Golden Button 2018 - Tirley, Gloucestershire, UK

[@pipr5070]

I loved how you were talking to him, encouraging him all the way around. This is an excellent partnership.

[@SophiaShadowpaw]

Great to watch, he may not be fast but he was trying for you. Loved how you told him to look at the jumps, well suited to each other.

[@anneross5362]

Thanks so much for wearing the headcam and taking the effort to post this, it just about made me cry. Riding like this is no longer an option for me due to an injury. I could feel your horse under me the whole time. It brought riding back to me for just a bit. Thank you.

[@awuma]

Look up the eventing cross country videos by Elisa Wallace, I think you will like them!

[@meganparisroseabraham7055]

this comment made me feel so grateful yet so sad , i wish you the best enjoyment of anything you do in your life and salute you for all you have accomplished !

[@PrisonMikesloveChild]

That makes me want to cry Anne.

[@mowglieneil]

Great to hear a jockey praising his horse,never knew this race existed,i will be there 2019.

[@oioi1034]

You said well sat to a lad and I was like “ye that was impressive” then the next jump I saw the same horse riderless and I was like “that wasn’t so well sat” 😂 sorry I make myself laugh

[@lenagoodwin8223]

Hahaha! I thought the same thing

[@cyflym11]

I know, it was a real 'oops' moment.

[@harrymacleod2668]

haha, I didn't clock it till I watched the video! but yes, that fence at an angle caused quite a few issues!

[@oioi1034]

@@harrymacleod2668 I’d say so, they were all bloody huge

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Hilarious moment

[@joedeep130535]

He may not be the fastest horse--but wow he jumps & stays!!!

[@jillevans4893]

Great riding . Love how you encouage your horse.. Brilliant partnership . Thanks for sharing

[@catherinep6605]

U can almost hear him willing himself to go faster bless u both what a ride he gave u

[@carolmorgan7150]

Love the way you talk to your horse. Thank you for sharing this great ride.

[@lindaandrews9245]

Think I saw every stride into each fence! Lovely ride and partnership. Well done Sir.

[@cyflym11]

That was fantastic, I was on the edge of my seat! It was such a long way, I'd probably have fallen off through sheer exhaustion LOL.

[@harrymacleod2668]

Glad you enjoyed it! We did!

[@DUCSDREAM]

Nice compassionate ride.Well done..

[@harrymacleod2668]

DUCSDREAM thanks. He’s an amazing boy I love him loads!!

[@DUCSDREAM]

It's a dangerous old game and I liked the way you looked after him and him you..Smashing..

[@britbyname3620]

@@DUCSDREAM we often forget how tired these horses are getting all the time Bless them all

[@meganparisroseabraham7055]

i love the pure in couragement you give this horse you guys are a perfect match !

[@georgie9011]

Love how you don’t care about how fast he goes you just praise him for what he jumps🥰 You have so much bravery to do a race like this! Good job on getting your stirrup back in, i would’ve gone flying!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@harrymacleod2668]

haha he's used to me messing up!

[@leepullan6285]

Lovely encouragement to your wonderful horse.reminds me of my gelding, anything for you no hesitation ❤❤

[@barbeshoes3715]

1:10 is the best thing thats happened to me all day

[@silenusmeduseon8814]

Brilliant, thanks.

[@anniedeklerk8858]

Wow! all I can say is that you are very brave riders!!... I probably wouldn't have the nerve to do it!

[@marilynwargo6288]

Wonderful video. Thanks for taking me along. My jumper was a chestnut so it was deja vu. Hope all participants were ok. 🌸🐌💙

[@catherinep6605]

That horse got a heart of a lion good ride

[@rosieandinka]

Wonderful watching - thanks for posting it

[@annilionz]

One hell of a test of endurance for horse and rider - glad you both got round safely in one piece 👍🏼

[@nickrichards945]

Brilliant. As a younger man I hoped to find a horse to ride in the GB. Seeing your brilliant film has reminded me not to have such high performance ideals as such a low performance person. You gave that fantastic horse a wonderful ride. What I would give for a horse like him... I think I have his name right in my head. Mungo the Honest. I lucking fove him.

