Brett Kidding's First Grand Prix Freestyle @ Olympia The London International

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[@SAMMYTASTISCH]

Everyone who takes this too serious and doesnt laugh at this should really ask themselves if they have any happiness in life. Tristan Tucker is known for his sensitive way of riding and if you have just the slightest of knowledge of Dressage, you can see that he barely even touches the horses mouth or doesn't even really kick his flanks. So please, stop crying out "poor horse" if you have NO clue, what's going on here. His horse is super relaxed, has his head in just the right position ALL the time, is not swishing tail and the ears are in an alert pose, mostly forward ot a bit sidewards. NO signs of anger or pain. Hecc, he is even pooping in the beginning xD Which horse does that if it was uncomfortable? The bit he uses isn't even a curb if you look closely xD Its a normal English bridle with a (seemingly) soft bit. *What is happening?* So basically, this rider seems to be jumping and bumping around in his horses saddle and pulling on the reins like crazy. But look closer. He gives just the right prompts in just the right time. The horse gets exactly what he needs to know. He NEVER lifts out of the saddle ONCE. The only thing he does is messing with his upper body (which is fake, because when he's not goofing around, he actually rides better than most Grand Prix riders do). And the horse must have an ENORMOUS amount of balance to still go in a beautiful extended trot or even a passage. It's crazy, if you think about it. And now look at the horses mouth, not at his hands. Yes, he shakes his hands around, but NEVER is the horses mouth affected by that. When he moves his hands, its mostly up and wown, not forward-backward (which would actually hurt his horse a lot). He is so cautious and soft with this wonderful animal that I wish, more riders would pay so much attention to their horses. Please, if you can, watch him riding a bit more seriously than this here. He is not a circus clown, he actually is an absolutely talented horse trainer and rider.

[@horsecrux8353]

CourageousSam wonderfully put!

[@lauralbranch]

SAMMYTASTISCH! That horse has his mouth open while foaming. That’s a pain response. Look it up. He rode great and the skit was hilarious, but there is still too much contact with his mouth regardless. There are horses who keep there heads like that with nothing more than a neck rein, so the added contact on the mouth really isn’t really necessary.

[@bigt5731]

@@lauralbranch Take a pill

[@heathercollins4432]

@@lauralbranch - step back from the dressage....just go back to the rental horses you seem to be more familiar with....

[@lauralbranch]

Heather Collins excuse me but I’ve been riding English, including dressage and jumping, for four years now! Western style too! I’m not a newbie nor have I even rented a horse. I take lessons and work with mustangs. I know full well that bits cause pain, my instructor knows this, half of the equestrian world knows this. Why cause a living breathing animal pain just for a competition? It’s not necessary. Plain and simple.

[@lori5455]

I have watched this now 3 or 4 times and get a kick every time. His timing and riding ability with legs only while acting so uncoordinated up top is amazing to watch. The sandwich, the 'hand free' phone call the commentary done so very well. Gorgeous horse is completely relaxed through that 'test' and is a beautiful mover.

[@mirage790]

This is hilarious!! The horse is awesome to actually be able to perform with him goofing around on it's back like that !!!

[@MiffetBlue]

mirage790 and it’s awesome that the rider could give the horse all the right prompts while goofing around like that too! 😊🇨🇦

[@Rhyz-1]

Funny thing is it's fake goofing around. A real talented rider. He never actually pulls the reins unnecessarily. It just seems like it

[@siobhang1317]

what gets me is what he's doing takes a lot of skill and he looks like he's fooling about the whole time. barely touches he horses mouth, super horse

[@sandralegg6324]

This is actually brilliant riding and the horse totally trusts him!

[@Pferdecoach]

...not hands free...freestyle.....ha ha ha ha.....that guy is amazing and his horse priceless

[@dorothysisson3017]

Horse and rider are amazing and very talented. The mutual trust is awesome.

[@CarolD54]

That horse is magnificent!!!!

[@rileyandchip]

Haha I laughed so hard this morning watching another skit while on break for the FEI world dressage! I never get tired of seeing him every year. (: He and his horse are truly wonderful. It's actually hard to ride the wrong way once you learn to ride the correct way. Lol. Yet he still gave the right cues to the horse for what they needed to do. He's truly made this horse "bomb proof". Wonderful trainer. (:

[@annettekristensen9660]

just love this horse. And such humor on this ride. love this

[@more5347]

99.9% on that first piaffe. it was magnificent!

