Country Pleasure Driving Class Gone Wrong!

[@Francesvief]

Rule number one whenever you're around any horse: DO. NOT. SCREAM.

[@animegirl0247]

Frances De Jong HORSE LESSON 101 COME ON

[@kyrastoff7620]

I ride horses occasionally at the ranch my cousin and aunt work at and have gone to horse camp since I was three, I’m 12 now but didn’t go the past two years, my dream is to be a barrel racer but I’m pretty much a beginner and I probably know more than these people

[@Jagerfahnrich]

AND ALSO THERE WAVING THERE ARMS INFORT OF THE HORSE AND JUMPING INFORT OF THE HORSE

[@kyrastoff7620]

Jacie Conley EXACTLY

[@Scenic_haven_sport_horses]

Kyra Stoff I'm a barrel racer It's

[@salt_liqueur]

Did- Did that dude try to stop a running panicky horse... with his body??? An entire horse... bruh

[@sirdukeusa3289]

Nothing like stupidity.

[@sienna126]

Was probs thinking "maybe if i stand infront of the horse, he will stop instead of running into me' Nope.

[@gabbyjones7473]

Yup it's called not knowing a damn thing about what they are doing mixed with pure stupidity

[@mitzypinks1338]

Yea like a human can take on 500kg+ at speed 😂 what a twat . He was never going to come off well from that one.

[@DuneDemon8]

Loved the fat lady that tried to do the same, knowing perfectly well she can not doge quick enough and the old man in the blue shirt that acted unaware that there was a loose horse. Everyone here was clueless and stupid.

[@eledhwenmare2403]

I can’t get over how unprepared the event staff were except the announcer.

[@ginalarson6370]

This was a class for new ies

[@issey4739]

@@ginalarson6370 idk what stable or coach these people have but the first time I went to a stable it was drilled into me that you do not run, scream or jump infront of a horse. All the people that were chasing it and the audience members that were shreaking should be barred from the event. Theres another video of a heavy horse hitch losing control, they had a ring full of the hitches and the situation was under control within a minute because everyone remained calm.

[@kailynngerstenberger6399]

Eledhwen Mare l seriously couldn’t agree more.

[@seentheah3562]

The announcer hasn't a clue. If she had instructed the drivers to lead the horses out of the arena instead of sitting in the center of it, so many accidents could have been prevented.

[@anaskye2694]

seentheah the loose horse prolly woulda tried to run out dumbass

[@OhK586]

My trainer was there. She said that many of the people in the audience were unfamiliar with horses, and the yelling made things much worse than it should have been. She also said she wished more people did what our division does when one of the show horses gets upset and starts panicking- everyone on the sidelines quietly but firmly says, “Whoa!” Much more effective.

[@katiearetos53]

Do you know if that one woman taken by ambulance was okay? And all the horses that crashed? So scary to see and it could have been much worse

[@OhK586]

@@katiearetos53no, I’m unsure exactly what happened, though I’m pretty sure she survived, or I would have heard otherwise.

[@christineheminger7762]

I heard one man repeatedly saying Whoa! , but it didn’t seem to have an effect-possibly because no one else joined him

[@charliehockett5774]

Hats off to the guy at 1:28 who thought he could bodyblock a horse... Seriously the people at this event don't have a teaspoon of horse sense between them.

[@paulcallender6515]

Total idiots and not a ounce of horsemenship

[@Angelica-cq6ky]

IDIOTS!!!

[@erinonfire70]

I know.... I'm sorry but hahah

[@erinonfire70]

Devon Allen We're not talking about the horses. Talking about the guy at 1:28. We didn't even mention horses. And since when did that idiot win "many many awards?"

[@ponygirl6258]

Maybe we're overthinking it. He's an older guy, maybe he figured he would go out in a blaze of glory. It would've made for great conversation at the viewing (--Gee, how'd Hank get all them funny marks on his face? --See, what happened was...).

[@polarbearart]

*shouting into the microphone*: "KEEP QUIET PLEASE KEEP QUIET" "Let him just run." Everyone: "Yeah nah imma try to bodyblock him lol."

[@davidburden2360]

yeah bang ops

[@348Tobico]

Men in shorts will always try to stop full blown stampedes in an arena. Shorts scare horses and make them slow down.

[@artiicom]

They're trying to get the horse to slow down and get to the rail

[@RubySlaughter-hu9ix]

@@artiicomwell they’re clearly not very successful at that are they

[@eviejoleys6937]

I've had horse's all my life and I've never seen less horse sense in humans than this shenanigans

[@peteraschaffenburg1]

I have never owned horses. I´ve riddin one only once in my life, didn´t like it. In fact, where I come from, we eat horse steaks. But even I recognized that these people were all reacting dumb as can be ...

[@maddalynnroll440]

I have owned horses since I was born I've written them yeah I'm just going to go stand in front of the horse and he'll stop no that panicked horse is going to run right through you because he knows he's bigger than you like serious. Some people are just dum.

[@davidburden2360]

rich people need to be taught

[@McJLady23]

I have owned horses my whole life and i agree, the staff was being super unprepared and stupid!

[@davidburden2360]

@@McJLady23 would it be best to grab a net or a dart gun preharps?

[@chaselewis7853]

Every person in that ring should pursue a career as a circus clown.

[@rinajoubert3247]

😂😂😂

[@charlenevandrie7736]

What would I do? I would do everything except for what these people did! -don’t grab at a spooked horse -don’t throw yourself in front of the horse -don’t grab its reins/bridle -DO remove all people/animals from the room -DO stay out of the horses way -DO let the horse run itself out

[@blauespony1013]

I don't know how people can jump in the path of a scared horse. I had a similar experience once. One of our horses broke lose and ran through the stable area. It came straight towards me - I waited calmly in its way, but only as long as I was sure it could stop. As I saw that it would not slow down I moved out of its way - safety first. Even if I would have wanted to wait it out I could not have done it. It is so scary to see a cantering horse running towards oneself ...

[@mandymitchaelpeters]

I know whatcha mean ...... stupid

[@achlysz0u859]

Exactly

[@kelseyplagman2570]

They tried letting it run itself out, obviously didnt work. People were all doing it wrong but there is ways to grab a running horse

[@achlysz0u859]

@@kelseyplagman2570 what else could they do anyway they didn't leave the horse for long enough

[@fi6432]

This should be called “ The Ring of Idiots: Horse Edition “

[@mikalchristoffersen]

🤣🤣

[@elainenoblelight3321]

Well I hope that the horse is fine

[@Talis1717]

Sinasi Everest Studios heard ya brother

[@fairytqles9630]

Yeah the guy stood in front of the horse what did he expect to happen. It stop? No that horse isn’t afraid to run him over and that’s exactly what happen

[@GalaticVoidedNightmare]

Never put wheels on a horse it goes like this

[@StoryTimeforSleep]

Oh no....a panicking horse tanking with a cart behind it....what shall we do? Shout and scream sounds the best option with the odd person standing directly infront of it occasionally.....smh!

[@GalaticVoidedNightmare]

They should not be in a show at all

[@alman8908]

So how would you try to stop them?

[@makhaylanichola5297]

Cecilia Valentin by not waving my hands and screaming at the horse that won’t stop

[@alman8908]

@@makhaylanichola5297 I dont want to know what you wouldnt do. I want to know what you would do.

[@achlysz0u859]

I know right idiots 👏

[@Anewday1979]

I grew up riding a dealing with horses my whole life. Training your horse well was instilled in me and the importance of it. And how I needed to know what to do in any situation. Calm and a steady tone is vital. And if you’re somewhere where a horse goes into panic mode, keep your eye on the horse and have a plan. Don’t just sit in one open targeted spot, get out of the line of fire. And allow the minimum amount of people handle the horse. Less is better. I was also taught that when I’m training my horse to develop a control trigger that will make your horse stop in any situation. It’s a combination of whatever signal you develop between you and your horse and your ability to immediately convince them that they’re safe and ok. Because that’s their mindset regarding you, they’re protecting and taking care of you, they need to the same from their rider. Happy Trails folks.

[@goldhopeequestrian3026]

I’m genuinely annoyed after watching this

[@lindalitschi]

Same

[@hqgirl567]

Peggys SSO. I feel the same way. These horses are treated like shit

[@tarynvarley-twyman1679]

Linda L. Ikr, after he slips, they all run over to him like he's some sort of rabid animal. He was probably just scared because everyone was screaming.

[@maritastangberg9931]

Me too!