[@meganparisroseabraham7055]

i love how you swapped the letters at the end made me laugh LOL

[@harrymacleod2668]

Booloavogue Honey Clover is HIS full name! Not really a boy's name, hence Honey will do! I've had faster horses, but never ones that jump as well as he does, or that keep their head when all around are losing theirs!

[@tonyreez6945]

Thank you for posting. A great round.

[@rebeccaryan5030]

This video makes me want to ride again! That looked so much fun, what a good team :)

[@alexbaird2670]

What a great team! Reminds me of my pony and I back in the day 🐴

[@Noodlemonkey7]

He’s a truly wonderful jumper actually ❤. Happy New Year! 🎆

[@lunaxoxo1539]

You and your horse work very well together

[@colleenclement6967]

Thanks for the awesome ride along!

[@harrymacleod2668]

You bet!

[@emmalynn6457]

What a beautiful horse you’re riding!

[@saintdavidsponyclub6104]

great riding and well done for finishing

[@stephenholmes1036]

Watch Lucy Holland ride it side saddle!

[@Noodlemonkey7]

For some reason it reminds me of WW1 horse trails and training methods. And I love it ❤

[@petesilver1025]

Great video, glad you got home, safe.

[@R.M.Equestrian]

Great ride, well done!

[@beckyrollins5572]

Well done, awesome round. Did us proud 👍

[@chrisshenton2595]

Loved that! Thanks for posting!

[@silenusut]

Verbal encouragement, every time. Subbed.

[@angiedyer9619]

Love the jockey praising his horse❤️

[@justinneill5003]

That was awesome, thanks for sharing! For a moment there I thought you’d gone at 8:37! (did he hit it?) What’s the course length? That horse has a big engine and a big heart. I’ve never tried anything like this, but on the odd occasion I’ve ridden XC (hunter trials mostly) my objective was just to finish, and let the placings be whatever they will be 😊

[@Potato_soup_cringe]

“BLOODY WELL SAT!” [two seconds later] :Falls off:😂

[@giovannifox7148]

What a great horse.

[@Roheryn100]

What a GOOD jumper he is - such a trier ! 🥰

[@melissapress3266]

Brilliant to watch u both loved how u talked to him the whole way round

[@_mads_bxtch_907]

Well done to you and your horse

[@mienahaselton7652]

Did anyone else hold their breath thinking he fell but it was just his helmet cam the fell forward

[@aylapurchase353]

I thought that too 🤣🤣

[@katrinaroskell8519]

Thank you. Brilliant.

[@kategleason6481]

It was fun to follow along with you and your very good boy Mungo! Can you tell me what the white patches on the horses rumps are?

[@harrymacleod2668]

Your number Kate, so if you fall and your horse keeps going they can match you to them at the end!

[@samanthabarrett3409]

Great reliving through your head-cam, had the bonus of including finish hedge ;-) Are you there this year?

[@harrymacleod2668]

Yes, of course! Can't wait!

[@samanthabarrett3409]

Whoo Hoo Honey to follow again 🙂

[@DennisNDanaReynolds]

Wow what great fun !

[@AzureHeartSong]

Not the fastest beast out there but by god what a fantastic and talented jumper he is. Such a steady boy.

[@harrymacleod2668]

He's got the heart of a Lion. Unfortunately he's got the feet of a ballet dancer and because he's sore is having the season off!

[@hilarysamuels6453]

The thrill of the chase. So great to be able to ride across land not usually a thing you can do without the landowners permission.

[@glenroseeventing3090]

“Fuckin’ well sat buddy” - I thought the exact same thing. Also I gotta day I’m an eventer, but this is next level. I love it though, would totally give it a try.

[@robertbrunger8382]

Great riding

[@ThePodely]

Wonderful 😁

[@ridermacleod423]

Brilliant ride :) Where did you finish?

[@harrymacleod2668]

Rider Macleod 18th out of 45. 30 finished

[@chloeanddandystephenson45]

That's great

[@lechandler4041]

Not a horseman, so an honest question: Do the horses get excited and enjoy the race or do they "simply go along?"