[@rebeccapedersen9061]

Such a sweet horse

[@southernforestgypsy]

Tristan is amazing and a bloody nice bloke. Love your alter ego!!! Great job horse!!!!

[@sandralegg6324]

This is actually brilliant riding and the horse totally trusts him!

[@heathercollins4432]

Seriously....doing one tempi changes while taking a phone call...???? ( - ; I love tristan...

[@elizabethalexander198]

Absolutely brilliant....

[@anitaparishschouten5652]

Just watch this for the 4th time as I needed cheering up this morning- thanks Tristan

[@raptressreptile655]

That horse is magnificent he's able to understand the signals even with the rider playfully moving around like that. He's very careful not to over do his gestures. First time seeing this and it made me laugh

[@littleozarksfarmstead]

I'm pretty sure I saw that horse laughing when it shook its' head. 😂 Outstanding performance by horse and his trained rider! 👏💗

[@lilybean9585]

I’m a year late but this is brilliant, he is such a talented rider not once does he pull on the horse mouth and horse is so relaxed you can see him licking his lips (as well as many other sights that he is relaxed I’m just lazy to list them) I really enjoyed the performance.

[@roulette9292]

This is just great and there's nothing that he does to hurt the horse and he doesn't appear to come out of the saddle or put a lot of pressure on the horses mouth

[@channongard4396]

I laughed so hard...just fabulous!

[@dorothybennett6596]

That was the funniest thing on a horse I've seen. X

[@allysondoerfler2435]

Such a tremendous horse - I think he's in on the joke - those ears never flag.

[@sneakyweasel779]

I can't believe that horse puts up with that guys shit😂😂😂 i love that horse😂😂

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Look further than what you see at the first place. The man is a super rider. The horse knows what to do, so does the rider. Not once you see the ears of the horse go flat or a swishing tail

[@georgiagirl1961]

Horse is happy calm and confident. A sign of good training and trusts his rider. Very gentle hands and bit. Nothing here to shame him for.

[@042288cookie]

😂🤣 omg just dying! Love this so much!! ♥️

[@janatomesova4249]

Just awesome 😂😂😅

[@upnorthcaprihomestead1125]

That was hilarious 😂!

[@adoerfler]

Hilarious - what a great horse.

[@whiteroseequestrian1927]

Hilarious! Brilliant horse and rider.

[@jerabaum]

Oh wow. That was awesome. So funny but so wel done

[@georgiemealing7772]

Hahaha laughed so hard such a good horse

[@fozf9193]

love the twoees!

[@elisabethharper951]

😂 I love this … watched it many times and it’s always funny. Pretty amazing to have the horse performing so well as Brett (Tristan) makes such a hash 😂

[@giannabaker5083]

I LOVE THIS!!! i love how much of a bond they have to be able to do that. amazing horse and amazing rider

[@christinalogan311]

This is just superb ✨

[@DonnaS-q9s]

You can tell that horse is not abused ❤

[@donnapittsley6183]

I absolutely love that video of you and your orders and I’m still laughing I like to see more of that

[@donnapittsley6183]

Horse

[@andreaborchardt4076]

I love to enjoy these videos ❗😂 i am always sitting and lough and can't stop 😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰

[@kellytyrrell1253]

Hilarious! And a bloody good rider!

[@liambryson4665]

Wonder if the people commenting understand how much ground work and training has to be done with a horse to be able to perform at that level..... if that horse was in anyway uncomfortable scared nervous or anything like that there would have been many a sign. For example nervous pooing for example ( to shed around 3 pounds of its bodyweight to then bolt away) pulling back in restraint or even simple bucks or kicking of the leg, there was none of that, and to say it's getting it's mouth yanked is utter pish, look at the amount of foaming at the mouth it's doing (That's a good sign btw) and the horse would have more than likely have a bit that is custom made to it's mouth or been specifically fitted, fuck the horse will be looked after a lot better than some people look after there kids!!!!

[@nickywatson69]

Think he is a superb horseman on a superbly trained horse...really good for a laugh!

[@dskurth]

OMG...I am laughing SO hard!

[@СашаМаксимова-я8е]

Какая замечательная лошадь. Всё сама, и сбор, и принимания 😍вах

[@leraangel7435]

Саша :Максимова наверное каждый мечтает о такой лошади )))

[@DonnaS-q9s]

Happy Horse

[@BOONEHOUND1]

Omg I can't stop laughing🤣🤣🤣

[@melodyfrierson3575]

I love watching this guy, but I got exhausted just watching him.....

