That horse is an ABSOLUTE saint, quietly standing there while someone is LITERALLY hanging off of his face. He didn't spook, toss his head, backup, spin or bolt. He just stood there until she decided to let go. What an angel. That horse is worth his weight in gold. ❤️💓❤️💓
My friend once fell off, and an ambulance had to come out because she had a scratched liver. Her mom did not continue recording, or record at the hospital. Its unbelievable.
problem with Sophie is... she actually need custom made saddle... She need 18' seat size, but such saddles are made for long-legged riders, but Sophie have short legs, so she need shorter flap than regular 18' saddle have.
@@jrmints80 clearly they have the money so I don't understand why Sophie doesn't have one. Laura bought Chance a 700 dollar saddle pad! What is she going to do with that now?. Probably hoard it. She said she wants to keep all of the saddles pads to make a quilt ?. She could donate to a barn. But she won't.
@@jrmints80 that's not seems possible to me... I've had 18' saddles myself, and she would fit in them honestly. This one looks like max 17,5 more like 17'. Problem is, those sizes are more for the leg lenght than butt size. And at this point of her size... she would look like she don't fit in any saddle... I actually think they should for the time being forget about jumping and get her dressage saddle... If it was up to me... customised Kentaur ELEKTRA, 18,5' inches, with shortened flaps, with woolen panels (any good saddlemaker can then customise those to fit properly horses backs)... I know its european saddle company, but they do shipping overseas, they even send saddles to Japan for olympic games. Dressage saddle would offer her a better stability, deeper saddle seat for her to not look like 'overflowing' the saddle, longer stirrups for her... She should not jumping on horses anyway at this point, I think she would feel much mor secure in dressage. Also I think they sould consider buy her stirrups with wider floor, it would help her a lot. I'm saying it all as a plus-size rider myself....
The average or most common size saddle seat for the rider is a 17.5 inch. That is for the average size rider not the average size human which is still a small size person in the waist and thigh areas and average height. If the most common size is 17.5, and she is already using an 18 inch saddle, she needs to try at least 19 and maybe even some thing slightly larger. I have recommended if the most common size is 17.5, and she is already using an 18 inch saddle, she needs to try at least a 19 and maybe even some thing slightly larger. I have recommended SCHLEESE SADDLERY and there you virtual DIY custom saddle at least a half a dozen times and sent her information and links to the saddlery and the actual saddle. The problem is the professionals around them and especially their instructor still allowing himself to teach her lessons in any of those saddles that do not fit her. Even when she rides the larger draft horse that is a good horse for her, the saddle that they use for him is an average size saddle and still does not fit her. They still do not understand that just because the saddle fits the horse well, that if it does not fit the rider , the rider should not ride in it. Sophia unfortunately is fighting against her own position and balance right from the moment she steps in that stirrup and sits in any of those saddles. The parents need to do some research and realize that they’re professionals that are around them are not giving them the correct information or are just yessing them to death and taking their money for lessons to keep them happy and riding.
Sophie needs core and strength training, (as a former weight trainer and competitive bodybuilder) this will make a world of difference in her riding, her seat will be more balanced and hopefully she'll gain confidence. I'm not fat shaming so don't start. This will benefit all riders equally.
I suggested last year that a nice gym membership where she could work on strengthening her legs and core would really help her, but they don't listen to anyone. Pity.
@@marshachamberlain2968 that would require too much effort for Sophie. Unfortunately Laura hasn't instilled in her kids that they have to work hard to get result.
EXACTLY hat I keep saying! I tahini it’s awful Laura has allowed Sophie to always shove tons of sugar & crap down her throat & to become this obese. She absolutely needs a trainer to help her strength train, esp in her core, to lose weight, learn how to eat properly or healthy, etc. I was a competitive athlete in 2 diff sports & I totally agree this would make a world of difference for Sophie. You can’t ask your horse to be an athlete if you’re not going to work to be one too! And I found it so unfair to Chance, putting a large rider on him who’s super unbalanced & continually gaining weight so how could he ever get balanced or gain weight properly? So glad they ended the lease w/him for him & because Sophie is nowhere near ready to have a horse like that.
I’ve been consistently riding for 2+ years and I haven’t fallen off yet. I agree I think it’s crazy how often she falls off. I hope that her mother will address the issue because it seems like she’s just ignoring it.
Actually she hasn't fallen off since her previous horse Finn. Laura assumed this fall was because Denver spooked but he tripped and Sophie admitted that she doesn't hold on. She just tends to bail without using her seat and legs to stay on. Gabby hasn't fallen for well over a year and that was at a show when Chino refused a jump. In that case she just slid around his neck and stepped down onto her feet. In this last fall the horse she was riding caught the jump and fell but she was thrown clear. It was sort of a rotational fall but the horse didn't land on her.
Bruh same here and if you notice you are falling off more than usual then don’t do jumping just go back to light flatwork to build muscles before doing everything
Same I have been ridding 2 and a half years and yes I have only got bucked and didn't even fall it was my fault and Sophie is only 12 I was shocked yes no not to be rude but I was shocked that her mom is constantly filming Sophie and she should get freedom and just she should not be aloud to be piking really advanced horses
In Australia, some pony clubs won't allow solid brim helmets because they can lead to higher risk of injuries from fall, we have snap release brims that come off instantly if impacted
I had an Arabian and she didn’t need to be chased or have loud music to get her going. Just turning her loose in the indoor area on a cold day and she was off. Not all Arabs are crazy it’s not the horse it’s the owners who want to strut their stuff at the shows. I’ve seen them go through a fence doing this. Pretty scary when you see it happen. Another great video keep them coming you do an awesome job👍😁
I have an Arabian horse and I literally love him so much he doesn't have any issues except for him being stubborn. I use Natural Horsemanship to train my horse and we have a bond that is unbreakable. I don't chase him, or do anything abusive some people are just dumb. I have been to Arabian horse shows and that is the weirdest I have ever seen. I love most of your videos Raleigh.
Totally agree my Arab is awesome! The calmest horse I have ever owned more woah than go, like you said you have to treat them well and with respect. His previous owner sold him as he was "dangerous" But he honestly just needed the change of home and environment, I will never trade him for the world.
I have an arabian mare and she is so calm when handling from the ground. I turn her loose in the indoor arena sometimes when I need to see her move to see if she is lame or not and that is after I longed her.
I have a half arab/dutch harness and he is amazing i use to show pb and loved it. My half arab is so calm my 9 month old sister can play with his nose she didn't mean to kick him she just got happy and started flapping around and he didn't even care he didn't even flinch or leave he just let her do it. That's are day he pulled a shoe and it was bitch black outside and semis going by and using engine brakes and I was under him wrapping his foot and he just stood there
They gave up the lease on Chance. Apparently, Denver, the school horse she rides, tripped and Sophie wasn’t paying attention or prepared, which she says in a later video. Sophie fell forward over Denver’s head.
@@aishlynmcdermott1354 I’ve seen this happen to kids before. Sophie said she wasn’t holding on, so when Denver tripped she went over his head. It makes sense since she is top heavy. When Denver tripped he would have suddenly dropped his head and neck to the ground in order to recover his balance and not fall down, but the sudden lurch forward would have sent Sophie over his head because of her lack of balance and the fact that she has not developed enough leg and core strength to keep her in the saddle.
@@jrmints80 Ideally she should have been able to have sufficient leg strength and upper body control to counteract Denver’s sudden motion down when he tripped, but we all realize that Sophie isn’t capable of doing that. It’s unfortunate that her trainer does not insist on her doing longe line lessons where she is required to ride without stirrups and reins in order to improve her balance, strengthen her core and legs and center herself in the saddle with an independent seat.
"Unexpected dismount ending up in ambulance ride". . . . . .yeah, umm where I come from we say "You fell and needed an ambulance" or "You came off your horse and likely had a concussion". "Unexpected dismount" my butt. Is that what I should say the next time I fall? It was simply an unexpected dismount or I felt the need to be at one with the earth.
I have been in my paddock in sandals and rode barefoot on my property. But i would never do either if i was on someone elses property or barn-because id rather set a good example.
I noticed that as well and was just shaking my head like God I hope her feet get stepped on. I mean I don't wish it on anyone but this lady needs a reality check something big so a Clydesdale stepping on her foot? Most barns have requirement that everyone has to follow but this woman seems to follow none. How she is allowed at this boarding facility with a trainer is beyond me. You don't walk into a barn because if someone else's horse is acting up you could get your toes broken and it's no fault but your own.
What shocks me is that they won’t show a horse fall but yet they will show a video of their dying horse with no warning. I mean, I understand if they don’t want to show a fall but if they can’t show a fall then don’t show a dying horse?
Man, Imagine falling of a horse, possibly hitting your head and your mom shows up with a camera to record the whole thing. I feel so bad for those poor kids...
The day by day Chanel just makes me realize how lucky I am to have my trainer who doesn’t let you go to the next level till your ready and your ridding has advanced enough to go to the next level.
It’s seriously concerning that a horse tripping from the walk made her fall off. She clearly has no leg strength or stability in her seat to keep her in the saddle. I’m not surprised as she always uses the reins for balance. I know Laura gets mad when people bring it up but loosing weight and getting fitter will help Sophie to be able to ride from her seat and not need to rely on the reins to stay on. No 12 year old should need an 18+ inch saddle. Most horses can’t even be ridden in such a large seat due to the saddle going past the 18th vertebrae. That, along with the fact that she can’t even trot up her own horse should be enough for her parents to help her loose weight. It’s sad that they let her get so obese in the first place. She’s only 12, it’s not her fault!
@@Isobel201 Story's changed again, as Sophie says in yesterday's video that he tripped. But I know what you mean with the countless contradictions, LOL.
I mean, its not fat shaming to say that she needs to lose weight. At her age, it's the parents responsibility and its an health issue + she will not enjoy as much as she would with a descent weight (no need to be thin) and built muscles. When you are adult it's your choice of life, but everytime I see a kid overweight like that I get fucking mad at the parents. FFS, feed them good food, then she will probably struggle her entire life losing weight because of her parents behavior. A study showed that when you are overweight and lose weight, the "fat cells" dont disappear, they just become smaller so it's hard to not gain weight again. It takes about 10 years to see them actually disappear. So, yeah, fat kiddd = future unhealthy fat adult who will struggle all his life with this problem. That's not fair for the kid. And feeding trash food to them should be considered as a lack of parenting just like when you don't take care of the basic needs. I know Im harsh on this, but as a person who lost 18 kg when I was 17, I can tell you, I ll never go back to this again and life is way more enjoyable when you don't struggle to breathe every meter.
@@tagadaki I lost gained and then lost 25kgs in the span of three years due to depression as a teenager, and though i did choose to eat how i did and be sedentary, my brain wasn’t fully developed and i do feel disappointed with the adults around me at the time. Yes, she will find it hard to maintain a healthy weight as an adult, she will also have to completely unlearn deeply engrained habits. I notice Gabby hasn’t had any issues with her weight, Laura holds Gabby to higher standards and doesn’t give in to what she wants as often as she does with Sophie. Hopefully as Sophie gets older and surrounds herself with people outside her family (i believe they are homeschooled…) she will start to change her habits on her own. I doubt her parents will help her with that.
@@melk3498 Yeah, the mother seems awful tbh, I feel horrible for you or other people who struggle when they are teens or kids, its hard to change your behavior then as an adult when you only learnt this. I hope you found your healthy weight and don't struggle anymore. Now Im 33 and its been 10 years I stabilised at 58kg for 1m70 (maybe 60 at Christmas XD). I actually eat well, and I eat fat meals too as I enjoy charcuterie and cheese a bit too much (well Im french), I don't feel like Im stopping myself from eating something I like. The thing is I feel lucky I don't like sweet stuff and I only drink water when Im thirsty (and red wine, well, again, Im french! ahah). Sugar is the woooorst for weight. If you exercise you can eat fat stuff but sugar will make you gain weight like crazy, especially sweet drinks. I know some people like it and it's like an addiction, hard to get rid of.
The fact that they fall off almost daily is astonishing. I’ve been riding for four years and do super low level jumping and have only fallen once due to not having my girth fight enough. 🤦♀️
I’ve been riding 4 years as well and have fallen 3 times twice due to rider error (it happens!) and once due to an emergency dismount. They should not be falling off that much and as you said it’s astonishing they fall off that much. a clear sign that they are out of their depth
@@tauma_the_goat7156 i started riding when I was 13. I got a job at a riding school where I worked for lessons. I was unbelievably unathletic. I had no balance. I rode most days, on weekends maybe four horses each day. If someone had a problem pony I'd ride it because I was good at falling off. I had more than 50 falls in one year. Slowly I got better. I found people with "crazy", scary horses and rode them for free, was patient, and in some cases showed them. Weird thing was some of these "problem" horses turned out to be really good - just sensitive. Slowly I improved. Some of my peers had broken legs, arms, collarbones, ruptured spleen. I was never hurt. This was a profoundly formative experience. I miss those days.
Other than not being taught the basics for the level they are attempting, the last two falls weren't that alarming to me. How Laura, who claims to be a medical professional, handled the concussions was though. Gabby was back at the barn, holding someone else's horse for a bath and Sophie was shopping and at an amusement park two days later. Her kids are going to be dead or have life impacting injuries before they make it out of that house. She's already said they they'll start wearing proper footwear IF there's an incident with flip flops and sandals. Fine if you want to take that risk with your own kids but then she lets her non-horsey grand daughter lead a horse out to the field in open toed shoes.
Sophie, one day after her fall, was sitting in the back seat of the car scrolling thru things on her cell phone! Computer screens, cell phones, etc and concussions DO NOT MIX!!! And Laura was talking about a 6 day gradual back to activity symptom scale that they clearly chose not to follow. Sophie going on those amusement rides could come back to haunt her in the future. I hope that doesn’t happen.
Oh it’s ridiculous. Even had someone saying to please take proper protocol with the concussion and rest more than a week (she isn’t doing that anyways). What did she say? (I’m not quoting exactly I’m too lazy lol) “We are making sure to take proper protocol; nothing for a week.” It’s sooooo annoying. She still calls people who try to help her trolls, haters, and kids. Laura isn’t an adult- I don’t think she ever matured. And k agree with the sandals- it’s stupid. The ONE thing she’s openly showed she listened to was the clipping of the horses halters when walking them. Yeah.
