SHOWJUMPING: insane saves -- the Oxer TwoStep!

[@Lizzie200292]

I have seen horse's do this with their front legs too! Almost as if "Oh, there is another rail!" They saved it though... amazingly.

[@erikakrausmann5177]

Anyone who doubts the intelligence of horses doesn't really know them. Whether it was coincidence or just blind luck, that horse did in fact drop it's hind legs "within" that oxer. Did the horse know to do this? Perhaps, but one thing remains clear, he did save that difficult jump and that is rather remarkable to say the least. Owing to the fact that these courses and obstacles are sometimes very difficult to navigate, a good mount, one that is trained well, can make all the difference in whether or not one remains fault free with a clean ride. For it's efforts, I award this particular horse 5 stars for an outstanding effort. ☆☆☆☆☆🎩

[@horselover4492]

Erika Krausmann horses are pretty darn smart especially the escape artist 😂

[@janicefreedom8665]

I love that you called it "Oxer twostep" and Wittaker was riding Everest Two-step. I wonder if that horse does it often and got it's name that way LOL

[@ImmortalSynn]

Agree... very tough horse, couldn't imagine heading to one of those mammoth fences on a horse like that. He also had the fastest first-round time, so yeah, moved at lightning pace too.

[@MaritsView]

Beautiful! Look at these horses doing leg skills! Best moments: 00:56 / 02:53

[@KeeneDressage]

What Heart! What honest amazing horses to try that hard! Just goes to show, you can't force a horse to do this, they really love their jobs!

[@equiner7]

Incredible two step!! Thanks for posting 'old' footage. It is nice to watch the jumpers from the past!

[@eagle003]

I've seen it a couple of times! It's unbelievable how those horses can calculate where to stretch those legs ;)

[@jch12341]

that chestnut mare in the beginning is gorgeous.

[@rosemalinofsky3091]

It's like they thought, wait this doesn't feel how the jumped looked I better kick my legs back up.

[@19RideTheLightning82]

Thank you so much! I am greatly looking forward to viewing the videos. Its funny, I am actually heading down to High Prairie in a few hours and I will be showing there for the rest of the week, so it will be doubly cool to see not only Hap and Pikadero, but the pair at High Prairie! Thank you so much again for sharing your videos. You have a truly amazing collection!

[@mariapalladino2473]

Wow!!!! Horse are so insanely intelligent and beautiful. Just love!!!

[@blake_cosplays]

that first one was AWESOME

[@ImmortalSynn]

She was! You can see more of her in my video "The Great Pinon Pantheon"

[@321BookLover]

These are amazing horses! Very talented; to be so aware of the jump and their feet placement, it's mind-blowing to see. :)

[@ImmortalSynn]

...indeed: was sorta crazy/neat to see Katja do that and marvel over it for a while, and then see the exact same thing in the very next horseshow that I see!

[@19RideTheLightning82]

Excellent! I will stay tuned for your posting(s) of Hap and Amerika 7. If you find the one of Hap and Pikadero at Spruce Meadows I would greatly enjoy viewing. Thank you for posting all of your wonderful videos!

[@MultiHorseCrazy101]

I love watching stuff from spruce meadows

[@jjeherrera]

Such noble horses!!!

[@Simplyblissfull]

Thats cool, I've seen Everest two step do that before (cause I saw that ride before) but I hadn't seen the first one... what a save!

[@19RideTheLightning82]

WOW! I just saw the same thing happen live at the $40,000 Rocky Mountain Grand Prix last month. The horse jumped the oxer clean - amazing!

[@StrikingDiamond]

wow thats unbelievable. the craziest video ive seen so far. thanks for posting these :)

[@MarkRobertCuthbert]

you really like your jumping ImmortalSynn - Thanks for putting up all the jumping videos. - ahh Michael Whitaker the great brother of John - Michael won the du Marier Grand Prix also in '89 on the great Irish bred gelding Mon Santa (by Hard Study TB xx)

[@nik0022A]

not at that height but at 1.15m one of my horses dropped AND pulled the front out if the oxer leaving it standing

[@D_Schlitz]

the second 'clip' within the video yes, but the first may be hickstead(the venue in England[Englands largest Grand Prix event I believe])

[@BiteTheDirt]

Nick is a legend.

[@savvyclubgirl1975]

AWESOME!!! Now that's what you call 'Effort'!!!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Thanks. I'm currently in the process of moving to California, but I have much more to (eventually) upload, and will be back at it soon.

[@markiemorrison8189]

I've never seen a horse drop it's legs in between and then back out of an oxer! Loving all your videos and not to mention the witty comment comebacks. Haha For the sake of KZbin, please keep 'em comin'!

