I ride horses occasionally at the ranch my cousin and aunt work at and have gone to horse camp since I was three, I’m 12 now but didn’t go the past two years, my dream is to be a barrel racer but I’m pretty much a beginner and I probably know more than these people
@@ginalarson6370 idk what stable or coach these people have but the first time I went to a stable it was drilled into me that you do not run, scream or jump infront of a horse. All the people that were chasing it and the audience members that were shreaking should be barred from the event. Theres another video of a heavy horse hitch losing control, they had a ring full of the hitches and the situation was under control within a minute because everyone remained calm.
The announcer hasn't a clue. If she had instructed the drivers to lead the horses out of the arena instead of sitting in the center of it, so many accidents could have been prevented.
As a prey animal, the horse has a very intense flight instinct; and keen aversion to being eaten!!! With the crowd screaming and people running around after it, the horse naturally saw a goblin around every piece/person in the ring/arena. The announcer's instructions for everyone to go to the inside was very prudent because a spooked, fast moving horse will naturally tend to run wide.
Loved the fat lady that tried to do the same, knowing perfectly well she can not doge quick enough and the old man in the blue shirt that acted unaware that there was a loose horse. Everyone here was clueless and stupid.
Hats off to the guy at 1:28 who thought he could bodyblock a horse... Seriously the people at this event don't have a teaspoon of horse sense between them.
Devon Allen We're not talking about the horses. Talking about the guy at 1:28. We didn't even mention horses. And since when did that idiot win "many many awards?"
Maybe we're overthinking it. He's an older guy, maybe he figured he would go out in a blaze of glory. It would've made for great conversation at the viewing (--Gee, how'd Hank get all them funny marks on his face? --See, what happened was...).
For those responding more recently the first horse (the chestnut) who bucked at the beginning then bolted was stung by wasps, it turned out there was a small nest which was disturbed by all the gigs driving past. There were obviously some people who panicked because they aren’t used to a horses so the situation got worse. I’m sure they meant well but the fact that all the loose horses kept coming towards the middle is because their natural instinct is to be within a herd of horses. I hope all the horses and humans involved were ok in the end.x
It looked like the horse was scared of his driver, primarily by the bucking. Not to mention the man was horrifically pulling on the bit. He displays a lot of of signs that he is either; extremely untrained and wasn't prepared properly for the show, or he was abused behind the scenes. It might be both cases.
@@staceyevans2315 Apparently the horse was 16 and had been doing these competitions for years already and was known for his good manners. So probably a switch to a new, awful trainer. Or maybe he was in pain. Horses show subtle signs that they're in pain, but when those signs get ignored, they become bigger (bucking, rearing, etc)
Yeah the guy stood in front of the horse what did he expect to happen. It stop? No that horse isn’t afraid to run him over and that’s exactly what happen
What would I do? I would do everything except for what these people did! -don’t grab at a spooked horse -don’t throw yourself in front of the horse -don’t grab its reins/bridle -DO remove all people/animals from the room -DO stay out of the horses way -DO let the horse run itself out
I don't know how people can jump in the path of a scared horse. I had a similar experience once. One of our horses broke lose and ran through the stable area. It came straight towards me - I waited calmly in its way, but only as long as I was sure it could stop. As I saw that it would not slow down I moved out of its way - safety first. Even if I would have wanted to wait it out I could not have done it. It is so scary to see a cantering horse running towards oneself ...
My trainer was there. She said that many of the people in the audience were unfamiliar with horses, and the yelling made things much worse than it should have been. She also said she wished more people did what our division does when one of the show horses gets upset and starts panicking- everyone on the sidelines quietly but firmly says, “Whoa!” Much more effective.
I grew up riding a dealing with horses my whole life. Training your horse well was instilled in me and the importance of it. And how I needed to know what to do in any situation. Calm and a steady tone is vital. And if you’re somewhere where a horse goes into panic mode, keep your eye on the horse and have a plan. Don’t just sit in one open targeted spot, get out of the line of fire. And allow the minimum amount of people handle the horse. Less is better. I was also taught that when I’m training my horse to develop a control trigger that will make your horse stop in any situation. It’s a combination of whatever signal you develop between you and your horse and your ability to immediately convince them that they’re safe and ok. Because that’s their mindset regarding you, they’re protecting and taking care of you, they need to the same from their rider. Happy Trails folks.
Linda L. Ikr, after he slips, they all run over to him like he's some sort of rabid animal. He was probably just scared because everyone was screaming.
Oh no....a panicking horse tanking with a cart behind it....what shall we do? Shout and scream sounds the best option with the odd standing directly infront of it occasionally.....smh!
Horse shows are generally recorded, so if not this guy it would have been someone else. It's actually smart to keep recording if you're not in danger and can't help because there may be insurance questions.
I have never owned horses. I´ve riddin one only once in my life, didn´t like it. In fact, where I come from, we eat horse steaks. But even I recognized that these people were all reacting dumb as can be ...
I have owned horses since I was born I've written them yeah I'm just going to go stand in front of the horse and he'll stop no that panicked horse is going to run right through you because he knows he's bigger than you like serious. Some people are just dum.
@@thegirls7534 I think instead it would be better to start shouting loudly, wave my arms up and down, randomly jump in and out of the path of any oncoming horse, and try not to contain the other horses. Hang on....
@@thegirls7534 Doing something that would not scare any prey animal with flight instinct: Keep quiet, slow motions and care for the left horses. Unwagon them, move the wagons out the way or maybe around the people in the ring as a blockage.
After the fracas started, every single one of those problems was caused by people running around shouting and waving arms or shirts or throwing ropes etc.
+Kimberley Hill The horse ran to the middle of the ring because the other horses were there. They are herd animals and stick close. That is why the second runaway heads for the exit when the other horses leave the ring. Safety together.
i'm not even half way through and there's so many things wrong already, the person speaking clearly knew what to do but what did the workers do,do the exact opposite of what they said, also after you've got them don't jump on the horse or try to catch it with a rope like no, i swear to god people own horses and work with them but don't actually know what to do in situations like this.
2:12 "We need the medic please" says the announcer in a tone of voice that says she is so done with all these stupid humans and their screaming and flailing.
(Re: Suffolk Mapping: then the horse got put down, im guessing) after watching it through, i realized, yeah, the "culprit" did get put down... and they'll all blame it on the horse, which is fucking assaholic of them to assume like WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE HORSE WORLD??? ALSO PLEASE SHUT UP FUCKING ANNOUNCER, YOU ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE
(Re: Violin horse rider: The horse dosen't need to get ø(p)ut down u idiots) yet he did because horses are always blamed for everything when it's the riders fault. the horse was not comfortable, the announcer was a dickhead, riders and spectators kept on spooking the horses, and then they caused more havoc.
I've worked with and have loved horses for a large part of my life. Your comment made me cry with laughter 😂... not only that though, you perhaps don't realise how close to the truth you are.... that's what makes it so funny 😂😂
Ed Dabbs oh tm, I do, my horses are exactly like this. One will be galloping around and when they calm themself down the other will start so while they’re pissing about in the field I’m worrying about the potential vet bills 😂😂
The moment the first horse freaked out they should have removed all other horses and people from the ring and let the horse run itself out. Especially as the silly creatures seem to have a habit of careening into each other, most likely caused by the limits that blinders place on their vision. The announcer seemed to be the only one with any sense. At least she tried.
The above comment is moronic. We'll ignore the logistics and discuss another factor. Money. Any idea much money goes into a show horse? And the potential for a ecatastropic injury to said valuable asset? The kiddy table is in the kitchen. Take your comment there.
@@brendaclark3085 Your comment is contradictory and non-sensical. So, let's look at this from a 'money' perspective. Attempting to stop a panicking horse, especially one with blinders has a high probability of resulting in human injury, especially if the horse runs over someone, which one did. So that's doctor and/or funeral bills. Not removing all other horses from the ring means that the Panicking horse will do exactly as shown in the video and cause more horses to panic by running into them. So now, not only is there the issue of one expensive horse fatally injuring itself, but several. Panicking horses with blinders constantly careen into into other objects, so in not removing all other horses from the ring, they leave objects for the panicking horse to crash into, leading to more injury not only to the original Panicking horse, but to the other horses and people. So, if they had removed all other horses from the ring immediately, only one horse would have been panicing, and there would have been less for it to crash into and injure itself on. If they had allowed it to run itself out instead of attempting to grab it the horse would have eventually calmed down and stopped. Due to the blinders the horse could not see what was grabbing at it only that something was and that is why it kept running, because the people attempting to catch it kept on sending it into higher levels of panic. The reason the horse paniced so much was because it couldn't see. It was running from the unknown. Had it not had blinders, firstly, it would not have kept on running into everything and injuring itself, and secondly, after it realised there was nothing after it, it would have calmed down albeit slowly. Also, in case you didn't notice, the horse that went down at the end was not the original runner, but the 3rd or 4th. Had all horses been removed from the ring at the start, the last would not have started to panic. Basically, everything I suggested *lowers* the probability of injury and therefore expenses, not only to the original Panicing horse, but to everything else in that ring. So which of us, exactly, lacks logic and understanding?
@@skyeiron5872 - hardly, but I can see your argument. But let's go back to the "get the other horses out." Tell me the logistics of that while keeping the spooked horse in. Again, this question does assume an experience working with horses... @thread: listen again. The announcer dors suggest they "let him run it out" and eventually to have the other horses evacuated. Not what I would have suggested but not my rodeo.
@@brendaclark3085 I am aware that the announcer eventually made the suggestion, but much would have been prevented had the call been made earlier. They would not have been able to evacuate the horses quickly, or all at once, however there is a window of time between the Panicking horse running past the gate and coming back around to the gate in which one could remove one, maybe two horses from the ring at a time. It would require some timing and care, but would be the best option. Leaving the horses within the ring presents more danger than getting them out safely.