[@hqgirl567]

Pigs and Pipes ok

[@boovaher]

After the fracas started, every single one of those problems was caused by people running around shouting and waving arms or shirts or throwing ropes etc.

[@kimberleyhill8647]

agreed also scaring the loose horse in to the middle made things worse

[@sherrywyllie2163]

+Kimberley Hill The horse ran to the middle of the ring because the other horses were there. They are herd animals and stick close. That is why the second runaway heads for the exit when the other horses leave the ring. Safety together.

[@kimberleyhill8647]

ms vanorak thank you at least there is someone else with commen sense in this comment section :)

[@kimberleyhill8647]

which animals?

[@kimberleyhill8647]

its people who cause the most incidents in these types of events

[@eyelessjack2825]

6:07 Can we get a round of applause for the only horse that stayed calm while in the ring?

[@silverkitty2503]

good boy

[@sherryzimmerman151]

Well the 2nd horse was just standing there till the 1st horse body slammed it! & it took off.

[@KM-px8cs]

Yes 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@x.lilkek9665]

Of course 👏👏👏👏

[@hamzahvali4331]

👏

[@animalartists5174]

This one guy just sitting here and recording like Ima post this on the internet so everyone can see what idiots my friends are! This good idea.

[@maddalynnroll440]

I knew right I bet he thought it was funny too

[@arielviotti8097]

😂🤣😀

[@trcounce]

Lol!!!!

[@joseiraheta5218]

What else could he do lmao

[@JennaGetsCreative]

Horse shows are generally recorded, so if not this guy it would have been someone else. It's actually smart to keep recording if you're not in danger and can't help because there may be insurance questions.

[@spinlok3943]

Lady: Please keep quiet, let the horse run on the outside!*CRASH*Everyone: AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

[@Blazen747]

Ikr hopefully everyone is ok

[@annehaight9963]

2:12 "We need the medic please" says the announcer in a tone of voice that says she is so done with all these stupid humans and their screaming and flailing.

[@idioticreborn]

then the horse got put down, im guessing

[@Schlummerfee94]

Exactly

[@idioticreborn]

(Re: Suffolk Mapping: then the horse got put down, im guessing) after watching it through, i realized, yeah, the "culprit" did get put down... and they'll all blame it on the horse, which is fucking assaholic of them to assume like WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE HORSE WORLD??? ALSO PLEASE SHUT UP FUCKING ANNOUNCER, YOU ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE

[@idioticreborn]

(Re: Violin horse rider: The horse dosen't need to get ø(p)ut down u idiots) yet he did because horses are always blamed for everything when it's the riders fault. the horse was not comfortable, the announcer was a dickhead, riders and spectators kept on spooking the horses, and then they caused more havoc.

[@equineathart3225]

You watch rick.

[@InkGraffiti]

If only the stupid people would listen to the announcer, she knows what she's talking about.. just let the horse run and stop trying to catch them! Poor horses, hope they all got out okay.

[@allieprice835]

I agree

[@annaschumann6253]

yes exactly

[@woodythebirbking1951]

allie price Me 2

[@globetrotter5800]

You all have no knowledge of what you're agreeing with! Don't show your naiivness by agreeing to something that's wrong! Ask an expert on the subject!

[@aubreysadventures7280]

InkBird ya because all there were dining was spiking them all

[@brittanyritenour4695]

poor horses, everyone has horse knowledge until something like this happens.

[@whywillow]

"EVERYONE BE QUIET PLEASE" screaming gets louder

[@skyeiron5872]

The moment the first horse freaked out they should have removed all other horses and people from the ring and let the horse run itself out. Especially as the silly creatures seem to have a habit of careening into each other, most likely caused by the limits that blinders place on their vision. The announcer seemed to be the only one with any sense. At least she tried.

[@josephbugeja3631]

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[@brendaclark3085]

The above comment is moronic. We'll ignore the logistics and discuss another factor. Money. Any idea much money goes into a show horse? And the potential for a ecatastropic injury to said valuable asset? The kiddy table is in the kitchen. Take your comment there.

[@skyeiron5872]

@@brendaclark3085 Your comment is contradictory and non-sensical. So, let's look at this from a 'money' perspective. Attempting to stop a panicking horse, especially one with blinders has a high probability of resulting in human injury, especially if the horse runs over someone, which one did. So that's doctor and/or funeral bills. Not removing all other horses from the ring means that the Panicking horse will do exactly as shown in the video and cause more horses to panic by running into them. So now, not only is there the issue of one expensive horse fatally injuring itself, but several. Panicking horses with blinders constantly careen into into other objects, so in not removing all other horses from the ring, they leave objects for the panicking horse to crash into, leading to more injury not only to the original Panicking horse, but to the other horses and people. So, if they had removed all other horses from the ring immediately, only one horse would have been panicing, and there would have been less for it to crash into and injure itself on. If they had allowed it to run itself out instead of attempting to grab it the horse would have eventually calmed down and stopped. Due to the blinders the horse could not see what was grabbing at it only that something was and that is why it kept running, because the people attempting to catch it kept on sending it into higher levels of panic. The reason the horse paniced so much was because it couldn't see. It was running from the unknown. Had it not had blinders, firstly, it would not have kept on running into everything and injuring itself, and secondly, after it realised there was nothing after it, it would have calmed down albeit slowly. Also, in case you didn't notice, the horse that went down at the end was not the original runner, but the 3rd or 4th. Had all horses been removed from the ring at the start, the last would not have started to panic. Basically, everything I suggested *lowers* the probability of injury and therefore expenses, not only to the original Panicing horse, but to everything else in that ring. So which of us, exactly, lacks logic and understanding?

[@brendaclark3085]

@@skyeiron5872 - hardly, but I can see your argument. But let's go back to the "get the other horses out." Tell me the logistics of that while keeping the spooked horse in. Again, this question does assume an experience working with horses... @thread: listen again. The announcer dors suggest they "let him run it out" and eventually to have the other horses evacuated. Not what I would have suggested but not my rodeo.

[@skyeiron5872]

@@brendaclark3085 I am aware that the announcer eventually made the suggestion, but much would have been prevented had the call been made earlier. They would not have been able to evacuate the horses quickly, or all at once, however there is a window of time between the Panicking horse running past the gate and coming back around to the gate in which one could remove one, maybe two horses from the ring at a time. It would require some timing and care, but would be the best option. Leaving the horses within the ring presents more danger than getting them out safely.

[@princessleira2663]

Why are you running? Why are you running??

[@hwauntaholics]

AaAaAaaaaaaAaah aAah! why are you running? Why are you running??

[@eve0nline03]

You probably know this but horses are naturally animals that flee. Their first instinct is to flee no matter what.

[@erinonfire70]

Because i want to because i have to their coming their coming their chasing me HELP (thats what the horse is thinking)

[@bi2505]

@@hwauntaholics omg.. HAHAHAHHAH😂

[@KM-px8cs]

This comment made my morning! 😂..P.S. sad to see these commenters don't get your reference.

[@annekarten3285]

what I would do is: 1. stay calm 2. don't start running 3. don't scream 4. just let the horses run until they calm down 5. DONT TROW A ROPE IN FRONT OF THE HORSE, THE HORSE COULD BREAKS HIS/HER NECK OR HIS/HER LEGS!!!! And if you didn't know your horse and know how he/she reacts JUST DONT PARTICIPATE!!!! Don't think of your horse as just an animal, think of your horse as you partner. I really don't know how these people can even have their own horse.

[@RationalThinker1859]

I know nothing about horses, but it seems like those in the ring know even less.

[@kathryn5310]

You are correct

[@thegirls7534]

So what would you do better stop the horse that is scared? No

[@RationalThinker1859]

@@thegirls7534 I think instead it would be better to start shouting loudly, wave my arms up and down, randomly jump in and out of the path of any oncoming horse, and try not to contain the other horses. Hang on....

[@eleanord829]

RationalThinker1859 True 😂

[@bloedjohan7602]

@@thegirls7534 Doing something that would not scare any prey animal with flight instinct: Keep quiet, slow motions and care for the left horses. Unwagon them, move the wagons out the way or maybe around the people in the ring as a blockage.

