Charles Owen Pony Race Aintree 2019

[@betsykendrick8179]

I just want to say how beautifully these ponies are turned out! Well done all!

[@joycee5493]

It was scary watching that big chestnut taking off with his jockey. Good riding!

[@marlies6155]

Good riding? This is horse abuse you asshole

[@ciara2837]

@@marlies6155 how so my dude? It was well ridden, the horses head wasn't up in the air, indicating the rider used more leverage with his feet and body, rather than just yanking the bit

[@shammydammy2610]

@@marlies6155 How do you suggest that he be stopped? Although it is odd that it seems like none of these kids have been taught how to bridge a runaway.

[@joycee5493]

@@ciara2837 ... I agree with you. It was well ridden. Best thing to do is just keep the horse steady and try to keep it between your hands and your legs as best you can… Even though jockeys don’t have their legs down around the horse. To try to do anything harsh like a one rein stop with a horse that’s that young and out-of-control is much more dangerous than just keeping everything steady. Anything too drastic could cause the horse to stumble and fall.It was a tough situation to be in and I think the jockey did a great job.

[@laurensmith988]

this is kinda weird but jockey stirrups make me wildly uncomfortable lol

[@lesleygraham5527]

Wierdly, you get used to it ! X

[@NJEllxo]

Hahah it’s great. But then again I’m 5ft tall 27 year old.. so short stirrups have always been and forever will be a thing 😩😂

[@stellaotto5052]

How does no one care that there’s just a loose horse galloping around in full tack. Like everyone saw him why don’t they care

[@kaitmeggenhofen9075]

Sometimes u just have to wait till they calm down

[@marialindell9874]

With some horses, it's better for them to calm down before catching. Some horses can bolt and even go running with other horses (like if they are competetive and see a warm-up as competition) and that obviously creates a dangerous situation. People are aware of the loose horse as the man on the intercom informed of it. We doknow what we are doing, trust me.

[@cookiencream1694]

They also can’t really do anything to stop the horse

[@onlyequines8003]

There’s almost no chance your gonna stop a horse when the rest of them are galloping off it’s easier to stop them when everyone is stopping

[@shammydammy2610]

They care. The question is what can you do about it? They've got to wait for him to get into a place where he can be stopped at.

[@bellathompson9429]

The horse just racing without its rider tho even when the race hasn’t even started 😂😂😂

[@itsjustme3105]

I literally put a bet on the strawberry roan and it was behind I was like COME ON COME ON but it's so pretty there all there but it was my favourite!

[@sophieboone9974]

Exact same! Did you notice that he was super calm and trying to graze when they were circling? No wasted energy there!!

[@itsjustme3105]

@@sophieboone9974 yh

[@annabelleharden1732]

Me too, when he was in the back I still believed that he could win.

[@itsjustme3105]

@@annabelleharden1732 yeah me to always dreamed of a blue or strawberry roan and I got a blue roan colt two days ago but I got all the work lol

[@lunamagicath1658]

3:20 lady in white annoyed me beyond belief. A horse is spooking so u come up behind and yank the reins. That makes so much sense

[@marenmclaughlin]

She didn’t ‘yank’ the rein she was trying to hold him for the 50 LB kid on his back

[@lunamagicath1658]

@@marenmclaughlin if that was true y did she let go and go to the left side? She yanked the rein and then watched the kid gallop off. The child had been holding the pony just fine. She comes up and it gallops off

[@sal9014]

@@lunamagicath1658 you clearly haven’t been riding very long or you’ve never had to deal with a hot horse. Not once did she “yank” or jab the reins, she literally just grabbed them as the horse isn’t standing still obviously when there’s a loose horse. These are racehorses she’s dealing with, they are going to be hot. Better to let go of a hot horse that knows it’s about to race than get stepped on and keep holding him while he rears and spins etc.