[@FutureTruckerJen101]

You'll never force a horse to jump. These horses all have their ears up or slightly back, listening to their riders. Horses genuinely enjoy exercise as well. They enjoy it.

[@wildone1392]

I' hunt my horses because I enjoy i but I believe they go around due to instinct - when scared, run fast, and stay with the herd. If you could honestly give them an option to either stay grazing peacefully in a paddock, or this, they would choose the former. (Stabled horses may choose to go out riding to overcome boredom though).

[@harrymacleod2668]

Good question, as there's a fine line between 'excitement' and 'stress' (he does backflips on the start line with me!). What I do know is that he loves being around me and the crazier stuff we do, the happier he is at home. For example, when he's footsore and needs boxrest (eg not go anywhere!) he's VERY sad!

[@janmeyer3129]

At one stage one of our horses would panic and run at the drop of a leaf and definitely became stressed when other horses began running, while his stable mate relished a run with other horses, so long as he could take up what he assumed was his natural place in the lead

[@donnaanderson3527]

woww, not stuck in a manege for life!

[@susanland9856]

Brilliant

[@bcazz5202]

A good boy, indeed!

[@rubenandres8814]

Hello, What is the name of this sport in the UK? thanks.

[@harrymacleod2668]

Hi Ruben, it's called 'Hunt Rides', related to Steeplechasing but with less rules! Closely linked to 'Team Chasing' albeit with loads more riders!

[@batshevanivylerner8582]

@@harrymacleod2668 all those riders would freak me out. Actually, i was stressing just watching it. One rider in particular was beyond irritating...one of those lane-changer types. Anyway, i could run that maybe on my own, but surrounded by a cast of thousands. No chance!!!

[@matthewmoeller3457]

quite a ride

[@chrispalin6786]

My missus passed you, she was pushing a pram.

[@harrymacleod2668]

Cheers dits, cool story Chris

[@jojoxii_3340]

whats the name of this sport?

[@harrymacleod2668]

Teamchasing

[@Lagolop]

Fucking amazing horses! What is the breeding of most of them?

[@harrymacleod2668]

Ex racehorses most of them - thoroughbreds. Mine isn’t, hence we pootled round!

[@Lagolop]

@@harrymacleod2668 Ya, a lot looked like TBs but I saw at least one pinto so I knew that was not a TB and figured there were more non TBs. I suppose there're a lot of cross breeds too. In any case, damn good horses. We don't have any sort of races like that here. We have eventing but none of this stuff. Crazy shit!

[@harrymacleod2668]

Honey (or Mungo as I call him) is an Irish Sports Horse who would jump the moon for me but he isn’t fast, and I’m fat hence we don’t win but we have a great time

[@Lagolop]

@@harrymacleod2668 I think you will enjoy this. In Maryland, US. Not sure we even have this in Canada (we live in western Canada; Alberta). No brush, the fences are ALL SOLID! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfVY5uCgZlribc

[@harrymacleod2668]

@@Lagolop what an amazing round! I had a friend (Harry Wallace) come over from the UK to ride that race! Alberta? I spent 9 months working Rocky Mountain YMCA I love it out there!

[@Help.cats.Handmade]

Аболденно! 💜💜

[@debracrew3261]

Ive never heard of this race before, it looks very gruelling for the horse though.

[@harrymacleod2668]

They’re knackered at the end, as are we but they seem to love it

[@debracrew3261]

@@harrymacleod2668 UM how can you say that they loved it if they are so very very tired.

[@harrymacleod2668]

@@debracrew3261 because the best things make you tired? I run marathons which is pretty gruelling, but satisfying too?

[@Vanilla157]

Jaja when the Camara almost fell

[@gabrielforde4187]

Good Old Mongo.....nice ride..

[@Grifiki]

"Bright Shinning Gold and yet 'No Mud' ??? "

[@Grifiki]

"What a Lie' that Camera was Carrying."

[@connorf1crazy433]

Definite stewards inquiry for interference at the 5th last....ouch !