@@songbirds3712 I try to believe Laura is lying about those head injuries because no one is that careless with their children, right? Not that I wish any bad luck on them but what if all those clickbait titles about fake injuries are coming back to haunt her now? LOL
I literally E-mailed Laura once telling her that Sophie needs a custom saddle. She needs a bigger seat like an 18 in. but with shorter leg flaps because even though Sophie is a bigger girl, she has short legs. I told Laura that standard 18 in. saddles come with longer leg flaps because unfortunately most companies assume that bigger means taller/vice versa. I even linked online ads for saddles of that nature, along with actual company listings of saddles that would fit Sophie’s needs. I never got a reply. Oh also another thing, as a plus size equestrian there is really no “nice” way to say this so I’m just going to say it. Sophie needs to go to the gym. Not to lose weight necessarily but to build muscle. Just based off of the way she holds herself while riding, it seems as though she is lacking the leg and core muscle that is necessary for riding. Also based off of the situations that have caused her to fall it is clear she needs more muscle. Everyone falls but I find that she falls even after tiny accidents. A rider with good seat, leg, and core muscles would not fall off after a refusal (at the trot) over a small jump like in one of their older videos. I really do feel bad for Sophie because I also had to learn and read that same paragraph. But, the sooner Sophie and Laura accept it, the sooner Sophie can progress in her riding journey.
I've grown up around Arabians and one of my 3 horses is PB Arabian. The video shown is what a lot of people do for at "liberty showing" especially with stallions so they can see their movement naturally. My Arabian loves running around like a bat out of hell when he's feeling good, I don't ever need to chase him around for that. I think this comes for the appeal of the crowd and it's pretty common for a lot of " liberty " events to do this, which contradicts the liberty aspect of it.
Might also be a retirement ceremony. I watched one once and it was magical watching Dubsy circle the ring. Everyone was weeping to see his young rider remove the tack and then finally put a halter on to walk him out to go home to a field.
Not all Arabian people do this to their horses. Show people do. What this is: it's part of a Stallion class. The Stallion Run is to show the athleticism and action of the stallion. To prove his "Natural Type" . It's not just for the prize $$. It's to get breedings. The whole reason for Arabian shows is to sell horses and foals, to sell breedings to stallions, etc. It's all about the "business". Some Arabian owners love them for their friendly and cooperative personalities, their easy trainability, their beauty, and their naturally smooth ride. Arabians also make the best Endurance horses.
@@alexjohnson611 Actually, Brandan owns Chance. They were just leasing him to see if he would work out. But, after Gabby fell and got injured, Sophie said she no longer wanted Chance.
Arabian horse shows have a class specifically to show off how the horse moves and catch the action of the Arabian horse. The class first requires the owners to free their horse and then get them to move around the arena to show off - most owners use whips to direct the horse but never use the whips on the horse - then, they must show they have the ability to catch their horse within a specific amount of time. From what I understand, this class is timed. The horse is used to doing this, even though it may appear it is nervous. If they sent you the entire clip, you will be able to see that the horse is not scared and when the owners stop asking the horse to move it's feet, it stands to be caught. It's all a practiced event and beautiful to watch.
Thank you. If one doesn't understand what's going on, it does seem quite pointless. I've been to Nationals twice and liberty is one of my favorite events. Before I would ride my very hot Arab gelding, especially if I pulled him out of his stall first thing in the morning, I would put him in the arena and do exactly what they do in liberty class, w/o the "stick', to get the heat out of him before I would do ground work then ride. It worked like a charm. I trained and trail broke him myself. I had him for 24 years. He was the best.
I'm a bit disappointed that instead of taking the time to learn about what's going on, Raleigh just ignorantly dogged on it and calls it weird because it's something she doesn't understand (or care to even try to understand).
And if I don't say some bullshit, usually I know that there are people on the sits agitating some kind of flags to make the horse move in the direction they want, just like in a pen when you do ground work, but they are further.
Laura has said several times very recently, that Sophie hasn't fallen off for about 2 years now. But it was actually less than a year ago when Buddy a lesson pony/horse tripped on a corner and they decided to black out the recording until she was getting on again . Sophie tells us a couple of days later that Buddy fell on top of her, which surprisingly didn't get edited, out considering that they were trying to play down the incident, but still call it, "She had a really bad fall."
Yup Laura can't keep reality straight. There are a dozen fall videos posted plus others falls from the others riders at the barn. Kate, Julia and Shay.
Remember, she doesn't "fall", she has "unexpected dismounts" where an ambulance is called to the barn . . . . . .because she is not falling. That sounds bad. Unexpected dismount sounds like when a horses rears and the rider slides off so the horse doesn't go over backwards in training, that is what I picture as an unexpected dismount when you land on your FEET. When you land on your head, you fell off!!! She is playing semantics and it's sad to see a grown woman do that instead of worry about her child.
Arab person here. I get what they are after in the stallion class. As a breed, Arabians are highly energetic and "fizzy." My mare (who is nine) still has her moments when I get her out of the field and I can just tell it's one of those days. I don't even try and ride her: I just boot her up and turn her loose in the arena and let her gallop herself out. It's actually pretty amazing to watch, since she is so athletic. A lot of people can appreciate watching an athletic horse run around and play, which is why (imo) this "sport" exists. But throughout the Arabian world there are tons of people who don't care about their horse's mind when they are training. People want an Arab to look wild and spirited, like they are bursting with energy that is just barely contained by the handler. This mentality fuels many abusive training techniques. Arabians are a highly sensitive breed, and lots of Arab people use that to their advantage to get a horse worked up and flashy, so that they stand out enough to win a class. Who wants to see a calm, obedient horse trotting with a good rhythm along the rail? People want to see the fiery, wild, spirited Arab who is careening around the ring leaving all the other horses in the dust. It becomes a science of "how crazy can we make this horse look without actually losing control?" I disagree with this, but I am one of few. I could go on for paragraphs of all the abusive techniques I have seen and heard about over the years. But I think it all stems from the mentality of 'winning is everything', and the mentality that the horse is an emotionless object that is meant to be trained with 'whatever works' to achieve the desired outcome.
I have a thoroughbred who gets fizzy has his moments. Big moments. The difference today is growing up most kids in english all went from ponies to thoroughbreds. We had to learn early in life how to ride a hot spirited horse in a snaffle. Now days if a horse sneezes he is too crazy to ride for some. I am now 65 and ride my thoroughbred regardless , fizzy or not, no pre ride lunge, no loose run about first, I just get on and ride the horse I have that day. And I expect a reasonably trained horse to keep it together in tack. A few snorts and spook, an excited hop, all part of riding a living animal. Another reason I never lunge and let a horse buck in tack, that tells the horse bucking twerking with the saddle on is ok. The other breed growing up that was popular were Arabs, Angalo Arabs etc. Teens rode those bareback too, hot or not. The problem today is few kids learn to ride a hotter horse without lunging it to death first, drugging it etc. Or ripping it's mouth off in a harsh bit. I know of entire school programs that drug the horses daily. The kids never really learn to ride. Who cares if a horse jigs to and from turnout, managing that ( not a death grip or constant tugging) it starts when we put the halter on, set the horse up for focus before we leave the barn . I learned this stuff at 14 when I graduated from a pony. We had to. No one was drugging our horses. We had to ride.
And this is the reason why I think it should be illegal everywhere to use horses in competitions because even if a sport starts with good intentions it always seems to turn abusive because people want to win, so they do anything even harming their beautiful horses just to get that small honor of winning.
@@cjjohnson5311 I agree and disagree. While I think that being able to ride and safely handle an excited horse is an important skill, I also think there is a boundary of safety and the overall wellbeing of the horse. If a horse is bouncing off the walls with energy, I don't think it's cowardly to let the horse blow off steam before getting on. Maybe not with tack on, because that could be dangerous and like you said, cause bad habits, but if a horse is feeling that worked up it can be a needless risk to try and ride right off the bat. Now I am definitely not advocating for the people who lunge into the ground, but personally (in my experience) I find it cruel that when my horse is THAT energized (which is only occasionally) to try and get on and make her work in the patterns I want just ends up making her more explosive, and it goes from happy excited to nervous when I ask her to do things while she is so overstimulated. Every horse is different, and I think it's unfair to make blanket statements saying this or that should be banned just because it applies to certain situations. All that being said though, I definitely think that the lunging to death and the drugging are not ok, and if you have a horse that is always crazy enough to (in their minds) require those fixes there is something else wrong with the horse, the rider, or the training that needs to be resolved.
@@teijaflink2226 I don't think it should all be banned, just have standards that are upheld. Judges should never reward abuse and horses that are clearly terrified no matter how flashy their gaits are. Maybe certain individual sports should be banned or more closely regulated, but I think that any of these sports can be done ethically. The biggest issue I see right now is that the system rewards people who abuse their horses.
@@roseschaefer5079 I should have clarified , If a horse is stabled at night or only out for a few hours a day I never ride before turnout. It's unnatural for a horse to stand in a stall 20 hours a day. That said I am a boarder so I have to make do with what is available and in my area 9 to 3 is the best most farms offer. If I could, I would do a walk out with pasture, but it's very wet here and the ground does not hold up. I also provide a long training lead so my horse can leap up in joy away from handler if needed. But I also coach them on setting my horse up for success by getting him focused on the handler before leaving stall. So to amend, if a horse has plenty of turnout, at least 6 to 8 hours people should not need to lunge to death, ride with a death grip etc. But people do it all the time at training barns even after turnout. Also I never ride my horse before turnout, ask him to stand for a farrier or a vet before he has had at least half day turnout. Expecting a horse to be sane and stand like a statue after being caged 24/7 is also unfair, but I see that at training barns. And the horses get yanked around when what they needed was the owner to schedule their vet and farrier later in the day after they had time to be a horsr . I still have a hot horse, and I enjoy learning the nuances of working with that. My bigger point is that few kids or young trainers learn to ride hot horses anymore and those horse suffer with harsh bits, excessive lunging. Also so few kids ride bareback anymore they don't develop a sticky seat. I have a reactive horse, and a very smart trainer taught him to have tiny reactions when a human is on board e.g he can have a tiny two step, but he can't buck, spin or bolt. He figured out the deal quickly. That makes him much more relaxed when we ride, knowing he can communicate without punishment. But sadly most riders today can not sit even a tiny two step spook. I also though have seen my horse hook on to a natural horsemen and unbelievably go from a fire dragon to 100 percent focused on handler literally under a minute.. Which leads me to think most of us horse owners still have a lot to learn in handling and reading horse horses. His tip was we should always be one step ahead of what a horse is about to do and redirect them to better behavior instead of correcting after the fact. Sounds a lot easier than it is....
Day by Day no longer is leasing Chance. They never show Sophie falling but Sophie said Denver tripped and that's how she fell. They never tell you the true story.
First they said that Denver spooked and Sophie got dumped. Now they are saying he tripped? Which one is it Day by Day? Good Lord that channel drives me bananas.
My last fell from horse (if I do not count the one time my leg somewhat stucked in the stirrup, Although I was wearing riding boot- always!), was because the horse tripped, and did not manage to balance himself, od kinda fell on his front legs... I ended up tumble over his neck on the ground... most 'comfortable' fell I've ever experienced They needed to call ambulance... so it neede dto be hard fell on head... that's not something that would happened if the just tripped if you ask me... Actually, I think they lying about it... he would need to spook so much he would start bucking... but as I saw her helmet on the video, with that amount of sand, from a riding arena under the roof... the horse must been in high speed when that happened... I think, they actually been jumping already, and jsut lying about it in the video, and Denver refused to jump and Sophie felt over....
So I’ve actually showed in the Arab circuit for 7 years. The class is called liberty, they are looking for the horse to use the arena and she walk trot canter (Gallup). I wouldn’t say it’s very popular. A lot of the bigger show barns do it, a lot of the Europeans, Saudi’s exct. I would encourage you to look into the Arabian show world, I’ve seen a lot of things that are great and some not so great things. There are definitely a lot of regulations to show, but that doesn’t mean that the horses are treated amazing behind the scenes. Please please review the sport. There are so many things
@@ms.horselover2569 overall I think it’s pretty ethical, however there are definitely a few barns that are extreme and I would consider to be unethical
I mean the horse being yanked with a chain by it's face at the end of the clip when it got nervous because the handler picked up the flag and shook it (like they did just moments prior chasing the horse around) tells you all you need to know, I think. Certainly about that particular handler.
Falling off should never be a frequent part of riding. 🤦🏼♀️ It's something that happens and is part of the sport, but it shouldn't be happening this frequently. I'm honestly impressed that Sophie keeps pressing onward. But dang she needs better lessons.
Sophie needs a proper trainer and a horse that's actually safe for her to ride. Arabian show people like to chase the horses around, because it makes them look more 'beautiful.'
Ugh, I don't want to be the one to say it, but Sophie needs to focus on her fitness first - there is nothing wrong with being larger, nothing at all, but to be balanced you need core strength, and I don't feel like she has that, I think some basic fitness would go such a long way to help her balance - hate me if you want, but basic fitness is very important in riding, we ask so much of the horses, we could at least meet them halfway and be fit ourselves.... Just saying. She needs a larger horse and saddle, and some core strength. I just don't think she has the desire to be better, I think she rides because the family does, and she's gotten roped into but deep down she's not feeling it- you have to REALLY LOVE riding to be even decent, just because it's such hard work and requires so much dedication, you have to want it at least a little, and I don't think Sophie does. Maybe have a conversation with her OFF CAMERA, and see what Sophie really wants. If she still wants to ride, great, get get a bigger horse and a saddle that fits, and go back to the basics. But if she doesn't... Listen to her. Your child's well being matters SO MUCH MORE than CZcams video views, please realize that... Not to mention the horses welfare. Ugh... You exercise some admirable restraint in dealing with these folks, I hope they listen to SOMEONE who knows what's up if they won't listen to you... Anyway! And yeah, I have been riding for 3 years and I have fallen ONCE - the horse took off too far out for a crossrail and I flipped over her neck, actually landed on my feet, haha... But anyway, falls do happen, it's part of the process, but you shouldn't be falling every other freaking week, that's insane, and an indication you are riding beyond your current physical ability. I truly think it's gonna take a really bad injury to one of the girls (the horses are clearly just props to these people, so I doubt they'd care if the horse got seriously hurt, I doubt they'd even notice. Sorry to be mean, these folks just set my teeth on edge, I really do admire how you give the kids at least the benefit of the doubt, I just see horses in less than ideal situations and that is something I find it hard to overlook, and their priorities are SO skewed, I just CAN'T...)