[@lunamagicath1658]

@@sal9014 no she yanked it. I have ridden for 10 years and have dealt with OTTBs. I have also retrained spooky horses. She pulled it as you see from her arm movement. I never said anything about she should keep holding on I said she yanked it when changed sides and watched the kid gallop off. The kid was fine without her “help”

[@lesleygraham5527]

Knew the roan would do well. It was the only one who conserved its energy during the parade

[@maureenprevin05]

fantastic job on the roan pony, he was all the way in the back but stayed strong and won

[@nancy.7743]

Why can't everyone be like that? No abusing, and no whipping horses.. these kids are awesome

[@mathilde1439]

There is usually no “abusing” but aight

[@redlight4739]

Yeah and no leg braking

[@TakenByStormEquestrian]

Maddelski yes there is. Lmao.

[@diaryofagoat-lass1023]

Wait, these are KIDS?! Cool! Every “The black stallion” fans dream!!! That movie was awesome!

[@nancy.7743]

@@redlight4739 well, 1000 or more horse die per year because of this shit. They break their legs. If you don't believe me, search on youtube or google. There is so many videos of it... And don't tell me that it's ok to drug and whippe you'r horse. It's abuse. We ruin these horses life...

[@sophieboone9974]

What breed are those ponies?? They look like mini thoroughbreds!

[@NovaMaE4]

These are probably Connemaras.They are used for lots of sports that require endurance and energy,but are considered as ponies cause of their height.

[@Babyboffa2018]

They are mainly British Riding Ponies.

[@avacleary2273]

Sometimes they can be thoroughbreds who were just to small for keeping up and racing with the bigger stronger thoroughbreds

[@palomathevictorian]

Polo ponies are basically like small thoroughbreds, I think a lot of them are Polo ponies

[@sophieboone9974]

@@palomathevictorian I don't think Polo ponies are a breed, just a type, like hunters and cow horses and racehorses and coach horses. My own TB was a polo pony.

[@karamataia1594]

The ponies and jockeys are so cute! A little out-of-control feeling near the start but well worth the watch once they finally got going! I grew up on a pony and this was literally my dream. Loved watching.

[@valerychustz318]

The roan was built so perfect🤤🤤😍😍

[@broomers657b3]

I was on we antony i was so annoyed u cant see very well but churchill pulled and stopped infront of me

[@rhiequestrian2537]

I bet that was annoying

[@gailwolf7017]

@@rhiequestrian2537 i did see somthing, couldn't tell exactly what. Sorry that happened.

[@ciara2837]

I saw that you were cut off! So annoying!

[@suszns]

Does anyone know what breeds these horses are? Cuz they're soooo cuuuute!

[@rachelw8506]

@Grace Carberry Deery no . Tb &arab crosses

[@country18lover]

@@rachelw8506 not sure why they are doing “pony” races as both those breeds are horse breeds. And if a Arabian/Thoughbred cross is a Anglo-Arab

[@rachelw8506]

@@country18lover because they're under 14.3 ..... not rocket science welsh Cross arabs are also used most racing ponies are roughly around 13.2 to 14 hh on average 🙄

[@zelorhin9586]

@@rachelw8506 i’m pretty sure they’re connemara. both thoroughbred and arabs are considered horse breeds and a lot of people are saying they are.

[@SpaceUnicornPoo]

@Grace Carberry Deery these are pony’s so no tbs not sure what kind but new forest could be but these look more thinner then a new forest so I’m not sure. Sorry tb part was already answered but again not sure what kind of pony breed it is I like to know as well they are sure cute haha

[@randomvideos-qz2pt]

9:55 someone was posting omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jaydastevens9225]

LMAO

[@hyperrage3608]

I didn’t even notice till you pointed it out 😂😂

[@hayzyhorses6899]

They were doing it the whole race. I don’t understand why, that shouldn’t help them at all

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Presumably from a polo background

[@dylantaylor400]

I'm confused

[@kawaiislimenschleich6809]

I wish I was in the pony races😑

[@nathaliewade752]

@Painted Dreams me too lol

[@jasleengyani5136]

Tbh, they weren't that fast My pony runs faster

[@jomamma5383]

@@jasleengyani5136 funny one

[@bewarethechestnutmare5272]

Beautifully ridden 🙌

[@L_ZILLA]

9:20 my gal rolled like one of those desert balls

[@andreasitko3031]

This was good for the young ones to learn about doubts and debutes. That was scary though with the seal skin colored horse 😮

[@andreasitko3031]

And the chestnut

[@warthundernerd4588]

Dude what breed are these

[@gottasay4766]

These are lovely ponies. What are they?

