Free Jumping Horses: Max

May 27th 2012. A jumping chute was set up and the horse is encouraged to go through it. Here's Max checking it out. This was filmed using two cameras, so most jumps you see twice; once from the side and once head on.
Technical Video Details: Panned side shots using Panasonic HDC-TM90. Static head on video using Canon S95Free Jumping Max

[@just_a_waterbottle6827]

In all your 'Loose Jumping' videos it shows what wonderful horses you have and how honest and hard they try to do everything right even though their owners are useless

[@chloehood8585]

Your spacing/strides where out which probably explains why he was all over the place for a fair majority of the video, gorgeous horse though

[@theprancingpony6075]

Chlöe Hood All their horses knock them down because of the striding.

[@aimeethehoob]

they should have taking one of the first trotting poles away. if he kept tripping uo, that could have been a danger to him.

[@caitieterasa]

Please learn how to properly space cantering poles. He becomes so unbalanced because of the spacing. You always want to give your horse the best set up for the jump. He's just a mumbled mess going thru the chute.

[@theprancingpony6075]

There are too many distractions for him, you've got a dog barking and lots of people clicking at him from different angles not to mention someone chasing him with a whip to make him canter. He's finding it hard to jump because of the striding, he doesn't seem entirely comfortable around the jumps yet and there's so many noises etc to distract him.

[@fionaoreilly5962]

They're not chasing him with a whip

[@jordanlockwood8157]

Gorgeous looking horse, but it doesn't make him look so gorgeous when he is tripping over some of the jumps in the middle. If the striding was better, he wouldn't have struggled so much at the start. (I'm only saying this after watching 2 minutes of the video)

[@Thoroughbredlover28]

HaHa!!! Your horse doesn't look to concerned on jumping the jumps. He just looks like " AHHHHH!!!!!! these people are chasing me with a whip!!!! So cute, and when you get him going he gets better at jumping.

[@TheSmallworlds2000]

your horses are honestly soooo gorgeous!!

[@jennyrichard5290]

Great work and lovely horse :) I find raising alternate jumps also helps with concentration. bunny hops and gymnastics are so good for learning horses! love it x

[@ebbnmaggs]

he is so uncoordinated it's adorable x

[@cyzrie3985]

I cant take this anymore MAKE THE STRIDES LONGER

[@michaelacox4060]

Thank god someone knows how to ease their horse into free jumping

[@anniejshaw]

Developing into a gorgeous hunter - very tidy and totally figured it out!

[@emilyg5879]

beautiful horse!!!!

[@stefaniehawkins9558]

this is amazing!! I could never get my daughter's horses to do this!

[@theprancingpony6075]

1:51 his body language is telling you that he can't jump that and it's scaring him. You need to correct your striding between the poles/jumps. And at the end his ears are back when you make him jump it.

[@ellaprestage3348]

0:58 can someone tell that person to stop he was going fine

[@theprancingpony6075]

Ella Prestage I know. She was like whipping his behind because he stopped to study the pole.

[@Victxrysxng]

Bret Youssi he was unsure about the pole. Also check your English 😂

[@kingforagreenday5872]

When you whipped him a bit before the minute mark was unnecessary, he was just checking out the poles.

[@miatreadwell1874]

He would have over thought about it and not want to go over again because he’d think the jump was going to eathim

[@breyelover12]

I love how they let him think about it and then repeate the step

[@sayg00dnightandg0]

the reason why he keeps tripping over the x is because they are making him canter over the poles that weren't spaced out for cantering so he is getting a weird step

[@courtneycampbell]

awesome i love that horse

[@astriddw9456]

He had freacking trotting poles when he was cantering, what were you guys thinking of? And wipping the horse when he was checking out the pole?

[@theprancingpony6075]

I'm getting the feeling that Max isn't interested in jumping.

[@rahern7641]

OMG I WANT HIM!!

[@sarahodonnell5158]

Opening up the side would mean that he gets what he wants which is to be lazy and gets a free pass out of work! Horses aren't plush toys and doing that is called making bad habits called being lazy will get me what I want, these people know what they are doing +equestrian odie

[@sseqc1186]

What breed is max?

[@davidhutchinson6162]

Sort this out asap

[@fionaoreilly5962]

Everything is fine. If you knew anything about horses, you wouldn't be saying this shit

[@twiggytoesdosestressage2624]

Poor maxy max

[@daveh3410]

I agree about the poles but he is not lame

[@anagood3194]

Your poles were uneven and that horse will soon become scared of whips the way you were using it!

[@ashleepenten9381]

Need to space the first pole out a little not enough room for a canter

[@sseqc1186]

It's because there spread out the size of troting poles but they are making him canter over them

[@parkjiminbts2869]

+Sunshine Stables maybe they did not think right but they maybe learn from there's mistakes

[@royalisabella8099]

He is good I think but I like horses more exited

[@slimeisthebom5869]

You know how it's Colt free jumping will let the horse jump free don't whip it if it doesn't go

[@erica031012]

this horse looks off. like sore/lame

[@abdabagel7544]

its the poles, theyre making him canter over poles spaced for trotting. and the striding to the jump is horrible

[@silvermooons8433]

Yes one of his back legs looks lame.

[@slimeisthebom5869]

I'm not trying to be mean but do this part right

[@TheBakedTater]

'Seems'. It isn't cruel at all, idiot. It is to (Or I did it) to train your horse to be comfortable to jump and/or help your horse jump more cleanly. It is very fun for you and your horse. (My horse seemed to enjoy it very much!)

[@ellaw7384]

That striding is so wrong. You are making your horse unbalanced. Someone needs to learn that the same striding does not work for every horse. The reason he refused was because he was unbalanced and couldn’t take the jump.😒

[@Zebra-dogs]

Not as good as some of the others. He needs to learn to pick his feet up

[@jdl3621]

No, THEY need to recognize a lame horse! He was literally stepping on the bars and his head was constantly hanging low. They shouldn't be allowed to even own horses. Thus is practically torture.

[@Zebra-dogs]

You clearly haven't seen professional jumpers before they're refined by a trainer. This is what they do. Unfortunately this guy doesn't want to jump, there's no will to jump and that is what needs to be investigated. He's not lame in any way, he just doesn't want to jump which is very not-horse like.

[@Zebra-dogs]

It's also because they have spaced the poles wrong. These are trotting poles they're trying to make him canter over.

[@davidhutchinson6162]

This horse is lame !

[@Alicia-dv9ey]

+David Hutchinson no he isn't. The Trotting poles that he had to canter over was one problem. As well as the striding is absolutely apauling

[@avereefrancis5467]

No he isnt