@@redbaron6322 1) Horses in competition are used to the loudspeakers. So she could have a try. 2) Better to put people and horses out of the way (in her other interventions). Even if the running horse is more scared with the loudspeaker, at least everyone around him can be safe.
What do horses do when they freak out? They run. I've had this happen myself, with a team of Belgian Draft horses and it wasn't even a freak out. When leading them through a gate one day (after unhitching them from a wagon), then stopping them while I closed the gate behind them, as we'd done many times, suddenly they took off, and ran around the circle of the pasture, three times at full speed. It was just like what was pictured here. Finally they got tired and slowed down enough I was able to get ahold of the reins again.
If only the stupid people would listen to the announcer, she knows what she's talking about.. just let the horse run and stop trying to catch them! Poor horses, hope they all got out okay.
These people had no clue what they were doing and were clearly stressing out the horse 😡 the announcer appeared to be the only one that knew what she was doing
Kate D I saw a pretty bad mess with pulling ponies once. They spooked, jerked the hitch out of the helpers hands, took off bucking and one pony jumped over both sets of traces and went down. Took 20 minutes to untangle.
I have to give kudos to the announcer who seemed to be the only one who had any sort of sense in this situation. I expect professional trainers/riders/handlers to have been smarter than this. Chasing a 1000lb spooked horse with blinders on in an attempt to catch it... really? She was right to tell them to let the horse just run it out and to keep the horse on the outside of the ring. Everything she did here was correct. Too bad these people lost all their marbles in a dangerous crisis.
and the horse got put down because he "CAUSED HAVOC FOR NO REASON" (omfg, is it really his fault he ran over a guy? probably not, it's the guys fault, THAT HORSE HAD BLINDERS, as past mentioned)
No, none were put down. What I gather from previous comments, Idiotic Reborn thinks a horse gets put down every time something bad happens because people "always blame the horse".
Not sure why this was recommended to me now, 10 years later, but as someone who rode and worked with Arabians, trying to grab that horse and yanking on it was the worst possible idea. It would have riled the horse further. The announcer was doing the best she could- get all of the calm horses in one spot and clear(a corner would have been preferable, but most were in the center already). Then my recommendation would have been: trainers form a barrier between the spooked horse and the others with arms out in a T pose like a fence, then let the spooked horse calm itself in the remainder of the arena. It may have taken a couple minutes, but it would have been fine. The horse was trying to bob and weave away from everyone trying to grab it, and in its' panicked and blindered state, that wasn't something it could do effectively, causing the crashing. And for the love of all things good in the world, people, please don't scream at an equestrian event when something goes wrong? Call for help, maybe, but screaming just scares the horses more! BUT REALLY, JUST LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCER.
All horses in the center and people make a rope hand??????? Did you watch the video a horse spooked that bad n running with a sulky at a chain of people would never of stopped that or any horse in a situation like that there would of just been allot more casualties nothing was stopping that horse only itself in time!!! How many people and other horses and cards did they already knock down??? Silence and stillness was the only thing that would of stopped it and remember a horse feels safest near its herd so evacuation should of been instant
+Loki Laufeyson so true! And a Pentecostal up area won't help it! If I was there I would say: Everyone shut the fuck up! Your scaring it! Twats" And normally a horse will just run if it's being chased by something so the cart behind is just spooking it even more! They're fucking idiots!
I once stopped a cantering herd bound horse by standing calmly in his way with my arms out in a T, making a nickering noise and saying, "Woah buddy it's alright, calm down and we'll get you to ur friends." He slowed downa nd let me catch him. But this is a different situation. I was alone in a pasture without idiots.
these are horse people? They were pissing ME off and I can't imagine how they kept aggravating those stressed out horses. They should've gotten all the people and horses out immediately, dimmed the lights and let the first horse quiet down. The second horse is probably traumatized as well.
+Missy Rabbit There is literally no way to dim the lights in the Colosseum. There is so much natural light in there that there's no way to shut it. If there is, I don't know about it.
Technically the proper term is driving harness. Anything you put on a horse is called tack. Tack is the general term. Just like anything you put on your body is called "clothes".
To get any of these horses back into a bike is going to take a very long time and tons of patience. That's if the horses show any willingness at all to having a bike behind them again. These horses just might have to be turned into riding horses be use of this trauma.
What a disaster… aka how NOT to handle this situation. All of them running around like mad ferrets waving their hands at a spooked horse - what were they hoping to achieve, exactly?!
Not one driver had the presence of mind to drop the quick connect, leave the cart in the center and exit the arena with their horse, when this first started. All those coats flapping and towels but no one can figure out how to use a blindfold. The horses still under control could have been blinded and led to the gate as the run away went past. Not one single person has a sharp knife to cut away the harness? A harness can be repaired a broken leg can not. Chasing, flapping arms, all that was counter productive and served only to cause the original horse to come off the rail and hit more horses and vehicles. Just going to the center of the ring to allow the runaway to just run out of gas, and removing one horse at a time. This requires cool heads and a clear understanding of what a panicked horse will do.
Grace Wright The original horse was going to come off the rail and try to rejoin the herd for safety. The guy in the white cowboy hat seemed to know what he was doing.
16gmailcom Of course the chestnut that started the whole debacle had no business in the ring at all. 0:23 it was PLAIN to anyone with any savvy at all that this was going to end badly. Unfortunately not everyone could see this. At 1:13 that groom in the white hat should know it was safer out of the ring than in it and get the horse out the nearest gate. (this is called situational awareness) The runaway passes him again at 1:45 and he isn't 50 feet from a gate! How many wrecks have to happen before he catches his snap? A horse with blinders in a panic running like the hounds of hell are after him is not looking for a heard to join. Flight instinct has kicked in and until the adrenalin burns up a bit he's going to run. The clearly unsavvy people on the rail shooing the horse off the rail are to blame for about 60% of this nightmare. And the announcer waited WAY too long to order them out.
There are no quick connects on these harnesses, the tugs are wrapped around the shafts, and straps off the surcingle are wrapped in figure 8 to secure them, and may also be run through leather keepers attached to the shaft as well. It is not a simple matter to get a cart or buggy loose hitched like we hitch.
TheSaddler55 EXACTLY! You get 10 points! I saw quick hitches in the harness racing catalogs 20 years ago and used them on a pony cart for just park driving, just a safety feature. These folks have these highly bred excitable horses and no quick hitch? That takes real forethought there. I also carry a razor sharp pocket knife with me every time I mess with a horse at all. I have had to cut a few straps and ropes but it has worked out way better than not cutting them. Even a Girl Scout knows to "be prepared."
why people would think that moving to the outside of the arena, chasing the horses (most of whom have blinders), yelling and jumping and waving all about would help anything absolutely baffles me. if a horse spooks and you fall off, keep calm, move to the MIDDLE of the arena, and let the horse just run a bit. it'll only calm down if YOU calm down. i honestly don't understand how people think chasing it around while it's already frightened will help anything.
I find this whole thing very confusing - Anyone who has spent any time at all around horses knows they can spook easily and keeping calm is paramount in situations like this - The people caused most of the problems - Especially that guy in the white shirt, what an idiot
D'you know horses can travel up to 50 km/day to search for food? It's amazing how long they can stay in motion, also (don't like the industry) the racing horses can like sprint for like a really really long time it's amazing
For those of you concerned about the horses, I found this elsewhere: chucksiemon 1 year ago All the horses were okay,,no serious injuries....actually the last horse running loose was National Champion Driving that same year.... 1 year ago That was Bob Hart - he tried to lasso the horse but missed. The horse went down when it tripped on the harness leathers hanging on the ground. Just happended to be at the same time.... I think it was fine - it was tangled in the harness which is why it fell down. I didn't hear of any horses having more than a few scratches. The first horse is Hizberry Best who I believe was 16 years old at the time and had competed for years and is well known for his good manners. They aren't sure what happened here, but this is a classic example of how even the most bombproof horse can spook. After this accident he was taken out of driving totally. This video was posted originally at ablackhorse and there is an explanation about it there.
+Leaf Lighter........just saw this video for the first time. Thank you so much for the info on horses and others involved! Sad situation and while I could add many comments, I am just shaking my head at all of those commenting with some of the most uneducated, no logic comments. It's no wonder most days I prefer animals to people! Thanks again for info! p.s. Doesn't the banner in beginning of the video even announce a Championship Class! :)
Thank you so much for telling how it went. I worked with horses for 13 or 14 years, and I still get anxious when seeing things like this (but unlike these people, I know keeping your cool is the most important rule despite your fears).
That's good news! Saw this video for first time today and don't know where to start with my feelings. But first....what was with that guy w/the hat yanking on the reins?? Extremely obvious he's hurting the horse's mouth and the horse is rebelling. Also extremely obvious the guy is clueless about horses and doesn't know what he's doing. I hope the organizers/organization has learned to pull these accidents-going-to-happen-in-a-few-minutes out of the ring before disaster strikes. When the one horse runs through the other side of the ring center, some guy grabs the left rein which yanks the horse's head hard left but the horse is still running and right into another cart/rider/horse. If that horse had been left alone it probably would not have crashed, but since it was running blind it was bound to crash. Very few people in the ring have much horse experience, very obvious by their actions. You should not be in the ring if you don't have to be. What's with people sitting in lawn chairs in the center? I grew up out West with horses and had the help of my grandfather and dad learning about horses. So when I see urbanites mixed in with horses there's a 50-50 chance of a problem because they are clueless. If you're going to be around horses, spend the extra money to learn about horses from someone who knows what they are doing. You'll have a much more positive experience in the long run.