Please don't talk about a child's fitness or weight on the internet. They may find this. It may be true but that is not for you to say on the internet.
that palomino horse she riding, Denver, is quite good for her though... And on many videos you can see, she actually riding pretty good on him.. She would actually learn so much on him, even the ballance thing. But they keep pushing her to jumping over obstacles because its much better to watch. So at this point, I think they take all the joy from riding from Sophie. I can see, she like animals, she like taking care of them... The fact she believe Denver is for me a proof that she herself know what horse is best for her to learn riding. But her mother pushed her to ride Chance because that horse was cheap. And they pushing her doing the same stuff as her sister do. And she feel obliedge to do so for them. And here we are... I'm a plussize rider myself. Yes, we have some ballance issues... And let me say something straight... Plussize riders can do a lot of stuff on horses, if they are at least a bit proper riders, but jumping is NOT one of them... They should let her do some basic dressage instead.
The woman falling onto on top of her, Horse's Face 💀 Just WOW Reminds me of the episode of, Untamed and uncut animal plant show, Where they show a woman falling off her race horse, and hanging onto it by it's neck of the horse. 🏇 Good reaction video, Raleigh link! Period
Laura claims that when Gabby fell (a supposed rotational fall that was not but I digress) that Sophie was so traumatized by that she decided to never ride Chance again....Which is code for "this is our safe way out before Sophie gets killed and everyone says I told you so"
Don’t forget Sophie got an ambulance for a fall where she didn’t black out while gabby blacked out and they made her get into the car and took her themselves
From an owner of Arabian, literally just put them in a large paddock with their best friend and observe. When I do it, he'll start prancing around on his little twinkle toes along with his mate all around the paddock. It's almost as if he's showing off, cheeky git.
My Arabian filly despite 2 years of relaxation work when we’re at liberty in arena will revert to running around chaotically(thankfully she can be relaxed and drawn back in) but the damage that does to a horses mental health is so beyond, and she was only 3 when I got her and shown 1yr. I can’t imagine a “seasoned” Arabian after doing the for years 😳 the Arabian show world is f***ed, love the breed love their willingness but they get taken advantage of constantly because of it
I would worry about 2nd Impact Syndrome with the multiple falls, if those girls were my daughters! It's all fine & dandy until someone gets a serious head I jury! :(
Trust me when I tell you that I'm not trying to be catty because I'm a bit too heavy myself. She falls off because she has no balance. She has no balance because she's too heavy. If someone learned balance while they were young and fit they could possibly transfer that skill as they put on the weight gradually as if seen people sometimes do. To a point. If she keeps going like this I would expect her to get hurt again and again or her horse will pull a stifle or something. If I still had a horse, someone that size would not be getting on.
@@annieridesagain3262 and Laura never rides in the winter . She has ridden her maybe 5 times with entire summer. And she's too nervous to ride in winter weather. This poor horse must feel so stiff and sore standing around 24/7.
I watch an equine CZcamsr named Tara who has an Arabian that went through experiences similar to that horse. He’s basically afraid of things that are white due to this show experience. I’d recommend watching some of her videos to see some of his experiences (the horse is named Farouk, not sure if I spelled it right)
@@mo0onsh0t She is nagging that poor mare and will sour her to riding if she keeps up with the mounting block crap. Her "care" has nothing to do with her ability to train a young horse properly.
I saw that daybyday video 🤦♀️ personally I think you should never get to comfortable on a horse regardless of how long you’ve known them! They are wild animals they can do whatever they want whenever they want. Trust I know.
Seriously think it’s about time they have the harsh talk with Sophie. I know I’m going to be accused of fat shaming but her weight is seriously going to start to have negative effects on her health. She can’t get a saddle that fits, she can’t get boots that fit, she can hardly find a horse that fits. Above all it’s going to impact her riding. Already we can tell she’s unbalanced and the weight is just going to make it harder. Usually kids go through a “chubby” stage but she’s been quite heavy all her life. Can only blame the parents for her bad habits. And before anyone says anything she clearly doesn’t have a medical condition to excuse this because if she did, there would be 50 videos about it.
I have a thyroid condition and sadly it made me gain TONS of weight. (Hashimotos). So by all means I’m not shaming Sophie. I have no idea if she just struggles with eating or has a medical condition. Yet you are absolutely right. The thing is …. It’s not “impossible” to lose weight. I lost 80lbs after medication helped me figure out my thyroid. I just assume that since Sophie, the mom and the dad are obese…That it’s a diet issue.
@@Alittlelsdy she doesn't have a medical condition. The entire families diet is a heart attack waiting to happen. That is why 3 out of the 4 are obese.
@@Alittlelsdy please refer back to my original comment. There’s no way Sophie has a medical condition. If she did, Laura would be making as much money as she could off of it.
I used to show my half Arabian like that too. The judges look for the movements of the horse since Arabians have a unique gate. I only did it ONCE. I did not win since she didn't want to leave my side.
I feel bad for Sophie. She seems like such a sweet kid, but Laura won't let her get the proper lessons and guidance that she needs. She's always blaming the saddle or stirrups or some piece of equipment. There's an excuse for everything, instead of the very real fact that Sophie doesn't yet have a solid independent seat. It doesn't matter if you want to just ride in your backyard.... an independent seat is a NECESSITY to mounted equine activities. That seat is created through a lot of boring hard sucky work. No stirrups, no reins, on a lunge, aboard a steady Eddie that plods along. I'm glad she chose to end the lease with Chance... that shows real awareness and maturity to make a rational decision to let go of an animal that you love, but don't have the skills to safely handle.
It wasn't a rational decision on Sophie's part. After Gabby fell Sophie was too afraid to get back on chance. That is irrational fear not a rational well thought out decision.
@@coffeeandhorses7991 it wasn't just that one incident. (But also, even if it were, there is nothing wrong with saying "this is not the right horse for me". When you are too scared and nervous, it can make your riding tense and defensive, effectively causing the problems you are afraid of.) They were not a good match under saddle... for either of them. Chance is obviously a very sweet horse, but he's also very young and cannot carry a rider properly. It would be irrational if Chance were a mostly pushbutton schoolie. But the reality is that many more baby moments like that were bound to arise. Sophie is not comfortable handling those moments. She is frightened and reactive and only 12 years old without much natural balance, which makes a horse spooking even more scary for her.
What happened to chance was it that the lease ended and here’s the good part why it ended. Gabi had a rotational fall and Sophie was on chance chance backed up really quickly and that made Sophie scared to ride chance
@@jrmints80 that is a huge pet peeve of mine! No flip flops around horses ever! No open toed shoes I don’t care if it’s 100 degrees out! I had a friend who just went in to water her horse for 2 seconds and her horse stepped on her foot and broke it because she was wearing flip flops. I would say it’s common sense but I know too many people who do it. No flip flops around horses!
A large pony trod on my foot whilst I had rubber riding boots on when I was about Gabby's age. Even though I had nothing broken, the pain, swelling and bruising for about a week is something I am very conscious of never wanting to go through again. I couldn't even imagine having uncovered feet with that happening to you.
I fell off a horse at a show, my mom was recording originally and as soon as I fell she instantly cut the recording and was sooo worried about me. So sad shes recording her daughter during a scary incident and putting it online
I’ve been riding for almost seven or eight years. I’ve watched day by day since the start but slowly stopped watching them(nothing to do with them just lost interest in their content) and I’ve only fallen off three times. Because my trainers put me on older horses and didn’t move me up until I had mastered a previous skill. I fell more riding coaches need to spend much more time on mastering skills then moving the riders up to fast and only barely being able to do previous skills. Just a personal opinion don’t hate me but I feel that if more coaches do this then riders are less likely to get hurt.
This is gonna sound absolutely horrible: But Sophie is a large, unbalanced, overweight child. Point blank. As a bigger rider myself, once I started losing weight, gaining muscle, *taking care of myself* I saw an immediate change in my riding. She needs to take several steps back and focus on herself, lose weight, gain more confidence, get a better custom fit saddle, and THEN get back on her horse. Whatever horse she rides will appreciate it for sure, cause honestly I wouldn't let her ride even one of my drafts. She needs to take care of herself.
Absolutely. You don’t realise how much it’s really affecting your riding until you loose it. You become a totally different rider. More balanced, better posture, less tired at the end. The horse will thank you too, especially if you loose a large amount of weight the horse will be happier to work over their back and engage the hind end correctly. I believe as an equestrian, you have the responsibility to be the easiest load to carry that you can. That includes both being at a healthy weight, fit and balanced. I tell people I coach to loose weight all the time. Laura seems to think it’s rude to comment on but she needs to get rid of the emotion and see that it’s simply a fact. Sophie is obese and it’s neglectful to not try to intervene. Kids her age should be able to run around with their friends. Sophie is now unable to trot up her own horse.
I bought my draft so I could ride while being overweight... End of the story was me, losing about 100 pounds for the sake of my horse and my own health ... My horse showed me signs that I was to heavy for her, so I chose to lose weight. No regrets!
It’s a myth that drafts are better at carrying heavy riders than other breeds. They have a weaker back because they were bred for pulling rather than riding. I have a draft myself and it’s often assumed that because they’re big you can put really heavy people on them.
I have been riding for 7+ years, I have only fallen off once. I have my trainers to thank for that, they have built up my equitation and I am now able to handle a lot on a horse.
The horse shown in the arena was an Arabian and the class is called Liberty. You basically let him run free and keep him going. It’s a class that isn’t practiced as much anymore
That liberty class the horse is supposed to look a little tense and hot. But the people are generally are not supposed to chase them because the horses supposed to be at liberty, change directions show all gates with some direction from the handlers but I honestly love this class I used to show it. But I genuinely hate when these handlers cut the horse off don’t let them perform the way they should. People who have shown Arabian horses happen to love this class. It is supposed to show charisma, ability, agility, confirmation, flow of movement etc.
Oh Raleigh, this is the first time I have to agree to disagree. 🙄 I'm with you 💯 on day by day and the "just let go" video. But, I used to own/ride Arabians. The stupid class is called free liberty. And it it's concept it's a very cool class. I DO agree that was not a $2k performance! Usually the horses that win don't just run the entire time. Liberty is supposed to show some of the following: movement at the trot, canter and gallop, overall confirmation and very important the desire of the horse to interact with the crowd and the judges. Arabians used to live with their owners in the tents. And lastly just like people some horses are show-offs! LOL 😃 Anyway I love girl you always rock!! 🥰☺❤
I believe this is the 2022 Scotsdale National Champion Halter stallion. They let them loose in the ring after winning the class.. Sort of "at liberty" if you will. I wish they would rake some pressure off of the horse and let him trot, so we could see the beauty of his movement...
Welcome back to another episode of bad parenting 101, we love that how Sophie had a pretty bad fall And needed an EMT and the mom keeps recording. What great parenting.
And today as part of concussion protocol they went to a carnival and Sophie rode some rides. Laura suggested going to the paso barn but Jenn from bbcr for a trail ride but they declined, quality concussion protocol. 🙄
I dont watch DBD but they pop up and I'll check them out and binge/skip through a bunch of videos. What bothers me about Laura is that Gabby their other daughter had, according to them, a rotational fall on a school horse over a jump, about a month ago now. All that you saw of that video was a black screen and her, Laura, gasp mumble a few words. They didnt show the emt/hospital or anything - that I can recall. They did of course use a still imagine from the fall in at least three thumbnails that I can remember and mentioned her bad fall, expensive fall, fall, in what seemed like ten videos. They dont treat their children equally, sofie's feels wrong and like an exploit, makes me feel uneasy. Either show things or don't, dont be half and half or make an exception for one child for no reason. Since that first video of Sofie's fall - or lack there of in terms of video - the only two other videos posted at this time have had Sofie in the thumbnail and todays video was title "Truth about Sofia's Fall". For someone who doesnt like talking about falls, three consecutive videos have talked about it and used it. I foresee at least three other videos mentioning the fall and the poor kid will probably be in every thumbnail for a week with her swollen and bruised face. I used to watch them years ago but the clickbait, zero progress, ignorance, and lack of listening when "always" asking for advice drove/drives me nuts. Also Gabby's fall scared Sofie, she was riding in the ring at the same time, Chance apparently "spooked" just backing up. Lease was ended and I wont complain about how it happened, should have been ended before it even started. Wow idk where all of that rant came from, my bad.
I fell off as a kid many times in multiple circumstances. Luckily never right on my head or with any broken bones. Learning how to sit and balance properly is so incredibly important
First of all. If you have an head Injury while wearing a helmet DONT TAKE IT OFF! Wait for paramedics or doctors to do that because it can lead to other medical issues. I think it's very disrespectful to videotape and post your child getting hurt
Arabians are normally spooky horses. My Arabian mare looks spooky even at 25 years old. Falling is okay. Who doesn't fall are not prepared for the fall. But Sophie does need to work on core balance and strength.