[@whoopdefreakingdo]

Not sure why this was recommended to me now, 10 years later, but as someone who rode and worked with Arabians, trying to grab that horse and yanking on it was the worst possible idea. It would have riled the horse further. The announcer was doing the best she could- get all of the calm horses in one spot and clear(a corner would have been preferable, but most were in the center already). Then my recommendation would have been: trainers form a barrier between the spooked horse and the others with arms out in a T pose like a fence, then let the spooked horse calm itself in the remainder of the arena. It may have taken a couple minutes, but it would have been fine. The horse was trying to bob and weave away from everyone trying to grab it, and in its' panicked and blindered state, that wasn't something it could do effectively, causing the crashing. And for the love of all things good in the world, people, please don't scream at an equestrian event when something goes wrong? Call for help, maybe, but screaming just scares the horses more! BUT REALLY, JUST LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCER.

[@kerriemorris3155]

All horses in the center and people make a rope hand??????? Did you watch the video a horse spooked that bad n running with a sulky at a chain of people would never of stopped that or any horse in a situation like that there would of just been allot more casualties nothing was stopping that horse only itself in time!!! How many people and other horses and cards did they already knock down??? Silence and stillness was the only thing that would of stopped it and remember a horse feels safest near its herd so evacuation should of been instant

[@johnrichards7538]

@@kerriemorris3155 *n

[@autumnleaf1382]

I think the announcer was the smartest one out of everyone there

[@crispykett]

Randy Littlejohns Guess that says a lot

[@unicornpoop258]

True

[@terryisaac8195]

As a prey animal, the horse has a very intense flight instinct; and keen aversion to being eaten!!! With the crowd screaming and people running around after it, the horse naturally saw a goblin around every piece/person in the ring/arena. The announcer's instructions for everyone to go to the inside was very prudent because a spooked, fast moving horse will naturally tend to run wide.

[@TrafficCheck1126]

hahahaha yeah for sure. what the heck were most of those people doing?? just stirring the houses up making em crazier

[@roomtemperaturechilipepper3192]

She was yelling and escalating the situation

[@firehorse2008]

Once I saw a horse just start running & bucking at a horse show once; turns out it was reacting to a wasp stinging it.🤔➡️Just saw another commenter explain that that first horse was indeed stung by a wasp. Should always inspect rings & barns for wasps nests they are everywhere. This whole travesty could have been avoided if ring had been inspected & wasp nest gotten rid of before hand.

[@Brimbles2]

Yeah, 1:15 at this point the horse should have just been left alone and wait for him to stop on his own.

[@Angelica-cq6ky]

I was thinking that the whole time! Just let him be! He'll stop eventually!

[@ashleyireland5174]

Angelica just let the crazy one on theout and keep the sane in the middle these horses dont have stamina so he will have run himself out

[@jolie3490]

No he wouldn’t. Horses will fight until they’re dead. Leather was hanging from all the tack and spooked him and he would’ve never stopped.

[@morghoula]

I have to give kudos to the announcer who seemed to be the only one who had any sort of sense in this situation. I expect professional trainers/riders/handlers to have been smarter than this. Chasing a 1000lb spooked horse with blinders on in an attempt to catch it... really? She was right to tell them to let the horse just run it out and to keep the horse on the outside of the ring. Everything she did here was correct. Too bad these people lost all their marbles in a dangerous crisis.

[@Shinnokxz]

Except she's screaming at the horses, because they dun no english no good

[@sandysimpson-kraft4895]

She wasn't screaming at the horse; she was screaming at the humans.

[@idioticreborn]

and the horse got put down because he "CAUSED HAVOC FOR NO REASON" (omfg, is it really his fault he ran over a guy? probably not, it's the guys fault, THAT HORSE HAD BLINDERS, as past mentioned)

[@njh7330]

IdioticReborn one of the horses got out down?!?!?!

[@soccerg2005]

No, none were put down. What I gather from previous comments, Idiotic Reborn thinks a horse gets put down every time something bad happens because people "always blame the horse".

[@sadiex3921]

These people had no clue what they were doing and were clearly stressing out the horse 😡 the announcer appeared to be the only one that knew what she was doing

[@Jasongy827]

Yes, and also since they don't know, they get themselves injured. The announcer said stay in the middle etc . Listen to her she is more credible.

[@septicmomasocialnet8791]

Possibly they never seen something like this happened so most of them are unprepared for this to come

[@TheSaddler55]

Yes, these were amateur drivers and this was a mess to have to deal with at that level.

[@redstorm1751]

Literally the announcer was the only one who actually knew

[@miriammiller5293]

Sadie X How the f$&@! Is it cruel

[@adventurousdoglover]

I noticed right away none of the horses looked relaxed or even remotely ready to even be in that environment, especially the one where he was in a panic state This is why it is so important to make sure you work with your animals, especially if you’re going to be doing something like this because if you’re not 100% horrific things can happen

[@amandabilger2235]

There was a bee nest near the ring and that horse got stung so it understandably freaked out.

[@v9311]

“Walk your horses” **all horses continue to canter**

[@joyfulequestrianblog]

This made me cry. That horse was so scared. Poor thing.

[@Sharfox52]

This made you cry? I've seen livestock and people blown up in Dubai. Now that will make you cry.

[@IAmWhoIAm3]

Me too! It was so distressing watching how distressed these horses were.

[@roosboon801]

Horses btw. He hit another horse

[@staceyevans2315]

It looked like the horse was scared of his driver, primarily by the bucking. Not to mention the man was horrifically pulling on the bit. He displays a lot of of signs that he is either; extremely untrained and wasn't prepared properly for the show, or he was abused behind the scenes. It might be both cases.

[@nala8223]

@@staceyevans2315 Apparently the horse was 16 and had been doing these competitions for years already and was known for his good manners. So probably a switch to a new, awful trainer. Or maybe he was in pain. Horses show subtle signs that they're in pain, but when those signs get ignored, they become bigger (bucking, rearing, etc)

[@shoelacy7101]

Correct me if I'm wrong because I've only been working with horses for a month but shouldn't you do what the announcer says and let the horse calm down/run out of steam on its own.

[@katlakatrin1954]

Yes it would have been best and safer for everyone if they moved out of the way, stayed calm and waited for the horse to stop on it's own.

[@blondebailey9575]

I was just worried that when so much was in the horses way (buggies, humans, etc etc) that the horses were going to fall and break a leg. I hope that last horse was fine afterwards? The video didn't wait long enough to see it stand back up. Horses are such beautiful creatures.

[@danistaab7152]

And already with your month of horse exposure you know more about horses then pretty much everybody at this event. This is a demonstration of exactly what NOT to do.

[@barbaro4evr135]

Yes everyone should have stayed in the center instead of spread out like tat! The only reason the horse started running into the crowded center was to get away from the idiots trying to block it everywhere else! Let it run, calm himself down, then attempt to catch him. Every horse that was run over was run over because of the people trying to catch the terrified horse and scaring him more. Every person he dodged every person he ran over, every horse and cart he hit, sent him into a tailspin of more fear!

[@lyncaho4507]

Shoelacy yep everyone should have stayed quiet, those in the ring should have moved to the center together, and let him run himself out. Those morons jumping out at him yelling and flailing their arms is what caused most of this chaos.

[@oldaccount18905]

Respect to the woman on the intercom when people were yelling she said “Keep quiet please keep quiet”

[@redbaron6322]

She was an idiot... the loudspeaker was louder than the screamers! Get it?

[@grenade8572]

@@redbaron6322 1) Horses in competition are used to the loudspeakers. So she could have a try. 2) Better to put people and horses out of the way (in her other interventions). Even if the running horse is more scared with the loudspeaker, at least everyone around him can be safe.

[@psychobunny32]

these are horse people? They were pissing ME off and I can't imagine how they kept aggravating those stressed out horses. They should've gotten all the people and horses out immediately, dimmed the lights and let the first horse quiet down. The second horse is probably traumatized as well.

[@Kaldir]

+Missy Rabbit There is literally no way to dim the lights in the Colosseum. There is so much natural light in there that there's no way to shut it. If there is, I don't know about it.

[@marafeely]

I feel so bad for these horses and I know they are just trying to help but they need to either get the horses lunged or let them free

[@krislahti934]

Missy Rabbit they were NOT horsemen. Just having those jacked up horses in harness is just asking for trouble.

[@strvingartistmp]

Technically the proper term is driving harness. Anything you put on a horse is called tack. Tack is the general term. Just like anything you put on your body is called "clothes".

[@jenniferlehman2464]

To get any of these horses back into a bike is going to take a very long time and tons of patience. That's if the horses show any willingness at all to having a bike behind them again. These horses just might have to be turned into riding horses be use of this trauma.