Thank you for adding this.....I was just in tears watching these poor horses and couldn't tell at the end if that horse was ok after having fallen. What a horror. Just this year a similar thing happened at Devon Show. in PA....the horse leaped the out gate still in harness having broken away from the cart. Thank God no one was hurt neither was the horse......but this stuff happens to the best and it's heart breaking.
+Alla Khoroshkova Theres no amount of horsemanship that can help this. When they are running scared like that. They will not listen to anyone or anything
+TheNonMakeupGuru Yes they do. But only to the person they trust. That's why riders or drivers should never just abandon their horse in the ring, it will just make them panic more - especially in unfamiliar environment.
Rimfaxe96 Not always. Again what could they have done? One of the handlers got literally ran over. When they are bolting like that, they revert to natural instinct which is to trample anything that gets in their way until they are back to something thats comforting and familiar. Which you'll find isn't a human. It'd be their paddock or stable back home. There is no amount of bond or horsemanship that could have helped this. They were too panicked
TheNonMakeupGuru Nope, it can be a human. Personally I stopped 2 bolting horses, both times a mere approach was enough after they ran two rounds and the initial shock faded. Saw other people getting a hold of bolting horses too, and once a new horse ran towards the next horse in sight - in that case it was my horse, another time it just ran towards the paddocks. You'd be surprised what a bond some people can have with their horses.
Rimfaxe96 Im sorry but are you that stupid to honestly believe all horses are like that? These horses are highly strung show horses. I do understand very well the type of bond you can have with a horse. But i can tell you that in this situation they will stay in that panicked state with so much noise going on around them and so much crap hitting their legs. They weren't going to stop for anyone as they didn't actually come out of the panicked state at all
The judge was literally the only person who knew what the hell to do. If they didn’t have her that would be even more of a disaster then it already was. People SCREAMING all over the place is NOT going to resolve anything. Just let them run and they will run out of energy. Waving your hands at them and getting ran over by them is only going to spook them more. They should have brought all the other horses out while the first one spooked so he could just run out of energy and it wouldn’t be so traumatic.
Right after the announcer says Let it run... It CRASHES into another horse. (Yes, I saw the guy pull its head to the side) Let it run isn't the answer. Too bad they don't keep a horse at these events that's trained to stop runaways.
Wtf! The people trying to help were literally spooking the horse even more. Getting in the horses way, waving their arms everywhere, trying to grab the equipment on the horse, like seriously. This shows how unprofessional and how unprepared they were if a situation like this ever came up.
I liked how the announcer tried to stay calm and keep everyone else calm. She was doing the right thing... They should have let the horses just run it out - they'd eventually tire..instead of jumping out at them every 10 seconds. Probably scared em shitless.
Rimfaxe96 then you dont know horses, they just care about running if they are spooked its their way of saving themselves. I've seen teams of four go for a jump with a 4 wheel driving carriage.
Screaming woah and flapping your arms at the horses isn't going to help the situation. They should have just let the horses run off their steam instead of making so much noise. I am glad they finally got things under control.
@@isabellarose9096 wrong they tripped the horse with wire, watch it again. This horse is not getting up, they are not keeping him down. This horse should never have been deliberately tripped while he was running. My best guess is this horse was humanely put down.
@@kimkearney5419 No... I don't think so. I slowed it way down and I believe the man lassoed the horse and either missed or managed to grab part of the cart... The rope goes limp long before the horse trips. The horse, after the cart fell off, likely got tangled in the harness and fell due to this. Unless you were there are personally know the owner, it shouldn't be assumed that the horse was euthanized.
Huh?? I’ll bet you as much as that horse costs (which is probably a lot) that it was not put down. Whether it was tripped or lassoed, there was no reason to put it down. Did they sedate it? Possibly. Euthanize it? Absolutely not.
The drivers are amateur drivers, and no one was incompetent except the people in the stands screaming. Horse was apparently stung coming in the gate, may have been high even before then of course.
Idiots - shouting, running at the horse, trying to grab the reins - a perfect formula for a disaster! Then it spooked 2 others!!! Only the commentator knew what to do - move everyone to the centre, drivers out and hold their horses heads, no shouting, and let the horses run - they will eventually stop!
Virginia Fry someone who was there commented and said they (the people running at the horse) were mostly trying to keep him on the outside of the arena, but I saw a few people take a grab at the reigns of the first horse for sure. Apparently the first horse was stung by a handful of bees when he was entering the arena, and that’s when he started kicking and eventually running. This situation is just scary and sad. The whole time I was watching it I just kept thinking, “there’s no way a horse acting normally wouldn’t have stopped by now...”
@@MyGuise did you not see the idiot who got flattened, no, the animal is freaking out, calmly remove all people and animals as safely as possible would be the best option, once the horse makes a pass at the doors let people get out. this is a fucking shit show. what safety regulations were there? any at all??
Shadowserenity I know.. Like I said, the whole thing’s just scary and sad... The fact that those people thought that a horse WITH BLINDERS ON and obviously loosing its shit would see them with their hands up and be like, “oh, maybe I should stop since all these dudes are waving more things at me that are probably going to cause me pain” I understand that apparently this was a freak thing that has never happened before; and I also understand that hindsight is 20/20.. But anytime I have my horse around a larger group of other animals/people I’m always thinking what I’d do if my horse spooked, or if another one were to, or if someone did something stupid (I’ve had people slap my horses butt before, but since I wasn’t giving any other signal for my horse to move he only flinched and sidestepped away).. I’m just glad no one was hurt too badly 😭🙅🏼♀️
Although this is really frightful, I couldn’t help but hoot at the absurdity & hilarity of it all just going round again-?- and AGAIN! It was like the horses just kept taking cues from one another and went on strike- en masse! The Equine version of Three Stooges, or something! The sheer terror of, “move to the center” & the horse just goes Kamikaze and moves center too! I just hope it all - finally- ended well for both man& beast! As a homeschooling “mother of many” I’ve had school days go just like that!! 😮😂🤪
I feel so bad for the horses. All of them should have been immediately unhooked and no one should have been screaming. Lots of mistakes that made this whole thing get out of hand
+Elena Tyrell Its not that simple unfortunately. It takes ten or so minutes to take off all of that gear. They would be better off completely hooked in than half out
They should of got off the carriages, and taken the horses out of the carriages. If you can't take the horse out in under a minute you shouldn't be driving. I can usually do it in about 30 seconds
Ahh found the first comment here with a smidgen of sense!! I’ve said for years that the risk assessment should advise that if one horse is in a panic then all others should be removed from their buggies and all taken out of the ring. An arena like this one is ideal as all “calm” horses can leave by one gate and the panicked horse guided to the opposite holding ring, much smaller and easier to catch there.
Just curious - when my horse gets away from me, I squat down and he comes to me. I'm not really all that experienced and I didn't teach him to do this. He just does it. Does that work for others?
Wtf are these people doing running in front of the spooked horses scaring them even more! Then trying to grab it?!?! That would just rip at their faces! Honestly how idiotic
They were trying to keep them away from the other horses that second horse would never have happened if they did it properly and keep it from being run into by the first I hope the second is alright
@@isabellewilson9041 act big to scare a FLIGHT animal? Stop treating horses like they are dogs. They are PREY animals NOT predetors. It was already scared, what are you gonna do, scare it more so it thinks it's life or death?
@@makaylam947 No, it's not to scare the animal, it's to get it to stop and think. We had a barrel horse that slipped and fell running to first barrel (him and the rider are fine.) He got up and ran the entire arena, scared at what had happened. Yes, you can let them run it out, but that can get dangerous. All it took for him to stop was someone literally threw a jacket in front of his face. It made him stop and they were able to grab him and calm him down. They do that for the horse to stop and calm down. The only problem with these driving horses where that they had the carts on them so they thought something was chasing them so it was harder for them to get out of their fight or flight response and realize their humans where there to keep them safe.
As someone who has knowledge about what happened during this class, I must say that the comments on this video are dripping with ignorance. First of all, 'we need a medic please' was for the paraplegic woman. It was her horse that was spooked last. She fell from her cart. Enough said. The man that was seen 'run over' was perfectly fine. At most, he had minor injuries. He was the most injured out of anyone. Yes, this is a trama that these horses will never recover from. None of these horses were ever driven again, I'm sure. That being said, NONE of them were put down either. It is absolutely ridiculous that any of you would actually believe that! That horse that fell down at the end got tangled up in all his equipment, that is why he tripped, and why they held him down. Just after this video ended, they succeeded in getting all the tack off him, and he was allowed to stand up, and they calmly walked him out of the arena. He wasn't even limping. None were badly injured due to this. Nobody was. That is a fact. It is also a fact that I had never seen anything like this before in my 15+ years with the Arabian horse. I haven't seen anything like this since then either. I am a third gen. equestrian to boot, and even my grandma hadn't seen anything quite like this before when I showed her the video. Someone mentioned that this happens with the gaited horses all the time. I can't speak for them, but Arabians are NOT gaited. Don't confuse Arabs with those that use the horrific practices found in gaited horse showing. The first horse panicked due to a beehive found near the entrance. The horse was stung multiple times on the belly, thus causing the initial spook. The people in the arena were stunned at what was happening and were trying to keep the horse on the rail, away from the rest of the horses. Horses are herd animals. The spooked horse wanted to join those in the center, thus why the handlers were yelling and waving their arms. Unfortunately, the horse was so panicked that it was still trying to get to the other horses, thus causing that domino effect. People, there was no 'calming' the horses in this situation. They were scared, in a big echoing arena, and something was chasing them. They wanted to be with their buddies in the center of the arena, but in doing so, they would only slam their carts into the other horses. That being said, could this have been handled better? Yes. Of course, it could have. But there is a saying, 'hindsight is 20/20'. They were acting in the moment, and as I have already pointed out, this was not something that any of them had ever seen before or could have predicted would happen. How do you prepare for something that you never expect to happen? On a final note, I have nothing to say for the shrieking audience. They really should have shut up. I hope this clears a few things up.
