Showjumping Lesson! Roger Bolted...?!! | GoPro

What an absolute muppet this pony is. But I do love him. I was expecting him to be a little bit sticky in the grass jumping paddock as he’s been a bit spooky & silly in general recently, so I wasn’t particularly surprised when he ran out at the very first teeny tiny cross pole… He had been spooking at some abandoned red jump wings left in the grass just outside the field, which of course was the perfect excuse to run out of the jump we were actually jumping 🙄 Once he’d stopped being so silly, we started building up to a short course, and after the first 2 or 3 jumps, he started feeling much more confident (basically I think he realised that it was much nicer to just jump the jumps and enjoy himself, rather than being naughty and getting told off at every single fence).
Once we’d popped over everything once, he felt fantastic and gave me a super confident feeling into each jump, with a lovely adjustable canter (which we were definitely missing at the start of the ride!). Our final mini round felt great, Roger was listening and responding to everything I was asking of him (including taking a bit of a silly flyer at the last - couldn’t resist!) and we finished the lesson on a really good note. I popped in some GoPro footage from Robin's camera showing some of our jumps, as I know a lot of you like seeing raws, even if I don't always like posting them! Sorry for the worse quality of those zoomed-in clips!
Just as we were about to leave, the Red Arrows (Royal Air Force aerobatic display team) flew over the field in two groups, but the two ponies were absolute saints and didn’t move a muscle. They do fly over the yard fairly frequently, but it’s still always a bit of a shock! Unfortunately, that is where my praise for Roger ends, as despite the beautiful ride he gave me round the show jumps, and his calmness when the planes went over, he was an absolute muppet on the way back in and decided to spice things up a bit with a silly little bolt and some (frankly terrible) dance moves. There was absolutely no reason for him to be so naughty after being so well behaved during the rest of our ride, but I guess that’s Roger for you! You’ll have to excuse the fact I pull him quite hard when he takes off - he is deceptively strong and at the end of the grass theres a sharp 90 degree turn downhill onto the concrete drive, which I was absolutely not going to let him bolt through. He was lead in after that to stop him from bombing off again and bounced all the way back to the yard, looking very pleased with himself... Someone needs to remind him he’s a 17yr old riding school pony!! 😂
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Roger - 14hh piebald gelding
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⬇️ FAQs ⬇️
🔵 DO YOU OWN THE HORSES & PONIES IN YOUR VIDEOS?
No, all the horses & ponies belong to a lovely riding school, or are working liveries at the same yard.
🔵 WILL YOU EVER GET YOUR OWN HORSE?
I would love to own a pony one day, but for now I am more than happy having weekly lessons on the fantastic riding school horses & ponies.
🔵 WHY DO YOU ALWAYS JUMP THE SAME HEIGHT?
These riding school ponies usually jump more than once a week, and sometimes more than once a day, so we don’t jump ‘big’ except on special occasions to ensure the ponies stay sound and live long, happy lives. Fence height has very little to do with jumping technique or experience.
🔵 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING FOR?
I’ve been having weekly lessons in riding schools for 16 years now!
🔵 IF YOU’VE BEEN RIDING FOR SO LONG, WHY DON’T YOU COMPETE?
I have no personal interest in competing or jumping huge tracks. I ride for fun, simple as that!
🔵 WHY ARE THE HORSES ALREADY TACKED UP WHEN YOU APPROACH THEM?
This is a busy riding school & livery yard and so the lesson horses are tacked up by the staff who work there to ensure they are ready to leave the yard on time and have been tacked up correctly.
🔵 DO THE HORSES STAY TACKED UP 24/7?
No. The horses are only tacked up right before their lessons and spend the rest of their time turned out in grass fields.
🔵 WHO IS ROBIN FROM YOUR VIDEOS?
Robin is my mum and she rides with me in my lesson every week. She's 65 and fearless as ever!

[@Karina2126]

"Scary jumps you've only jumped 100 times" 😭 I felt that

[@PonyCam]

So often people tell me that Roger looks like he’s going really fast when I jump him (which I don’t mind at all!), but in the saddle it just feels like a lovely, powerful, confident canter and not rushy at all! 🐎 Roger can certainly rush when he wants to, especially on the cross country course, but in these videos in the school and especially the field (where there’s more space to open him up a bit in between fences), you’re just seeing a 14hh pocket rocket really enjoying himself! It’s a lengthened but very controllable & adjustable canter and it’s exactly how I like it for showjumping 😁 x

[@eea.maisie.official]

I think it looks like a very calm canter and although he looks fast in other peoples eyes in my eyes it looks lovely as if you in much control 💕💕.So dont worry about other peoples opinions, if you like rogers canter then carry on thinking what your what you think!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Keep going amazing rider ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@girlygirl12345able]

I don’t think he’s going fast at all it looks just right

[@C0wp0ke.]