[@leaflighter1160]

For those of you concerned about the horses, I found this elsewhere: chucksiemon 1 year ago All the horses were okay,,no serious injuries....actually the last horse running loose was National Champion Driving that same year.... 1 year ago That was Bob Hart - he tried to lasso the horse but missed. The horse went down when it tripped on the harness leathers hanging on the ground. Just happended to be at the same time.... I think it was fine - it was tangled in the harness which is why it fell down. I didn't hear of any horses having more than a few scratches. The first horse is Hizberry Best who I believe was 16 years old at the time and had competed for years and is well known for his good manners. They aren't sure what happened here, but this is a classic example of how even the most bombproof horse can spook. After this accident he was taken out of driving totally. This video was posted originally at ablackhorse and there is an explanation about it there.

[@imbanjosmom]

+Leaf Lighter........just saw this video for the first time. Thank you so much for the info on horses and others involved! Sad situation and while I could add many comments, I am just shaking my head at all of those commenting with some of the most uneducated, no logic comments. It's no wonder most days I prefer animals to people! Thanks again for info! p.s. Doesn't the banner in beginning of the video even announce a Championship Class! :)

[@Kaldir]

+Banjosmom I believe this was the Region XI championship. Maybe 2008? It was definitely before I started showing there.

[@The_Nightsong]

Thank you so much for telling how it went. I worked with horses for 13 or 14 years, and I still get anxious when seeing things like this (but unlike these people, I know keeping your cool is the most important rule despite your fears).

[@jameshickok2349]

That's good news! Saw this video for first time today and don't know where to start with my feelings. But first....what was with that guy w/the hat yanking on the reins?? Extremely obvious he's hurting the horse's mouth and the horse is rebelling. Also extremely obvious the guy is clueless about horses and doesn't know what he's doing. I hope the organizers/organization has learned to pull these accidents-going-to-happen-in-a-few-minutes out of the ring before disaster strikes. When the one horse runs through the other side of the ring center, some guy grabs the left rein which yanks the horse's head hard left but the horse is still running and right into another cart/rider/horse. If that horse had been left alone it probably would not have crashed, but since it was running blind it was bound to crash. Very few people in the ring have much horse experience, very obvious by their actions. You should not be in the ring if you don't have to be. What's with people sitting in lawn chairs in the center? I grew up out West with horses and had the help of my grandfather and dad learning about horses. So when I see urbanites mixed in with horses there's a 50-50 chance of a problem because they are clueless. If you're going to be around horses, spend the extra money to learn about horses from someone who knows what they are doing. You'll have a much more positive experience in the long run.

[@susannametz2420]

Thank you for adding this.....I was just in tears watching these poor horses and couldn't tell at the end if that horse was ok after having fallen. What a horror. Just this year a similar thing happened at Devon Show. in PA....the horse leaped the out gate still in harness having broken away from the cart. Thank God no one was hurt neither was the horse......but this stuff happens to the best and it's heart breaking.

[@fenlow]

why people would think that moving to the outside of the arena, chasing the horses (most of whom have blinders), yelling and jumping and waving all about would help anything absolutely baffles me. if a horse spooks and you fall off, keep calm, move to the MIDDLE of the arena, and let the horse just run a bit. it'll only calm down if YOU calm down. i honestly don't understand how people think chasing it around while it's already frightened will help anything.

[@rmoenmjea]

they needed zo keep him on the outside bc if he comes in there are all the other horses and humans. its safer to keep him outside

[@fenlow]

KZbinfreakXD i meant that it was a bad idea for the people to go to the outside, preventing the horse from going there :0

[@breyer_neigh3255]

Same! I don't know why people do that. Maybe after watching this video they'll realise how it's wrong and stop dong it :)

[@carolalter6697]

I find this whole thing very confusing - Anyone who has spent any time at all around horses knows they can spook easily and keeping calm is paramount in situations like this - The people caused most of the problems - Especially that guy in the white shirt, what an idiot

[@pauld8790]

@@carolalter6697 event was just insane let him run and get tired keep them on the outside don't chase them don't get in front of them

[@gwennnnnnn]

ngl this was the best camera man ever lol

[@gracewright9034]

Not one driver had the presence of mind to drop the quick connect, leave the cart in the center and exit the arena with their horse, when this first started. All those coats flapping and towels but no one can figure out how to use a blindfold. The horses still under control could have been blinded and led to the gate as the run away went past. Not one single person has a sharp knife to cut away the harness? A harness can be repaired a broken leg can not. Chasing, flapping arms, all that was counter productive and served only to cause the original horse to come off the rail and hit more horses and vehicles. Just going to the center of the ring to allow the runaway to just run out of gas, and removing one horse at a time. This requires cool heads and a clear understanding of what a panicked horse will do.

[@allymckenzie5663]

FINALLY someone agrees that this IS NOT the horse's fault the reason why it carried out so long is because THE STUPID HUMANS scared the poor horse :(

[@16gmailcom]

Grace Wright The original horse was going to come off the rail and try to rejoin the herd for safety. The guy in the white cowboy hat seemed to know what he was doing.

[@gracewright9034]

16gmailcom Of course the chestnut that started the whole debacle had no business in the ring at all. 0:23 it was PLAIN to anyone with any savvy at all that this was going to end badly. Unfortunately not everyone could see this. At 1:13 that groom in the white hat should know it was safer out of the ring than in it and get the horse out the nearest gate. (this is called situational awareness) The runaway passes him again at 1:45 and he isn't 50 feet from a gate! How many wrecks have to happen before he catches his snap? A horse with blinders in a panic running like the hounds of hell are after him is not looking for a heard to join. Flight instinct has kicked in and until the adrenalin burns up a bit he's going to run. The clearly unsavvy people on the rail shooing the horse off the rail are to blame for about 60% of this nightmare. And the announcer waited WAY too long to order them out.

[@TheSaddler55]

There are no quick connects on these harnesses, the tugs are wrapped around the shafts, and straps off the surcingle are wrapped in figure 8 to secure them, and may also be run through leather keepers attached to the shaft as well. It is not a simple matter to get a cart or buggy loose hitched like we hitch.

[@gracewright9034]

TheSaddler55 EXACTLY! You get 10 points! I saw quick hitches in the harness racing catalogs 20 years ago and used them on a pony cart for just park driving, just a safety feature. These folks have these highly bred excitable horses and no quick hitch? That takes real forethought there. I also carry a razor sharp pocket knife with me every time I mess with a horse at all. I have had to cut a few straps and ropes but it has worked out way better than not cutting them. Even a Girl Scout knows to "be prepared."

[@BehindxBlueEyesx]

Screaming woah and flapping your arms at the horses isn't going to help the situation. They should have just let the horses run off their steam instead of making so much noise. I am glad they finally got things under control.

[@stilacowgirl1212]

Ikr!!

[@WhisperTraining]

I agree they only freaked the horses out more!

[@WindyLaneBreyers1]

I know right!

[@livbs5626]

+BehindxBlueEyesx I agree completely

[@marafeely]

Yes!! If you make yourself bigger it will make yourself look scary to a horse and it will make the horse startled

[@byun.x.kkaebsong]

Screaming... Because that'll fix it! The announcer was the only one that knew what the hell to do I swear

[@Ben126LP]

The announcer who yelled through the hall to stop screaming?

[@Sharfox52]

@@Ben126LP ??

[@avery3751]

“Walk your horses!” I’m sure if they could they would😂

[@virginiafry9854]

Idiots - shouting, running at the horse, trying to grab the reins - a perfect formula for a disaster! Then it spooked 2 others!!! Only the commentator knew what to do - move everyone to the centre, drivers out and hold their horses heads, no shouting, and let the horses run - they will eventually stop!

[@MyGuise]

Virginia Fry someone who was there commented and said they (the people running at the horse) were mostly trying to keep him on the outside of the arena, but I saw a few people take a grab at the reigns of the first horse for sure. Apparently the first horse was stung by a handful of bees when he was entering the arena, and that’s when he started kicking and eventually running. This situation is just scary and sad. The whole time I was watching it I just kept thinking, “there’s no way a horse acting normally wouldn’t have stopped by now...”

[@ThePenguin369]

@@MyGuise did you not see the idiot who got flattened, no, the animal is freaking out, calmly remove all people and animals as safely as possible would be the best option, once the horse makes a pass at the doors let people get out. this is a fucking shit show. what safety regulations were there? any at all??