@Britt - complete crap. 'Trauma' that sours them so they won't drive again. FFS, pease. The day horses are soured because one of their own decides to run amock near them is the day they forget they are horses and instead believe they are people and ne3d a Xanax to get out of bed. They're herd animals. They don't utilize a fainting couch because their peers has a rough day.
Thanks for common sense comment. Sadly those that have never worked with harness classes have not got a clue as to how they are hooked to the cart or buggy. Sad to read comments too that haven't got a clue.
This is not the only event where a spooked horse was not properly taken care, when watching the video all I could think of was "is it just me or do these people only drive horses because they're filthy rich?"
Idkkk I’m not familiar with “rich people” driving horses- it’s usually just really weird people. The people we foxhunt with are loaded and have excellent horsemanship.
I found this video rather enjoyable! at times very very funny :-)) I mean... glad that nothing serious happened! but nonetheless I had my fun watching it!
Correct me if I'm wrong because I've only been working with horses for a month but shouldn't you do what the announcer says and let the horse calm down/run out of steam on its own.
I was just worried that when so much was in the horses way (buggies, humans, etc etc) that the horses were going to fall and break a leg. I hope that last horse was fine afterwards? The video didn't wait long enough to see it stand back up. Horses are such beautiful creatures.
And already with your month of horse exposure you know more about horses then pretty much everybody at this event. This is a demonstration of exactly what NOT to do.
Yes everyone should have stayed in the center instead of spread out like tat! The only reason the horse started running into the crowded center was to get away from the idiots trying to block it everywhere else! Let it run, calm himself down, then attempt to catch him. Every horse that was run over was run over because of the people trying to catch the terrified horse and scaring him more. Every person he dodged every person he ran over, every horse and cart he hit, sent him into a tailspin of more fear!
Shoelacy yep everyone should have stayed quiet, those in the ring should have moved to the center together, and let him run himself out. Those morons jumping out at him yelling and flailing their arms is what caused most of this chaos.
What they did to “Calm” a nervous horse -Scream -Wave -Chase -Ropes -Yell -Trip him What I do when my horse is nervous -Leave her be -Calm her down -Pet her -Talk calmly to her - If riding I would just get off or say “shhhh” -Tell her its okay -Give her treats
Rule number one whenever you're around any horse: DO. NOT. SCREAM.
Frances De Jong HORSE LESSON 101 COME ON
I ride horses occasionally at the ranch my cousin and aunt work at and have gone to horse camp since I was three, I’m 12 now but didn’t go the past two years, my dream is to be a barrel racer but I’m pretty much a beginner and I probably know more than these people
AND ALSO THERE WAVING THERE ARMS INFORT OF THE HORSE AND JUMPING INFORT OF THE HORSE
Jacie Conley EXACTLY
Kyra Stoff I'm a barrel racer
It's
LETS ALL JUMP IN FRONT OF THE HORSE RUNNING CAUSE THEY WILL DEFINITELY STOP FOR YOU.
IKR! Like honestly people we have a brain for a REASON. USE IT
Specially when it's wearing blinkers and can't see..
@@jmas1219 Yeah.
ashleigh smit exactly ha ha ha ha ha ha
@@jmas1219 It can see, it can't see behind them
I can’t get over how unprepared the event staff were except the announcer.
This was a class for new ies
@@ginalarson6370 idk what stable or coach these people have but the first time I went to a stable it was drilled into me that you do not run, scream or jump infront of a horse. All the people that were chasing it and the audience members that were shreaking should be barred from the event. Theres another video of a heavy horse hitch losing control, they had a ring full of the hitches and the situation was under control within a minute because everyone remained calm.
Eledhwen Mare l seriously couldn’t agree more.
The announcer hasn't a clue. If she had instructed the drivers to lead the horses out of the arena instead of sitting in the center of it, so many accidents could have been prevented.
seentheah the loose horse prolly woulda tried to run out dumbass
I think the announcer was the smartest one out of everyone there
Randy Littlejohns Guess that says a lot
True
As a prey animal, the horse has a very intense flight instinct; and keen aversion to being eaten!!! With the crowd screaming and people running around after it, the horse naturally saw a goblin around every piece/person in the ring/arena. The announcer's instructions for everyone to go to the inside was very prudent because a spooked, fast moving horse will naturally tend to run wide.
hahahaha yeah for sure. what the heck were most of those people doing?? just stirring the houses up making em crazier
She was yelling and escalating the situation
Did-
Did that dude try to stop a running panicky horse... with his body??? An entire horse... bruh
Nothing like stupidity.
Was probs thinking "maybe if i stand infront of the horse, he will stop instead of running into me'
Nope.
Yup it's called not knowing a damn thing about what they are doing mixed with pure stupidity
Yea like a human can take on 500kg+ at speed 😂 what a twat . He was never going to come off well from that one.
Loved the fat lady that tried to do the same, knowing perfectly well she can not doge quick enough and the old man in the blue shirt that acted unaware that there was a loose horse. Everyone here was clueless and stupid.
Hats off to the guy at 1:28 who thought he could bodyblock a horse...
Seriously the people at this event don't have a teaspoon of horse sense between them.
Total idiots and not a ounce of horsemenship
IDIOTS!!!
I know.... I'm sorry but hahah
Devon Allen We're not talking about the horses. Talking about the guy at 1:28. We didn't even mention horses. And since when did that idiot win "many many awards?"
Maybe we're overthinking it. He's an older guy, maybe he figured he would go out in a blaze of glory. It would've made for great conversation at the viewing (--Gee, how'd Hank get all them funny marks on his face? --See, what happened was...).
For those responding more recently the first horse (the chestnut) who bucked at the beginning then bolted was stung by wasps, it turned out there was a small nest which was disturbed by all the gigs driving past. There were obviously some people who panicked because they aren’t used to a horses so the situation got worse. I’m sure they meant well but the fact that all the loose horses kept coming towards the middle is because their natural instinct is to be within a herd of horses. I hope all the horses and humans involved were ok in the end.x
Where (city/town, state/province/country) did this incident happen?
This made me cry. That horse was so scared. Poor thing.
This made you cry? I've seen livestock and people blown up in Dubai. Now that will make you cry.
Me too! It was so distressing watching how distressed these horses were.
Horses btw. He hit another horse
It looked like the horse was scared of his driver, primarily by the bucking. Not to mention the man was horrifically pulling on the bit. He displays a lot of of signs that he is either; extremely untrained and wasn't prepared properly for the show, or he was abused behind the scenes. It might be both cases.
@@staceyevans2315 Apparently the horse was 16 and had been doing these competitions for years already and was known for his good manners. So probably a switch to a new, awful trainer. Or maybe he was in pain. Horses show subtle signs that they're in pain, but when those signs get ignored, they become bigger (bucking, rearing, etc)
This should be called “ The Ring of Idiots: Horse Edition “
🤣🤣
Well I hope that the horse is fine
Sinasi Everest Studios heard ya brother
Yeah the guy stood in front of the horse what did he expect to happen. It stop? No that horse isn’t afraid to run him over and that’s exactly what happen
Never put wheels on a horse it goes like this
What would I do? I would do everything except for what these people did!
-don’t grab at a spooked horse
-don’t throw yourself in front of the horse
-don’t grab its reins/bridle
-DO remove all people/animals from the room
-DO stay out of the horses way
-DO let the horse run itself out
I don't know how people can jump in the path of a scared horse. I had a similar experience once. One of our horses broke lose and ran through the stable area. It came straight towards me - I waited calmly in its way, but only as long as I was sure it could stop. As I saw that it would not slow down I moved out of its way - safety first. Even if I would have wanted to wait it out I could not have done it. It is so scary to see a cantering horse running towards oneself ...
I know whatcha mean ...... stupid
Exactly
They tried letting it run itself out, obviously didnt work. People were all doing it wrong but there is ways to grab a running horse
@@kelseyplagman2570 what else could they do anyway they didn't leave the horse for long enough
My trainer was there. She said that many of the people in the audience were unfamiliar with horses, and the yelling made things much worse than it should have been. She also said she wished more people did what our division does when one of the show horses gets upset and starts panicking- everyone on the sidelines quietly but firmly says, “Whoa!” Much more effective.
Do you know if that one woman taken by ambulance was okay? And all the horses that crashed? So scary to see and it could have been much worse
@@katiearetos53no, I’m unsure exactly what happened, though I’m pretty sure she survived, or I would have heard otherwise.
I heard one man repeatedly saying Whoa! , but it didn’t seem to have an effect-possibly because no one else joined him
I grew up riding a dealing with horses my whole life. Training your horse well was instilled in me and the importance of it. And how I needed to know what to do in any situation. Calm and a steady tone is vital. And if you’re somewhere where a horse goes into panic mode, keep your eye on the horse and have a plan. Don’t just sit in one open targeted spot, get out of the line of fire. And allow the minimum amount of people handle the horse. Less is better. I was also taught that when I’m training my horse to develop a control trigger that will make your horse stop in any situation. It’s a combination of whatever signal you develop between you and your horse and your ability to immediately convince them that they’re safe and ok. Because that’s their mindset regarding you, they’re protecting and taking care of you, they need to the same from their rider. Happy Trails folks.
I’m genuinely annoyed after watching this
Same
Peggys SSO. I feel the same way. These horses are treated like shit
Linda L. Ikr, after he slips, they all run over to him like he's some sort of rabid animal. He was probably just scared because everyone was screaming.
Me too!
Pigs and Pipes ok
Oh no....a panicking horse tanking with a cart behind it....what shall we do?
Shout and scream sounds the best option with the odd standing directly infront of it occasionally.....smh!
They should not be in a show at all
So how would you try to stop them?