[@bigloverxD]

amazing and beautiful. Those two words make up horse jumping.

[@ashleighrauen]

wow he was takin a deep breath through the finish flags!!! :)

[@unbridged77]

One time at the Del Mar National HBO Prix Ali Nilforushan's horse knocked the front pole of the oxer off and as it was falling, double kicked it back into the cups. It was such a crazy save!

[@annemiekdenijs7750]

Amazing rider!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Welcome. Should definitely take care to check out two of my personal faves: Hidden Creek's Laurel, and Easy Boy.

[@109367]

I saw the second one live xD I was amazed lol

[@kikiza123]

unreal reflexes on that horse

[@2101lovelilly]

this happened in a recent jumping comp too, it was a mare and she was going fast for it not being a jump off, and her legs went right down the middle of the oxer of the last jump, she was going so fast that the comentators didn't see it nor was there a good angle of it but after seeing it bout 5x i got it : D amazing, horses do luv there jobs : D

[@SobriquetF1]

Holy COW! "Everest Two Step" - never truer to his name was there another horse!

[@ImmortalSynn]

It's natural talent, it'd be very difficult to train a horse to do that successfully, properly, and with coordinated timing. Pure talent.

[@ImmortalSynn]

Depends on which "that jump" you're referring to. The German oxer in the 2nd clip, with Everest TwoStep, was. It was 5'3"x6'6", largest fence on course, on a bending line-- and right next to the endgate at that! That's what made it so incredibly difficult. Very few horses got past it without either a fault, or by taking drastic action such as this. I do not know the size of the fence in the first clip, with Pinon Katja, was.

[@ShadowBramby]

wow! That is amazing! Thanx for posting I love watchin it!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Interesting that you would say that. The fall I'm referring to was also at Spruce Meadows, at the 1995 Nortel High Speed Stakes. It was from a horse called "Owner Operator," who HATED the soupy footing of the day, and planted Ali head over heels with his arms held back over his head. If he would've rotated another 90 degrees, he would've hit the ground neck-first without his hands to break the fall. It was scary. But yeah, when he got up, he was pisssssed-- and the camera zoomed right in! lol

[@lizavp]

These horses was born to jump XD! And they enjoy it!

[@yasminpiapoppy]

This is so cool!

[@userbunny14]

Big Ben also did one of these, but his fronts came down between the poles and he snapped right back up!

[@ImmortalSynn]

Funny you should ask that on this video... as the horse that went right before Pinon Katja was in fact, Pikadero. lol I doubt I'll post that one, as that round was something of a disaster. I think I have another of him at the 1997 Spruce Meadows Chrysler Classic, but will have to check. I do have plenttttty of perhaps Hap's most famous mount though, Amerika 7. Will definitely be posting some of her, if you're a fan.

[@ZebrasAreAwesome011]

It's a game these horses play I tell you! xD

[@ImmortalSynn]

Neat. I have a clip of Ali taking just about one of the NASTIEST falls I've ever seen, at a speed class. He got up and was more-or-less alright though. Thought about putting it up, but can't really think of an interesting way to present it..... yet.

[@ItsaHorseLife]

awesomeness!!!! really enjoyed it thanx

[@sanityslastdance]

=O That is just crazy tbh, Can't see any of the horses I ride being that honest!

[@DJDangersJessiJane]

Just goes to show how smart horses are.

[@3dayEventerFHMI]

purely incrediable!

[@blueyescry]

EVEREST TWOSTEP.. wow that horse has power..

[@Simplyblissfull]

Yeah, this is impressive in itself.

[@ellex341]

those two horses better have gotten all of the treats they culd eat!

[@orangesandcupcakes]

@ImmortalSynn wow that makes the jumps i do look like poles on the ground lol i wish i could do that one day

[@ImmortalSynn]

Good news... I found that I also have one of him (Pikadero) at the Red Robin grand prix of High Prairie, CO. So will probably post that, as he makes it to the jumpoff, then gives Hap a bit of a surprise. ;) Look for it sometime in October. Definitely won't be before the next 3wks.

[@LittleMustangMare]

@ImmortalSynn both of them though i gotta say i'm a two-step fan my self XP

[@Anaso96]

Very Insane! From: Guatemala!

[@unbridged77]

Yea true. He really is a good guy- he just has some interesting moments I guess I'll say while riding and training (like making my friend do pushups in the mud after she refused a fence haha)

[@ImmortalSynn]

Indeed. I actually had another one with Hap Hansen and Pikadero, but decided not to include it as I didn't care for the film quality. Good stuff though.

[@kristendoyan63]

That second horse announcer was right: that horse looks really hard to ride! Did you see how aggressive he looked, and how fast he was going? Man I would be so terrified.