[@MyGuise]

Shadowserenity I know.. Like I said, the whole thing’s just scary and sad... The fact that those people thought that a horse WITH BLINDERS ON and obviously loosing its shit would see them with their hands up and be like, “oh, maybe I should stop since all these dudes are waving more things at me that are probably going to cause me pain” I understand that apparently this was a freak thing that has never happened before; and I also understand that hindsight is 20/20.. But anytime I have my horse around a larger group of other animals/people I’m always thinking what I’d do if my horse spooked, or if another one were to, or if someone did something stupid (I’ve had people slap my horses butt before, but since I wasn’t giving any other signal for my horse to move he only flinched and sidestepped away).. I’m just glad no one was hurt too badly 😭🙅🏼‍♀️

[@erinonfire70]

Shadowserenity The best thing to do is to just let the horse run out. Obviously.

[@reagancostello2026]

Virginia Fry yea for real god dang

[@TheHippogriffOfSound]

I liked how the guy @ 1:30 truly thought he could stop a galloping horse. It's the equivalent of stopping a speeding car.

[@ThePaybear]

Exactly, what an idiot.... Glad someone else actually understands!

[@BambiRengdengdeng]

haha yeah, because that dumbness i was laughing so hard xD

[@jesscory9289]

ThePayBear thats why you dont hire people that know nothing about horses unless they want to kill them selves

[@emilys2464]

I once stopped a cantering herd bound horse by standing calmly in his way with my arms out in a T, making a nickering noise and saying, "Woah buddy it's alright, calm down and we'll get you to ur friends." He slowed downa nd let me catch him. But this is a different situation. I was alone in a pasture without idiots.

[@juliesarka5515]

Tahja Tomlinson omg I thought the same thing

[@vialaninfo]

Talk about poor horsemanship.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

+Alla Khoroshkova Theres no amount of horsemanship that can help this. When they are running scared like that. They will not listen to anyone or anything

[@Rimfaxe96]

+TheNonMakeupGuru Yes they do. But only to the person they trust. That's why riders or drivers should never just abandon their horse in the ring, it will just make them panic more - especially in unfamiliar environment.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

Rimfaxe96 Not always. Again what could they have done? One of the handlers got literally ran over. When they are bolting like that, they revert to natural instinct which is to trample anything that gets in their way until they are back to something thats comforting and familiar. Which you'll find isn't a human. It'd be their paddock or stable back home. There is no amount of bond or horsemanship that could have helped this. They were too panicked

[@Rimfaxe96]

TheNonMakeupGuru Nope, it can be a human. Personally I stopped 2 bolting horses, both times a mere approach was enough after they ran two rounds and the initial shock faded. Saw other people getting a hold of bolting horses too, and once a new horse ran towards the next horse in sight - in that case it was my horse, another time it just ran towards the paddocks. You'd be surprised what a bond some people can have with their horses.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

Rimfaxe96 Im sorry but are you that stupid to honestly believe all horses are like that? These horses are highly strung show horses. I do understand very well the type of bond you can have with a horse. But i can tell you that in this situation they will stay in that panicked state with so much noise going on around them and so much crap hitting their legs. They weren't going to stop for anyone as they didn't actually come out of the panicked state at all

[@purplebanana2728]

Makes me cry and smile. Rewatching it 10 years later...

[@Saartje05]

1.16 A guy with a white coat waving around running after a panicked horse. Yeah, GREAT idea... Sigh...

[@paigexxoo]

Wtf! The people trying to help were literally spooking the horse even more. Getting in the horses way, waving their arms everywhere, trying to grab the equipment on the horse, like seriously. This shows how unprofessional and how unprepared they were if a situation like this ever came up.

[@zsirospatkany3075]

Magic Snow Wolf the woman who were telling ppl to leave the horses to run was the only one who wasn't a fucking idiot

[@dinganddoo2]

Magic Snow Wolf - This is to be expected at gaited shows. Bunch of the biggest dim-witts I've ever seen.

[@gregorywheildon1687]

Magic Snow Wolf YES SO TRUE I COULD AGREE

[@liv117]

I totally agree!! poor horses!! people are idiots

[@xineoh_P]

I soooooo agree. When people sorta wave their arm like that, it shows the horses like the people are bigger than them.

[@katedrew8859]

This is literally the biggest mess ever

[@henrimatisse7481]

there are worse messes

[@sweetbriarfarm777]

Kate D I saw a pretty bad mess with pulling ponies once. They spooked, jerked the hitch out of the helpers hands, took off bucking and one pony jumped over both sets of traces and went down. Took 20 minutes to untangle.

[@realhidetaka]

oh yea how about you whores get the fuck out of the man business

[@crwnc1775]

The irony of saying “KEEP QUIET” over a loud speaker 😂

[@alexawatson2056]

The judge was literally the only person who knew what the hell to do. If they didn’t have her that would be even more of a disaster then it already was. People SCREAMING all over the place is NOT going to resolve anything. Just let them run and they will run out of energy. Waving your hands at them and getting ran over by them is only going to spook them more. They should have brought all the other horses out while the first one spooked so he could just run out of energy and it wouldn’t be so traumatic.

[@younicekeepgoing9062]

They were waving their hands to make the horse run in the outside area, so it wouldn't spook the other horses, and cause a domino effect.

[@nugget3935]

It's a shame no one was listening to her

[@BlackavarWD]

Right after the announcer says Let it run... It CRASHES into another horse. (Yes, I saw the guy pull its head to the side) Let it run isn't the answer. Too bad they don't keep a horse at these events that's trained to stop runaways.

[@hqgirl567]

Alexa Watson exactly. Everyone needs to be quiet so the horse can be calm

[@SirKoraxRaxkor]

Screaming... That will help!

[@LordElrond17]

+Sir Korax I know everyone screaming made the horse more terrified, I am not horse expert but I know that screaming will scare an animal even more.

[@sbeventing]

+Loki Laufeyson so true! And a Pentecostal up area won't help it! If I was there I would say: Everyone shut the fuck up! Your scaring it! Twats" And normally a horse will just run if it's being chased by something so the cart behind is just spooking it even more! They're fucking idiots!

[@niamhwilliams409]

+Loki Laufeyson I am kind of a horse expuirt

[@sbeventing]

+Niamh Williams totally... No ones an expert they have knowledge but are not an expERt

[@niamhwilliams409]

Yeh that's what I meant

[@graceallison8440]

Everyone literally screaming on top of their lungs is helping so much really good job staying calm

[@sammyvc2672]

I'd like to imagine that first Horse was frantically repeating "Aw F***, Aw S***" in his head the entire time.

[@xxzahlee_ginnsxx1544]

Wtf are these people doing running in front of the spooked horses scaring them even more! Then trying to grab it?!?! That would just rip at their faces! Honestly how idiotic

[@isabellewilson9041]

They were trying to act big to scare him

[@xxzahlee_ginnsxx1544]

Isabelle Wilson well it’s not smart

[@beverlyarcher3744]

They were trying to keep them away from the other horses that second horse would never have happened if they did it properly and keep it from being run into by the first I hope the second is alright

[@makaylam947]

@@isabellewilson9041 act big to scare a FLIGHT animal? Stop treating horses like they are dogs. They are PREY animals NOT predetors. It was already scared, what are you gonna do, scare it more so it thinks it's life or death?

[@Lexi-nl1yq]

@@makaylam947 No, it's not to scare the animal, it's to get it to stop and think. We had a barrel horse that slipped and fell running to first barrel (him and the rider are fine.) He got up and ran the entire arena, scared at what had happened. Yes, you can let them run it out, but that can get dangerous. All it took for him to stop was someone literally threw a jacket in front of his face. It made him stop and they were able to grab him and calm him down. They do that for the horse to stop and calm down. The only problem with these driving horses where that they had the carts on them so they thought something was chasing them so it was harder for them to get out of their fight or flight response and realize their humans where there to keep them safe.