[@kihntagious]

So funny!

[@ОльгаНарсия]

Оригинально, сложно и легко!

[@belongtobill]

This is very funny. I enjoyed it. Not a fan of dressage, but the comedy was great.

[@ariellapansinoneelefkovits2701]

Is his name really Kidding? I guess our names really do define us ha ha

[@karinsarkezi7321]

His real name is Tristian Tucker...

[@DonnaS-q9s]

The rider is more tired than the horse lol

[@kimberlycarron9723]

Lol omg we had a Colt when I was a kid we sold and my dad and me looked like Laural and Hardy trying to load him. He litterly laid down on the ramp my dad had his shoulder under his rump and I had a lunge line run out the front window and he was having no part of it lol. It took us forever and twenty years later I run into this colt at my friends and he still was full of piss and vinegar lol they said he's a wild one their neighbors are who bought him.

[@elizabethturner7739]

Wonderful yo see dome gun in it...

[@DonnaS-q9s]

I hope horse trainers learn from him

[@Человек-м5и7л]

Пов: выступление России на Олимпиаде

[@DonnaS-q9s]

I think he’s making fun of the dressage

[@MyFran1966]

Piaffe at halt HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@DonnaS-q9s]

Lol

[@yourbraindamage.6037]

Horse getting his mounth ripped off. Sad.

[@julieaytonyates7121]

Yourbraindamage. more sad that you can't see how balanced, careful, and steady his hands actually are....its hard enough to ride and look nice, faking good riding while looking terrible at it a real talent.

[@yourbraindamage.6037]

Julie Ayton Yates if u just look at the mouth of the horse you can see it opens regularly. U can see the bit moving all the time, that’s not what I call balanced... but that’s just my opinion. Don’t get offended.

[@sofia01ht]

Yourbraindamage. I guess you don't ride

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Of course not. Geez, see the humor please. And he knows EXACTLY what he's doing. Not once the horse was restless or angry.

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Try to find your humor please.

[@JustAgirly0]

i like his freestyle but the horse is really uncomdtrble in the mouth with how hes pulling

[@bigt5731]

How dare you criticize you can barely sit on a horse .

[@JustAgirly0]

@@bigt5731 first you know nothing of me and my riding abilities, second everyone had the right to have an opinion and as long as they're being respectful they also deserve respect for their opinion

[@bigt5731]

@@JustAgirly0 Your lack of riding experience is evident in your videos and by your opinion of a professional dressage rider who at first glance seems to be but is NOT pulling on his horses mouth . Your opinion is that the horse is really uncomfortable in his mouth , he is showing no signs of discomfort in the least and your observation is from lack of education . There is no God given right to an opinion when you haven't a clue what your talking about .

[@bigt5731]

My opinion on your riding is based on over 30 years as an instructor .

[@JustAgirly0]

@@bigt5731 I'm not gonna listen to some random bully online who claims to be a trainer effect me bc I don't know you, I havent seen what kind of rider but Im not gonna listen to someone with little to no respect bc I have a life thx whoever u r. Get a life

[@danielthomas3333]

This kind of campy humour is not funny and is annoying

[@majorfabio6720]

Daniel Thomas then don’t watch it

[@bigt5731]

Then choose not to watch it , no one had a gun to your head did they .

[@Rhyz-1]

It's funny for horseriders. Because the gives off the illusion of making every mistake when riding a horse. Fake janking on the reins, only the angle changes not the distance. Fake bobbing around. His hips stay firmly seated. Etc. Those mistakes usually hurt the animal and aren't allowed but he makes it seem like he is riding like a beginner while actually masterfully controlling the horse without hurting it.

[@sunnygilr1]

Amazing how relaxed this horse is.

[@grandcarriage1]

I know. relaxed lips and ears... quiet tail...

[@lilynordfrayle5464]

Yeah, I bet he's laughing in his head too!

[@pariahmouse7794]

This is AMAZING, haha, I hope that beautiful horse got some treats after this, he is A PRO! And to be able to still give cues and NOT overly disturb the horse requires a special kind of talent! They are both awesome, haha!

[@cheye730]

Never get tired of watching this! Freakin' amazing talent and comical! LOVE IT!!!

[@ninujaninedalisda-davis2975]

To all those saying he was yanking at the horses mouth, the distance between his hands and the mouth stayed the same, just the angle changed. And he is not bobbing on the horses back, it looks as if, but he just sits deeply in the saddle and moves his hips to create the impression.

