RE-LIVE | Longines Grand Prix 2023 of Switzerland

[@gillianbrowne1970]

Wow what a leap over the water jump from the horse brilliant😊

[@JenniferKenney-q2t]

Amazing horses

[@JenniferKenney-q2t]

❤❤❤

[@philsteynb]

Awesome 👍

[@ItsCADENCEEEE]

I did see some bad things with the reins they were tight so the made the bit hurt the horse but I would say number 2 denis lynch and his horse amazing job😊

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

No, you just don't know what's going on. If the horse was being hurt they wouldn't be jumping these fences but would stop.

[@ItsCADENCEEEE]

@@JohnAllenRoyce I mean I’ve loved horses since I was like 5 I would steal my moms phone to watch horses and I’m older now(I’m 10 now) and still love horses I love working with them I think they are sweet and beautiful but they may be hurting but still do the jump like there was head tossing too. So I do understand

[@taroseren]

@@ItsCADENCEEEE you're not wrong, if the reins are pulled too much or the bit is too harsh then it will hurt the horses mouth.

[@ItsCADENCEEEE]

@@taroseren thx for being on my side

[@taroseren]

@@ItsCADENCEEEE of course “if the horses were being hurt they wouldn’t be jumping these fences but would stop” is clearly the person who doesn’t know anything about horses as that’s completely false

[@nonoetsoso7193]

Perfect 👍

[@Christian1234-s6g]

Starts at 0:42

[@JenniferKenney-q2t]

Beautiful team

[@raimundononatonunesdasilva6174]

Gratidão 😎😄😀😃

[@SulkDrop-vv9nz]

Donald Whitaker and di caprio.. 😢😢😢 I wish they came 1st place, but it’s clear that he was also focusing on speed to secure his place in the second round

[@tinainfanti]

Some of the bits used are just cruel. Head tossing, mouths gapping open, tail swishing. It is past time they start disqualifying abusive owners.

[@charity_malfoy_zodiacs8412]

Um your wrong

[@logangreen2010]

@@charity_malfoy_zodiacs8412how? its perfectly fair to call some bits being used abusive

[@SLShowJumpingOffical]

Agreed

[@Mollyxmoo1]

I think she is jealous cause she ain’t jumping that hight

[@tinainfanti]

@@Mollyxmoo1 no, and I think you mean height.

[@pigeonbusiness]

1:03:22 Green lips! You can see they let the horse graze that morning.

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

Horse eyes don't focus like human's; they have ramped retinas and have to raise their head to see things at a distance. It's not a great habit for jumping though (their eyes are on the side of their head so they can't judge distance, that's the rider's part.) And so it may look like a horse is "fighting the bit" as they approach a jump when that's not why. Some horses wait for the jump, others want to look.

[@Nik-gc9vl]

This is false, otherwise horses wouldn't be able to free jump over fences without misjudging every distance. Horses do have different eyesight this is known, and they actually jump mostly based off of memory. As in they judge the distance before they get to the base of the jump, and are then relying on their kinesthetic senses and memory to know exactly when to jump. Some horses for example can get thru very wide oxers with a double kick because they didn't memorize seeing the second rail before takeoff (similar to how horse #1 on course did at the water), but then can see the second rail or excess distance as they go over and the jump gets further behind the flank. Most of these horses are indeed fighting the bit either because the bit is simply too harsh, they're anxious to get over the fence, the riders hands are too harsh, or they haven't been schooled properly enough to understand queues to wait or slow down. Horse behavior is always in response to their environment. They're stoic flight animals that are designed to continue on even while in pain. If there's a clear reaction to a stimuli it's because somethings happened to the horse, not that the horse has suddenly decided they need to toss the head perpetually thru a course,

[@FairyXHoneydue]

1:56:09

[@squeebers]

1:44:07 I love horses! How can they do that?

[@Malibu5StarNaturals]

Congrats Harrie!

[@Idontknow..13]

Some people comment that this is cruel but these are professional riders

[@Nik-gc9vl]

The title of professional doesn't omit them from being liable for abusive practices.

[@oliviathomet8337]

All “professional” means is they can get away with it

[@AbdullahAlkhamis-p9s]

that orange jump must be cursed

[@FairyXHoneydue]

1:1562

[@aijavarslavane2935]

Man patīk zirgi tapēc skatos konkūru

[@sofijaesterekrujele9444]

Es mācos jāt kā viņi

[@lily.0317]

Simon Delestre and his bit🤢🤢🤢

[@milkbottlesdowncherrylane6703]

very cruel to the horses.

[@Luccc298]

How?

[@Toverfayeeee]

Why lol

[@Toverfayeeee]

The horses are treated verry well and most of them really enjoy jumping its. Not cruel at all

[@Luccc298]

@@Toverfayeeee Yeah they are trained to do this. They put no harmful things to make them do this . They would refuse the jumps if they didn’t want to do it.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Notice the horses ears forward as it locks onto a jump? That means they enjoy it. This is excellent exercise for them as well as a fun day out. Guaranteed these horses get treated 100x better than you look after your family.