[@britt3855]

As someone who has knowledge about what happened during this class, I must say that the comments on this video are dripping with ignorance. First of all, 'we need a medic please' was for the paraplegic woman. It was her horse that was spooked last. She fell from her cart. Enough said. The man that was seen 'run over' was perfectly fine. At most, he had minor injuries. He was the most injured out of anyone. Yes, this is a trama that these horses will never recover from. None of these horses were ever driven again, I'm sure. That being said, NONE of them were put down either. It is absolutely ridiculous that any of you would actually believe that! That horse that fell down at the end got tangled up in all his equipment, that is why he tripped, and why they held him down. Just after this video ended, they succeeded in getting all the tack off him, and he was allowed to stand up, and they calmly walked him out of the arena. He wasn't even limping. None were badly injured due to this. Nobody was. That is a fact. It is also a fact that I had never seen anything like this before in my 15+ years with the Arabian horse. I haven't seen anything like this since then either. I am a third gen. equestrian to boot, and even my grandma hadn't seen anything quite like this before when I showed her the video. Someone mentioned that this happens with the gaited horses all the time. I can't speak for them, but Arabians are NOT gaited. Don't confuse Arabs with those that use the horrific practices found in gaited horse showing. The first horse panicked due to a beehive found near the entrance. The horse was stung multiple times on the belly, thus causing the initial spook. The people in the arena were stunned at what was happening and were trying to keep the horse on the rail, away from the rest of the horses. Horses are herd animals. The spooked horse wanted to join those in the center, thus why the handlers were yelling and waving their arms. Unfortunately, the horse was so panicked that it was still trying to get to the other horses, thus causing that domino effect. People, there was no 'calming' the horses in this situation. They were scared, in a big echoing arena, and something was chasing them. They wanted to be with their buddies in the center of the arena, but in doing so, they would only slam their carts into the other horses. That being said, could this have been handled better? Yes. Of course, it could have. But there is a saying, 'hindsight is 20/20'. They were acting in the moment, and as I have already pointed out, this was not something that any of them had ever seen before or could have predicted would happen. How do you prepare for something that you never expect to happen? On a final note, I have nothing to say for the shrieking audience. They really should have shut up. I hope this clears a few things up.

[@JoeyMrTurbo]

Britt Jacobson what’s the excuse for the poor video quality in 2018 🤣

[@brendaclark3085]

@Britt - complete crap. 'Trauma' that sours them so they won't drive again. FFS, pease. The day horses are soured because one of their own decides to run amock near them is the day they forget they are horses and instead believe they are people and ne3d a Xanax to get out of bed. They're herd animals. They don't utilize a fainting couch because their peers has a rough day.

[@TheSaddler55]

Thanks for common sense comment. Sadly those that have never worked with harness classes have not got a clue as to how they are hooked to the cart or buggy. Sad to read comments too that haven't got a clue.

[@TheSaddler55]

Cell phone video? @@JoeyMrTurbo

[@dobybeau]

Thank you so much for taking the time to give this explanation. It was difficult to watch. So glad that there were no major injuries.

[@TheCasualCryptid]

I feel so bad for the horses. All of them should have been immediately unhooked and no one should have been screaming. Lots of mistakes that made this whole thing get out of hand

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

+Elena Tyrell Its not that simple unfortunately. It takes ten or so minutes to take off all of that gear. They would be better off completely hooked in than half out

[@kimberleyhill8647]

no that's only when putting it on and taking it off after a event, they do have emergency straps for quick releasing for situations like these

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

Kimberley Hill It's a bit hard to grab them when they are galloping around the ring

[@philiplettley]

They should of got off the carriages, and taken the horses out of the carriages. If you can't take the horse out in under a minute you shouldn't be driving. I can usually do it in about 30 seconds

[@TheDriftdog]

Ahh found the first comment here with a smidgen of sense!! I’ve said for years that the risk assessment should advise that if one horse is in a panic then all others should be removed from their buggies and all taken out of the ring. An arena like this one is ideal as all “calm” horses can leave by one gate and the panicked horse guided to the opposite holding ring, much smaller and easier to catch there.

[@hemlock4519]

No possible way to have a few people at a time exit when the horse is on the other side of the area?

[@DucatiQueen]

Never in my life have I seen such incompetence . These people are absolutely USELESS

[@TheSaddler55]

The drivers are amateur drivers, and no one was incompetent except the people in the stands screaming. Horse was apparently stung coming in the gate, may have been high even before then of course.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Welcome to an example of the horse world full of stupid humans.

[@brendaclark3085]

"Useless"? The arrogance of humanity. A frightened 1k-lb animal against 200lb human...

[@abbyhall1253]

D90Girl if there wasn’t stupid people like this, who would be stupid

[@kreeves122]

That’s easy to say when you’re watching a video from your living room

[@mikemcniel3086]

This is what happens when you're rich and own horses but know nothing about them

[@paxtoncat9795]

Mike McNiel couldn’t have said it better myself

[@taylormiller4222]

Mike McNiel best comment ever

[@jazzyfi3]

Yes thank you someone who understands me

[@gabbyjones7473]

Lmao

[@grahamrasti6916]

And how many horses have you had? Sometimes stuff just happens, can't predict it, hard to stop it when it does

[@kyleestaub427]

I liked how the announcer tried to stay calm and keep everyone else calm. She was doing the right thing... They should have let the horses just run it out - they'd eventually tire..instead of jumping out at them every 10 seconds. Probably scared em shitless.

[@rareenoughtofind2270]

plus if you notice, they were essentially driving him too, as they were behind his driveline...

[@Rimfaxe96]

Trouble is that until they do tire from running, the chance of injury would be great.

[@TheSaddler55]

Horse will panic and eventually may try jumping end gate too, and good way to get everyone in there killed. Best to try to stop horse.

[@Rimfaxe96]

TheSaddler55 Not sure what type of horses you are acquainted with but none I know will jump anything while strapped to a little carriage.

[@TheGoodbyeGirl]

Rimfaxe96 then you dont know horses, they just care about running if they are spooked its their way of saving themselves. I've seen teams of four go for a jump with a 4 wheel driving carriage.

[@jaynes387]

Someone here in the U.K tried to stop a driven horse at a show when it bolted, the poor guy ended up paraplegic and eventually died. That brave guy saved many others from injury by his brave deed.

[@REBECKAJO50]

A scared horse is a dangerous horse. These horses who are running out of control believe in their hearts they are running for their lives. When a horse is this scared they will run thru fences even over humans. They will do what ever it takes to get away from what they see a horrible danger. I couldn't believe these men trying to catch these horses. Again, when horses are in fear of their lives no one can catch them unless they allow themselves to be caught. What I see in this video is several running horses scared for their lives and several men trying to catch the scared horses. These horses are running over people and object which are directly in front of them because they can't see anything directly in front of them. This is just due to their normal anatomy. Then put blinders on the poor horse and they can't see to their sides. Normally a horse will tilt his head a little to the side to see anything in front of him. What I see in the video is one of the most dangerous situation a human can be in when it come to horses. How best to handle this situation was almost exactly what was done: have all the horses who are still under control come into the middle of the arena. Have the drivers get out of the carts and then unhook the horses from the carts. Then make a human chain around the horses and drivers but have the human chain talk loud enough for the out of control horses to hear them. This should help the horses know where the humans are. Normally horses do not want to run over humans or other horses. Now try to get the audience to be as silent as possible. Finally you just have to let these frightened horses run until they realize there is no danger. Unfortunately the horse may still injure themselves or have a stroke of a heart attack. All said I think all involved in this video did their best to keep everyone involved safe, including the poor horses.

[@kerryrussell5722]

REBECCA ANDERSON On the money

[@RRaine.Equestrian]

+REBECCA ANDERSON Deffinetly.

[@Uglydog42]

+REBECCA ANDERSON AMEN!

[@leegalen8383]

Absolutely, I saw way too many handlers spread out all over trying to catch each horse instead of protecting those in the center. They would have run themselves out on the rail if they were kept out there.

[@samanddeanfan2009]

+REBECCA ANDERSON FINALLY someone gets it!

[@OfficialMuffiin]

On the plus side that horse has a beautiful canter.

[@miaschumann8749]

when it isn't bucking

[@OfficialMuffiin]

yeah haha

[@jessicaclark7763]

This made me laugh

[@Falconhunter276]

All of you commenting in this bit are fucking morons.

[@Canteringtilde]

leigh harris how?? Just looking on the bright side of things

[@willowgallagher1876]

I don't think everyone screaming helped

[@jasminsteeb5526]

Yes,

[@kelsey4903]

Yep

[@hqgirl567]

Horsey Vibes EXACTLY

[@khalil7011]

All of you tough guys acting like you would've done anything yourself, what a fucking joke you all are.

[@ellaorre7136]

Horsey Vibes no shit

[@robinm6662]

What a calamity of errors and not by the horses. Ridiculous human behavior!

[@camilleb51]

This is not the only event where a spooked horse was not properly taken care, when watching the video all I could think of was "is it just me or do these people only drive horses because they're filthy rich?"

[@norwegianforestcatgirl6564]

Savage bro. Real savage.

