Hello
I am watching the Rolex eventing right now and I was wondering, Is that Trevor Denman announcing the horses and their progress?
( not the tv commentators)
Karen
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I don't think that was Trevor, but how about that rotational fall that squashed the rider, and he was there the next day to be interviewed because he had the airbag safety vest? Wow, haven't heard of that before.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Horse didn't get hurt because Ollie broke his fall 
Those air vests are actually designed to wear over the conventional safety vests, so don't think of wearing it instead of the other. For instance, it wouldn't help you if you were training one in the gate and got slammed around.
Those air vests are actually designed to wear over the conventional safety vests, so don't think of wearing it instead of the other. For instance, it wouldn't help you if you were training one in the gate and got slammed around."Most people hate the taste of beer to begin with. It is, however, a prejudice that many people have been able to overcome."-Winston Churchill
There are 2 different brands-the one Ollie was wearing is around $750 and the cheaper one around $400. Pretty cool to see something like them-like your own personal airbag lol. As an Eventer, rotational falls are the worst nightmare and this new vest over your Event vest will hopefully reduce more serious injuries.
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This event, The Rolex, needs to be on everyone's bucket list. It is absolutely breathtaking. The horses are magnificent. Making 3yo's look like chubs. I have a lot of trouble understanding why a thoroughbred needs 3 weeks to recover from a 1 1/4 mile run when you see what these horses do. You can get withing 10 yards of all the obstacles. You can hear the horse breathing and the rider talking to them. You can see the sheer joy on the faces of these horses.....they love what they are doing.
Rolex horses are mature, grown up, well trained, fully formed horses. Not babies lightly backed and sent out with a fly on their back intending only to jog, gallop, and then work one big oval, and then retire to the breeding shed before they are fully grown.
It takes YEARS to develop a Rolex horse. Anything competing below about age 9 is considered very young and possibly still a "green" horse. I participated in three day eventing "back in the day" and it was a pure team sport. My very best mare and I were a TEAM, developed from when she was a rising three year old (I bought her unbroke, about 30 months old). She developed great affection for me (as I did for her) and she would jump the moon, work her hardest, come back for me if we got separated in the cross country, and generally was the truest, most loyal pal I ever had. I still treasure an 8x10 newspaper photo of us coming over a log/water combination that the paper sent me a glossy of about 40 years ago, when she was about four, at an event for green horses. She went on to some quite serious superstardom - four years later I was starving in college and got offered too much money to pass up for that mare.
It was a sad day, but I was behind on her board, had no money to compete with, pay my rent, etc.
It takes YEARS to develop a Rolex horse. Anything competing below about age 9 is considered very young and possibly still a "green" horse. I participated in three day eventing "back in the day" and it was a pure team sport. My very best mare and I were a TEAM, developed from when she was a rising three year old (I bought her unbroke, about 30 months old). She developed great affection for me (as I did for her) and she would jump the moon, work her hardest, come back for me if we got separated in the cross country, and generally was the truest, most loyal pal I ever had. I still treasure an 8x10 newspaper photo of us coming over a log/water combination that the paper sent me a glossy of about 40 years ago, when she was about four, at an event for green horses. She went on to some quite serious superstardom - four years later I was starving in college and got offered too much money to pass up for that mare.
It was a sad day, but I was behind on her board, had no money to compete with, pay my rent, etc.So Run for the Roses, as fast as you can.....
3phase wrote:There are 2 different brands-the one Ollie was wearing is around $750 and the cheaper one around $400. Pretty cool to see something like them-like your own personal airbag lol. As an Eventer, rotational falls are the worst nightmare and this new vest over your Event vest will hopefully reduce more serious injuries.
That's a one-time use thing, right? If the vest deploys, you have to throw it away and buy another one?
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
majxmom wrote:3phase wrote:There are 2 different brands-the one Ollie was wearing is around $750 and the cheaper one around $400. Pretty cool to see something like them-like your own personal airbag lol. As an Eventer, rotational falls are the worst nightmare and this new vest over your Event vest will hopefully reduce more serious injuries.
That's a one-time use thing, right? If the vest deploys, you have to throw it away and buy another one?
Not with the Hit-Air vest that I found on this page http://mrtrailer.com/ttt.htm or the Point Two Pro-Air Jacket here http://www.vtosaddlery.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PTPJ
In both cases, you just buy a new canister - for the Pro-Air it runs around $30.00
That explains why they blew one for Donna Barton. I thought they'd made the decision to invest $750 after they knew they had the accident on tape.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Great post Madelyn.
I sold my mare last year to a wonderful young eventer who is bringing her along slowly and conscientiously. They're meshing extremely well and I couldn't be happier. She's a special mare: they are truly a team, much as you've described. Finding the right horse is a lot like finding the right companion in life: not so easy and, when you find it, recognize the special nature of your bond and improve from there!
I sold my mare last year to a wonderful young eventer who is bringing her along slowly and conscientiously. They're meshing extremely well and I couldn't be happier. She's a special mare: they are truly a team, much as you've described. Finding the right horse is a lot like finding the right companion in life: not so easy and, when you find it, recognize the special nature of your bond and improve from there!