Never Underestimate a Ledbury Hedge! Second Horses out Trail Riding | Equestrian

Lourdés is absolutely fine! Tonic was a legend!
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[@Lacie_clover]

“I’m in the bloody hedge man” 😂😂 glad your okay and so was your horse

[@shelleymoore5740]

That chestnut was a handful. I rode a flea bitten grey like that a few years back, carted you sideways to jump anything so much as a matchstick on the ground ! Fantastic fun though, enjoyed the video.

[@esiuol360girl19]

Nearly jumped it backwards lol 😆

[@elowenharris3145]

it reminds of my old little 13.1 cob x, the sideways walking and everything!

[@alexandrapeters2927]

His name is jaxx we call him edgy 😂

[@vlasyuks2630]

Same!but it was a bay type coat😊

[@kippen64]

Admire your restrained reaction when you landed in the hedge. I would have sworn much more. Glad that your horse gained more confidence during the day. Your second horse Tonic seems a lovely sort.

[@egeegee7146]

I think a good dose of hunting is incredible for a young horse and their education and confidence. It asks them to get in and out of anything in sometimes horrid conditions underfoot and take what ever is presented to them. Tonic was obviously bred for the job. He’s so cool calm and capable.

[@islahervey592]

absolutely! and with the younger horses, they get to deal with large groups of unfimiliar horses

[@spookymadsss]

I have major respect to the equestrians that do this discipline, I would be terrified and it can get very dangerous, glad you and the horse were okay

[@88888ali]

trust me its really not that bad, and you dont have too jump. all you do is hang on and gallop. if you have a spinner rearer or kicker it is harder but all they wanna do is go forward and they are exited, as i said yu js gotta hang on

[@L.delulu_00]

@@88888aliwdym it’s not bad. It is bad, and it’s actually terrifying. I’m an equestrian myself, or I usually do barrels. But it’s the same thing, there are things to worry about when riding. You don’t know what will happen nor when it will. You really gotta rely on your,horse and your own directions when riding. Apologies if I sounded quite rude. But it is scary, I’ve fell off before but don’t quite remember anything or what have of happened.

[@88888ali]

@@L.delulu_00 thats not what i mean, of course you have to be careful as your horse isnt a machine, but you cant worry all the time. it took me ages to get over anxiety to be able to do stuff happily. i have also had bad injuries with the horses as i was kicked in the head by one, but shit happens you gotta get over it.

[@equine2020]

Foxhunting is not for whrimps. It's challenging & dangerous. You need to be a darn good rider, with a trained jumping horse. That's senseable. You don't just hang on. Careless riding causes serious accidents.

[@equine2020]

​@@88888ali That's a ridiculous remark. Just hanging on will cause you & your horse serious injuries. You must control your horse. And know what you're doing Appears you never hunted.

[@sophequ111]

This video is so aesthetically pleasing

[@rangeofthem00n45]

it was a very big hedge a lot of people had to try twice its good that u still got over it!

[@eviewestcott6394]

3:30 I’m in the bloody hedge man, had me dying

[@ursulatevis5146]

Thank you for the video. I think that hedge was bigger than Lourdes. At least she went over the rest! Tonic is such a kaud back horse. He's young, but he tries everything! Is there anyway, you show us what he looks like now? He must of filled out and all muscles now. Thank you again!

[@dianehewitt579]

Tonic is a gem! You are a talented rider. Take care of each other. Great videos. I used to hunt in SC…I am too old now. Your videos are wonderful, thank you!

[@sjh4803]

Another great post. Thank you. Lourdes warmed up a bit to the hedges but Tonic is a superstar.

[@CC-Equestrian]

So glad you’re ok- that was a biiig hedge! Loved this video 🥰 I’ve only been twice now but I love it!