[@rachelw8506]

Often arab & tb crosses

[@chocolatedunpony2153]

Thoroughbreds

[@rachelw8506]

@@chocolatedunpony2153 wrong

[@whitneykorevaar2161]

@@rachelw8506 no because then they would be anglo areb

[@rachelw8506]

@@whitneykorevaar2161 so they're often anglo arabs then or arab cross welsh or tb cross welsh who cares

[@milaschmidt4399]

The Race Starts at 9:21 :D

[@ebonyholmes7736]

Why is all the horses getting taken out of the race?

[@Babyboffa2018]

Those ponies are mad! 😂😂😂

[@tedthepony7521]

What breed are these btw?

[@rachelw8506]

Often arab & tb crosses

[@kooki85]

Generally mostly TB

[@Heloisa2808]

@@kooki85 no lol

[@rachelw8506]

@Gi Gi actually my hunting pony was a tb and ws 14.2 .

[@rachelw8506]

@Gi Gi they are pretty common you can find alot on horsequest at the moment and on average they're roughly 15.2 to 17.3 living in the hunt world you see plenty. Dont be so ignorent i know what my hunters are , how big they are and what I'm looking st for my next pony .

[@Hannah_reif]

How old are they

[@MsGlitterfairy07]

It’s always easy to spot the winner of these races before they even start! Biggest pony = longest legs.

[@sophiejeffery2949]

I’m seeing a lot of people saying ‘I’m angry at this lady-‘ . Absolutely not. We weren’t there, and unless there is obvious abuse, etc, we do not know what actually happened. Just think before you make assumptions.

[@riverj3932]

“ pony race “ They look like colts and yearlings

[@johannalapuste4720]

i dont think that you know anything about horses

[@furriesareweird]

Educate yourself person

[@johannalapuste4720]

@@furriesareweird hahaha..nice joke

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

I don't think you know what ponies look like.

[@riverj3932]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet I now what a pony is I used to have one but they just look skinny cause my freinds has a colt and those look exactly like her colt and my plus I have been riding for years so don’t tell me what I know and what I don’t

[@horseequestrianlove1696]

Why was there just a riderless horse

[@SpaceUnicornPoo]

Probably because the pony went for it and the rider fallen of in the warming up. It can happen even in other horse riding sports. Isn’t uncommon but when it does it sure is a shame. Because the horse or pony spend his energy before the race or completion even started and then your in a disadvantage. That is probably why the rider decided to not race in the end. Hope fully this explains it a bit for you. ^^

[@sal9014]

This is so chaotic lol

[@MatteaRyannMyah]

I bet that one of the horses would win and I was correct. One of the horses did win...

[@IdK-ju4zw]

I bet that one would win!! It’s always the little unassuming ones that do!

[@equestrian_rider9416]

That horse galloping around in full tack looks 2 years old

[@hattieshorsieadventures1186]

At least they patted their ponies

[@equestrian_rider9416]

Also are we not going to talk about the fact that horse is galloping off full speed with all tack on like what the actual heck it could get seriously hurt

[@shammydammy2610]

Yes, it could. Catching him is the issue.

[@millie1047]

Their saddles are done tight enough so they shouldn’t move and the reins are tied so even if they got over the head they wouldn’t go round their legs

[@ilvez3098]

Da proporre anche in Italia

[@L_ZILLA]

Imma bet on the one in red...

[@felicitytoad]

😊

[@yekhjino]

What breed are these

[@rachelw8506]

Often arab & tb crosses

[@yekhjino]

@@rachelw8506 спасибо

[@samirhairlover2673]

@@rachelw8506 they looked full sized. Why they called it pony?

[@rachelw8506]

@@samirhairlover2673 they dont look full size lol they're under 14.3hh which makes them a pony

[@samirhairlover2673]

@@rachelw8506 ok lol thanks for your reply. Name of breed?