Cecilia Valentin by not waving my hands and screaming at the horse that won’t stop
@@makhaylanichola5297 I dont want to know what you wouldnt do. I want to know what you would do.
I know right idiots 👏
Why don’t these people just leave the horse alone chasing it is just going to scare it even more
This one guy just sitting here and recording like Ima post this on the internet so everyone can see what idiots my friends are! This good idea.
I knew right I bet he thought it was funny too
😂🤣😀
Lol!!!!
What else could he do lmao
Horse shows are generally recorded, so if not this guy it would have been someone else. It's actually smart to keep recording if you're not in danger and can't help because there may be insurance questions.
*shouting into the microphone*: "KEEP QUIET PLEASE KEEP QUIET"
"Let him just run."
Everyone: "Yeah nah imma try to bodyblock him lol."
yeah bang ops
Men in shorts will always try to stop full blown stampedes in an arena. Shorts scare horses and make them slow down.
They're trying to get the horse to slow down and get to the rail
I've had horse's all my life and I've never seen less horse sense in humans than this shenanigans
I have never owned horses. I´ve riddin one only once in my life, didn´t like it. In fact, where I come from, we eat horse steaks. But even I recognized that these people were all reacting dumb as can be ...
I have owned horses since I was born I've written them yeah I'm just going to go stand in front of the horse and he'll stop no that panicked horse is going to run right through you because he knows he's bigger than you like serious. Some people are just dum.
rich people need to be taught
I have owned horses my whole life and i agree, the staff was being super unprepared and stupid!
@@McJLady23 would it be best to grab a net or a dart gun preharps?
poor horses, everyone has horse knowledge until something like this happens.
they should have immediately pulled out every other horse when this started and made it way easier for themselves
This is what happens when you're rich and own horses but know nothing about them
Mike McNiel couldn’t have said it better myself
Mike McNiel best comment ever
Yes thank you someone who understands me
Lmao
And how many horses have you had?
Sometimes stuff just happens, can't predict it, hard to stop it when it does
6:07 Can we get a round of applause for the only horse that stayed calm while in the ring?
good boy
Well the 2nd horse was just standing there till the 1st horse body slammed it! & it took off.
Yes 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Of course 👏👏👏👏
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Every person in that ring should pursue a career as a circus clown.
“Walk your horses!” I’m sure if they could they would😂
I know nothing about horses, but it seems like those in the ring know even less.
You are correct
So what would you do better stop the horse that is scared? No
@@thegirls7534 I think instead it would be better to start shouting loudly, wave my arms up and down, randomly jump in and out of the path of any oncoming horse, and try not to contain the other horses.
Hang on....
RationalThinker1859 True 😂
@@thegirls7534 Doing something that would not scare any prey animal with flight instinct:
Keep quiet, slow motions and care for the left horses.
Unwagon them, move the wagons out the way or maybe around the people in the ring as a blockage.
After the fracas started, every single one of those problems was caused by people running around shouting and waving arms or shirts or throwing ropes etc.
agreed also scaring the loose horse in to the middle made things worse
+Kimberley Hill The horse ran to the middle of the ring because the other horses were there. They are herd animals and stick close. That is why the second runaway heads for the exit when the other horses leave the ring. Safety together.
ms vanorak thank you at least there is someone else with commen sense in this comment section :)
which animals?
its people who cause the most incidents in these types of events
The irony of saying “KEEP QUIET” over a loud speaker 😂
i'm not even half way through and there's so many things wrong already, the person speaking clearly knew what to do but what did the workers do,do the exact opposite of what they said, also after you've got them don't jump on the horse or try to catch it with a rope like no, i swear to god people own horses and work with them but don't actually know what to do in situations like this.
Announcer: Female. Workers: Male. "I'm a gonna GET this horse! WATCH ME!:
! @Gail1Marie Yes! They were all trying to be a hero. Absolute morons
2:12 "We need the medic please" says the announcer in a tone of voice that says she is so done with all these stupid humans and their screaming and flailing.
then the horse got put down, im guessing
Exactly
(Re: Suffolk Mapping: then the horse got put down, im guessing)
after watching it through, i realized, yeah, the "culprit" did get put down...
and they'll all blame it on the horse, which is fucking assaholic of them to assume like
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE HORSE WORLD??? ALSO PLEASE SHUT UP FUCKING ANNOUNCER, YOU ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE
(Re: Violin horse rider: The horse dosen't need to get ø(p)ut down u idiots)
yet he did because horses are always blamed for everything when it's the riders fault. the horse was not comfortable, the announcer was a dickhead, riders and spectators kept on spooking the horses, and then they caused more havoc.
You watch rick.
"EVERYONE BE QUIET PLEASE" screaming gets louder
Wow, well that escalated so fast. There were so few people in that arena who knew what they were doing 🙄
1:58
Horse 1”TAG, YOUR IT”
Horse 2 “my time to shine, weeeee”
Why do I find that so funny???
I've worked with and have loved horses for a large part of my life. Your comment made me cry with laughter 😂... not only that though, you perhaps don't realise how close to the truth you are.... that's what makes it so funny 😂😂
I was already laughing at another response, yours got my gut and cheeks hurting and my eyes watering. Thanks! I truly needs that. Lol!
Ed Dabbs oh tm, I do, my horses are exactly like this. One will be galloping around and when they calm themself down the other will start so while they’re pissing about in the field I’m worrying about the potential vet bills 😂😂
Lady: Please keep quiet, let the horse run on the outside!*CRASH*Everyone: AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!
Why are you running?
Why are you running??
AaAaAaaaaaaAaah aAah! why are you running? Why are you running??
You probably know this but horses are naturally animals that flee. Their first instinct is to flee no matter what.
Because i want to because i have to their coming their coming their chasing me HELP (thats what the horse is thinking)
@@hwauntaholics omg.. HAHAHAHHAH😂
This comment made my morning! 😂..P.S. sad to see these commenters don't get your reference.
How about this, the other carts and horses slowly sneak out, and send in a cowboy who can rope
Or they should have followed the instructions initially and gone to the inside!
omg horse running at full speed, let’s jump right in front of it. everyone will think in a hero!
The moment the first horse freaked out they should have removed all other horses and people from the ring and let the horse run itself out. Especially as the silly creatures seem to have a habit of careening into each other, most likely caused by the limits that blinders place on their vision. The announcer seemed to be the only one with any sense. At least she tried.
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The above comment is moronic.
We'll ignore the logistics and discuss another factor. Money. Any idea much money goes into a show horse? And the potential for a ecatastropic injury to said valuable asset?
The kiddy table is in the kitchen. Take your comment there.
@@brendaclark3085 Your comment is contradictory and non-sensical.
So, let's look at this from a 'money' perspective. Attempting to stop a panicking horse, especially one with blinders has a high probability of resulting in human injury, especially if the horse runs over someone, which one did. So that's doctor and/or funeral bills. Not removing all other horses from the ring means that the Panicking horse will do exactly as shown in the video and cause more horses to panic by running into them. So now, not only is there the issue of one expensive horse fatally injuring itself, but several. Panicking horses with blinders constantly careen into into other objects, so in not removing all other horses from the ring, they leave objects for the panicking horse to crash into, leading to more injury not only to the original Panicking horse, but to the other horses and people. So, if they had removed all other horses from the ring immediately, only one horse would have been panicing, and there would have been less for it to crash into and injure itself on. If they had allowed it to run itself out instead of attempting to grab it the horse would have eventually calmed down and stopped. Due to the blinders the horse could not see what was grabbing at it only that something was and that is why it kept running, because the people attempting to catch it kept on sending it into higher levels of panic. The reason the horse paniced so much was because it couldn't see. It was running from the unknown. Had it not had blinders, firstly, it would not have kept on running into everything and injuring itself, and secondly, after it realised there was nothing after it, it would have calmed down albeit slowly. Also, in case you didn't notice, the horse that went down at the end was not the original runner, but the 3rd or 4th. Had all horses been removed from the ring at the start, the last would not have started to panic.
Basically, everything I suggested *lowers* the probability of injury and therefore expenses, not only to the original Panicing horse, but to everything else in that ring. So which of us, exactly, lacks logic and understanding?
@@skyeiron5872 - hardly, but I can see your argument.
But let's go back to the "get the other horses out." Tell me the logistics of that while keeping the spooked horse in.
Again, this question does assume an experience working with horses...
@thread: listen again. The announcer dors suggest they "let him run it out" and eventually to have the other horses evacuated.
Not what I would have suggested but not my rodeo.
@@brendaclark3085 I am aware that the announcer eventually made the suggestion, but much would have been prevented had the call been made earlier. They would not have been able to evacuate the horses quickly, or all at once, however there is a window of time between the Panicking horse running past the gate and coming back around to the gate in which one could remove one, maybe two horses from the ring at a time. It would require some timing and care, but would be the best option. Leaving the horses within the ring presents more danger than getting them out safely.
Yeah, 1:15 at this point the horse should have just been left alone and wait for him to stop on his own.
I was thinking that the whole time! Just let him be! He'll stop eventually!
Angelica just let the crazy one on theout and keep the sane in the middle these horses dont have stamina so he will have run himself out
No he wouldn’t. Horses will fight until they’re dead. Leather was hanging from all the tack and spooked him and he would’ve never stopped.
Respect to the woman on the intercom when people were yelling she said “Keep quiet please keep quiet”
She was an idiot... the loudspeaker was louder than the screamers! Get it?
@@redbaron6322 1) Horses in competition are used to the loudspeakers. So she could have a try.
2) Better to put people and horses out of the way (in her other interventions). Even if the running horse is more scared with the loudspeaker, at least everyone around him can be safe.
What do horses do when they freak out? They run. I've had this happen myself, with a team of Belgian Draft horses and it wasn't even a freak out. When leading them through a gate one day (after unhitching them from a wagon), then stopping them while I closed the gate behind them, as we'd done many times, suddenly they took off, and ran around the circle of the pasture, three times at full speed. It was just like what was pictured here. Finally they got tired and slowed down enough I was able to get ahold of the reins again.