Usually people call 911 when they're at their worst, so why she was still filming while we're doing our patient care? That's concerning to me as well as it feels like its slightly violating patient privacy in a way. Sure, asking and telling the patient "do you remember what happened?", "where does it hurt?" getting a pain scale and "I'm about to obtain a set of vitals" I guess that's not too bad, but I'd rather not take any chances. If I was on that call, and I'm doing patient care and I knew she was filming, I'd probably respectfully ask her to turn that camera off because I'm worried about patient privacy. I agree, we don't know when we're going to fall off, so that I understand and at that point its ok to still be filming, heck that footage might even help us and doctors a bit, but still filming when the medics arrive on scene and when we're doing our patient care? I think the only time when its alright to film is when that EMS unit was leaving. I've been in a horse accident myself, I've been a multi system trauma patient and I know I wouldn't want that camera still rolling. (I'm saying "we" as a general term, I wasn't on this call)
@@coffeeandhorses7991 They could've or she decided to just not show the medics. But what I'm trying to get at, is why is she still filming when we're doing out patient assessment even if she isn't showing the medics?
I keep waiting in the day laura will lose some toes. I keep seeing her on flipflops around horses, like woman REALY?! Rule NR1, NEVER WEAR OPEN SHOES AROUND HORSES!!
I taught at a riding school which was open for 5 years and during this time we had about 30 falls from our riders. Bearing mind these riders ranged from complete beginners to advanced cross country riders, young kids to older adults. To only have that many falls means that we taught our riders well and we matched our horses to our riders pretty well. I take quite a bit of pride in knowing that as an instructor I would step in when something didn’t seem right or our horses didn’t match the rider. They are clearly not suited to each other if she is falling off that much and her riding eq isn’t established enough for her horse and if not the parent then the intruder tear should pick up on this.
When is Laura going to stop filming every time her daughter is hurt or falls off...? I'm a mother and I've ridden my whole life, my daughter who is ten now also rides. I have never ONCE thought to film ANY sort of struggles she's had in her lessons, and although she has never fallen off, I hope someone SLAPS me if my first instinct during that type of situation ever becomes 'I should film this.'
I agree! I dont know if you know, but there’s this channel (I think it’s called harlow and popcorn), and the kid fell off of her horse, broke her arm, and the mother kept shoving the camera into her face, even when she was crying. It was so horrible to watch, and there were so many people who didn’t see the problem with it. Sickening :/
Fact: Sophie is hugely overweight and riding is difficult for her. A good excersise program, dietry advice and lots of support from friends and family would set her up better to learn to ride well. Hate the Arab thing. How to scare your horse mental and teach it to run to the gate for comfort. I saw one of these where the horse was so scared he jumped over the barrier into the crowd. This and Barrel racing are as bad as one another
I have been riding for 20 years and have fallen off twice, i started with training at a swedish local riding school when i was very young, and got my core training from great instructors. Without that core training and balance training I would not be the rider I am today. It does not have anything to do with weight at all here, someones few extra kilos doesn't affect a good rider, the training does. I wish the sweet girl the best, but as you say... she needs another instructor and not to be pushed or even encoraged into doing what she is not ready for. A child cannot be kept responsible, its the parents in this case. Imagine as a child...when you grow up.. having all your old riding "bloopers" open for the public :/ How will this affect her?
@@Name-sv5qh (i myself am autistic) it may be because you might have a natural predisposition to clumsiness. i've met quite a few people on the spectrum who are just really clumsy and don't have the ability to balance themselves as well as others. it also may be that you're just a clumsy person in general, and that it doesn't have anything to do with your autism. idk just a thought lol
@@wesleasmith1491 i am incredibly clumsy off of a horse. professionals have told me its because of my autism. so i think that is a part of it. but i also think it depends on what type of horse you ride and ehat disciplines you do and at what level. i always have to and love to ride the "crazy", hot and sometimes difficult horses and ponies, but we always perform better together. i have heard the words "well sat" a lol haha, sometimes im not that lucky. its also way easier to fall off showjumping than doing dressage or trail riding imo.
@@Name-sv5qh I have autism and ride you are definitely not a "bad rider" cause of autism sounds like you need a new trainer who knows how to teach you well
Yes it’s all about proper training and foundation. My daughter has been riding for 11 years and she only few fall a hand few times which were silly stuff for the most part. She now 16 years old and is jumping over a meter confidently. She also is working with a young 5 year old and teaching him to jump with the help of a certified USEF trainer. When I was that young I didn’t accomplish much because I was with unfortunately a lot of bad trainers and fell off a lot until I was in my 20s when I finally gotten somewhere. When my daughter had interest in riding I went to look at a lot of lesson programs first knowing what I was looking for from my personal experiences before selecting the right one with a team of educated trained horses. She loves it so much. And she is smart on being safe too.
Here's the thing. I'm in Ontario in a region where our riding lesson facilities are not ideal to say the least. After 30+ years I was able to find quality and have since left the region to find the best I'm able to for myself and my young children. It takes a lot of time to learn when you're only taught one way (I've been to 7 barns over my lifetime and they've all been very similar). But if you're open to it, it can happen. I couldn't be more thankful to have my kids learn the basics until they become automatic. I knew people who would fall once a lesson and it was just a joke. That's not okay....go back to basics. Ugggh!!!!
Unfortunately Laura hasn't tried to find a better barn with more skilled instructors. Sophie and Gabby shouldn't even be in the same lesson. If sophie doesn't step up her game she will be forever riding with the little kids at the horse shows. And by "sophie" I mean Laura needs to get her to a different barn.
They're no longer leasing Chance. After Gabby's fall, Sophie got scared of Chance and said she would only trust Denver, which is the horse she fell off of in this video
yeah, my mom and i’s horse started to drop down so she could roll while i was riding and had i held on rather than swiftly jump my ass IMMEDIATELY off of her i would have broken my leg and/or lost my life!!!! DONT HOLD ON; LET YOURSELF FALL. omg.
😢😢 I can't believe she'd prioritise recording than just being there for her daughter. When you're a kid hurt and scared all you want is your parents. She let her down so badly in the worst way. Mother is a narcissist, only concerned about herself and her wants.
A proper foundation is SO important. I've been riding for 7 years, compete in dressage and show jumping and still go over the basics and small trot jumps to practice my seat. Its not sometimes to skip over. It makes you a much better rider and more comfortable for your horse
RALEIGH, the facial expressions are the best part of this video! the lease with chance is done. the entire video is basically staring at the ground while sophie is talking to ambo people. Laura says she doesn't like to video the kids falls because it's a privacy thing and then Laura also says that she doesn't want to scare younger riders. I think that maybe the option to post falls or post content of the ground while talking to emts is a yes or no. I mean gabby has some minimal improvement but their position and hand position etc is yucky. some people will never listen nor learn as they feel they know everything.
Laura doesn't want to scare younger riders but is quite happy to show Chino trying to mount Willow who recently came into season. She's got a, "Thing," about wanting to show us animals mating, she's filmed Gracie winking and their rabbits humping and then some. Either we're old enough to have seen it all before anyway, or we're too young and innocent to need to have her biology lessons!
@@annieridesagain3262 i did see the title of chino wanting to mate willow and i scrolled by. That is beyond dangerous and chino is fixed so there would be no actual mating. The channel has definitely changed and become less interesting. I think that Laura deleting comments is wrong, it's a public platform and people can say what they want. The excuse of 'young, impressionable people' watching is over-used and unnecessary. (That's my opinion)
@@SarahG1183 Because as you say he's fixed he only got as far as putting his chest on her rump and his front 2 legs lifted off the ground for a second or two, so Willow must have felt his weight, luckily it wasn't her back . Laura decided to film it whilst shouting at him and cracking up with laughter all at the same time . She did get Gabby to separate them, but as you can imagine Laura wouldn't shut up about it for most of the rest of the video, by constantly reliving the moment talking to us watchers and retelling it to the girls and then Sam and asking if it was even safe to post it on the internet. She could have easily decided to edit it out or carry on talking about other stuff instead that they were doing that day, so as not to cause any confusions over their widely assumed reputation of being a family channel.
@@annieridesagain3262 that's terrible. I don't think that Chino should be out with the girls that are in heat. Chino is a prize horse from what I gather in their thoughts about him, and willow could have easily kicked him and hurt him more than just his problematic feet. They really don't have a clue. Now that Chino has been out with girls it will be ULTRA difficult to integrate him back into a male herd or even mixed herd.
@@SarahG1183 I don't know how long they're intending to keep Chino at home. There was some talk about making a separate field for him before the winter season sets in, but since then have done nothing about it, as he'd be better off there than standing in all that mud that he will soon be doing if he goes back to their boarding barn. I wonder if they'll give him the winter off as Gabby seems to like riding Lily, a lesson horse. I'm surprised there's been no accidents given the amount of times Laura keeps telling us that one of the mares is in season so often now according to her, but they don't seem to be worried about them still remaining with Chino. It's usual for Laura not to be able to anticipate danger very well, as we unfortunately know all too well.
I’m taking a break from horseriding because first a horse broke one of my finger while spooking (long story) and I feel I can’t go back to horseriding without more muscle, body awareness and being less tired (I worked as a steward). All that to say, it’s ok to take a break and sometimes you can comeback a better rider because of the fondation you’ll build
I grew up riding until I was about 17. I am 35 now and my 13 year old daughter caught the bug and has been riding about 3 years now. Do we relate? Yes. Do we have a common interest? Yes. She comes to me for advice at times but other times she wants to learn from her trainer. Point being is that my daughters experience is her own and I do not try to interfere or make her aspire to MY unfulfilled goals. I had a hunter pony. Right now she wants to jump. If she ever wants to do anything else I fully support it and will let her do her own thing and live her own dreams.
That horse is an ABSOLUTE saint, quietly standing there while someone is LITERALLY hanging off of his face. He didn't spook, toss his head, backup, spin or bolt. He just stood there until she decided to let go. What an angel. That horse is worth his weight in gold. ❤️💓❤️💓
@The Life Of An Equestrianand it was probably uncomfy for his neck :/
Makes me sad that the poor horse has to go through they’re dumb shit
I know last Ike just LET GO!!!!!!!! Poor horse 😢this girl shouldn’t be jumping
Yes very true
Exactly. All the horses I’ve rode would backup and bolt.
She's living vicariously through her daughter. "We've ridden", "We did this & we did that".
Good observation
Makes sense. She wouldn't do all this if it was just to make her daughter happy.
My friend once fell off, and an ambulance had to come out because she had a scratched liver. Her mom did not continue recording, or record at the hospital. Its unbelievable.
That’s a thing?!
You can scratch your liver?!?! No hate btw! Hope your friend is doing better!
Yeah its possible. The horses back foot hit her I think. And yeah shes ok now, this was a year ago.
@@_.bsd_edits praise God.
@@jilldurham5498 yeah, it was really a hard thing to watch.
problem with Sophie is... she actually need custom made saddle...
She need 18' seat size, but such saddles are made for long-legged riders, but Sophie have short legs, so she need shorter flap than regular 18' saddle have.
She has an 18 inch, it's not big enough in the seat, I agree though she needs a custom saddle.
@@jrmints80 clearly they have the money so I don't understand why Sophie doesn't have one. Laura bought Chance a 700 dollar saddle pad! What is she going to do with that now?. Probably hoard it. She said she wants to keep all of the saddles pads to make a quilt ?. She could donate to a barn. But she won't.
Her 18 inch is a custom saddle.
@@jrmints80 that's not seems possible to me... I've had 18' saddles myself, and she would fit in them honestly. This one looks like max 17,5 more like 17'.
Problem is, those sizes are more for the leg lenght than butt size. And at this point of her size... she would look like she don't fit in any saddle...
I actually think they should for the time being forget about jumping and get her dressage saddle...
If it was up to me... customised Kentaur ELEKTRA, 18,5' inches, with shortened flaps, with woolen panels (any good saddlemaker can then customise those to fit properly horses backs)...
I know its european saddle company, but they do shipping overseas, they even send saddles to Japan for olympic games.
Dressage saddle would offer her a better stability, deeper saddle seat for her to not look like 'overflowing' the saddle, longer stirrups for her... She should not jumping on horses anyway at this point, I think she would feel much mor secure in dressage.
Also I think they sould consider buy her stirrups with wider floor, it would help her a lot.
I'm saying it all as a plus-size rider myself....
The average or most common size saddle seat for the rider is a 17.5 inch. That is for the average size rider not the average size human which is still a small size person in the waist and thigh areas and average height. If the most common size is 17.5, and she is already using an 18 inch saddle, she needs to try at least 19 and maybe even some thing slightly larger. I have recommended if the most common size is 17.5, and she is already using an 18 inch saddle, she needs to try at least a 19 and maybe even some thing slightly larger. I have recommended SCHLEESE SADDLERY and there you virtual DIY custom saddle at least a half a dozen times and sent her information and links to the saddlery and the actual saddle. The problem is the professionals around them and especially their instructor still allowing himself to teach her lessons in any of those saddles that do not fit her. Even when she rides the larger draft horse that is a good horse for her, the saddle that they use for him is an average size saddle and still does not fit her. They still do not understand that just because the saddle fits the horse well, that if it does not fit the rider , the rider should not ride in it. Sophia unfortunately is fighting against her own position and balance right from the moment she steps in that stirrup and sits in any of those saddles. The parents need to do some research and realize that they’re professionals that are around them are not giving them the correct information or are just yessing them to death and taking their money for lessons to keep them happy and riding.
Sophie needs core and strength training, (as a former weight trainer and competitive bodybuilder) this will make a world of difference in her riding, her seat will be more balanced and hopefully she'll gain confidence. I'm not fat shaming so don't start. This will benefit all riders equally.
I suggested last year that a nice gym membership where she could work on strengthening her legs and core would really help her, but they don't listen to anyone. Pity.
I’ve talked with my trainer about doing yoga with the riders to help them develop balance and core strength
@@marshachamberlain2968 that would require too much effort for Sophie. Unfortunately Laura hasn't instilled in her kids that they have to work hard to get result.
EXACTLY hat I keep saying! I tahini it’s awful Laura has allowed Sophie to always shove tons of sugar & crap down her throat & to become this obese. She absolutely needs a trainer to help her strength train, esp in her core, to lose weight, learn how to eat properly or healthy, etc. I was a competitive athlete in 2 diff sports & I totally agree this would make a world of difference for Sophie. You can’t ask your horse to be an athlete if you’re not going to work to be one too! And I found it so unfair to Chance, putting a large rider on him who’s super unbalanced & continually gaining weight so how could he ever get balanced or gain weight properly? So glad they ended the lease w/him for him & because Sophie is nowhere near ready to have a horse like that.