I loved the sarcasm when you were saying how he’d jumped all the jumps 1000 times before. 😂✨

[@eea.maisie.official]

Same so cute and hilarious 💕✌️

[@ilikebeans4138]

The horses that you ride are all so cute! Your an amazing rider keep it up!

[@available0830]

Yea that's the truth

[@sea-fieldpony.4556]

Roger looks sooo fun- I wish I had somewhere big enough for a big course..

[@justapotato8526]

When I want to see you ride bounty I go back to your videos from before and watch them, it’s kinda cute. On how you and bounty are, it’s like you got a connection with all the horses.

[@BeckyLindle]

There’s a whizzy little pony at my yard called Alfie and he reminds me soooo much of Roger! ❤

[@freyascott1245]

Can I just say that ur sarcasm in this video is on point 😂😂 Seeing the Red Arrows in ur lesson is absolutely amazing! You and rodge did an amazing job as usual - shame he ruined it at the end by bolting 😳

[@PonyCam]

He can’t be too well behaved, it’ll ruin his street cred.

[@freyascott1245]

@@PonyCam fair enough 😅

[@maddisonandpatchthepony5925]

I understand where some people are coming from but you like him to be confident forward going and I know that my pony would not stand still if the red arrows went over him You are an amazing rider who’s knows what’s best for Roger keep up the amazing work👍

[@amelia.and.murphy7358]

I love how she records from on the horse however most KZbinrs get someone else to video them

[@vincentarnould6538]

Your horse it's GOOD BOY ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sl31064]

Just have to say that of all the horse riding GoPro videos I've seen, your videos are the only ones where I can really imagine that I'm actually there, I feel like I'm riding all the horses myself 😂 probably because I only get to do riding lessons, so they feel more real to me. But anyway, I love your channel and it's my go-to for the 6 days a week that I don't get to ride! 🥰

[@PonyCam]

Thank you, that makes me really happy!! ❤️

[@Salty637]

I enjoyed it very much, good video! :)

[@PonyCam]

Thank you!

[@kaceykehoe7964]

I love your videos im so early love the vlog

[@toastandbutterr]

Honestly don’t you know that red jump wings eat horses 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

[@PonyCam]

Facts. Best to look out for blue, white & rustics too, just to be safe!

[@loretta3311]

😮 I felt that hoooo😮

[@strawberryboba52]

0:06 The horse I ride always pulls on the reins. She's a mare.

[@horselover415]

I feel like you would make I great riding instructor

[@Isobel201]

I wondered whether the red arrows made him a bit excited, but then I know Roger can be silly enough to do anything lol.

[@PonyCam]

We joked at the time that it was just a very delayed reaction to the red arrows 😆

[@Rachelvehiclespotting]

Great video. Shame about him bolting. I've had that before at college when the pony I was on cantered forward when 2 jets flew over. QOTD: Not got a pony myself but haven't ridden at my friends for a while

[@laraoakmore2051]

Do your hands not hurt without gloves on? 😆 ( not trying to be rude im just curious as mine always do when i ride without them :) )

[@PonyCam]

I don’t tend to wear them any more on this pony (apart from hacking & Xc when he can get a little bit strong), but I do wear them on horses with thinner reins, or for horses like Magic for jumping (as he can get a bit heavy/strong in the rein) which rubs my hands.

[@emmaaaa1004]

Haha I never wear gloves when I ride (unless it’s cold of course) but most others in my group do. I do get blisters sometimes on very strong horses and uncomfortable reins but they heal in a week until the next lesson😂truth be told I probably have very thick skin on my ring fingers now

[@izzymarler4475]

I’m going to be riding my gabby today

[@juliacarreno7573]

awwww

[@EleanorPocklington]

I hope you don't mind me asking but what yard do you go to? if that's too personal, as I'm aware that there's dodgy people on the internet, but what city is it in. Ive been riding for a while but barns near me aren't really the best, and I've got my drivers license so thinking of looking out of my city, Nottingham, as I wont have to get a lift from my parents lol.

[@PonyCam]

It’s about 2hrs drive out from Nottingham x

[@EleanorPocklington]

@@PonyCam thx, ill have a look, and see, I love your channel btw :)

[@toastandbutterr]

QOTD: she’s always feeling fresh! But she has had 5 years off so I can’t blame her for now 😉 there’s a training grounds for the Air Force near my yard too and the planes fly over quite often so luckily Neen isn’t to bothered by them, she’s more scared of parcel force than she is of the Air Force 😂😂 they are quite annoying tho, I know they can’t see the horses from all the way up in the air but it’s a bit inconsiderate of them being so loud 😣😂

[@L.C123]

Joey does that too! He’s nice and calm walking to the arena, does fairly well in the lessons (he gets close to the jumps and basically gallops to them) and then gets tired at the end so he won’t move and then bam he’s full of beans going back the the stalls! I’m seriously joey?!😂 joey isn’t mine btw he belongs to the riding school I work at/used to ride at 😁 he’s actually the pony in my profile picture!