[@StFidjnr]

@ 1:49 I think everything the Whitaker family does they have to go to the list of great inventers

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

God Bless Everest Two Step! I hope when he got back to the barn, someone gave him a jumbo size bucket of whatever the hell he wants!!!! LOLOL!! Goodness Gracious!!!

[@lindabroussard7305]

INCROYIBLE !!!

[@unbridged77]

Why? Ouch damn that sounds bad! Yea this last summer at the grob all you see are his boots sticking up from the middle of the combination. When he falls he really does take a beating.

[@Equinegurl96]

Wow that was awesome :D lol if Elf tried that we'd both end up on the ground having no idea of what went wrong, lets just say he's not that coordinated I luvvv when the mare kicks off the bush

[@Camilley88]

haha i like how michael's horse's name has "two step" in it, like it happens all the time :P

[@ImmortalSynn]

@Anaso96 Gracias por mirar, en Guatemala! :)

[@ImmortalSynn]

@donnieo7 Which show was that? I don't think I have such a tape... though granted, I still have yet to review all of my 1995-1996 stuff. Stroller was way Way WAYYY before my time, lol.

[@bella131517]

the second rider is much better than the first but holy crap those are one of a kind horses

[@Butterfly89lady]

Amazing!

[@mlove474]

neat horse can i have his horses dna or training steps

[@19RideTheLightning82]

Do you have any video footage of Hap Hansen and Pikardero that you would not mind posting? Pikadero is my horses sire and I would really like to see footage of him. I grew up riding and showing in CA and watching the GPs, but I was too young at the time to remember this pair.

[@donnieo7]

Tomboy did that two step as well at spruce meadows . I'm surprised you didn't include that one. But thanks for all the videos. They're great. Any chance you have anything on Stroller?

[@mariafuu2027]

lots of horses do this though. just to get a little extra kick over the fence :p amazing how they do it

[@ImmortalSynn]

Ah, I see. Well, as earlier stated: yes, that fence was that wide.

[@ImmortalSynn]

@randylahey14 Yes, keep going: as in, where is he now? Granted, I haven't been looking as hard as possible, but I rarely see him in int'l competition nowadays. Have some vids of him with Pinon Sullivan that I really need to get around to uploading too.

[@ImmortalSynn]

You spelled it right ;) ...do you know what horse he was on?

[@horseskickbutforever]

wow thats amazing!!!

[@jthelgirlf]

@KeeneDressage Some people just don't understand this, but its so true!

[@03firefly]

@horsecrazy9823 Yeah, a horse can't see directly in front of it, but that doesn't mean they're totally blind to the jump. They see it ahead of time and can figure out exactly how much power they need to get over the jump. It's up to the rider to tell the horse when to jump as well. A rider that really knows a horse is able to give it proper cues to let it know how much power the horse needs and when it should jump. You're not just sitting on a horse and letting it figure out the course.

[@ImmortalSynn]

Again, she doesn't touch the bush. Watch the slow-mo, if you want further clarification: it's just an optical illusion. Her legs hit nothing but air.

[@idareya1996]

i think i saw that second one live

[@101jumpergirl101]

awesome how horses can do this

[@ImmortalSynn]

Yes, they both did.

[@PinupPanda]

NICE!

[@csisco2091]

omg that's amazing!

[@Cambridgelove]

how do they get these horses do a two step on purpose??

[@ImmortalSynn]

...but still gets back up/on-- so I guess that's the lesson for the rest of us. :)

[@HorseInAStorm]

lol, that is an insane save

[@hollypalmer95]

them horses have reflexes! lol.

[@ImmortalSynn]

Yes it is. No, it wasn't. Lamborghini was a sponsor for the Brookside Classic, so they used their display area to showcase their product. Happens all the time in the grands prix.

[@ImmortalSynn]

Welcome! :)

[@Nickolina98]

Oh my god! :D

[@ImmortalSynn]

@DarkHorseDream Might've gotten legs caught up for a bit, but doubt it would've been a disaster... wouldn't have caused the mount to flip or anything. Still amazing to see though!

[@AmynBuzz123]

When there is text I’m the middle of the clip it says ' ...that I recorded'. Which means that you recorded it right? Look at the way that the camera zooms in and out and follows the horse at different angles, different sides of the arena, that hasn’t been taken from a stand, that’s a professional camera, so how could you have filmed it?

[@horsesforever663]

I happened at the royal as well

[@ImmortalSynn]

Well, keep at it. Maybe someday. :)

[@sportybaby101]

where did u get the clip?

[@ImmortalSynn]

@Nickolina98 ...which one?