Cheryl you are so right. Core strength is vital for riders as is leg strength.
I’ve been consistently riding for 2+ years and I haven’t fallen off yet. I agree I think it’s crazy how often she falls off. I hope that her mother will address the issue because it seems like she’s just ignoring it.
Actually she hasn't fallen off since her previous horse Finn. Laura assumed this fall was because Denver spooked but he tripped and Sophie admitted that she doesn't hold on. She just tends to bail without using her seat and legs to stay on. Gabby hasn't fallen for well over a year and that was at a show when Chino refused a jump. In that case she just slid around his neck and stepped down onto her feet. In this last fall the horse she was riding caught the jump and fell but she was thrown clear. It was sort of a rotational fall but the horse didn't land on her.
Don't brag to much. You will learn everybody who rides, meets their shadow as we say. Everyone comes off at some point.
You will fall at some point, everyone does, but it definitely shouldn’t be a weekly occurrence as it is with sophie.
Bruh same here and if you notice you are falling off more than usual then don’t do jumping just go back to light flatwork to build muscles before doing everything
Same I have been ridding 2 and a half years and yes I have only got bucked and didn't even fall it was my fault and Sophie is only 12 I was shocked yes no not to be rude but I was shocked that her mom is constantly filming Sophie and she should get freedom and just she should not be aloud to be piking really advanced horses
In Australia, some pony clubs won't allow solid brim helmets because they can lead to higher risk of injuries from fall, we have snap release brims that come off instantly if impacted
I had an Arabian and she didn’t need to be chased or have loud music to get her going. Just turning her loose in the indoor area on a cold day and she was off. Not all Arabs are crazy it’s not the horse it’s the owners who want to strut their stuff at the shows.
I’ve seen them go through a fence doing this. Pretty scary when you see it happen.
Another great video keep them coming you do an awesome job👍😁
I have an Arabian horse and I literally love him so much he doesn't have any issues except for him being stubborn. I use Natural Horsemanship to train my horse and we have a bond that is unbreakable. I don't chase him, or do anything abusive some people are just dumb. I have been to Arabian horse shows and that is the weirdest I have ever seen. I love most of your videos Raleigh.
Totally agree my Arab is awesome! The calmest horse I have ever owned more woah than go, like you said you have to treat them well and with respect. His previous owner sold him as he was "dangerous" But he honestly just needed the change of home and environment, I will never trade him for the world.
PREACH! Both of my Arabians are super sweet and are only reactive if you are. And they run around like this naturally. Why make it a competition?!
I have an arabian mare and she is so calm when handling from the ground. I turn her loose in the indoor arena sometimes when I need to see her move to see if she is lame or not and that is after I longed her.
I have a half arab/dutch harness and he is amazing i use to show pb and loved it. My half arab is so calm my 9 month old sister can play with his nose she didn't mean to kick him she just got happy and started flapping around and he didn't even care he didn't even flinch or leave he just let her do it. That's are day he pulled a shoe and it was bitch black outside and semis going by and using engine brakes and I was under him wrapping his foot and he just stood there
They gave up the lease on Chance. Apparently, Denver, the school horse she rides, tripped and Sophie wasn’t paying attention or prepared, which she says in a later video. Sophie fell forward over Denver’s head.
falling off a horse because it tripped? She really needs to learn to have good balance, i feel bad for her
not paying attention? how lol
@@aishlynmcdermott1354 I’ve seen this happen to kids before. Sophie said she wasn’t holding on, so when Denver tripped she went over his head. It makes sense since she is top heavy. When Denver tripped he would have suddenly dropped his head and neck to the ground in order to recover his balance and not fall down, but the sudden lurch forward would have sent Sophie over his head because of her lack of balance and the fact that she has not developed enough leg and core strength to keep her in the saddle.
@@MaryBethMcCoy hanging on to what exactly would have helped here? The pommel? Or the reins she clings to for balance?
@@jrmints80 Ideally she should have been able to have sufficient leg strength and upper body control to counteract Denver’s sudden motion down when he tripped, but we all realize that Sophie isn’t capable of doing that. It’s unfortunate that her trainer does not insist on her doing longe line lessons where she is required to ride without stirrups and reins in order to improve her balance, strengthen her core and legs and center herself in the saddle with an independent seat.
When everything is said and done, Day by Day is Laura’s vanity project. Nothing more, nothing less.
It really is. All that hair touching, overdone laughter, and constant repeating her words...
@@shelaghhall5900 Especially when your hair doesn't match your sparse gray eyebrows!
Yep. She is purely doing it to try and make herself and her deeply uninteresting family “famous”
@@shelaghhall5900 don't forget the glasses touching too! Lol
@@annieridesagain3262 someone send Laura a brow pencil! They have a PO box. That would be hilarious. We all know she loves getting gifts.
Thank you for calling out the clickbait issue with Day by Day.
"Unexpected dismount ending up in ambulance ride". . . . . .yeah, umm where I come from we say "You fell and needed an ambulance" or "You came off your horse and likely had a concussion". "Unexpected dismount" my butt. Is that what I should say the next time I fall? It was simply an unexpected dismount or I felt the need to be at one with the earth.
@@Lizzard2060 "Unexpected dismount" - that's the most creative way to say "I fell off".
So much about DaybyDay bothers me, but the fact that Laura also is wearing sandals in a horse ring? Like c’mon 🤦♀️
And she will keep wearing them until something happens, her words.
She doesn't like to wear socks with shoes or some such nonsense.
I have been in my paddock in sandals and rode barefoot on my property. But i would never do either if i was on someone elses property or barn-because id rather set a good example.
I think I'm going to call them Laura's safety flip flops!. The good ones she wears to the barn! Lol
I noticed that as well and was just shaking my head like God I hope her feet get stepped on. I mean I don't wish it on anyone but this lady needs a reality check something big so a Clydesdale stepping on her foot? Most barns have requirement that everyone has to follow but this woman seems to follow none. How she is allowed at this boarding facility with a trainer is beyond me. You don't walk into a barn because if someone else's horse is acting up you could get your toes broken and it's no fault but your own.
What shocks me is that they won’t show a horse fall but yet they will show a video of their dying horse with no warning. I mean, I understand if they don’t want to show a fall but if they can’t show a fall then don’t show a dying horse?
Man, Imagine falling of a horse, possibly hitting your head and your mom shows up with a camera to record the whole thing. I feel so bad for those poor kids...
The day by day Chanel just makes me realize how lucky I am to have my trainer who doesn’t let you go to the next level till your ready and your ridding has advanced enough to go to the next level.
The amount of blinking Laura does always makes me stressed 😂
I can’t stand her tongue- it’s like her tongue doesn’t fit her mouth.
Yup! Pretty sure the more she is blinking and touching her face or hair she is twisting the truth.
It’s seriously concerning that a horse tripping from the walk made her fall off. She clearly has no leg strength or stability in her seat to keep her in the saddle. I’m not surprised as she always uses the reins for balance. I know Laura gets mad when people bring it up but loosing weight and getting fitter will help Sophie to be able to ride from her seat and not need to rely on the reins to stay on. No 12 year old should need an 18+ inch saddle. Most horses can’t even be ridden in such a large seat due to the saddle going past the 18th vertebrae. That, along with the fact that she can’t even trot up her own horse should be enough for her parents to help her loose weight. It’s sad that they let her get so obese in the first place. She’s only 12, it’s not her fault!
I think Denver spooked, but considering its coming from Laura, anything could have happened.
@@Isobel201 Story's changed again, as Sophie says in yesterday's video that he tripped. But I know what you mean with the countless contradictions, LOL.
I mean, its not fat shaming to say that she needs to lose weight. At her age, it's the parents responsibility and its an health issue + she will not enjoy as much as she would with a descent weight (no need to be thin) and built muscles. When you are adult it's your choice of life, but everytime I see a kid overweight like that I get fucking mad at the parents. FFS, feed them good food, then she will probably struggle her entire life losing weight because of her parents behavior. A study showed that when you are overweight and lose weight, the "fat cells" dont disappear, they just become smaller so it's hard to not gain weight again. It takes about 10 years to see them actually disappear. So, yeah, fat kiddd = future unhealthy fat adult who will struggle all his life with this problem. That's not fair for the kid. And feeding trash food to them should be considered as a lack of parenting just like when you don't take care of the basic needs. I know Im harsh on this, but as a person who lost 18 kg when I was 17, I can tell you, I ll never go back to this again and life is way more enjoyable when you don't struggle to breathe every meter.
@@tagadaki I lost gained and then lost 25kgs in the span of three years due to depression as a teenager, and though i did choose to eat how i did and be sedentary, my brain wasn’t fully developed and i do feel disappointed with the adults around me at the time. Yes, she will find it hard to maintain a healthy weight as an adult, she will also have to completely unlearn deeply engrained habits. I notice Gabby hasn’t had any issues with her weight, Laura holds Gabby to higher standards and doesn’t give in to what she wants as often as she does with Sophie. Hopefully as Sophie gets older and surrounds herself with people outside her family (i believe they are homeschooled…) she will start to change her habits on her own. I doubt her parents will help her with that.
@@melk3498 Yeah, the mother seems awful tbh, I feel horrible for you or other people who struggle when they are teens or kids, its hard to change your behavior then as an adult when you only learnt this. I hope you found your healthy weight and don't struggle anymore. Now Im 33 and its been 10 years I stabilised at 58kg for 1m70 (maybe 60 at Christmas XD). I actually eat well, and I eat fat meals too as I enjoy charcuterie and cheese a bit too much (well Im french), I don't feel like Im stopping myself from eating something I like. The thing is I feel lucky I don't like sweet stuff and I only drink water when Im thirsty (and red wine, well, again, Im french! ahah). Sugar is the woooorst for weight. If you exercise you can eat fat stuff but sugar will make you gain weight like crazy, especially sweet drinks. I know some people like it and it's like an addiction, hard to get rid of.
The fact that they fall off almost daily is astonishing. I’ve been riding for four years and do super low level jumping and have only fallen once due to not having my girth fight enough. 🤦♀️
I’ve been riding 4 years as well and have fallen 3 times twice due to rider error (it happens!) and once due to an emergency dismount. They should not be falling off that much and as you said it’s astonishing they fall off that much. a clear sign that they are out of their depth
@@tauma_the_goat7156 i started riding when I was 13. I got a job at a riding school where I worked for lessons. I was unbelievably unathletic. I had no balance. I rode most days, on weekends maybe four horses each day. If someone had a problem pony I'd ride it because I was good at falling off. I had more than 50 falls in one year. Slowly I got better. I found people with "crazy", scary horses and rode them for free, was patient, and in some cases showed them. Weird thing was some of these "problem" horses turned out to be really good - just sensitive. Slowly I improved. Some of my peers had broken legs, arms, collarbones, ruptured spleen. I was never hurt. This was a profoundly formative experience. I miss those days.
Other than not being taught the basics for the level they are attempting, the last two falls weren't that alarming to me. How Laura, who claims to be a medical professional, handled the concussions was though. Gabby was back at the barn, holding someone else's horse for a bath and Sophie was shopping and at an amusement park two days later. Her kids are going to be dead or have life impacting injuries before they make it out of that house.
She's already said they they'll start wearing proper footwear IF there's an incident with flip flops and sandals. Fine if you want to take that risk with your own kids but then she lets her non-horsey grand daughter lead a horse out to the field in open toed shoes.
Sophie, one day after her fall, was sitting in the back seat of the car scrolling thru things on her cell phone! Computer screens, cell phones, etc and concussions DO NOT MIX!!!
And Laura was talking about a 6 day gradual back to activity symptom scale that they clearly chose not to follow. Sophie going on those amusement rides could come back to haunt her in the future. I hope that doesn’t happen.
Oh it’s ridiculous. Even had someone saying to please take proper protocol with the concussion and rest more than a week (she isn’t doing that anyways). What did she say? (I’m not quoting exactly I’m too lazy lol) “We are making sure to take proper protocol; nothing for a week.” It’s sooooo annoying. She still calls people who try to help her trolls, haters, and kids. Laura isn’t an adult- I don’t think she ever matured. And k agree with the sandals- it’s stupid. The ONE thing she’s openly showed she listened to was the clipping of the horses halters when walking them. Yeah.
@@songbirds3712 I try to believe Laura is lying about those head injuries because no one is that careless with their children, right? Not that I wish any bad luck on them but what if all those clickbait titles about fake injuries are coming back to haunt her now? LOL
@@catetemple311 Laura only made a show of clipping the halters when one of her groupies got firm about it. That won't last if it's too much work.
The shoes get to me so bad! It’s so easy to get stepped on, It’s a miracle they haven’t needed stitches yet.
I literally E-mailed Laura once telling her that Sophie needs a custom saddle. She needs a bigger seat like an 18 in. but with shorter leg flaps because even though Sophie is a bigger girl, she has short legs. I told Laura that standard 18 in. saddles come with longer leg flaps because unfortunately most companies assume that bigger means taller/vice versa. I even linked online ads for saddles of that nature, along with actual company listings of saddles that would fit Sophie’s needs. I never got a reply.
Oh also another thing, as a plus size equestrian there is really no “nice” way to say this so I’m just going to say it. Sophie needs to go to the gym. Not to lose weight necessarily but to build muscle. Just based off of the way she holds herself while riding, it seems as though she is lacking the leg and core muscle that is necessary for riding. Also based off of the situations that have caused her to fall it is clear she needs more muscle. Everyone falls but I find that she falls even after tiny accidents. A rider with good seat, leg, and core muscles would not fall off after a refusal (at the trot) over a small jump like in one of their older videos. I really do feel bad for Sophie because I also had to learn and read that same paragraph. But, the sooner Sophie and Laura accept it, the sooner Sophie can progress in her riding journey.
Laura doesn't want to acknowledge the reality of where Sophie is at. Junk food and too small saddles are the start of things Laura won't acknowledge
@@jrmints80 Exactly. I always had a feeling Sophie wanted to actually try. It just seems that after so many years of being held back she’s stuck.