[@shrekscumslut1341]

Your a savage.and I love that your 100% rigth and I agree so much

[@eliaguerrero3152]

Camille Grace Batoy I thought exactly the same ,shame on those rich people, poor horses

[@elizabethlovesalbert]

Idkkk I’m not familiar with “rich people” driving horses- it’s usually just really weird people. The people we foxhunt with are loaded and have excellent horsemanship.

[@jordanharder7404]

It’s not just you.

[@Otis_TheHxllHound]

OMG this makes me so mad, all these guys are just like “ cmon guys let’s jump into the path of a panicked horse and yank on his rains because that will totally make him stop” 1:54 THANK YOU announcer, this is what these idiots should have done and none of this would have happened

[@blauespony1013]

I don't know how people manage to get their bodies to do that. If I see horses running at me and I am not sure if they will stop, my body reacts on its own (and moves out of the way) ... The only horse against whom I would stand my ground is my own - as long as I am sure she is still playing (she does run towards me sometimes to provoke a reaction).

[@lyncaho4507]

@@blauespony1013 lol mine too. I feel like he's testing my trust! A stern voice gets his attention 👍

[@blauespony1013]

@@lyncaho4507 Mine just wants me to run with her - she knows I will lose and she enjoys that :D

[@lyncaho4507]

@@blauespony1013 😁💖🐎

[@cindysheets1824]

Does anyone know if the downed horse at the end survived?

[@thewackyunicorns2694]

Why don’t these people just leave the horse alone chasing it is just going to scare it even more

[@twomblypublishing]

this is still my favorite video to share when people ask me why I don't drive.

[@lini4805]

and that's what happens when too many stupid people meet each other in one room.

[@KG-kq7kn]

1:30 I feel bad for laughing but also HE THOUGHT HE COULD STOP THE HORSE WITH HIS BODY I JUST 😂😂😂😂

[@OhyeahiknowNow]

Yeah, he held his hand up haha! "Stop, I say." What an idiot.

[@piamarlen9410]

And everybody was just like "Oh, the horse ran over him, let’s scream to make him feel better"😂😂

[@sallycollins6902]

Oh shoot! All of the horses have gone bonkers! Idiot: Hey! Lets SCREAM AND JUMP INFRONT OF THE HORSES!!!!!!! Everyone else: Perfect idea!

[@Panndia]

Wow, well that escalated so fast. There were so few people in that arena who knew what they were doing 🙄

[@Uryusgirlfriend]

Wow... ok.. first off.. if your horse bucks once.. something is wrong.. in other words STOP. Get hands on your horse, remove the carriage and walk off. Secondly, the more people that chase a horse the faster it will run. You want to keep the horses away from the outer edge but you don't want to crowd them together. Horses naturally run to other horses, keeping a group of horses too close especially with carriages attached, can result in chaos. Roping the horse was a bad idea... he could have killed the horse. Normally horses will stop after they've run themselves down... white coats also do not help! Do not ever carry your coat in your arm if you are going to chase after a horse, it is weird and it is a predator. White coats should be removed and put away.. white equals SCARY! What made the horse run were the ropes and initially the carriage being drug behind it.. horses are afraid of things they cannot see and I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but a horse can't exactly turn his head and look behind him. AKA there is a scary thing chasing me and I can't see it... spooky thing, plus me equals RUN.

[@kristencermele1974]

+Uryusgirlfriend I agree with pretty much all of this, except, with carriage driving it's really hard to stop a horse after it's 'bucked once.' No emergency dismount and you're almost more in danger (and the horse) out of the cart with a horse that's stopped but ready to explode than you are in the cart. I wish we could have seen what had started the initial buckfreakout, but I doubt the rider could have really stopped the horse. I ride and drive and I find driving much harder in bad situations and really cumbersome. The horse I am most anxious about working with is a MINIATURE horse with a bolting problem under carriage. It's really scary and because of the length of the reins and the cart, you can't really choke up on the reins or pully them around if they are completely white eyed freaking out. THAT SAID, I would NEVER bring this one mini into a competition setting - and I'm going out on a limb and guessing this is not the first time the initial bolting horse has acted out. There is no excuse to bring a bolting carriage horse into a show, unlike a spooky jumper or whatever where the worst thing that happens is you go ass over teakettle because you didn't work with your horse enough.

[@erdbeerpanda1804]

+Kristen Cermele It is not about stopping the horse. Look at the reins. They are too short! It hurts the horses mouth. If this stupid idiot would just loosen the reins, the horse would stop bucking! Stupid idiots, thinking they are so proud with hurting the horse by bending the horses neck and pulling the reins so hard, they can't even breathe. Stupid people! But yes, they love their horses right? Oh look how pretty it walkes, tail high, head high, oh look they must love their horses so much! Wake up!

[@kristencermele1974]

+Erdbeer Panda How does your comment have anything to do with mine? You can have whatever opinion you want about carriage driving or the desired headset in pleasure driving, but once that horse took off, it has EVERYTHING to do with stopping that horse. That's it. Find someone else to troll - the horses I train to drive are used for driving around a wooded property and on trails, so your opinion on this literally has nothing to do with me unless you're against all methods of working with horses, in which case this conversation was over before it began.

[@Uryusgirlfriend]

Hey Kristen Cermele, I am sorry if you felt my opinion was directed at you. I was simply commenting on the other people in the arena and other comments I had read about why the horses were running. I train horses myself and I feel as though you are very offended at my opinion. I never meant for my opinion to be a direct remark against your training skills. Perhaps you should try accepting other peoples opinions before you try to start an argument? Also, don't post your videos if you are not prepared for people to comment or disable comments for your video.

[@Kris-xy7nz]

+Erdbeer Panda I don't mean to say what you stated was wrong, but I just wanted to point out a thing or two. The reins are tight because that can actually be a better way to control a horse when they act out. Just like with kids, they may need a hard hand. Also, USEF and AHA have many regulations set up to where none of the horses are being truly hurt in the show ring. What the competitors do out of it, I have no idea. But if there is cruelty shown, they are asked to leave, fined, or arrested depending on the severity. I'm not sure how familiar you are with Arabian horses; their necks are built to easily do that, their tail is high because they are naturally missing a few vertebrae (which happened thousands of years ago), and the reins have to be extremely tight to block breathing. The reins control the bit in the horses mouth, not necessarily the entire nose. Arabians also have a large amount of naval cavity to enable powerful breathing capability. The walking isn't unnatural. If the horse doesn't like it and it isn't abused, it won't do it. The head is high because it is an Arabian; it can have its head literally anywhere possible. There wasn't any cruelty shown in the beginning of the video. The horse acted out because it didn't like what it was doing, something spooked it, or any number of reasons having to do with the horse, not necessarily the rider (though he could have had something to do with it, I don't know). I don't want to be rude or anything, just thought I'd explain everything :)

[@nightstorm16]

I know this is a negative situation but by God aren't those horses stunning?

[@issashook]

Eleanor Mountford they are but they get abused to be stunning. Sorry to break that fact on you

[@nightstorm16]

@@issashook Well if they do, they do. Luckily there are people out there that dedicate their lives to try and prevent it. :)

[@issashook]

Eleanor Mountford I know, I just comment on this and others so more and more people know. Your right they just get abuse and there's nothing to we can do about it but hear and or look at it happening. Like it must not be illegal cause can you see people abusing hoses all the time and they don't get in trouble, but if it's a dog they will go to jail. Like they are both animals and they both have feeling too. Thanks for reading and re-commenting on my comment. :)

[@deborahross4868]

woahh a_c they are not abused. How can you so flippantly say something like that? The vastness of your ignorance is impressive. In the future speak from knowledge, or keep your opinions to yourself.

[@xoxdandanxox1043]

I've got to agree with u on that one

[@daniellakiewicz7110]

I don't understand that once they realized that taking the rest of the horses to the middle was not safe they didn't remove the horses from the arena one by one. At the very least remove the carts and harnesses so if another of the horses does spook it won't be as dangerous for the horse because they don't have a cart and harness to trip on.

[@EricasTouch]

+Daniella Kiewicz The horses were running too fast to catch them. They did remove them from the arena. That part just wasn't shown as the video focused on the two that were running wild.

[@mtojo5776]

I think the judge did an admirable job handling the situation. When the audience got lout, she told them to be quiet. When it looked like the middle wasn't safe, she said to get the horses out.

[@Eros.n.pippins]

Harness & carts can take time to remove properly, especially with the panic going on

[@debbiemyre814]

Add to that, if running horses see the open gate, they would make a mad dash for it.....