[@sambur6480]

Damn these kids can ride short

[@gxd10edits85]

Don't look like ponies to me 🤔 Edit: OMG just watched at 9:29 they are soo small

[@cayleigh6248]

Literally this is the pony version of horse racing no joke how is exploiting horses and ponies ok this is wrong if you don’t think so then give me hate for all I care I’m trying stand up for these horses

[@mathilde1439]

There is literally nothing wrong here 💀 and obviously it’s pony horse racing, that’s the whole fucking point.

[@pbpretzel3674]

Would you say any different if it was kids galloping their ponies in a field or at a pony club?

[@cayleigh6248]

This literally encourages drugging horses and ponies to make them go fast on the track which leads to more falls, more deaths and more stupid people I no this world Maybe think about your words you two obviously don’t know anything about the abuse *cough* sorry racing industry 🙄

[@mathilde1439]

@@cayleigh6248 Hahaha i’m laughing, maybe you should educate yourself since it’s you who seems to be uneducated in this. They do NOT drug the horses, that is just as illegal as it is in any other discipline & will get you consequences. Social media only shows you what ppl want to see, when you’re on a real race track you see how extremely caring they are about the horses. There is lots of falls and injuries in every other discipline, stop acting like it’s just racing just because that’s what you heard somewhere. And I can assure you LOTS of race horses are way happier than many horses in other disciplines. You don’t race horses who can’t handle it or do not like it. Do some actual research before spreading false information ❤️

[@cayleigh6248]

@@mathilde1439 how bout you look up how many horses die a YEAR from horse racing specifically and Caring for them you have got to be kidding me that loose horse was trying to get away from the pain just like other loose horses on a race track do you not see how skinny the poor horses are and if you know so much about horses then tell me why so many horses are killed on a race track god help you

[@stuartyorke6186]

Stuart lee yorke

[@sarah_max20]

Those ponys are STRESSED OUT! 😶

[@conalkavanagh4480]

There exited

[@aniarmcat7143]

Minute 3:16 silly woman

[@persond9894]

Why those jockeys abusing ponies ass well? Ugh 😑

[@mathilde1439]

Um..elaborate? Nothing wrong here at all lmao

[@shammydammy2610]

Children tend to ride ponies.

[@rexbrown2409]

I a jockey

[@Dead-zp5mp]

How can people watch this horse abuse?! Many horses die from this bullcrap! You can even see some of the riders are pulling on the poor horse's faces!

[@pbpretzel3674]

Thousands of horses die in every other horse event in the world and I've seen more people pulling on horses faces in dressage, pony club and barrel racing competition! Yet no one bats an eye at those, do they..

[@shammydammy2610]

Pulling on the reins is the generally accepted way to slow/stop a horse.

[@millie1047]

You try and stop a galloping thoroughbred

[@rasmusandersson2738]

Lorte video

[@trakehnersporthhs677]

Poor ponies

[@equestrian_rider9416]

I hate racing it kills so many horses

[@jaimeet4224]

Omg they got the ponies too? 🙄 Come on people, we’re better than this.

[@yellowhillstable5643]

It looks like they don't even care that the horse is completely loose, and the guy who gallops maybe shouldn't hang in the reins. Please my 5 year old cousin can ride better you even mine and her dad is in the national team

[@marenmclaughlin]

Kids need to stop posting when their horses are trying to Gallup They don’t realize that they’re slowing their horse down.

[@equestrianliv2507]

It's gallop not gallup

[@kv1656]

@@abbygoneill lol you post the trot. You hold a half seat in the canter/gallop so you're not thumping around on their back. Not sure where you "learned to ride" but I've been riding for 16 years across 2 continents and have never been told to post in the canter/gallop.

[@kv1656]

​@@equestrianliv2507 and you know your argument is dead when you have to resort to criticizing their spelling ;) but if we're gonna go there, why not look at Abby's "ur," "u," "lihter," and "its"

[@shammydammy2610]

They're not posting. And the intent is to slow the horse down.

[@sylviarakebrand3040]

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