Tribute to Milton Simply the Best

John Whitaker and Milton

[@xanthehamilton4435]

That video made me cry with nostalgia and joy.

[@IHTXFan]

Same, I'm literally bawling watching this..❤

[@96chocoholic]

All the 8 people who disliked this video clearly have no appreciation for fantastic horses. there has never been and never will be a horse as brilliant or as charismatic as Milton. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I watch him and John. They were where the greatest pair ever.

[@karendouglass2780]

I remember crying every time they won!! This horse was EVERYTHING! there will never be another Milton! I still get goosebumps lol

[@lenawigren7301]

Now 26 but yes you are right, he was Simply the best til this day there hasn't been a horse like him , It would be swedish rider Jan Brinks stallion Briar maybe or Valegro but those special horses are so rare to show up and this still is his song, every time i hear it playing on radio I still think about Milton

[@murdoch691]

I would put Ryan's son in the mix simply because he was a tearaway who needed to be told to focus and under the magic hands of John Whitaker became a legend especially when I was younger In fact the two of them got me watching show jumping

[@suedalshaug3804]

@karendouglas2 I agree !!! When Milton was landing on his jumps ,he was like milk pouring from a jug. Most horses land with a thud , Milton was FLAWLESS !! He had his.own unique style and John Whittaker brought out the best in him. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-kg6nb9ew5k]

Don't forget his black rival Jappeloup 1.58m of pure dynamite Olympic gold winner individual seoul

[@MrsMattMurphy]

Wow that made me cry, beautiful boy

[@x0xFusselx0x]

I think, Milton was THE dream horse of every 90's girl. ❤‍🔥He not only loved jumping, he loved to entertain and spread the joy. Sometimes he really interacted with and fed of the crowd. At least, that's what it seemed. I stopped watching equine sports a long time ago, but the pictures of watching Milton never faded. He was one of a kind in a time when there were some great horses around.

[@HannaMGA]

R.I.P Milton 1977-1999 simply the best show jumper there ever was!!

[@lindaandersson1442]

Milton was one of a kind. He was a great jumper and he loved jumping

[@ZenaZee]

Milton ❤❤ the best, I met him when he was under military protection… he was super sweet ❤️😍

[@thejudsterbaby]

This is who I had plastered all over my walls as a teeneager :) RIP Milton!

[@vandemanferretstasmania.ni9576]

Jud I was the same, I’m 38 now and still love this horse

[@Alexandra-hl8ll]

Me too ! I loved that horse so much. I miss watching him jump. He was amazing ! ❤

[@estherhervy]

Milton was my dream of childhood... Thanks to him and to John for all these moments of happiness

[@ZenaZee]

I remember Milton, he fired my passion for horses back in the 80’s ❤

[@equine2020]

Who is the best, is debatable. But one thing these animals had was, heart, spirit, talent, competitiveness, &, exceptional athletes. All champions. Each a cherish treasure. Who gave more than 100% of themselves.

[@AliceJ2394]

R.I.P Milton, you were a true legend.

[@11buleria]

🎉you don’t see horses with Milton’s strong and powerful conformation in today’s jumping arena. John and Milton were simply the best.

[@lindan2836]

Best horse ever. I Almost cried watching this, what a team they were...although a jumper he had a very happy and good life. Happy horse!

[@stefaniaponitz5738]

I'll never get enough of this video. It brings me to tears every time. Even this long after. I was able to meet Milton and pet him in the early '90's when I was just a little girl. Even in the Netherlands where we've always had top notch riders and horses never have I seen a crowd respond as enthousiastic to a horse and rider as John Whitaker with Milton, they brought down the house. Milton stole everyone's heart.

[@LyraBD]

Milton was such a beautiful horse and he made jumping look so easy. He was Simply the BEST. I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to John Whitaker and Milton's owners when he died =( Great video. Had to save it to favorites.

[@pinkwillow6139]

Love Milton and John whitaker, ,never be a partnership like this, although I did like Carlone Bradley very much and still watch this vidio all the time 2019, why is no one else watching it?????

[@sedekiman824]

How wonderful to ride such an out-of-this world creature!

[@pamooms7282]

Magnificent horse.

[@rosiebabez1]

I get shivers down my spine every time i watch this video!! Cant believe my mum was lucky enough to ride this beautiful horse before john whitaker bought him.. soo jelous.. RIP Milton

[@MEandWebster]

Miss u Milton!! You will always be the best, no one can ever take your place! Love

[@Scillagh]

Got the honor to meet both John and Milton as a teenager. Greatest day of my life! ❤ (don't tell my kid I said that! 😜) And today Tina Turner passed away. 😔 Rip both of you.