[@BraveOne7]

That poor horse!😭The screaming and yelling scared him even more! He literally ran to the other horses for safety💔

[@7892rl]

I'm sure all the theatrical and pointless screaming and screeching was a real help !!!

[@dianabravestorm3004]

that horse must have been scared, something flipping about behind them, and blinkers on so they cant see what their bumping in to

[@horsedancer415]

Every one of these people made me sick to my stomach to watch. They had no idea how to handle the situation

[@tobianorider4303]

Lmao I'm sorry- wtf were they trying to do? Encourage the horse(s) to continue their spooked running?

[@vanessamather8316]

I have never seen so many people being utterly stupid and making the situation far worse. Where do these 'horse' people come from?

[@gerrycoleman7290]

common place in today's horse world.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@Julee Rowley That is why I am not a fan of sportsmanship. I strive to keep bettering my horsemanship. Let me put it another way............I strive to make horse's lives better in this human dominated world.

[@gostoko2098]

No fun. Beter go learn real horse man ship.

[@brendaclark3085]

The come from the same place youtube commenters come from: life.

[@dinganddoo2]

I worked for a 'gaited' horse trainer for @ a year. This 'scene' is common, happening in at least one class per show. Never have I feared for my life more than standing in the warm up arenas at gaited shows. The people are downright dangerous and belong nowhere near any horse! I've worked in the horse business for more than 25 years, and have been to every type of show, event, etc. but I'd NEVER work around/with gaited' idiots again! *I realized that my poor experiences have caused me to generalize all gaited trainers as 'idiots'. This was completely unfair of me and I sincerely apologize to those of you who 'get it right'.

[@johnnyvt9]

Do you know if the horse that tripped survived or not?

[@MARSBELLA1]

Agree

[@sirisgoated4173]

they survived ive been riding horses for 9 years

[@septicmomasocialnet8791]

These are Morgan horse and they have a more chance of being scared then any other type of horses, but my point to tell you is they're unprepared for what is coming I mean this unexpected and the horses reaction of the everyone waving their hands frightened the horse

[@sagemarie1766]

These aren’t “gaited horses” 🙃

[@twomblypublishing]

remarkable comments. a 1000 lb horse who has decided to panic and then sets off a chain reaction of panic as it bumps into and upends other carts is a force to be reconned with. Trying to keep it on the rail seemed to be a reasonable approach until the horse came into the center on it's own (as horses do at the end of every class) and perpetuated more mayhem inadvertently. The folks who took off their horse's harnesses were the fastest thinkers, thus reducing the potential for more cataclysm. One poor woman had no "header"was a sitting duck as the runaway took out her cart and launched her horse into an additional panic. Too bad she couldn't have asked for help unhitching, that seemed like the best way to minimize the catastrophe. but things happen fast, and horses in a panic don't think reasonably ( much like some folks who comment on youtube vids). The folks who held down the horse at the end assured that the horse would not get up to resume it's panicked run and perpetuate injury to itself and others. They all did the best they could. This could have turned out far worse, as it was it was heartbreaking to see horses and people get injured because one horse entered a class bucking and control was never resumed.

[@hannahfitch8977]

I really don’t think it was necessary for four people to jump on the poor horse at the end. People’s stupidity is amazing.

[@elise8197]

I agree with you. Horse people on YT always assume they would do better than in the video, but they are thinking with a mind that is unclouded by the adrenaline of the moment. It's arrogant, really. I think they did the best they could with the panic at the time.

[@amberblyledge7859]

It takes a long time to develop the ability to not panic in a situation like that. Many years of dangerous situations. And while you might be able to stay calm, other people might not.

[@workingmothercatlover6699]

One thing that I noticed about the people who held the second horse down. They were not only trying to control the panicked horse, but we're also removing the tack. And perhaps some horse people who comment on KZbin are experienced enough that they WOULD act in any given situation the way they comment. You don't know another person's life experience. Regardless, I believe a person should not have horses if they don't have an understanding of them, or take the time to build a relationship with the animal.

[@ENHorseLuvr15]

Does anyone know what happened with horse at 4:49?

[@scarecrow6741]

I see that you needed a cowboy. You should hire one for your events.

[@taay_thegreat2057]

scarecrow that’s what I was thinking that would of been shut down quick

[@staceyevans2315]

Nope. Instead, evacuate the remaining horses, and wait for the horse to tire itself out, and calm down.

[@aoifeg313]

Pretty idiotic. But the announcer was like " do this its ok do that" really calmly. Now THAT is a true PRO who knows what they're doing!!! Next time something goes wrong keep calm!

[@sydneybanaszek512]

they should have immediately pulled out every other horse when this started and made it way easier for themselves

[@ENHorseLuvr15]

Everyone in this situation had no idea how to deal with this situation. Absolutely terrible

[@silleholm5282]

Watching this 5 minuets before my training starts.. great

[@strvingartistmp]

hope it went well!

[@Olivia-zu1gh]

How'd ur training go? hopefully better than this lmao

[@silleholm5282]

Olivia.L not to well tbh:/ in the gallop I fell off, and she ran over in the corner. but the others kept their horses under control even though there was some panic, so yeah I got up and we continued

[@x.sanneg]

lmao samee

[@maggie-ellahussell3365]

does anyone know if the last horse is ok? :{

[@plantsbatsandcats]

Maggie-Ella Hussell yes it was

[@KM-px8cs]

Was the old man okay? That one horse kept running around the railing and it looked as if the guy was probably getting hit each time

[@ShamuTrainer2be]

K M I saw this video years ago on a different channel with commentary and it said there were only a few minor injuries with most of them being sustained by the people who tried to grab the horses. How no one was seriously injured is a miracle

[@fluffyunicorn23]

@@ShamuTrainer2be thank you! All I could think about was "ARE THE HORSES OK???" This was so frustrating to watch.

[@carolley9705]

Yes, all the horses were ok. Owner continued to drive in shows, but not that horse. Scary to watch though. I would have needed s drink after it was all over.

[@maritkuipers6559]

The horse that spooked in the first place was stung by a wasp or another animal which made him freak out. Also in the middle of the arena you can see a woman sitting on her cart and not getting out. I've seen people commenting how this woman was being stupid. They don't know what really happened though. That woman was disabled and people were trying to protect her since she couldn't do anything. I know everything could have been handled better but people should dig deeper for information before actually commenting 😊

[@zzpp1623]

fuck off

[@sarahcote5366]

The initial horse nay have just reacted to the stress and rein pulling. Do you know if the horse at the end survived?

[@melissazietz1241]

@Beatrice Cook They explained what happened on a television show, I forget which one. It was started by a bee sting.

[@slunt3123]

First off, a well trained horse would have stopped when the driver pulled the reins, no matter the reason for warning to bolt. Second, a well trained horse would not have been frightened by a tipped cart, nor from harness hitting his hind legs. This is what happens when critical training steps are skipped. I’ve seen world class driving horses kick a trace until it breaks, simply because they got a leg over it. Skipped training steps will come back to bite you.

[@X_nien_vh]

I have watched this 3 times and it gets crazier everytime. How many mistakes can they make😱

[@issashook]

Nina Van H all of the mistakes

[@pyryarola2356]

i'm so glad the announcer "took care" of the situation; if she hadn't, nobody wouldn't have known what to do. but the situation was nobody's fault - horses are unpredictable, strong animals.

[@HoneyCoatedBreyers]

I'm pretty sure "Woah" only works if you say it calmly, not if you yell it and sound so scared, horses always pick up on that and from what I saw, the crowd yelling woah made the horse run faster, I think the person with the microphone did a good job by telling the people to be quiet and get the horses in the middle. I hope the horse did not get severely injured and also that no one was angry with any of the horses that bolted off, it was through no fault truely of their own and they always have a reason. Maybe one of them was hurting somewhere when it went into the arena or maybe it was always nervous. Anyway, I hope they were all ok..

[@trollarkmadness2696]

Omg thank you. So many people freak out then freak the horse out even more by screaming woah!

[@emmabenford8109]

What they did to “Calm” a nervous horse -Scream -Wave -Chase -Ropes -Yell -Trip him What I do when my horse is nervous -Leave her be -Calm her down -Pet her -Talk calmly to her - If riding I would just get off or say “shhhh” -Tell her its okay -Give her treats

[@shawnalLovesJesus]

Yep. Where's a bail of loose hay when you need it? I was thinking during this vid? Hold out a carrot or some hay.