Also all the clothes recently bought for Sophie were XL, a 12 year old should not be wearing XL clothes
@Mystic Creations x
I wear a child’s XL sometimes I dont really think I’m that over weight? Maybe I’m delusional but I feel like that’s kinda normal
@@mollybelmont182 Sophie would not be fitting into children's clothing!. 🙄
I've grown up around Arabians and one of my 3 horses is PB Arabian. The video shown is what a lot of people do for at "liberty showing" especially with stallions so they can see their movement naturally. My Arabian loves running around like a bat out of hell when he's feeling good, I don't ever need to chase him around for that. I think this comes for the appeal of the crowd and it's pretty common for a lot of " liberty " events to do this, which contradicts the liberty aspect of it.
Thank you for clarifying!
Might also be a retirement ceremony. I watched one once and it was magical watching Dubsy circle the ring. Everyone was weeping to see his young rider remove the tack and then finally put a halter on to walk him out to go home to a field.
Not all Arabian people do this to their horses. Show people do. What this is: it's part of a Stallion class. The Stallion Run is to show the athleticism and action of the stallion. To prove his "Natural Type" . It's not just for the prize $$. It's to get breedings. The whole reason for Arabian shows is to sell horses and foals, to sell breedings to stallions, etc. It's all about the "business".
Some Arabian owners love them for their friendly and cooperative personalities, their easy trainability, their beauty, and their naturally smooth ride. Arabians also make the best Endurance horses.
Day By Day decided to not continue leasing Chance.
She’s been riding a lesson horse named Denver.
I doubt it I think they still own him as in bought him bc he’s still staying at there barn instead of going home home
But yes as the lies are going I think they bought him and trying to sell
Thankfully they put her on Denver even tho now she’s scared of Denver now
@@alexjohnson611 Actually, Brandan owns Chance. They were just leasing him to see if he would work out. But, after Gabby fell and got injured, Sophie said she no longer wanted Chance.
Arabian horse shows have a class specifically to show off how the horse moves and catch the action of the Arabian horse. The class first requires the owners to free their horse and then get them to move around the arena to show off - most owners use whips to direct the horse but never use the whips on the horse - then, they must show they have the ability to catch their horse within a specific amount of time. From what I understand, this class is timed. The horse is used to doing this, even though it may appear it is nervous. If they sent you the entire clip, you will be able to see that the horse is not scared and when the owners stop asking the horse to move it's feet, it stands to be caught. It's all a practiced event and beautiful to watch.
Thank you. If one doesn't understand what's going on, it does seem quite pointless. I've been to Nationals twice and liberty is one of my favorite events. Before I would ride my very hot Arab gelding, especially if I pulled him out of his stall first thing in the morning, I would put him in the arena and do exactly what they do in liberty class, w/o the "stick', to get the heat out of him before I would do ground work then ride. It worked like a charm. I trained and trail broke him myself. I had him for 24 years. He was the best.
I'm a bit disappointed that instead of taking the time to learn about what's going on, Raleigh just ignorantly dogged on it and calls it weird because it's something she doesn't understand (or care to even try to understand).
And if I don't say some bullshit, usually I know that there are people on the sits agitating some kind of flags to make the horse move in the direction they want, just like in a pen when you do ground work, but they are further.
Laura has said several times very recently, that Sophie hasn't fallen off for about 2 years now. But it was actually less than a year ago when Buddy a lesson pony/horse tripped on a corner and they decided to black out the recording until she was getting on again . Sophie tells us a couple of days later that Buddy fell on top of her, which surprisingly didn't get edited, out considering that they were trying to play down the incident, but still call it, "She had a really bad fall."
Yup Laura can't keep reality straight. There are a dozen fall videos posted plus others falls from the others riders at the barn. Kate, Julia and Shay.
Remember, she doesn't "fall", she has "unexpected dismounts" where an ambulance is called to the barn . . . . . .because she is not falling. That sounds bad. Unexpected dismount sounds like when a horses rears and the rider slides off so the horse doesn't go over backwards in training, that is what I picture as an unexpected dismount when you land on your FEET. When you land on your head, you fell off!!! She is playing semantics and it's sad to see a grown woman do that instead of worry about her child.
Arab person here. I get what they are after in the stallion class. As a breed, Arabians are highly energetic and "fizzy." My mare (who is nine) still has her moments when I get her out of the field and I can just tell it's one of those days. I don't even try and ride her: I just boot her up and turn her loose in the arena and let her gallop herself out. It's actually pretty amazing to watch, since she is so athletic.
A lot of people can appreciate watching an athletic horse run around and play, which is why (imo) this "sport" exists.
But throughout the Arabian world there are tons of people who don't care about their horse's mind when they are training.
People want an Arab to look wild and spirited, like they are bursting with energy that is just barely contained by the handler. This mentality fuels many abusive training techniques. Arabians are a highly sensitive breed, and lots of Arab people use that to their advantage to get a horse worked up and flashy, so that they stand out enough to win a class.
Who wants to see a calm, obedient horse trotting with a good rhythm along the rail?
People want to see the fiery, wild, spirited Arab who is careening around the ring leaving all the other horses in the dust.
It becomes a science of "how crazy can we make this horse look without actually losing control?"
I disagree with this, but I am one of few.
I could go on for paragraphs of all the abusive techniques I have seen and heard about over the years.
But I think it all stems from the mentality of 'winning is everything', and the mentality that the horse is an emotionless object that is meant to be trained with 'whatever works' to achieve the desired outcome.
I have a thoroughbred who gets fizzy has his moments. Big moments. The difference today is growing up most kids in english all went from ponies to thoroughbreds. We had to learn early in life how to ride a hot spirited horse in a snaffle. Now days if a horse sneezes he is too crazy to ride for some. I am now 65 and ride my thoroughbred regardless , fizzy or not, no pre ride lunge, no loose run about first, I just get on and ride the horse I have that day. And I expect a reasonably trained horse to keep it together in tack. A few snorts and spook, an excited hop, all part of riding a living animal. Another reason I never lunge and let a horse buck in tack, that tells the horse bucking twerking with the saddle on is ok. The other breed growing up that was popular were Arabs, Angalo Arabs etc. Teens rode those bareback too, hot or not. The problem today is few kids learn to ride a hotter horse without lunging it to death first, drugging it etc. Or ripping it's mouth off in a harsh bit. I know of entire school programs that drug the horses daily. The kids never really learn to ride. Who cares if a horse jigs to and from turnout, managing that ( not a death grip or constant tugging) it starts when we put the halter on, set the horse up for focus before we leave the barn . I learned this stuff at 14 when I graduated from a pony. We had to. No one was drugging our horses. We had to ride.
And this is the reason why I think it should be illegal everywhere to use horses in competitions because even if a sport starts with good intentions it always seems to turn abusive because people want to win, so they do anything even harming their beautiful horses just to get that small honor of winning.
@@cjjohnson5311 I agree and disagree. While I think that being able to ride and safely handle an excited horse is an important skill, I also think there is a boundary of safety and the overall wellbeing of the horse.
If a horse is bouncing off the walls with energy, I don't think it's cowardly to let the horse blow off steam before getting on. Maybe not with tack on, because that could be dangerous and like you said, cause bad habits, but if a horse is feeling that worked up it can be a needless risk to try and ride right off the bat.
Now I am definitely not advocating for the people who lunge into the ground, but personally (in my experience) I find it cruel that when my horse is THAT energized (which is only occasionally) to try and get on and make her work in the patterns I want just ends up making her more explosive, and it goes from happy excited to nervous when I ask her to do things while she is so overstimulated.
Every horse is different, and I think it's unfair to make blanket statements saying this or that should be banned just because it applies to certain situations.
All that being said though, I definitely think that the lunging to death and the drugging are not ok, and if you have a horse that is always crazy enough to (in their minds) require those fixes there is something else wrong with the horse, the rider, or the training that needs to be resolved.
@@teijaflink2226 I don't think it should all be banned, just have standards that are upheld. Judges should never reward abuse and horses that are clearly terrified no matter how flashy their gaits are. Maybe certain individual sports should be banned or more closely regulated, but I think that any of these sports can be done ethically. The biggest issue I see right now is that the system rewards people who abuse their horses.
@@roseschaefer5079 I should have clarified , If a horse is stabled at night or only out for a few hours a day I never ride before turnout. It's unnatural for a horse to stand in a stall 20 hours a day. That said I am a boarder so I have to make do with what is available and in my area 9 to 3 is the best most farms offer. If I could, I would do a walk out with pasture, but it's very wet here and the ground does not hold up. I also provide a long training lead so my horse can leap up in joy away from handler if needed. But I also coach them on setting my horse up for success by getting him focused on the handler before leaving stall. So to amend, if a horse has plenty of turnout, at least 6 to 8 hours people should not need to lunge to death, ride with a death grip etc. But people do it all the time at training barns even after turnout. Also I never ride my horse before turnout, ask him to stand for a farrier or a vet before he has had at least half day turnout. Expecting a horse to be sane and stand like a statue after being caged 24/7 is also unfair, but I see that at training barns. And the horses get yanked around when what they needed was the owner to schedule their vet and farrier later in the day after they had time to be a horsr . I still have a hot horse, and I enjoy learning the nuances of working with that. My bigger point is that few kids or young trainers learn to ride hot horses anymore and those horse suffer with harsh bits, excessive lunging. Also so few kids ride bareback anymore they don't develop a sticky seat. I have a reactive horse, and a very smart trainer taught him to have tiny reactions when a human is on board e.g he can have a tiny two step, but he can't buck, spin or bolt. He figured out the deal quickly. That makes him much more relaxed when we ride, knowing he can communicate without punishment. But sadly most riders today can not sit even a tiny two step spook. I also though have seen my horse hook on to a natural horsemen and unbelievably go from a fire dragon to 100 percent focused on handler literally under a minute.. Which leads me to think most of us horse owners still have a lot to learn in handling and reading horse horses. His tip was we should always be one step ahead of what a horse is about to do and redirect them to better behavior instead of correcting after the fact. Sounds a lot easier than it is....
Day by Day no longer is leasing Chance. They never show Sophie falling but Sophie said Denver tripped and that's how she fell. They never tell you the true story.
First they said that Denver spooked and Sophie got dumped. Now they are saying he tripped? Which one is it Day by Day? Good Lord that channel drives me bananas.
They’ve shown they don’t know the difference between spooking and tripping- they clickbait with the wrong occurrence lol
My last fell from horse (if I do not count the one time my leg somewhat stucked in the stirrup, Although I was wearing riding boot- always!), was because the horse tripped, and did not manage to balance himself, od kinda fell on his front legs...
I ended up tumble over his neck on the ground... most 'comfortable' fell I've ever experienced
They needed to call ambulance... so it neede dto be hard fell on head... that's not something that would happened if the just tripped if you ask me... Actually, I think they lying about it... he would need to spook so much he would start bucking... but as I saw her helmet on the video, with that amount of sand, from a riding arena under the roof... the horse must been in high speed when that happened... I think, they actually been jumping already, and jsut lying about it in the video, and Denver refused to jump and Sophie felt over....
They just finished the lease with Chance the other day thank god
So I’ve actually showed in the Arab circuit for 7 years. The class is called liberty, they are looking for the horse to use the arena and she walk trot canter (Gallup). I wouldn’t say it’s very popular. A lot of the bigger show barns do it, a lot of the Europeans, Saudi’s exct. I would encourage you to look into the Arabian show world, I’ve seen a lot of things that are great and some not so great things. There are definitely a lot of regulations to show, but that doesn’t mean that the horses are treated amazing behind the scenes. Please please review the sport. There are so many things
Yes!!! I've really been wanting to learn more about the sport and I really hope Raleigh does a video on it!!!
@@ms.horselover2569 overall I think it’s pretty ethical, however there are definitely a few barns that are extreme and I would consider to be unethical
I mean the horse being yanked with a chain by it's face at the end of the clip when it got nervous because the handler picked up the flag and shook it (like they did just moments prior chasing the horse around) tells you all you need to know, I think. Certainly about that particular handler.
@@niveusnimbus he did that to make sure the horse wants gonna run off, not really needed but I get it. And the flag thing is not a big deal at all
Falling off should never be a frequent part of riding. 🤦🏼♀️ It's something that happens and is part of the sport, but it shouldn't be happening this frequently.
I'm honestly impressed that Sophie keeps pressing onward. But dang she needs better lessons.
I think each girl has fallen off once in the last year. So not frequent. Just so happens it was within a month of each other
@@cred5983 but don't you also notice that the other girls who ride there fall off frequently too?. Kate, Julia, Shay....
@@coffeeandhorses7991 no I don’t watch that closely.
Also a problem in horseback riding is when ppl claim that you're not a good rider unless you are falling off 3 times every lesson!.
@@cred5983 they have each fallen off once in the last month. But Sophie had a long run of frequent falls going with Finn.
They ended the lease with chance🥳
That's definitely something to celebrate . But unfortunately he's still at that barn.
@@coffeeandhorses7991 aww poor guy
Sophie needs a proper trainer and a horse that's actually safe for her to ride.
Arabian show people like to chase the horses around, because it makes them look more 'beautiful.'
Love the flip flops! Super safe.....🙄 I'm going to start calling these Sophie and Laura's safety flip flops ! Lol.
Ugh, I don't want to be the one to say it, but Sophie needs to focus on her fitness first - there is nothing wrong with being larger, nothing at all, but to be balanced you need core strength, and I don't feel like she has that, I think some basic fitness would go such a long way to help her balance - hate me if you want, but basic fitness is very important in riding, we ask so much of the horses, we could at least meet them halfway and be fit ourselves....
Just saying.
She needs a larger horse and saddle, and some core strength.
I just don't think she has the desire to be better, I think she rides because the family does, and she's gotten roped into but deep down she's not feeling it- you have to REALLY LOVE riding to be even decent, just because it's such hard work and requires so much dedication, you have to want it at least a little, and I don't think Sophie does.
Maybe have a conversation with her OFF CAMERA, and see what Sophie really wants.
If she still wants to ride, great, get get a bigger horse and a saddle that fits, and go back to the basics.