Wow!
If only the stupid people would listen to the announcer, she knows what she's talking about.. just let the horse run and stop trying to catch them! Poor horses, hope they all got out okay.
I agree
yes exactly
allie price
Me 2
You all have no knowledge of what you're agreeing with! Don't show your naiivness by agreeing to something that's wrong! Ask an expert on the subject!
InkBird ya because all there were dining was spiking them all
These people had no clue what they were doing and were clearly stressing out the horse 😡 the announcer appeared to be the only one that knew what she was doing
Yes, and also since they don't know, they get themselves injured. The announcer said stay in the middle etc . Listen to her she is more credible.
Possibly they never seen something like this happened so most of them are unprepared for this to come
Yes, these were amateur drivers and this was a mess to have to deal with at that level.
Literally the announcer was the only one who actually knew
Sadie X How the f$&@! Is it cruel
Makes me cry and smile. Rewatching it 10 years later...
1:03 lmaaao when the horse almost ran into him he was like "what?"
This is literally the biggest mess ever
there are worse messes
Kate D
I saw a pretty bad mess with pulling ponies once. They spooked, jerked the hitch out of the helpers hands, took off bucking and one pony jumped over both sets of traces and went down. Took 20 minutes to untangle.
“Walk your horses” **all horses continue to canter**
Atleast the horses weren't injured. Man can they run though
this is still my favorite video to share when people ask me why I don't drive.
I have to give kudos to the announcer who seemed to be the only one who had any sort of sense in this situation. I expect professional trainers/riders/handlers to have been smarter than this. Chasing a 1000lb spooked horse with blinders on in an attempt to catch it... really? She was right to tell them to let the horse just run it out and to keep the horse on the outside of the ring. Everything she did here was correct. Too bad these people lost all their marbles in a dangerous crisis.
Except she's screaming at the horses, because they dun no english no good
She wasn't screaming at the horse; she was screaming at the humans.
and the horse got put down because he "CAUSED HAVOC FOR NO REASON"
(omfg, is it really his fault he ran over a guy? probably not, it's the guys fault, THAT HORSE HAD BLINDERS, as past mentioned)
IdioticReborn one of the horses got out down?!?!?!
No, none were put down. What I gather from previous comments, Idiotic Reborn thinks a horse gets put down every time something bad happens because people "always blame the horse".
Not sure why this was recommended to me now, 10 years later, but as someone who rode and worked with Arabians, trying to grab that horse and yanking on it was the worst possible idea. It would have riled the horse further. The announcer was doing the best she could- get all of the calm horses in one spot and clear(a corner would have been preferable, but most were in the center already). Then my recommendation would have been: trainers form a barrier between the spooked horse and the others with arms out in a T pose like a fence, then let the spooked horse calm itself in the remainder of the arena. It may have taken a couple minutes, but it would have been fine. The horse was trying to bob and weave away from everyone trying to grab it, and in its' panicked and blindered state, that wasn't something it could do effectively, causing the crashing.
And for the love of all things good in the world, people, please don't scream at an equestrian event when something goes wrong? Call for help, maybe, but screaming just scares the horses more! BUT REALLY, JUST LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCER.
All horses in the center and people make a rope hand??????? Did you watch the video a horse spooked that bad n running with a sulky at a chain of people would never of stopped that or any horse in a situation like that there would of just been allot more casualties nothing was stopping that horse only itself in time!!! How many people and other horses and cards did they already knock down??? Silence and stillness was the only thing that would of stopped it and remember a horse feels safest near its herd so evacuation should of been instant
@@kerriemorris3155 *n
That poor horse!😭The screaming and yelling scared him even more! He literally ran to the other horses for safety💔
I'd like to imagine that first Horse was frantically repeating "Aw F***, Aw S***" in his head the entire time.
Screaming... That will help!
+Sir Korax I know everyone screaming made the horse more terrified, I am not horse expert but I know that screaming will scare an animal even more.
+Loki Laufeyson so true! And a Pentecostal up area won't help it! If I was there I would say:
Everyone shut the fuck up! Your scaring it! Twats"
And normally a horse will just run if it's being chased by something so the cart behind is just spooking it even more! They're fucking idiots!
+Loki Laufeyson I am kind of a horse expuirt
+Niamh Williams totally... No ones an expert they have knowledge but are not an expERt
Yeh that's what I meant
Screaming... Because that'll fix it!
The announcer was the only one that knew what the hell to do I swear
The announcer who yelled through the hall to stop screaming?
@@Ben126LP ??
This is it! The animals started an uprising against humanity!
announcer: says keep quiet like 80 times
the crowd: *AAAAAAAAAA*
I liked how the guy @ 1:30 truly thought he could stop a galloping horse. It's the equivalent of stopping a speeding car.
Exactly, what an idiot.... Glad someone else actually understands!
haha yeah, because that dumbness i was laughing so hard xD
ThePayBear
thats why you dont hire people that know nothing about horses unless they want to kill them selves
I once stopped a cantering herd bound horse by standing calmly in his way with my arms out in a T, making a nickering noise and saying, "Woah buddy it's alright, calm down and we'll get you to ur friends." He slowed downa nd let me catch him. But this is a different situation. I was alone in a pasture without idiots.
Tahja Tomlinson omg I thought the same thing
these are horse people? They were pissing ME off and I can't imagine how they kept aggravating those stressed out horses. They should've gotten all the people and horses out immediately, dimmed the lights and let the first horse quiet down. The second horse is probably traumatized as well.
+Missy Rabbit There is literally no way to dim the lights in the Colosseum. There is so much natural light in there that there's no way to shut it. If there is, I don't know about it.
I feel so bad for these horses and I know they are just trying to help but they need to either get the horses lunged or let them free
Missy Rabbit they were NOT horsemen. Just having those jacked up horses in harness is just asking for trouble.
Technically the proper term is driving harness. Anything you put on a horse is called tack. Tack is the general term. Just like anything you put on your body is called "clothes".
To get any of these horses back into a bike is going to take a very long time and tons of patience. That's if the horses show any willingness at all to having a bike behind them again. These horses just might have to be turned into riding horses be use of this trauma.
The horse is literally driving up the wall when the cart tips to the side
What a disaster… aka how NOT to handle this situation. All of them running around like mad ferrets waving their hands at a spooked horse - what were they hoping to achieve, exactly?!
Not one driver had the presence of mind to drop the quick connect, leave the cart in the center and exit the arena with their horse, when this first started. All those coats flapping and towels but no one can figure out how to use a blindfold. The horses still under control could have been blinded and led to the gate as the run away went past. Not one single person has a sharp knife to cut away the harness? A harness can be repaired a broken leg can not.
Chasing, flapping arms, all that was counter productive and served only to cause the original horse to come off the rail and hit more horses and vehicles. Just going to the center of the ring to allow the runaway to just run out of gas, and removing one horse at a time. This requires cool heads and a clear understanding of what a panicked horse will do.
FINALLY someone agrees that this IS NOT the horse's fault the reason why it carried out so long is because THE STUPID HUMANS scared the poor horse :(
Grace Wright The original horse was going to come off the rail and try to rejoin the herd for safety. The guy in the white cowboy hat seemed to know what he was doing.
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Of course the chestnut that started the whole debacle had no business in the ring at all.
0:23 it was PLAIN to anyone with any savvy at all that this was going to end badly. Unfortunately not everyone could see this.
At 1:13 that groom in the white hat should know it was safer out of the ring than in it and get the horse out the nearest gate. (this is called situational awareness) The runaway passes him again at 1:45 and he isn't 50 feet from a gate! How many wrecks have to happen before he catches his snap?
A horse with blinders in a panic running like the hounds of hell are after him is not looking for a heard to join. Flight instinct has kicked in and until the adrenalin burns up a bit he's going to run. The clearly unsavvy people on the rail shooing the horse off the rail are to blame for about 60% of this nightmare. And the announcer waited WAY too long to order them out.
There are no quick connects on these harnesses, the tugs are wrapped around the shafts, and straps off the surcingle are wrapped in figure 8 to secure them, and may also be run through leather keepers attached to the shaft as well.
It is not a simple matter to get a cart or buggy loose hitched like we hitch.
TheSaddler55
EXACTLY! You get 10 points!
I saw quick hitches in the harness racing catalogs 20 years ago and used them on a pony cart for just park driving, just a safety feature.
These folks have these highly bred excitable horses and no quick hitch? That takes real forethought there.
I also carry a razor sharp pocket knife with me every time I mess with a horse at all. I have had to cut a few straps and ropes but it has worked out way better than not cutting them.
Even a Girl Scout knows to "be prepared."
why people would think that moving to the outside of the arena, chasing the horses (most of whom have blinders), yelling and jumping and waving all about would help anything absolutely baffles me. if a horse spooks and you fall off, keep calm, move to the MIDDLE of the arena, and let the horse just run a bit. it'll only calm down if YOU calm down. i honestly don't understand how people think chasing it around while it's already frightened will help anything.
they needed zo keep him on the outside bc if he comes in there are all the other horses and humans. its safer to keep him outside
CZcamsfreakXD i meant that it was a bad idea for the people to go to the outside, preventing the horse from going there :0
Same! I don't know why people do that. Maybe after watching this video they'll realise how it's wrong and stop dong it :)
I find this whole thing very confusing - Anyone who has spent any time at all around horses knows they can spook easily and keeping calm is paramount in situations like this - The people caused most of the problems - Especially that guy in the white shirt, what an idiot
@@carolalter6697 event was just insane let him run and get tired keep them on the outside don't chase them don't get in front of them
the horse clearly didn’t like doing what he was doing
edit) it also amazes me how long a horse can run without stopping
D'you know horses can travel up to 50 km/day to search for food? It's amazing how long they can stay in motion, also (don't like the industry) the racing horses can like sprint for like a really really long time it's amazing
@@zoe09s10particularly liking your "don't like the industry" comment x
this is how horses act when they dont trust people
Hate that idiots cut the poor horses tails
For those of you concerned about the horses, I found this elsewhere:
chucksiemon
1 year ago
All the horses were okay,,no serious injuries....actually the last horse running loose was National Champion Driving that same year....