[@Holly_._eq]

I love these videos! Also really random question but how long roughly does your gopro battery last? I really want to get one!

[@PonyCam]

It usually lasts a tiny bit over 90 minutes, so useful for lessons or short hacks. On longer rides I tend to just switch it off for the more boring bits!

[@Holly_._eq]

@@PonyCam ah ok! Thank you so much! ❤️

[@izzymarler4475]

Hey 👋 y’all

[@alcequestrian]

He's such a muppet bless him! AOTD: My horse is surprisingly not but most definitely was in lock down, so they pick and choose! 😂

[@equine-8967]

What does AOTD mean?

[@alcequestrian]

@@equine-8967 'Answer of the day'! If you look in her description you will see 'QOTD' which means 'Question of the day'. I hope that makes sense!

[@Britt_VDP]

how does rogers gallop feel

[@PonyCam]

His actual gallop is quite slow - he can lengthen his stride to cover more ground, but he’s not actually as speedy as you might think, compared to his canter 😂

[@equestrianashes6564]

Who was that that robin was riding 🐴

[@PonyCam]

She’s riding Rocket, whom she’s been riding in lessons for about 6 weeks now - I’ll do a video from her GoPro soon to introduce him properly 😊

[@equestrianashes6564]

@@PonyCam oh ok cool x

[@Kiel622]

why do you say good boy before or during the jump yes i ask i don't hate

[@hailey.quit.youtube]

cause he’s doing good?

[@lexi8893]

I could handle roger he seems fun to ride. I’m 17 and I can hand,e all horses I’m put on. Not to brag but it’s fun to have a challenging horse or pony

[@PonyCam]

Yeah Roger’s not really that difficult unless you’re challenging him, he gets ridden by a lot of tiddly kids every week who do fine on him 😊

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

Speedy boy must Have really wanted to get home

[@ella.equine2575]

U can tell Rodger knows he can get away with stuff

[@Mosheltie]

Was Roger really fresh for your lesson because he was really motoring during it, faster than your previous videos riding him? Or has the feed been changed etc? He likes to spook but even his spook in the lesson was a big one. Very on his toes but well done for staying calm and regaining control when he bolted, that is never nice.

[@PonyCam]

Nope nothing has changed and he was normal during the lesson, lazy even, until half way through - it only looks faster because we’ve got more space so I’m letting him open up his canter a bit more, which makes it look more speedy than it is. It was just right at the end when we were heading for the gate that he got a bit silly, but he’s done things like this his whole life, which is why he was given to riding school in the first place 7 years ago! It’s very much just Roger being Roger 😊

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

Why does he pull like that on the reins?

[@Atfdizzypearl]

Wdym? I ride irl so if u gove me i fo i might help!(ik this was ages ago😭🙏

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

That mountain block is very very handy because you can walk your horse over to it and then mount at the riding school I go to I go to the mountain block walk up it then someone brings over my horse..

[@_snoopy_6139]

STUNNING guestion: whats the biggest jump you have jumped (in cm), i have jumped 90 cm on a pretty big horse (proud)😂

[@jumpingfloss8860]

I have jumped 105cm

[@_snoopy_6139]

@@jumpingfloss8860 cool

[@ems7128]

Is it weird that I'm not allowed to ride using my voice? 😂😂

[@PonyCam]

I think I would find that impossible 🙈😂 I’ve always been encouraged to use my voice to both encourage & praise the horse! Though if you’re practicing for dressage, no talking/voice makes sense!

[@gavinmatheson9911]

Lol I'm only aloud To!!

[@Equestrian-ce2xo]

He is very cheeky pony he not suitable for a riding school him bolting on you is fine because you’re able to handle him but a teenager or child might not be and could get a nasty fall.

[@PonyCam]

Roger is only ridden by people who can handle him. You’re right in that he is not suitable to be ridden by everyone, but the riding school simply do not put those people on him. This pony been at the riding school for 7 years now with no serious problems and the riding school are extremely careful with regards to what ability of rider is suitable to ride each individual horse. They use a multilayered system when designating horses to riders, including a rider & horse grading system (ability levels 1-4), which ensures only riders of level 3 and above (and who have also individually been deemed capable enough by the staff at the riding school) can ride this pony. The same goes for all of the other riding school horses & ponies at this yard.

[@maddyhafferty2763]

Roger is 100% suitable for the riding school and everybody who rides him. He is regularly ridden by children and teenagers, and when he has a novice on him he knows to be on his best behaviour. Even the laziest riding school plod along pony would have a bit of a spook at planes flying very low overhead!!