[@GPC-tu7ti]

This whole thing is awesome, but that "Good boy!" for the first "piaffe" really tickles me the most for some reason, LOL!

[@heathercollins4432]

That horse is a freaking saint!!!!!

[@Rhyz-1]

It's also a good rider. His goofing around is only upper body and up down movements. Not unnecessarily pulling the reins even when it seems like it

[@silverkitty2503]

I personally think an act of a ventriloquist and a gay german horse would be hilarious

[@jackalie113]

i wanna to know the judge's comments on this!

[@lindajayneclark767]

beautiful horse ,funny man!!!

[@windfall331]

What an incredible connection and understanding between horse and rider. It must have taken hours and hours to develop this performance.

[@michelleking8960]

OMFG ... the start it hilarious. Anyone who takes this too seriously, needs to get out more.

[@michelleking8960]

And now that I watched this to the end ... this horse and rider are awesome.

[@אליהכהן-נ1ו]

I WANT THIS HORSE

[@leannemoffat1608]

I love this horse

[@janinetollot209]

The german-accent in the beginning is hilarious 😂

[@SarahWRah]

I've watched this clip several times and other Brett Kidding spoofs, and laugh out loud every time. He is such a delight, and the horses he rides seem to enjoy the time to fool around.

[@YVM3311]

Me too. I’ve watched it many times and always loose my voice laughing Love his training videos and his method.. at full display here with a horse in total self control taking care of business perfectly balanced with a goofy impersonated self pulling Off the funniest of dressage shows. He’s awesome

[@Youknowsanne]

Brilliant

[@nowalienishimura5307]

So a fucking amazing Rider! Deep Respect!!! very cool!

[@kristenwrate8142]

He's so funny and he's riding a lovely horse.

[@DonnaS-q9s]

Love the way he talks

[@johannaschaefer3766]

The best!!!!

[@margiefoulston7692]

So good to see FREE RIDING NO BIT SO GOOD TO SEE BUT WHY THE SPURS. HORSE WOULD DO WELL WITHOUT ALL STEEL NOT FOR ANIMALS.

[@thefoalingchannel6623]

There's nothing funny about this - the guy just looks ridiculous.

[@Lorna.B.Showjumping]

It's designed to make people stop taking it all too seriously is all. Just a bit of fun! If we cant look silly and still enjoy life what's the point in doing it personally

[@GRCcommrel]

love the humour but not at the horse's expense of him bobbing around on his back ... and mouth

[@pogpogpog7507]

yikes m8, you can clearly see that he's a gentle and good rider. he was incredibly balanced...

[@Rhyz-1]

It's fake bobbing. He only does so with his upper body. His lower body is firmly seated. Also he doesn't pull on the reins. He moves them up and down and left and right to give that impression. Bobbing also looks worse because of the fake belly.

[@charlottekoch5390]

Armes Tier muss einem leid tun

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Gar nicht. Der Mann is ein SEHR gute Reiter und sehr bekannt. Das 'armes' Tier passiert nichts. Google der Reiter's Name Tristan Tucker und lerne. Das Pferd ist ok, da passiert nicht. Was der Reiter macht is unglaublich schwierig und wenn du gut shaust dann siehst du das Pferd ist der jeden Zeit ruhig.

[@elenaquaglia8164]

Really an "idiocracy" laughing looking a "man" having is fun on an innocent, kind and helpless horse, that is making a crazy effort to give the best.

[@MrWereWolfGirl]

Ever heard of….. comedy?

[@SAMMYTASTISCH]

Wait. You thought this was a serious Dressage competition thing? Oh gosh... This rider is etremely skilled. He could ride this whole course hands free because he actually barely touches the horses mouth. It may look like he is goofing around, but what he actually does is giving just the right prompts in just the right time and the horse knows exactly what to do

[@mandymeyer2093]

Helpless? This animal has 1.100 lbs on this guy at least. If it wanted him off or wanted to hurt him or anybody else, it would certainly do so.

[@elenaquaglia8164]

@@mandymeyer2093 All the more so, a horse is defenseless because of his dependence on man, horse repays man with devotion and submission. And the man here is asking for the maximum commitment in a useless and absurd way, in a foolish situation. In my eyes it is humiliating and shameful.

[@bigt5731]

@@elenaquaglia8164 Ohh bugger off