[@pamooms7282]

Fantastic horse and rider.

[@JulieHathaway-et8bz]

Milton and Ryan's son , 2 of the best horses ever in my eyes ❤

[@HorseRider4life1000]

Milton was such a beautiful talented horse :) John and Milton were an amazing pair

[@Wiiilmagiiirl]

Rest in peace. Forever. One of the greatest horses ever been put here on Earth. 🙏 Amazing John as well 🌟💕

[@TwilightSaga]

Will never forget ya , Milton

[@alghorning]

queenlanaftw ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@meeraj1]

Simply the Best - ever. The privilege of seeing him jump will stay with me forever. No doubt greatly missed by John Whitaker and his team.............but now reunited with Caroline Bradley and probably jumping the clouds together.

[@MsDerell]

This horse is unbelieveble !

[@Psylocke83]

Beautiful video of the most amazing horse ever.

[@RenegadeGirl434]

oh my god! This horse is just so amazing! I just can't bring it down in words... I love him... Rest in peace boy...

[@gadask1]

John and Milton will always be my favourite duo. What a great and beautiful horse he was. Is.

[@johannawhite2165]

my favorite duo has always been Ian Millar and Big Ben

[@traceygates4767]

Tracey Gates i like this horse he was fantastic Showjumper in Olympia horse show years ago but John and Milton had fantastic time to jump together ❤ iove from Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🐴🐎💻🌍🐎🐴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@user-on7dw1po6m]

They called him The Mighty Milton ❤

[@MagentaMoonshadow]

I used to love watching Milton on the telly, he was truly a legend... What a star...

[@LulitaInPita]

Bless him :] My trainer worked for the Whitakers for a couple of years, we've got a signed photo of Milton and 2 other SuperStars in the barn's club room :D

[@kuss.noelle5116]

Milton forever i my heart ❤

[@ariannaazzano337]

Meravigliosi, cavallo e cavaliere ❤ quanto ho sognato con loro. Unici

[@Lappeni]

wow! what a big personality! gorgeous horse.

[@shirewood1]

anyone privlaged enough to have seen him compete is going to cry when to hear this. and for a fantastic horse like that to die only a few years after he retired, what a waste. every time i hear this song i think of him

[@ExtraLittleThings]

Milton, you were simply the best, better than all the rest. :)

[@carlychandler1]

Best horse ever. Beautiful boy xx

[@ZenaZee]

I met him at the Horse of the Year show ❤

[@SthaBest]

This give's me goosebumps. Such a great horse!

[@xloraxflintx]

Goooo Milton!! Best Horse Ever!! =]

[@kristiinaapajalahti4768]

I think, Milton was the best .

[@agrenlisa]

What a beautiful Video I almost cring:') R.I.P Milton FINASTE HÄSTEN! Beautiful horse!

[@Olliekinz123]

He is gorgeous

[@platypussy79]

Geez he looked like a handful to ride! Amazing horse. I knew all about him and I'm an eventer!

[@WildHorseSpirit14]

i could only ever dream of my horse being as an amazing jumper as milton! one in a million he sure was!

[@juliesteele4093]

I loved Milton, i had a grey & as he got older, he started to look like Milton, so, i gave him the nickname My Milton, RIP Milton

[@secretsquirrel7374]

I went to a Simply the Best tour in 1994 and saw John Whittaker and Geoff Billington and the wonderful Milton of course. I've still got the T Shirt that's been signed by both of them.

[@astridgadermaier1647]

What a very great grey!

[@chocolatechip5fy]

love him !!!! r.i.p. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@SarahXTannyXBreyer]

milton forever a legend that will never be forgotten

[@pwincessdigbee]

Milton is one of the best horses in the world. I love him so much, I have loads of bags with Milton on, such a beautiful and extrodinary horse

[@EmoGirlY0]

milton, the best show jumper i´ve ever seen !

[@Janusmannen]

Just gotta love that last pic! :-)

[@whoalillowe]

what a beautifully made video! He was truly one of the best of his kind, he was everything you would look for in any performance horse, beauty, power, grace, humor. he will be missed

[@manuela83ch]

das schoenste und beste pferd der welt,grosse hochachtung an dieses paar.dein ewig treuer fan.liebe gruesse an mr.john whitaker

[@ImmortalSynn]

Amusing that this music was also chosen for Gem Twist's retirement ceremony.

[@andreainafrica1999]

When I imagine 'Sailor' in Jilly Coopers 'Riders' I think of Milton....! I know many of those that are fans of both Milton and then this novel will identify with this... a horses that really knew his job and tried his hardest because he enjoyed every minute of it..!!! RIP Milton... !