[@justinneill5003]

The hedge incident reminded me of a charity fun ride I did once. In their wisdom the organisers put me in a group together with three schoolgirls on ponies and an amateur jockey on a point-to-pointer, which pretty soon became just me and the jockey. He seemed to know the country and suggested we pop over a nice hedge on the far side of the field. I followed his lead towards what looked like a reasonably jumpable hedge, when he veered off towards a humungous hedge at right angles to it. As my horse lengthened his stride I felt he was going to follow the other horse over it. Needless to say the other horse sailed over it, and my horse seemed about to launch when… crash! I found myself buried in the hedge watching in horror as he tried to free his feet that were wedged in a piece of rusty metal fencing which had been hidden within the hedge. I turned my head as he clunked my helmet with the metal grid, and when I looked back he was gone. When we caught him at the other end of the field, the piece of fence was gone.. and so was one of the shoes from his front feet (he other was hanging on by a nail.) Unbelievably he was still sound, so we pulled off the remaining shoe and I led him back to the trailer. Next day he was so stiff he couldn’t even come to the stable door to search my pockets for mints. I had him checked over and after a week he was fine. I look back with shame at my stupidity, and learned my lesson; I was incredibly lucky, and could so easily have lost my horse that day. As it was, he was with me for many happy years until the ripe old age of 27. I suppose the takeaway is.. when weighing up a large hedge, don’t just consider the hedge itself, but consider what might be lurking inside it.

[@garybrown5448]

The hedges on Ledbury are legend as are some land drains and ditches Wonderful country

[@maggsm3392]

So bloody game over there in the old country! Don't know if we have anything like that here in Oz. Not that I'd be trying it mind you but it looked absolutely awesome! Loved the way you all just go flying through all that mud! The jumps also look massive but at least you can hit a hedge and hopefully horse stays on its feet. Totally loved this video. Thank you!

[@louisetydeman4393]

Couldn't help but giggle when you hit the hedge your horse was like ready jump then awe flop then you I'm in the bloody hedge man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anniecampbell8554]

Thank you for providing some vim and vigor in my life. I’m currently living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan which is a lot of fun but there isn’t much ‘horse and country’ happening here. Some lovely dogs in Central Park tho’….

[@cybertronicgamer9589]

Least someone had the decency to grab your horse when it took off 😄

[@The_horsemanship_diaries]

Oh my gosh ouch! That fence looked very ‘stick-e’ glad you’re ok! Hunting looks so fun though

[@xSophieX]

Good ol' sammy Twiston Davis at 9:50 on the chestnut.. he's a proper national hunt jockey and hunter! Look like you had a good day, second horses looks more forward and able to get better speed at jumps and hedges with less horses around. First horses looks like so much stopping and starting

[@msgpoloeventing]

He was out Christmas Eve too - that’s where I met him first.

[@xSophieX]

@@msgpoloeventing hunts a lot I understand, he posts a lot on his insta. I love to see jockeys out riding not just race horses.

[@dawwgf]

Man, that hedge looked bigger than your horse lol! Fair play to you and her! That sort of thing is why I always used to prefer taking my dad’s 18hh out instead of my own pony… bigger horse makes the jumps look smaller imo 🤣

[@rensha8635]

Poor old boy ending up in the hedge. You were very calm with him ☺️

[@sammyywh]

“I’m in the bl00dy hedge man”

[@paulskerritt5454]

The lovely Lourdes, some great hunting country there.

[@amelia.and.murphy7358]

Oh wow! That looked painful! I hope you were both ok!

[@skylarthefloof9778]

I envy that you have the guts to jump such huge hedges 🙈🙈

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Jessica Pratt ... The think to do when out hunting, well so I found out, was to let the horse do the work. You are not in a show ring and there are lots of others around you. Point the horse and let him sort it out for you.

[@skylarthefloof9778]

@@rosemarydudley9954 I was told that from a friend who does the trail hunting but the height looks terrifying lol

[@msjujuz266]

Especially the second time you go over! It's so easy to lose your nerve jumping or hunting and I know many really good riders who lose their nerve and never get it back!.

[@equine2020]

We've been told we're crazy. So maybe not guts. But no it's the love of the horse, hounds, & the thrill. It shows what challenges you can meet, & overcome. There's an expression; " throw your heart over, & follow it" for love of horse/hound, we do that. But you always control your horse. Otherwise serious injuries happen.

[@veritymaddocks5889]

5:49 i'm not much of a horse expert but i have a horse of my own and they shouldn't be cantering on the road, its bad for there feet, but other wise beautiful horse!

[@MidnightTheMcNugget]

i agree!

[@mollybailey-v4p]

agreed

[@patriciarecklet3168]

Wow! Well done Tonic! Lordess cam through Too!

[@poppingjay76]

Bad stride that got worse! pleased no harm done :)

[@SoyCami-u3w]

Adoro el sonido de las pezuñas sobre la carretera !! Saludos desde Argentina.