1 year ago
That was Bob Hart - he tried to lasso the horse but missed. The horse went down when it tripped on the harness leathers hanging on the ground. Just happended to be at the same time....
I think it was fine - it was tangled in the harness which is why it fell down. I didn't hear of any horses having more than a few scratches.
The first horse is Hizberry Best who I believe was 16 years old at the time and had competed for years and is well known for his good manners. They aren't sure what happened here, but this is a classic example of how even the most bombproof horse can spook. After this accident he was taken out of driving totally.
This video was posted originally at ablackhorse and there is an explanation about it there.
+Leaf Lighter........just saw this video for the first time. Thank you so much for the info on horses and others involved! Sad situation and while I could add many comments, I am just shaking my head at all of those commenting with some of the most uneducated, no logic comments. It's no wonder most days I prefer animals to people! Thanks again for info! p.s. Doesn't the banner in beginning of the video even announce a Championship Class! :)
+Banjosmom I believe this was the Region XI championship. Maybe 2008? It was definitely before I started showing there.
Thank you so much for telling how it went. I worked with horses for 13 or 14 years, and I still get anxious when seeing things like this (but unlike these people, I know keeping your cool is the most important rule despite your fears).
That's good news! Saw this video for first time today and don't know where to start with my feelings. But first....what was with that guy w/the hat yanking on the reins?? Extremely obvious he's hurting the horse's mouth and the horse is rebelling. Also extremely obvious the guy is clueless about horses and doesn't know what he's doing. I hope the organizers/organization has learned to pull these accidents-going-to-happen-in-a-few-minutes out of the ring before disaster strikes.
When the one horse runs through the other side of the ring center, some guy grabs the left rein which yanks the horse's head hard left but the horse is still running and right into another cart/rider/horse. If that horse had been left alone it probably would not have crashed, but since it was running blind it was bound to crash.
Very few people in the ring have much horse experience, very obvious by their actions. You should not be in the ring if you don't have to be. What's with people sitting in lawn chairs in the center? I grew up out West with horses and had the help of my grandfather and dad learning about horses. So when I see urbanites mixed in with horses there's a 50-50 chance of a problem because they are clueless. If you're going to be around horses, spend the extra money to learn about horses from someone who knows what they are doing. You'll have a much more positive experience in the long run.
Thank you for adding this.....I was just in tears watching these poor horses and couldn't tell at the end if that horse was ok after having fallen. What a horror. Just this year a similar thing happened at Devon Show. in PA....the horse leaped the out gate still in harness having broken away from the cart. Thank God no one was hurt neither was the horse......but this stuff happens to the best and it's heart breaking.
Talk about poor horsemanship.
+Alla Khoroshkova Theres no amount of horsemanship that can help this. When they are running scared like that. They will not listen to anyone or anything
+TheNonMakeupGuru Yes they do. But only to the person they trust. That's why riders or drivers should never just abandon their horse in the ring, it will just make them panic more - especially in unfamiliar environment.
Rimfaxe96 Not always. Again what could they have done? One of the handlers got literally ran over. When they are bolting like that, they revert to natural instinct which is to trample anything that gets in their way until they are back to something thats comforting and familiar. Which you'll find isn't a human. It'd be their paddock or stable back home. There is no amount of bond or horsemanship that could have helped this. They were too panicked
TheNonMakeupGuru Nope, it can be a human. Personally I stopped 2 bolting horses, both times a mere approach was enough after they ran two rounds and the initial shock faded. Saw other people getting a hold of bolting horses too, and once a new horse ran towards the next horse in sight - in that case it was my horse, another time it just ran towards the paddocks. You'd be surprised what a bond some people can have with their horses.
Rimfaxe96 Im sorry but are you that stupid to honestly believe all horses are like that? These horses are highly strung show horses. I do understand very well the type of bond you can have with a horse. But i can tell you that in this situation they will stay in that panicked state with so much noise going on around them and so much crap hitting their legs. They weren't going to stop for anyone as they didn't actually come out of the panicked state at all
I come back to this every few months just for the comments. Internet gold!
announcer:tells them to be quiet
dude at 3:04: screaming
The judge was literally the only person who knew what the hell to do. If they didn’t have her that would be even more of a disaster then it already was. People SCREAMING all over the place is NOT going to resolve anything. Just let them run and they will run out of energy. Waving your hands at them and getting ran over by them is only going to spook them more. They should have brought all the other horses out while the first one spooked so he could just run out of energy and it wouldn’t be so traumatic.
They were waving their hands to make the horse run in the outside area, so it wouldn't spook the other horses, and cause a domino effect.
It's a shame no one was listening to her
Right after the announcer says Let it run... It CRASHES into another horse. (Yes, I saw the guy pull its head to the side) Let it run isn't the answer. Too bad they don't keep a horse at these events that's trained to stop runaways.
Alexa Watson exactly. Everyone needs to be quiet so the horse can be calm
Wtf! The people trying to help were literally spooking the horse even more. Getting in the horses way, waving their arms everywhere, trying to grab the equipment on the horse, like seriously. This shows how unprofessional and how unprepared they were if a situation like this ever came up.
Magic Snow Wolf the woman who were telling ppl to leave the horses to run was the only one who wasn't a fucking idiot
Magic Snow Wolf - This is to be expected at gaited shows. Bunch of the biggest dim-witts I've ever seen.
Magic Snow Wolf YES SO TRUE I COULD AGREE
I totally agree!! poor horses!! people are idiots
I soooooo agree. When people sorta wave their arm like that, it shows the horses like the people are bigger than them.
This is the craziest thing I've seen at a horse show and I've seen a ton of crazy at horse shows.
Annaunser: Everyone ceep quite
Everyone:(gets louder)
1.16 A guy with a white coat waving around running after a panicked horse. Yeah, GREAT idea... Sigh...
I liked how the announcer tried to stay calm and keep everyone else calm. She was doing the right thing... They should have let the horses just run it out - they'd eventually tire..instead of jumping out at them every 10 seconds. Probably scared em shitless.
plus if you notice, they were essentially driving him too, as they were behind his driveline...
Trouble is that until they do tire from running, the chance of injury would be great.
Horse will panic and eventually may try jumping end gate too, and good way to get everyone in there killed.
Best to try to stop horse.
TheSaddler55 Not sure what type of horses you are acquainted with but none I know will jump anything while strapped to a little carriage.
Rimfaxe96 then you dont know horses, they just care about running if they are spooked its their way of saving themselves. I've seen teams of four go for a jump with a 4 wheel driving carriage.
Lmao I'm sorry- wtf were they trying to do? Encourage the horse(s) to continue their spooked running?
When the second Horse began to run ...killed me 😂
1:30 I feel bad for laughing but also HE THOUGHT HE COULD STOP THE HORSE WITH HIS BODY I JUST 😂😂😂😂
Yeah, he held his hand up haha! "Stop, I say." What an idiot.
And everybody was just like "Oh, the horse ran over him, let’s scream to make him feel better"😂😂
Screaming woah and flapping your arms at the horses isn't going to help the situation. They should have just let the horses run off their steam instead of making so much noise. I am glad they finally got things under control.
Ikr!!
I agree they only freaked the horses out more!
I know right!
+BehindxBlueEyesx I agree completely
Yes!! If you make yourself bigger it will make yourself look scary to a horse and it will make the horse startled
What is with the laying horse?
Is he OK?
It’s just to calm him and check for injuries
@@isabellarose9096 wrong they tripped the horse with wire, watch it again. This horse is not getting up, they are not keeping him down. This horse should never have been deliberately tripped while he was running. My best guess is this horse was humanely put down.
@@kimkearney5419 No... I don't think so. I slowed it way down and I believe the man lassoed the horse and either missed or managed to grab part of the cart... The rope goes limp long before the horse trips.
The horse, after the cart fell off, likely got tangled in the harness and fell due to this.
Unless you were there are personally know the owner, it shouldn't be assumed that the horse was euthanized.
@@kimkearney5419 ok thats a over reaction the horse was lassoed down and he probably got a sedative and i highly doubt he died from this
Huh?? I’ll bet you as much as that horse costs (which is probably a lot) that it was not put down. Whether it was tripped or lassoed, there was no reason to put it down. Did they sedate it? Possibly. Euthanize it? Absolutely not.
Anounccer: please keep quite
Also announcer :OPEN THE GATE AND GET THE HORSES OUT NO NOT YET NO NO OK NOW WAIT NO
Never in my life have I seen such incompetence . These people are absolutely USELESS
The drivers are amateur drivers, and no one was incompetent except the people in the stands screaming.
Horse was apparently stung coming in the gate, may have been high even before then of course.
Welcome to an example of the horse world full of stupid humans.
"Useless"? The arrogance of humanity.
A frightened 1k-lb animal against 200lb human...
D90Girl if there wasn’t stupid people like this, who would be stupid
That’s easy to say when you’re watching a video from your living room
Idiots - shouting, running at the horse, trying to grab the reins - a perfect formula for a disaster!
Then it spooked 2 others!!!
Only the commentator knew what to do - move everyone to the centre, drivers out and hold their horses heads, no shouting, and let the horses run - they will eventually stop!
