaks for itself. I usually walk with two canes, but I wouldn't expect to get up on a horses back and practically make its knees buckle to the ground and then expect praise.

And with that I am off to bed. Goodnight.

rkbuffy · 10-22-2009, 11:46 PM

I just believe that readers deserved to know another aspect that might help explain the situation better.

He is not a heavy rider, neither am I. For the record, my horse's legs buckle when she lands wrong sometimes - just like a human's would.

I would just rather give someone the benefit of the doubt - obviously this rider would not be in competition if this were his typical riding style as an able-bodied person. That lends credence to the comment.

Have a good night.

Bottesini · 10-23-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

I just believe that readers deserved to know another aspect that might help explain the situation better.

He is not a heavy rider, neither am I. For the record, my horse's legs buckle when she lands wrong sometimes - just like a human's would.

I would just rather give someone the benefit of the doubt - obviously this rider would not be in competition if this were his typical riding style as an able-bodied person. That lends credence to the comment.

Have a good night.

This is not a horse forum, so I can't imagine what your true reason could be, other than a grudge against one of our members.

Why don't you just fight that kind of thing out in you horse forum?

rkbuffy · 10-23-2009, 03:33 PM

Wow. This was my first experience ever with alldeaf.com and it is very disheartening. I stumbled across it on a google search for more information on this particular video. Being deaf, I was happy to see this kind of range of topics on alldeaf.com. I have no idea who the users are, as again - I had just registered yesterday and only added a possible explanation for some of the concerns.

I certainly did not expect instant negative response. I am sorry if my opinion offended anyone.

Bottesini · 10-23-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbuffy

Wow. This was my first experience ever with alldeaf.com and it is very disheartening. I stumbled across it on a google search for more information on this particular video. Being deaf, I was happy to see this kind of range of topics on alldeaf.com. I have no idea who the users are, as again - I had just registered yesterday and only added a possible explanation for some of the concerns.

I certainly did not expect instant negative response. I am sorry if my opinion offended anyone.

What an odd coincidence that a deaf horse rider would show up and immediately try to put a new slant on one of our member's posts.

If you are Deaf, why don't you go the more traditional way and make an introduction thread and let us get to know you? The deaf world is small. You may well find some of your old classmates on here.

rkbuffy · 10-23-2009, 04:35 PM

I am truly surprised that someone would assume I was attempting to put a slant on someone else's post. I simply added information that could have helped made sense.

As all Deaf know, assumptions can be painfully inaccurate and I believed the subject of the video deserved a "fair hearing" before people made assumptions about him.

As you can see from the time of my post last night - it was late and I simply responded to another post and fully intended to come back and introduce myself.

I just did not expect this kind of instant personal response and it's rather disheartening.

10-20-2009, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bottesini Savant Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In Solitude Posts: 21,534	I felt sorry for the horse neck. And on the last jump the poor horse's legs buckled. Maybe a real rider will buy it. __________________

10-22-2009, 11:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Here is a comment made on a horse website about a possible explanation for the riding. If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams. And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse! Last edited by rkbuffy; 10-22-2009 at 11:09 PM. Reason: darnit - the picture wouldn't show up...

10-22-2009, 11:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	I have a jumper of my own - and the original comment from FUGLY was correct - this jumper is sturdy. I didn't wish to trigger any negativity. Just if both horse and rider are able, it seems that both will survive. I've seen far worse treatment of a horse - and this one didn't even pin its ears. I don't advocate rough treatment of horses - in fact we have two rescue horses in our pasture now. Last edited by rkbuffy; 10-23-2009 at 04:59 PM. Reason: mispelling

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10-20-2009, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
dogmom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,287	oh man....

10-21-2009, 04:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Maria Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 10,290	I like to ride on a horse just for pleasure like hikin' or somethin', but NOT like this in video. And, yes poor horse! That horse must be exhausted... too much work/train. The horse needs a break.

10-22-2009, 11:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Here is a comment made on the Fugly Horse of the Day website about a possible explanation for the riding: October 22, 2009 at 3:02 pm by Serendip45: I don’t believe the man is parallized from the waist down, but he is partially paralized to the extent that he must use a walker to walk. So he has some leg strength but not enough to reliably grip the horse. I think it is a bit disheartening to see so many people dumping on this guy without knowing the whole story. If you google “andarilho, criterios” you can find out more about this competition in Lisbon, Portugal. Give the guy a break for having the courage and tenacity to do this; those are not small jumps. The horse is sturdily built, and we can suppose that the rider will retire him before he is hurt in any permanent way. If it is true - then kudos to the rider for attempting to follow his dreams. And praying no injury comes to that amazing horse![

10-22-2009, 11:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	I just believe that readers deserved to know another aspect that might help explain the situation better. He is not a heavy rider, neither am I. For the record, my horse's legs buckle when she lands wrong sometimes - just like a human's would. I would just rather give someone the benefit of the doubt - obviously this rider would not be in competition if this were his typical riding style as an able-bodied person. That lends credence to the comment. Have a good night.

10-23-2009, 03:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Wow. This was my first experience ever with alldeaf.com and it is very disheartening. I stumbled across it on a google search for more information on this particular video. Being deaf, I was happy to see this kind of range of topics on alldeaf.com. I have no idea who the users are, as again - I had just registered yesterday and only added a possible explanation for some of the concerns. I certainly did not expect instant negative response. I am sorry if my opinion offended anyone.

10-23-2009, 04:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
rkbuffy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	I am truly surprised that someone would assume I was attempting to put a slant on someone else's post. I simply added information that could have helped made sense. As all Deaf know, assumptions can be painfully inaccurate and I believed the subject of the video deserved a "fair hearing" before people made assumptions about him. As you can see from the time of my post last night - it was late and I simply responded to another post and fully intended to come back and introduce myself. I just did not expect this kind of instant personal response and it's rather disheartening.