[@elizabethcook8217]

Loved this!😊

[@jannetmortimer5291]

Really enjoyed this video . I love the encouragement you give Tonic . I couldn't hear you praise Lourdes when he was going well though

[@godwinseverytime3725]

Literally praises the horse @5.10

[@amberlyvonerwin6492]

You both were not ready for that hedge mate!!

[@cybertronicgamer9589]

Gotta watch cantering on Tarmac as they can break the splint bone in their leg

[@88888ali]

out hunting there is sometimes no choice.

[@justinneill5003]

What intrigues me about hunting is how diligent most of the riders are in caring for their animals, which are clearly maintained in top condition and ridden responsibly for most of the year., with care about how and where they are exercised… and then in the hunting field all of that is suddenly completely abandoned. Galloping on hard roads and in deep mud, jumping barbed wire trotting & cantering downhill, jumping solid unforgiving obstacles on tired horses, anything goes. I’m not necessarily being critical, it’s just a curious observation

[@johnalison2444]

Flippin' brave!!!!

[@cybertronicgamer9589]

If my pony was there he would be trying to challenge all those horses 😄 he is a grump to new horses

[@exerciserider1]

Kinda happy we don't have hedges here in Texas for our hunts. 😆 Thrilling to watch the braver people ride them though!

[@maggsm3392]

Horses and riders must be very fit. I'm fit but not riding fit so I could probably only gallop one of those fields(without the jumps) and that'd be the end of me or at least a rest and a cuppa before carrying on! lol

[@equine2020]

Yes both horse & rider are fit. Outside of hunt season we school, & ride. It's 4-5 hrs of hard riding. Some do drop out.. Or the more experienced stay the course.

[@Dishiest]

Do you not train your horses to come when called?

[@equine2020]

Horses aren't dogs.

[@haroldream3270]

Greetings. I really enjoy your videos. I am watching from San Angelo Texas.

[@mikamichan1842]

Good video but i can't support this when there are dogs looking literally for foxes

[@PersonalTriumph2022]

Doesn’t that hedge hurt their underbelly ?

[@pumpkinhead8593]

Yes it does. It's fine though, she loves it. Also loves being whipped, spurred and having a metal bit tear up her mouth at the hands of a rider who got buzzed before getting on. It's fun, those horses are having a great time. The fox loves it too, I'm sure. Getting chased and torn apart is always a good day out.

[@lynd4852]

Yay Tonic. You rock!

[@LadyBoyToby]

0:47 Is the white stuff from the tack rubbing or is it some sort of cream?

[@msgpoloeventing]

Combination of soap off the tack and sweat off the horse - a good sign of soft, clean tack.

[@equine2020]

Sweat

[@poppyattwell3187]

I love horse

[@eveandtilly8432]

What was the biggest jump you did ?

[@BlossomsStar]

You look very excited

[@rosemarydudley9954]

We always used to hunt in double bridles, nice to see one on the grey... I hope that you gave your horse's legs a THOROUGH check up when you got home...Thorns can be a serious problem if left in..!

[@jobond3317]

Why is it nice to see a horse ridden in a double bridle ??

[@carm3leon]

@@jobond3317 It gives the rider more control over the horse, which in this situation is very much needed.

[@pumpkinhead8593]

@@carm3leon What you mean is, it allows the rider to inflict more pain with less effort. I guess that's nice, if you're into that. Certainly not nice for the horse.

[@carm3leon]

@@pumpkinhead8593 A double bridle doesn't always mean more pain for the horse, it depends on which one you decide to get and the expertise of the rider. I do admit that jumping with a double bridle isn't exactly the best option out of the bunch.

[@pumpkinhead8593]

@@carm3leon Which ones don't cause pain? What would be the point if they didn't? The only reason a double bridle gives you more control is that it gives the rider more leverage and allows for more pressure and pain to be inflicted on the horse's mouth. What other reason is there for using a double bridle?

[@pattirockgarden4423]

Really like Lourdes. Those hedges are nasty. Tonic loves to jump!

[@antoniabullrich2401]

oh noo! That looked painful😂

[@msgpoloeventing]

Somewhat used to it by now !!