Virginia Fry someone who was there commented and said they (the people running at the horse) were mostly trying to keep him on the outside of the arena, but I saw a few people take a grab at the reigns of the first horse for sure. Apparently the first horse was stung by a handful of bees when he was entering the arena, and that’s when he started kicking and eventually running. This situation is just scary and sad. The whole time I was watching it I just kept thinking, “there’s no way a horse acting normally wouldn’t have stopped by now...”
@@MyGuise did you not see the idiot who got flattened, no, the animal is freaking out, calmly remove all people and animals as safely as possible would be the best option, once the horse makes a pass at the doors let people get out. this is a fucking shit show. what safety regulations were there? any at all??
Shadowserenity I know.. Like I said, the whole thing’s just scary and sad... The fact that those people thought that a horse WITH BLINDERS ON and obviously loosing its shit would see them with their hands up and be like, “oh, maybe I should stop since all these dudes are waving more things at me that are probably going to cause me pain” I understand that apparently this was a freak thing that has never happened before; and I also understand that hindsight is 20/20.. But anytime I have my horse around a larger group of other animals/people I’m always thinking what I’d do if my horse spooked, or if another one were to, or if someone did something stupid (I’ve had people slap my horses butt before, but since I wasn’t giving any other signal for my horse to move he only flinched and sidestepped away).. I’m just glad no one was hurt too badly 😭🙅🏼♀️
Shadowserenity The best thing to do is to just let the horse run out. Obviously.
Virginia Fry yea for real god dang
Although this is really frightful, I couldn’t help but hoot at the absurdity & hilarity of it all just going round again-?- and AGAIN!
It was like the horses just kept taking cues from one another and went on strike- en masse!
The Equine version of Three Stooges, or something!
The sheer terror of, “move to the center” & the horse just goes Kamikaze and moves center too!
I just hope it all - finally- ended well for both man& beast!
As a homeschooling “mother of many” I’ve had school days go just like that!! 😮😂🤪
It’s not the horses at fault it’s the idiots behind it, people like this should be on harness at adult entertainment
and that's what happens when too many stupid people meet each other in one room.
I feel so bad for the horses. All of them should have been immediately unhooked and no one should have been screaming. Lots of mistakes that made this whole thing get out of hand
+Elena Tyrell Its not that simple unfortunately. It takes ten or so minutes to take off all of that gear. They would be better off completely hooked in than half out
no that's only when putting it on and taking it off after a event, they do have emergency straps for quick releasing for situations like these
Kimberley Hill It's a bit hard to grab them when they are galloping around the ring
They should of got off the carriages, and taken the horses out of the carriages. If you can't take the horse out in under a minute you shouldn't be driving. I can usually do it in about 30 seconds
Ahh found the first comment here with a smidgen of sense!! I’ve said for years that the risk assessment should advise that if one horse is in a panic then all others should be removed from their buggies and all taken out of the ring. An arena like this one is ideal as all “calm” horses can leave by one gate and the panicked horse guided to the opposite holding ring, much smaller and easier to catch there.
Hahahaha that guy who thought standing in front of the horse was a good idea 😂😂😂
Just curious - when my horse gets away from me, I squat down and he comes to me. I'm not really all that experienced and I didn't teach him to do this. He just does it. Does that work for others?
Wtf are these people doing running in front of the spooked horses scaring them even more! Then trying to grab it?!?! That would just rip at their faces! Honestly how idiotic
They were trying to act big to scare him
Isabelle Wilson well it’s not smart
They were trying to keep them away from the other horses that second horse would never have happened if they did it properly and keep it from being run into by the first I hope the second is alright
@@isabellewilson9041 act big to scare a FLIGHT animal? Stop treating horses like they are dogs. They are PREY animals NOT predetors. It was already scared, what are you gonna do, scare it more so it thinks it's life or death?
@@makaylam947 No, it's not to scare the animal, it's to get it to stop and think. We had a barrel horse that slipped and fell running to first barrel (him and the rider are fine.) He got up and ran the entire arena, scared at what had happened. Yes, you can let them run it out, but that can get dangerous. All it took for him to stop was someone literally threw a jacket in front of his face. It made him stop and they were able to grab him and calm him down. They do that for the horse to stop and calm down. The only problem with these driving horses where that they had the carts on them so they thought something was chasing them so it was harder for them to get out of their fight or flight response and realize their humans where there to keep them safe.
As someone who has knowledge about what happened during this class, I must say that the comments on this video are dripping with ignorance. First of all, 'we need a medic please' was for the paraplegic woman. It was her horse that was spooked last. She fell from her cart. Enough said. The man that was seen 'run over' was perfectly fine. At most, he had minor injuries. He was the most injured out of anyone.
Yes, this is a trama that these horses will never recover from. None of these horses were ever driven again, I'm sure. That being said, NONE of them were put down either. It is absolutely ridiculous that any of you would actually believe that! That horse that fell down at the end got tangled up in all his equipment, that is why he tripped, and why they held him down. Just after this video ended, they succeeded in getting all the tack off him, and he was allowed to stand up, and they calmly walked him out of the arena. He wasn't even limping.
None were badly injured due to this. Nobody was. That is a fact. It is also a fact that I had never seen anything like this before in my 15+ years with the Arabian horse. I haven't seen anything like this since then either. I am a third gen. equestrian to boot, and even my grandma hadn't seen anything quite like this before when I showed her the video. Someone mentioned that this happens with the gaited horses all the time. I can't speak for them, but Arabians are NOT gaited. Don't confuse Arabs with those that use the horrific practices found in gaited horse showing.
The first horse panicked due to a beehive found near the entrance. The horse was stung multiple times on the belly, thus causing the initial spook. The people in the arena were stunned at what was happening and were trying to keep the horse on the rail, away from the rest of the horses. Horses are herd animals. The spooked horse wanted to join those in the center, thus why the handlers were yelling and waving their arms. Unfortunately, the horse was so panicked that it was still trying to get to the other horses, thus causing that domino effect.
People, there was no 'calming' the horses in this situation. They were scared, in a big echoing arena, and something was chasing them. They wanted to be with their buddies in the center of the arena, but in doing so, they would only slam their carts into the other horses.
That being said, could this have been handled better? Yes. Of course, it could have. But there is a saying, 'hindsight is 20/20'. They were acting in the moment, and as I have already pointed out, this was not something that any of them had ever seen before or could have predicted would happen. How do you prepare for something that you never expect to happen?
On a final note, I have nothing to say for the shrieking audience. They really should have shut up.
I hope this clears a few things up.
Britt Jacobson what’s the excuse for the poor video quality in 2018 🤣
@Britt - complete crap. 'Trauma' that sours them so they won't drive again. FFS, pease.
The day horses are soured because one of their own decides to run amock near them is the day they forget they are horses and instead believe they are people and ne3d a Xanax to get out of bed.
They're herd animals. They don't utilize a fainting couch because their peers has a rough day.
Thanks for common sense comment. Sadly those that have never worked with harness classes have not got a clue as to how they are hooked to the cart or buggy.
Sad to read comments too that haven't got a clue.
Cell phone video? @@JoeyMrTurbo
Thank you so much for taking the time to give this explanation. It was difficult to watch. So glad that there were no major injuries.
The horse is frightened, the best thing these people can do is scream to make it get more scared.
Not one cowboy in the whole bunch!!! What a mess !!! lol
Everyone literally screaming on top of their lungs is helping so much really good job staying calm
This is not the only event where a spooked horse was not properly taken care, when watching the video all I could think of was "is it just me or do these people only drive horses because they're filthy rich?"
Savage bro. Real savage.
Your a savage.and I love that your 100% rigth and I agree so much
Camille Grace Batoy I thought exactly the same ,shame on those rich people, poor horses
Idkkk I’m not familiar with “rich people” driving horses- it’s usually just really weird people. The people we foxhunt with are loaded and have excellent horsemanship.
It’s not just you.
1:59 - “This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them!”
“Shoot her...or something!!”
I found this video rather enjoyable! at times very very funny :-)) I mean... glad that nothing serious happened! but nonetheless I had my fun watching it!
Correct me if I'm wrong because I've only been working with horses for a month but shouldn't you do what the announcer says and let the horse calm down/run out of steam on its own.
Yes it would have been best and safer for everyone if they moved out of the way, stayed calm and waited for the horse to stop on it's own.
I was just worried that when so much was in the horses way (buggies, humans, etc etc) that the horses were going to fall and break a leg. I hope that last horse was fine afterwards? The video didn't wait long enough to see it stand back up. Horses are such beautiful creatures.
And already with your month of horse exposure you know more about horses then pretty much everybody at this event. This is a demonstration of exactly what NOT to do.
Yes everyone should have stayed in the center instead of spread out like tat! The only reason the horse started running into the crowded center was to get away from the idiots trying to block it everywhere else! Let it run, calm himself down, then attempt to catch him. Every horse that was run over was run over because of the people trying to catch the terrified horse and scaring him more. Every person he dodged every person he ran over, every horse and cart he hit, sent him into a tailspin of more fear!
Shoelacy yep everyone should have stayed quiet, those in the ring should have moved to the center together, and let him run himself out. Those morons jumping out at him yelling and flailing their arms is what caused most of this chaos.
Oh shoot! All of the horses have gone bonkers!
Idiot: Hey! Lets SCREAM AND JUMP INFRONT OF THE HORSES!!!!!!!
Everyone else: Perfect idea!
What they did to “Calm” a nervous horse
-Scream
-Wave
-Chase
-Ropes
-Yell
-Trip him
What I do when my horse is nervous
-Leave her be
-Calm her down
-Pet her
-Talk calmly to her
- If riding I would just get off or say “shhhh”
-Tell her its okay
-Give her treats
Yep. Where's a bail of loose hay when you need it? I was thinking during this vid? Hold out a carrot or some hay.
Tag your horse. Mine would be the one starting the freak out🤦🏻♀️