HN Best of 2015 #4: Mama’s Tough Love

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Sometimes, kids just need to learn to treat their elders with respect.

It’s no secret that foals can be energetic and playful, even just downright sassy (for instance, we recently shared this video of a Paso Fino foal gaiting like crazy). But a good parent knows when to intervene when things get out of hand. Watch what happens when this naughty colt decides that it’s time to beat up on mom (note: you must be logged into Facebook to view this video):

Naughty Foal Gets Tough Love from Mama!! – MUST WATCH!!

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Nothing like a little tough love to remind a baby that he better watch where he kicks out!

Go Riding!

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HN Best of 2015 #7: The Sales Video of the Year

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The horse seems super-sweet and lovely but the real star of this video is the 4-year-old kid holding the camera.

Earlier this week we posted this amazing lease video. A couple days later (when it rains it pours!) another gem showed up in our inbox. It’s a sale video for an 8-year-old Canadian Warmblood gelding named Paddy, and it has the cutest color commentary EVER.

Reader Kris spotted it on on the Virginia Equestrian Facebook page and sent it our way with the note, “The horse is adorable but the 4-year-old videoing his mom is HILARIOUS! She is such a patient Mom too :-)”

Just watch:

“Mommy, why do you say hit the red button?”

“Mommy, why do you have to have it on record?

“Mommy, now can you do the running? And a zigzag.”

“Mommy, let me tell you something.”

“Mommy, on this camera do the pictures come out? Where do they come out of?”

“Mommy, did you know horses are very good fighters?”

..and the kicker…

“I need to go poop. But I can hold it.”

DYING.

Here’s a link to the full ad.

Go awesome kids. Go Riding!

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SpectraVET Perf. of the Week: The Household Cavalry

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The Musical Ride of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment wowed the crowd at Olympia’s London International Horse Show last week!

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment performed its impressive and extensive musical ride at the London International Horse Show, also called “Olympia” for the name of the venue. While we’ve all seen drill performances before, nobody has mastered the art quite like the Household Cavalry:

I can’t decide what was my favorite: the horses lying quietly flat on their side while the entire coliseum clapped to the beat of the music as the troop galloped about the arena, the amazing basketweaving-inspired criss-crossing maneuvers, or perhaps the drum horse that chilled out quietly at the center while chaos reigned around him.

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is a primarily ceremonial unit, making up half of the Household Cavalry as a whole (the other half has front-line combat duties, and most men will serve in both units during their service). The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is perhaps most famous for its daily ceremonies at Horse Guards at Buckingham Palace. The musical ride is performed at agricultural shows and military reviews.

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World Equestrian Brands Helmet Cam: South Africa

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Today’s World Equestrian Brands Wednesday Helmet Cam video safari takes us to South Africa, for a ride along the beach and a swim in the river!

Go for a ride along the Bushmans River Trail with the Beachcombers trail service, located on South Africa’s eastern coast. Dramatic bluffs over a beautiful coastline give way to an exciting ford across the Bushmans River, all on horseback!

If this doesn’t give you the traveling bug, we’re not sure what will.

What dramatic or exotic locations have you experience from horseback? Send your helmet cam videos to [email protected] to be featured in a future Wednesday Helmet Cam column! Go riding!

2015 Best of HN #13: ‘Oh Crap’ Percheron Thunder Style

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Monday is the crappiest day of the week … but nothing’s crappier than when your six-horse Roman hitch comes apart while you’re performing. Check out this amazing (and maybe terrifying) video of Jason Goodman’s Percheron Thunder.

We’re big fans of Jason Goodman and his incredible feats of horsemanship, driving six Percherons at a big trot and rolling canter Roman-style with only the lines, his voice and hours upon hours of careful training keeping them together. However, even the best-trained teams can make mistakes, and even the most practiced of performers can have an accident. In July of this year while performing at the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo in Utah, that’s exactly what happened.

It’s still a little unclear exactly what happens, but it looks like one of the wheel horses (the hindmost team upon which Goodman stands) either took a misstep or somehow got out from under Goodman, causing Goodman to fall between the horses. The sudden release of tension in the lines sent the leaders and swing team into a run, and the situation escalated quickly. Fortunately, Goodman was able to grab a big chunk of mane on each of his wheel horses and hang on, his hands still on the line, despite one of the swings slipping its bridle in the mayhem. Ground crew tentatively tries to help out and then realizes that when six one-ton Percherons decide to go somewhere, few things on earth are going to stop them.

While the scene looks out of control for a few minutes, Goodman hangs on and eventually the team gathers up by the out-gate. Goodman is able to swing aboard one of his wheelers and get things back under control. According to video comments but not shown in this video, Goodman rebridled the loose horse and took one more lap as though nothing had even happened!

An “Oh Crap” moment indeed — but also quite a feat of strength and horsemanship in getting everything back under control. Jason Goodman, we salute you and Percheron Thunder!

Have an “Oh Crap” moment to share? Email your photo/video and a brief explanation of what is going down to [email protected]! Instagram users, tag your moments with #OhCrapHN (your photos need to be set to public or we won’t see them!)

Go forth and tackle your Monday, Horse Nation. Go Riding!