[@rosemarydudley9954]

@@msgpoloeventing . big faller offer then are we??? ha ha ha ha

[@Aiden_Lunar]

That chestnut seemed a bit nervous 😭

[@lolastrongsteel3784]

5:37 this isn’t good for the horses hooves, shoed or not, great video though!

[@mitty8145]

it's fine to ride on that kind of hard ground with gentle riding for short amount of times. it's quite common in the uk to trot or walk down the road. this isnt smth you should do for long hours nor do galloping. it can benefit your horse and also help condition it to diff grounds. in the video is def not something to be doing on the daily

[@lolastrongsteel3784]

@@mitty8145 i am in the uk, i know my stuff

[@mitty8145]

@@lolastrongsteel3784 i quite literally don’t care where you are, I also own horses and I wanted to give you more information

[@Roheryn100]

@@lolastrongsteel3784 It’s “shod”, not “ shoed”. 😉

[@lolastrongsteel3784]

@@Roheryn100 I meant to say shod, auto correct corrected it to shoed

[@abigray8585]

I’d be like ahhhhhhhh and I’d have to fight not to close my eyes 😂.

[@breannaciborowski3429]

Are you ok did you get hurt

[@msgpoloeventing]

Both fine luckily 🍀

[@user-jwill]

Epic wipeout 😂

[@LazarusBusiness-t3m]

Brilliant

[@jacky3580]

How do horses nog get scratched by the hedges? And of course you riders,

[@vindheimar2631]

This looked like super fun! Beside the jumping mayby. Would love to try this (beside thr jumping)

[@gracewolstencroft7443]

Ouch! That looked painful!

[@msgpoloeventing]

Lourdés was thoroughly checked for thorns and trotted up - I’m also lucky but a bit scratched up

[@rosemarydudley9954]

@@msgpoloeventing - I read your reply a while after I wrote my comment about the thorns etc...good man.

[@tonyholgate8676]

If you want big big hedges go with the Meynell !!

[@msgpoloeventing]

I’ll have a look, planning next season now!!

[@breannaciborowski3429]

Why do you use a long whip

[@gracewolstencroft7443]

its a special whip for hunting. Sometimes used to control the hounds

[@msgpoloeventing]

Also helps lay the trail 👍

[@breannaciborowski3429]

@@msgpoloeventing did your horse spooked

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Breanna Ciborowski ... If you notice, the "long whips" known as hunting whips, have a handle on the end, usually bone or ivory. This is to help to open and close gates. It is used as a hook and can be very helpfull in the field (if necessary)

[@justjaguar2314]

Okay so to be clear... are you all actually hunting for wild animals? Like foxes? Or just go out to a trail ride without trails?

[@carm3leon]

If I'm not mistaken they aren't hunting real animals. However, I do think that the hounds follow fake trails they've laid in advance.

[@pumpkinhead8593]

They are hunting foxes, although they will claim they're only trail hunting. The Ledbury hunt especially is quite notorious for getting caught red handed killing foxes. There are plenty of clues that show what they're really up to (although they're not really trying very hard to hide it, they know they can get away with it). Tons of foot followers waiting to witness a kill, terrier men following, the field following a "trail" that was for some reason laid across busy roadways and railroad tracks (why?), using fox hounds (there's no reason to use fox hounds over blood hounds when trail hunting, blood hounds have the superior noses, the only thing they lack compared to fox hounds is speed and agility which is needed to catch a fox). Don't let the title of the video fool you, this is an illegal fox hunt, and these are a bunch of sick psychos out hoping to see a terrified animal chased to exhaustion and then ripped apart alive.

[@rhirhix6377]

@@pumpkinhead8593 they dont hunt, thats why most protestors look ridiculous as they have no clue that the hounds follow a scent trail made for them. if they were actually hunting you bet the press would be making news on his videos but they arent because they are not hunting. even if the were, hunting isn't ilegal. its illegal to let the dogs rip them apart but its legal to shoot the foxes.

[@Max.in.the.daily.]

Canter n tarmac??😂 otherwise great job🎉🎉

[@susanford6926]

I guess the horse didn't want to jump the hedge!🏇

[@Chr1stina05]

VERY well behaved horse

[@lyncheeseman]

It seems to be every person for themselves..