But if she doesn't...
Listen to her.
Your child's well being matters SO MUCH MORE than CZcams video views, please realize that...
Not to mention the horses welfare.
Ugh...
You exercise some admirable restraint in dealing with these folks, I hope they listen to SOMEONE who knows what's up if they won't listen to you...
Anyway!
And yeah, I have been riding for 3 years and I have fallen ONCE - the horse took off too far out for a crossrail and I flipped over her neck, actually landed on my feet, haha...
But anyway, falls do happen, it's part of the process, but you shouldn't be falling every other freaking week, that's insane, and an indication you are riding beyond your current physical ability.
I truly think it's gonna take a really bad injury to one of the girls (the horses are clearly just props to these people, so I doubt they'd care if the horse got seriously hurt, I doubt they'd even notice.
Sorry to be mean, these folks just set my teeth on edge, I really do admire how you give the kids at least the benefit of the doubt, I just see horses in less than ideal situations and that is something I find it hard to overlook, and their priorities are SO skewed, I just CAN'T...)
There is something wrong with being larger, when it affects health or your life. Coming from someone currently losing weight.
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Please don't talk about a child's fitness or weight on the internet. They may find this. It may be true but that is not for you to say on the internet.
@@christineaspen6318 then let’s accept the fact she’s going to keep falling until one day she really hurts herself, shall we?
that palomino horse she riding, Denver, is quite good for her though... And on many videos you can see, she actually riding pretty good on him..
She would actually learn so much on him, even the ballance thing. But they keep pushing her to jumping over obstacles because its much better to watch.
So at this point, I think they take all the joy from riding from Sophie.
I can see, she like animals, she like taking care of them... The fact she believe Denver is for me a proof that she herself know what horse is best for her to learn riding. But her mother pushed her to ride Chance because that horse was cheap. And they pushing her doing the same stuff as her sister do. And she feel obliedge to do so for them. And here we are...
I'm a plussize rider myself. Yes, we have some ballance issues... And let me say something straight... Plussize riders can do a lot of stuff on horses, if they are at least a bit proper riders, but jumping is NOT one of them...
They should let her do some basic dressage instead.
The woman falling onto on top of her, Horse's Face 💀 Just WOW Reminds me of the episode of, Untamed and uncut animal plant show, Where they show a woman falling off her race horse, and hanging onto it by it's neck of the horse. 🏇 Good reaction video, Raleigh link! Period
Laura claims that when Gabby fell (a supposed rotational fall that was not but I digress) that Sophie was so traumatized by that she decided to never ride Chance again....Which is code for "this is our safe way out before Sophie gets killed and everyone says I told you so"
Don’t forget Sophie got an ambulance for a fall where she didn’t black out while gabby blacked out and they made her get into the car and took her themselves
From an owner of Arabian, literally just put them in a large paddock with their best friend and observe. When I do it, he'll start prancing around on his little twinkle toes along with his mate all around the paddock. It's almost as if he's showing off, cheeky git.
My Arabian filly despite 2 years of relaxation work when we’re at liberty in arena will revert to running around chaotically(thankfully she can be relaxed and drawn back in) but the damage that does to a horses mental health is so beyond, and she was only 3 when I got her and shown 1yr. I can’t imagine a “seasoned” Arabian after doing the for years 😳 the Arabian show world is f***ed, love the breed love their willingness but they get taken advantage of constantly because of it
I would worry about 2nd Impact Syndrome with the multiple falls, if those girls were my daughters! It's all fine & dandy until someone gets a serious head I jury! :(
Trust me when I tell you that I'm not trying to be catty because I'm a bit too heavy myself. She falls off because she has no balance. She has no balance because she's too heavy. If someone learned balance while they were young and fit they could possibly transfer that skill as they put on the weight gradually as if seen people sometimes do. To a point. If she keeps going like this I would expect her to get hurt again and again or her horse will pull a stifle or something. If I still had a horse, someone that size would not be getting on.
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I agree !!!
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It's exactly the same scenario with Laura and Penny, except she cuts the odds by barely riding her for the time being.
@@annieridesagain3262 and Laura never rides in the winter . She has ridden her maybe 5 times with entire summer. And she's too nervous to ride in winter weather. This poor horse must feel so stiff and sore standing around 24/7.
I watch an equine CZcamsr named Tara who has an Arabian that went through experiences similar to that horse. He’s basically afraid of things that are white due to this show experience. I’d recommend watching some of her videos to see some of his experiences (the horse is named Farouk, not sure if I spelled it right)
Her videos are so good/interesting! Farouk is a sweet horse.
Raleigh should actually watch Tara to see how she tortures that poor 3 year old.
@@TheCrabbyCake What? Tara takes very good care of her horses, but I'm not sure what ur implying here
@@TheCrabbyCake firstly Farouk is not three and secondly Tara is a very calm, gentle and confident trainer of her horses.
@@mo0onsh0t She is nagging that poor mare and will sour her to riding if she keeps up with the mounting block crap. Her "care" has nothing to do with her ability to train a young horse properly.
I saw that daybyday video 🤦♀️ personally I think you should never get to comfortable on a horse regardless of how long you’ve known them! They are wild animals they can do whatever they want whenever they want. Trust I know.
Well they are not wild animals!. They are domesticated animals. They are just very unpredictable at times.
Seriously think it’s about time they have the harsh talk with Sophie. I know I’m going to be accused of fat shaming but her weight is seriously going to start to have negative effects on her health. She can’t get a saddle that fits, she can’t get boots that fit, she can hardly find a horse that fits. Above all it’s going to impact her riding. Already we can tell she’s unbalanced and the weight is just going to make it harder. Usually kids go through a “chubby” stage but she’s been quite heavy all her life. Can only blame the parents for her bad habits. And before anyone says anything she clearly doesn’t have a medical condition to excuse this because if she did, there would be 50 videos about it.
100 percent agree! Laura would try to make money off of Sophie if she had a medical condition.
I have a thyroid condition and sadly it made me gain TONS of weight. (Hashimotos). So by all means I’m not shaming Sophie. I have no idea if she just struggles with eating or has a medical condition.
Yet you are absolutely right.
The thing is …. It’s not “impossible” to lose weight. I lost 80lbs after medication helped me figure out my thyroid.
I just assume that since Sophie, the mom and the dad are obese…That it’s a diet issue.
@@Alittlelsdy she doesn't have a medical condition. The entire families diet is a heart attack waiting to happen. That is why 3 out of the 4 are obese.
@@Alittlelsdy please refer back to my original comment. There’s no way Sophie has a medical condition. If she did, Laura would be making as much money as she could off of it.
@@anonynoobyt3121 I agree with you….I thought I made this clear lol?
So yes, I agree.
I used to show my half Arabian like that too. The judges look for the movements of the horse since Arabians have a unique gate. I only did it ONCE. I did not win since she didn't want to leave my side.
I feel bad for Sophie. She seems like such a sweet kid, but Laura won't let her get the proper lessons and guidance that she needs. She's always blaming the saddle or stirrups or some piece of equipment. There's an excuse for everything, instead of the very real fact that Sophie doesn't yet have a solid independent seat.
It doesn't matter if you want to just ride in your backyard.... an independent seat is a NECESSITY to mounted equine activities.
That seat is created through a lot of boring hard sucky work. No stirrups, no reins, on a lunge, aboard a steady Eddie that plods along.
I'm glad she chose to end the lease with Chance... that shows real awareness and maturity to make a rational decision to let go of an animal that you love, but don't have the skills to safely handle.
It wasn't a rational decision on Sophie's part. After Gabby fell Sophie was too afraid to get back on chance. That is irrational fear not a rational well thought out decision.
@@coffeeandhorses7991 it wasn't just that one incident. (But also, even if it were, there is nothing wrong with saying "this is not the right horse for me". When you are too scared and nervous, it can make your riding tense and defensive, effectively causing the problems you are afraid of.) They were not a good match under saddle... for either of them. Chance is obviously a very sweet horse, but he's also very young and cannot carry a rider properly. It would be irrational if Chance were a mostly pushbutton schoolie. But the reality is that many more baby moments like that were bound to arise. Sophie is not comfortable handling those moments. She is frightened and reactive and only 12 years old without much natural balance, which makes a horse spooking even more scary for her.
What happened to chance was it that the lease ended and here’s the good part why it ended. Gabi had a rotational fall and Sophie was on chance chance backed up really quickly and that made Sophie scared to ride chance
Did you notice in the day by day video the person was wearing flip flops in a barn?!
Laura and Sophie both love wearing flip flops around horses! As Laura says it's summer what else would you wear 🙄
Laura and Sophie always do, all summer long.
@@jrmints80 that is a huge pet peeve of mine! No flip flops around horses ever! No open toed shoes I don’t care if it’s 100 degrees out! I had a friend who just went in to water her horse for 2 seconds and her horse stepped on her foot and broke it because she was wearing flip flops. I would say it’s common sense but I know too many people who do it. No flip flops around horses!
A large pony trod on my foot whilst I had rubber riding boots on when I was about Gabby's age. Even though I had nothing broken, the pain, swelling and bruising for about a week is something I am very conscious of never wanting to go through again. I couldn't even imagine having uncovered feet with that happening to you.
My parents/instructor wouldn't have even let me in the barn if I chose not to wear appropriate shoes as a kid. They get to do whatever they want.
The party music when she got into the ambulance BAHAHAHAH
I fell off a horse at a show, my mom was recording originally and as soon as I fell she instantly cut the recording and was sooo worried about me. So sad shes recording her daughter during a scary incident and putting it online
I’ve been riding for almost seven or eight years. I’ve watched day by day since the start but slowly stopped watching them(nothing to do with them just lost interest in their content) and I’ve only fallen off three times. Because my trainers put me on older horses and didn’t move me up until I had mastered a previous skill. I fell more riding coaches need to spend much more time on mastering skills then moving the riders up to fast and only barely being able to do previous skills. Just a personal opinion don’t hate me but I feel that if more coaches do this then riders are less likely to get hurt.
Bad parents 101 not putting their safety first over fame online
But they are wearing their safety flip flops! 😆
This girl doesn’t need a horse, she needs a gym membership.
That was kinda rude-
This is gonna sound absolutely horrible: But Sophie is a large, unbalanced, overweight child. Point blank. As a bigger rider myself, once I started losing weight, gaining muscle, *taking care of myself* I saw an immediate change in my riding. She needs to take several steps back and focus on herself, lose weight, gain more confidence, get a better custom fit saddle, and THEN get back on her horse. Whatever horse she rides will appreciate it for sure, cause honestly I wouldn't let her ride even one of my drafts. She needs to take care of herself.
It's very sad to see overweight children :(
You could not be more correct. Its the truth Laura doesn’t care to hear.
Absolutely. You don’t realise how much it’s really affecting your riding until you loose it. You become a totally different rider. More balanced, better posture, less tired at the end. The horse will thank you too, especially if you loose a large amount of weight the horse will be happier to work over their back and engage the hind end correctly.
I believe as an equestrian, you have the responsibility to be the easiest load to carry that you can. That includes both being at a healthy weight, fit and balanced. I tell people I coach to loose weight all the time. Laura seems to think it’s rude to comment on but she needs to get rid of the emotion and see that it’s simply a fact. Sophie is obese and it’s neglectful to not try to intervene. Kids her age should be able to run around with their friends. Sophie is now unable to trot up her own horse.
I bought my draft so I could ride while being overweight... End of the story was me, losing about 100 pounds for the sake of my horse and my own health ... My horse showed me signs that I was to heavy for her, so I chose to lose weight. No regrets!
It’s a myth that drafts are better at carrying heavy riders than other breeds. They have a weaker back because they were bred for pulling rather than riding. I have a draft myself and it’s often assumed that because they’re big you can put really heavy people on them.
Also totally agree with you about the mom video taping the EMT that was crazy.
Just an FYI, Chance is finally up on Brandon's sale page.
I’ve been riding horses for 12+ years and fallen off three times this isn’t normal at ALL
I have been riding for 7+ years, I have only fallen off once. I have my trainers to thank for that, they have built up my equitation and I am now able to handle a lot on a horse.
The horse shown in the arena was an Arabian and the class is called Liberty. You basically let him run free and keep him going. It’s a class that isn’t practiced as much anymore
Why did they put happy music when she was getting into a freaking ambulance 💀 I feel honestly bad for sophie.. and her horse-
That liberty class the horse is supposed to look a little tense and hot. But the people are generally are not supposed to chase them because the horses supposed to be at liberty, change directions show all gates with some direction from the handlers but I honestly love this class I used to show it. But I genuinely hate when these handlers cut the horse off don’t let them perform the way they should. People who have shown Arabian horses happen to love this class. It is supposed to show charisma, ability, agility, confirmation, flow of movement etc.
I’m tired of Laura recording moments that should NOT be recorded. It’s ridiculous. I feel so bad for these girls.
Oh Raleigh, this is the first time I have to agree to disagree. 🙄 I'm with you 💯 on day by day and the "just let go" video. But, I used to own/ride Arabians. The stupid class is called free liberty. And it it's concept it's a very cool class. I DO agree that was not a $2k performance! Usually the horses that win don't just run the entire time. Liberty is supposed to show some of the following: movement at the trot, canter and gallop, overall confirmation and very important the desire of the horse to interact with the crowd and the judges. Arabians used to live with their owners in the tents. And lastly just like people some horses are show-offs! LOL 😃 Anyway I love girl you always rock!! 🥰☺❤
Agree with you on this. She doesn’t get Arabians, but still will be wonderful vet and I love her videos
I believe this is the 2022 Scotsdale National Champion Halter stallion.
They let them loose in the ring after winning the class..
Sort of "at liberty" if you will.
I wish they would rake some pressure off of the horse and let him trot, so we could see the beauty of his movement...
Welcome back to another episode of bad parenting 101, we love that how Sophie had a pretty bad fall And needed an EMT and the mom keeps recording. What great parenting.
And Gabby had a horse fall on her and no big deal. Let her walk around in a haze. Laura and Sam did not call 911 for Gabby.
@@coffeeandhorses7991 wow. No comment, just wow.