[@hollywill2226]

Isn’t 5 too young to be jumping??? (Tonic)

[@msu.p.2872]

I thought so too. Not fully developed joints yet and might have problems later in life 🤔

[@---td5fg]

depends on breed. Lighter breeds such as arabs or Thoroughbreds would maybe be too young. However, for heavier breeds like most of them in this video (irish types) have thicker bone structure etc so are able to take this sort of work easier. I am not sure what breed his horses are, but he knows his horses better than any of us

[@rosemarydudley9954]

@@---td5fg Of course it depends on bone size BUT JOINTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT here from a long term point of view ... from fetlocks to shoulders and fetlocks to hips.

[@msjujuz266]

At five? No not if you are sensible about it.

[@shelleymoore5740]

It would seem this conveyance isn't quite as willing as Tonic over the big hedges 🏇

[@AnnaSewell-h5j]

Class👏👏👏

[@vixiepixie1000]

Tonic doesn’t half cover some ground 😍

[@amberlyvonerwin6492]

WOW! I CAN SEE CARNAGE ALREADY!!! LOL

[@MidnightTheMcNugget]

I feel like you pushed your horse a bit too much with that jump 4:18 and at 4:15 the other rider whips her horse pretty hard

[@ThatEquineStar]

Ikr😭

[@SHBarrelRacing]

4:14 WHY NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS

[@random0284]

Seriously though I had to replay like 6 times because I was trying to figure out who did it

[@rj.equestrian24]

@@random0284what happened?

[@SHBarrelRacing]

@@rj.equestrian24 they hit the horse really hard with the whip

[@ChloeSpiers-ff2ld]

The cantering on the road 😬

[@Horseheaven950]

I know right my horse took off on a road and I was like no you’re poor feet

[@TheEquiClubYouTube]

Uh oh! It happens!

[@janlee53]

Oop BIIGGGGG hedge good 😊 job

[@stephenpaine6406]

Ooo hope your both okay

[@Mazil_5]

11:07 whoops!

[@treelore5100]

poor horse :(

[@jguitar23]

English saddles: pretty. Western & Aussi saddles: practical. But also, we check our horses well if they have an accident before continuing. Lastly, good idea to open the gate when there's a gate.

[@Peytono-eq]

Poor baby

[@brittany4652]

Ah yes nothing like riding out and seeing a fox ripped to shreds by a pack of dogs. Oh wait it's a "trail hunt." 😂 Really dont understand the need to kill animals for fun.

[@mitty8145]

nowadays these "hunts" are more for training the dogs and exposing the horses, not many actually hunt as i believe its banned

[@msjujuz266]

It's illegal dummy. Brittany go back to your flat in town.

[@donnagoring250]

It was hounds tracking the scent left by man, who volunteers to do so. Hunting animals this way has been illegal for years. This was clearly stated in the first video, Brittany.

[@pumpkinhead8593]

Oh please. This is an illegal fox hunt. We all know it. Stop with the trail hunt nonsense, you're just embarrassing yourselves.

[@felicitytoad]

😳

[@equine2020]

He needs more schooling before taken to hunt.

[@bettinazapkerodriguez5710]

Poor Horses

[@liannahq]

the hedge threw me off.. why do it again and nearly failing and injuring ur horse again, unresponsible.

[@Macki-cg4pr]

Do u think horses in the wild when they fall down they stay there forever and not move? No they are gonna get up and try again until they complete it. And if ur playing football and u lose a game, are you going to not play again? No ur going to keep trying

[@liannahq]

@Macki-cg4pr what😂 srsly did u read my comment, its about a damn hedge which is terribly high which made horse fall and couldve caused broken bones or more, this rider decides to do it again and just doesn't give a fuck about his horses safety, this isn't about wild horses or football?? Like read little buddy

[@Macki-cg4pr]

@@liannahq ohhh I did read it wrong sorry, I also hated how they were cantering in the concrete.

[@brogandouglas-jones]

I get that the first horse was bait of a handful but when you fell off you swore at the horse like its all their fault and yes I'm not saying your horrible for being mean to it but the horse did its best it could and even when it went over it after probably knocking its confidence you didn't even say well done once to it throughout the whole trial, I'm not saying your a bad rider or you can't do it properly but when my horse refuses or does something wrong by accident I just think its never the horses fault . don't get me wrong your an amazing rider and I said it in the nicest way I could think.

[@michealmccabe4666]

More money than brains or heart in fact useless articles

[@kevinturner5857]

Good