And today as part of concussion protocol they went to a carnival and Sophie rode some rides. Laura suggested going to the paso barn but Jenn from bbcr for a trail ride but they declined, quality concussion protocol. 🙄
@@coffeeandhorses7991 thats rediculious
@@froggie6620 what ?.
I dont watch DBD but they pop up and I'll check them out and binge/skip through a bunch of videos. What bothers me about Laura is that Gabby their other daughter had, according to them, a rotational fall on a school horse over a jump, about a month ago now. All that you saw of that video was a black screen and her, Laura, gasp mumble a few words. They didnt show the emt/hospital or anything - that I can recall. They did of course use a still imagine from the fall in at least three thumbnails that I can remember and mentioned her bad fall, expensive fall, fall, in what seemed like ten videos. They dont treat their children equally, sofie's feels wrong and like an exploit, makes me feel uneasy. Either show things or don't, dont be half and half or make an exception for one child for no reason. Since that first video of Sofie's fall - or lack there of in terms of video - the only two other videos posted at this time have had Sofie in the thumbnail and todays video was title "Truth about Sofia's Fall". For someone who doesnt like talking about falls, three consecutive videos have talked about it and used it. I foresee at least three other videos mentioning the fall and the poor kid will probably be in every thumbnail for a week with her swollen and bruised face. I used to watch them years ago but the clickbait, zero progress, ignorance, and lack of listening when "always" asking for advice drove/drives me nuts. Also Gabby's fall scared Sofie, she was riding in the ring at the same time, Chance apparently "spooked" just backing up. Lease was ended and I wont complain about how it happened, should have been ended before it even started. Wow idk where all of that rant came from, my bad.
It is total ignorance!!?
I fell off as a kid many times in multiple circumstances. Luckily never right on my head or with any broken bones. Learning how to sit and balance properly is so incredibly important
Imagine your mum filming you in your most vulnerable moment in an ambulance injured, at 12 years old. It's wrong
Sophie had just started to warm up at the trot when she fell.
How do they afford these injuries? This is America not somewhere with sane healthcare costs.
Theyre in Canada, so less insane healthcare. We still need to pay for ambulances and medication here though.
why doi you think she recording it?
She does it for views. Why else would she do it?
Aren’t they in Canada?
Aaah that makes sense!
First of all. If you have an head Injury while wearing a helmet DONT TAKE IT OFF! Wait for paramedics or doctors to do that because it can lead to other medical issues. I think it's very disrespectful to videotape and post your child getting hurt
Laura was saying at first that the horse spooked but actually he tripped. Sophia corrected her in a later video.
Can’t even get the story striaght
I thought it seemed a bit off the way she said Sophie went over his head. Can I ask which video that was?
@@sarahluv6228 The Truth About Sophie’s Fall
Arabians are normally spooky horses. My Arabian mare looks spooky even at 25 years old.
Falling is okay. Who doesn't fall are not prepared for the fall. But Sophie does need to work on core balance and strength.
Usually people call 911 when they're at their worst, so why she was still filming while we're doing our patient care? That's concerning to me as well as it feels like its slightly violating patient privacy in a way. Sure, asking and telling the patient "do you remember what happened?", "where does it hurt?" getting a pain scale and "I'm about to obtain a set of vitals" I guess that's not too bad, but I'd rather not take any chances. If I was on that call, and I'm doing patient care and I knew she was filming, I'd probably respectfully ask her to turn that camera off because I'm worried about patient privacy. I agree, we don't know when we're going to fall off, so that I understand and at that point its ok to still be filming, heck that footage might even help us and doctors a bit, but still filming when the medics arrive on scene and when we're doing our patient care? I think the only time when its alright to film is when that EMS unit was leaving. I've been in a horse accident myself, I've been a multi system trauma patient and I know I wouldn't want that camera still rolling. (I'm saying "we" as a general term, I wasn't on this call)
I wouldn't be surprised if the emts did ask. Notice how the camera was pointed down?.
@@coffeeandhorses7991 They could've or she decided to just not show the medics. But what I'm trying to get at, is why is she still filming when we're doing out patient assessment even if she isn't showing the medics?
I ride for like 5 Years and I find it really hart to watch DaybyDay. I really understand her points in the Video.
I keep waiting in the day laura will lose some toes. I keep seeing her on flipflops around horses, like woman REALY?! Rule NR1, NEVER WEAR OPEN SHOES AROUND HORSES!!
You're the best Raleigh! 😊
I taught at a riding school which was open for 5 years and during this time we had about 30 falls from our riders. Bearing mind these riders ranged from complete beginners to advanced cross country riders, young kids to older adults. To only have that many falls means that we taught our riders well and we matched our horses to our riders pretty well. I take quite a bit of pride in knowing that as an instructor I would step in when something didn’t seem right or our horses didn’t match the rider. They are clearly not suited to each other if she is falling off that much and her riding eq isn’t established enough for her horse and if not the parent then the intruder tear should pick up on this.
When is Laura going to stop filming every time her daughter is hurt or falls off...? I'm a mother and I've ridden my whole life, my daughter who is ten now also rides. I have never ONCE thought to film ANY sort of struggles she's had in her lessons, and although she has never fallen off, I hope someone SLAPS me if my first instinct during that type of situation ever becomes 'I should film this.'
Laura has a huge ego and loves money more then her kids. They are her pay check.
I agree! I dont know if you know, but there’s this channel (I think it’s called harlow and popcorn), and the kid fell off of her horse, broke her arm, and the mother kept shoving the camera into her face, even when she was crying. It was so horrible to watch, and there were so many people who didn’t see the problem with it. Sickening :/
“We don’t like posting about falls”
Meanwhile, every second video
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My mom when I fell off would video the sky as she came into the arena making sure I was ok.
Fact: Sophie is hugely overweight and riding is difficult for her. A good excersise program, dietry advice and lots of support from friends and family would set her up better to learn to ride well.
Hate the Arab thing. How to scare your horse mental and teach it to run to the gate for comfort. I saw one of these where the horse was so scared he jumped over the barrier into the crowd. This and Barrel racing are as bad as one another
I have been riding for 20 years and have fallen off twice, i started with training at a swedish local riding school when i was very young, and got my core training from great instructors. Without that core training and balance training I would not be the rider I am today. It does not have anything to do with weight at all here, someones few extra kilos doesn't affect a good rider, the training does. I wish the sweet girl the best, but as you say... she needs another instructor and not to be pushed or even encoraged into doing what she is not ready for. A child cannot be kept responsible, its the parents in this case. Imagine as a child...when you grow up.. having all your old riding "bloopers" open for the public :/ How will this affect her?
I don’t believe Sophie really enjoys horseback riding. I think she deserves to do something else.
She likes working with minis on the ground. I agree, riding isn't her thing.
other Scottsdale things AKA BIGGEST Arabian horse show in the usa are pretty good stuff
Here's a question why was Sophie's helmet taken off before emt arrived ?. Who took off her Helmet or did the fall cause it to come off?.
Good point! I doubt we will ever know the answer.
Your face when you watch day by day mirrored my face watching it
It is definitely not normal for Sophie to be falling off that frequently…I’ve been riding for 10 years now and have only fallen off twice…
What have you been doing? Because i have fallen off many times in 10 years doing jumping, dressage, trail riding lol😂
Im sorry if this is rude im autistic and struggle with communicating. i just want to know why i fall off so much 😂
@@Name-sv5qh (i myself am autistic) it may be because you might have a natural predisposition to clumsiness. i've met quite a few people on the spectrum who are just really clumsy and don't have the ability to balance themselves as well as others. it also may be that you're just a clumsy person in general, and that it doesn't have anything to do with your autism. idk just a thought lol
@@wesleasmith1491 i am incredibly clumsy off of a horse. professionals have told me its because of my autism. so i think that is a part of it. but i also think it depends on what type of horse you ride and ehat disciplines you do and at what level. i always have to and love to ride the "crazy", hot and sometimes difficult horses and ponies, but we always perform better together. i have heard the words "well sat" a lol haha, sometimes im not that lucky. its also way easier to fall off showjumping than doing dressage or trail riding imo.
@@Name-sv5qh I have autism and ride you are definitely not a "bad rider" cause of autism sounds like you need a new trainer who knows how to teach you well
Yes it’s all about proper training and foundation. My daughter has been riding for 11 years and she only few fall a hand few times which were silly stuff for the most part. She now 16 years old and is jumping over a meter confidently. She also is working with a young 5 year old and teaching him to jump with the help of a certified USEF trainer. When I was that young I didn’t accomplish much because I was with unfortunately a lot of bad trainers and fell off a lot until I was in my 20s when I finally gotten somewhere. When my daughter had interest in riding I went to look at a lot of lesson programs first knowing what I was looking for from my personal experiences before selecting the right one with a team of educated trained horses. She loves it so much. And she is smart on being safe too.
Here's the thing. I'm in Ontario in a region where our riding lesson facilities are not ideal to say the least. After 30+ years I was able to find quality and have since left the region to find the best I'm able to for myself and my young children. It takes a lot of time to learn when you're only taught one way (I've been to 7 barns over my lifetime and they've all been very similar). But if you're open to it, it can happen. I couldn't be more thankful to have my kids learn the basics until they become automatic. I knew people who would fall once a lesson and it was just a joke. That's not okay....go back to basics. Ugggh!!!!
Unfortunately Laura hasn't tried to find a better barn with more skilled instructors. Sophie and Gabby shouldn't even be in the same lesson. If sophie doesn't step up her game she will be forever riding with the little kids at the horse shows. And by "sophie" I mean Laura needs to get her to a different barn.
They're no longer leasing Chance. After Gabby's fall, Sophie got scared of Chance and said she would only trust Denver, which is the horse she fell off of in this video
As an Arabian horse owner…we are definitely weird 😂
yeah, my mom and i’s horse started to drop down so she could roll while i was riding and had i held on rather than swiftly jump my ass IMMEDIATELY off of her i would have broken my leg and/or lost my life!!!!
DONT HOLD ON; LET YOURSELF FALL. omg.
😢😢 I can't believe she'd prioritise recording than just being there for her daughter. When you're a kid hurt and scared all you want is your parents. She let her down so badly in the worst way. Mother is a narcissist, only concerned about herself and her wants.
Me when the video turns on....hears music...sounds familiar...NOT DAY BY DAY AGAIN!!!
These adults are ABUSING there child like this. They are practically asking for Sophie to be hurt.
A proper foundation is SO important. I've been riding for 7 years, compete in dressage and show jumping and still go over the basics and small trot jumps to practice my seat. Its not sometimes to skip over. It makes you a much better rider and more comfortable for your horse
RALEIGH, the facial expressions are the best part of this video!
the lease with chance is done. the entire video is basically staring at the ground while sophie is talking to ambo people. Laura says she doesn't like to video the kids falls because it's a privacy thing and then Laura also says that she doesn't want to scare younger riders. I think that maybe the option to post falls or post content of the ground while talking to emts is a yes or no. I mean gabby has some minimal improvement but their position and hand position etc is yucky. some people will never listen nor learn as they feel they know everything.
Laura doesn't want to scare younger riders but is quite happy to show Chino trying to mount Willow who recently came into season. She's got a, "Thing," about wanting to show us animals mating, she's filmed Gracie winking and their rabbits humping and then some. Either we're old enough to have seen it all before anyway, or we're too young and innocent to need to have her biology lessons!
@@annieridesagain3262 i did see the title of chino wanting to mate willow and i scrolled by. That is beyond dangerous and chino is fixed so there would be no actual mating. The channel has definitely changed and become less interesting. I think that Laura deleting comments is wrong, it's a public platform and people can say what they want. The excuse of 'young, impressionable people' watching is over-used and unnecessary. (That's my opinion)
@@SarahG1183 Because as you say he's fixed he only got as far as putting his chest on her rump and his front 2 legs lifted off the ground for a second or two, so Willow must have felt his weight, luckily it wasn't her back . Laura decided to film it whilst shouting at him and cracking up with laughter all at the same time . She did get Gabby to separate them, but as you can imagine Laura wouldn't shut up about it for most of the rest of the video, by constantly reliving the moment talking to us watchers and retelling it to the girls and then Sam and asking if it was even safe to post it on the internet. She could have easily decided to edit it out or carry on talking about other stuff instead that they were doing that day, so as not to cause any confusions over their widely assumed reputation of being a family channel.
@@annieridesagain3262 that's terrible. I don't think that Chino should be out with the girls that are in heat. Chino is a prize horse from what I gather in their thoughts about him, and willow could have easily kicked him and hurt him more than just his problematic feet. They really don't have a clue. Now that Chino has been out with girls it will be ULTRA difficult to integrate him back into a male herd or even mixed herd.
@@SarahG1183 I don't know how long they're intending to keep Chino at home. There was some talk about making a separate field for him before the winter season sets in, but since then have done nothing about it, as he'd be better off there than standing in all that mud that he will soon be doing if he goes back to their boarding barn. I wonder if they'll give him the winter off as Gabby seems to like riding Lily, a lesson horse. I'm surprised there's been no accidents given the amount of times Laura keeps telling us that one of the mares is in season so often now according to her, but they don't seem to be worried about them still remaining with Chino. It's usual for Laura not to be able to anticipate danger very well, as we unfortunately know all too well.
I’m taking a break from horseriding because first a horse broke one of my finger while spooking (long story) and I feel I can’t go back to horseriding without more muscle, body awareness and being less tired (I worked as a steward).
All that to say, it’s ok to take a break and sometimes you can comeback a better rider because of the fondation you’ll build
I'd love to see a whole video on Arabian Shows! Very interested and would love to watch that! Love ya queen! Keep up the great work!
I grew up riding until I was about 17. I am 35 now and my 13 year old daughter caught the bug and has been riding about 3 years now. Do we relate? Yes. Do we have a common interest? Yes. She comes to me for advice at times but other times she wants to learn from her trainer. Point being is that my daughters experience is her own and I do not try to interfere or make her aspire to MY unfulfilled goals. I had a hunter pony. Right now she wants to jump. If she ever wants to do anything else I fully support it and will let her do her own thing and live her own dreams.