[@sarahhorsemad]

a true legand. Never been another horse like him, he was something specail. RIP xx

[@Solku_Art]

Milton, simply the BEST! 1:04 so cute!!!

[@chocolatechip5fy]

luv milton!!!!

[@MegaSunflower56]

Simply The Best!!!

[@chicago28]

Thanks for this, im a huge Milton fan and he was the best!!

[@shaunbooth5763]

Legend

[@PoniesAreMyLife]

The song says it all he really was the best! everytime i hear tht song it reminds me of Milton. What an amazing horse he was! Great video

[@barthogeling]

god how i loved to see him run simply the best there will ever be !!! i will never forget you!!!!!!

[@TheBinggg]

I remember: Mounting a saddle, gaining the rains, puttung the heals down and sitting my back straight and chest out proud. I remember squeezing and the walk, the little trot to the collected trot, the collected trot to the canter and the wind hitting the horses main, the breeze on my face until the team work bounded. The canter to gallop the heart became one Linning to once fence. WE knew we were on our way to VICTORY ! A horse is never a pet, nor animal it is You're friend and team mate!

[@antonjensen1817]

TheBinggg o

[@MissJools11]

It's reins NOT RAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Dumbass

[@Norya158]

Milton var en stor favorit för mig som liten,mycket begåvad på ALLA sätt, love youuuuu!

[@shirewood1]

it was watching john and milton on tv that made me want to go into showjunping myself. i grew up with posters of milton all over my walls, and up untill a few years ago i was actually traing riders in showjumping. i have to admit it though milton was fantastic on his own but he was ultra amasing because of his partnership with jhon. no-one else could of done that!!!

[@eeelleeen]

omg i can't belive he's dead! heis sooo beautiful. Like a dream

[@mariajohansson4210]

How I would have loved to see him in real life 💖

[@chocolatechip5fy]

he was the best showjumper ever!!! go him - though i miss him - go milton & John !!!

[@vixitrixalina]

i love how he leaps into the air- that all started becuase early in his career john [whittaker] was collecting and award after winning something, and he was very exciting and began to rear up and jump about, so he said he would "work on it". not too sure what happened but basically the horse loved being the center of attention and would leap into the air on que as if jumping an imaginary fence! such a star- he must be jumping the clouds in heaven. rip Milton xxxxxxx

[@DorteaLykke]

He was and will always be the best - if you ask me.. Milton 4-ever..

[@barthogeling]

jonh and MILTON a pair made in heaven.

[@DoverholtD]

damn he gives me goosebumps!

[@milleruddan]

great video, amazing!!!!!!

[@dagmarrauh7300]

Herrje zwick das in meinem Herz, er war der beste und erinnert mich so an meinem Dicken , Ecken und Kanten, bloss nich warten muessen, so viel Power. War ein tolles Pferd, beide ( Milton und mein Dicker ).

[@HeartbreakInSterIero]

Milton will forever be a legend :] and is that Geoff Billington at 3:41? Hahahaha!!!! He got's a perm xP

[@hunterjumpers223]

milton is so beautiful!hes such a great horse

[@DressagePerson]

RIP Milton! Awesomest sj horse ever! *cries*

[@laurawilliamsbsja2965]

WHAT - UR MUM RODE MILTON!!!! OMG!!!! SO LUCKY!!!! luv u milton you really were the best and still are.xxx

[@kristiinaapajalahti4768]

Milton❤️

[@plum30000]

@No1EquinesportloverF That girl was Caroline Bradley. And she too was simply the best at what she did.

[@Ffranzon]

He was so beautiful!

[@Mellliie]

So beautiful! he is simply the best

[@AshleighHarley]

i love milton !! my fave horse ever !! hes my dream horse

[@99Tangerine]

Rest In Peace Milton One Amazing Horse Never Forgotten xxxxx

[@G3orgiiBayb33]

First Horse To Win 1Million Pounds Bsja :) Great Horse x

[@passionforpiebalds]

He was a talented superstar. And i have one of his bloodline horses. I was like omg when i found out. My sister even worked with him at one point she rode him for john for a few weeks while john was competing.

[@passionforpiebalds]

I love at @0:36 he is sooo talented.....

[@john79101]

he was and allways will be simply the best

[@dagmarrauh7300]

Oh was war er doch fuer ein schwieriger Kerl. Ich hab ihn geliebt. He was simply the Best Jumping Horse ever.

[@rachemdferg]

gettin all emotional watchin this- i waas lucky enuff to meet him on the "simply the best" tour when i wass bout 10 lol- plus hav the video ya got all this footage from lol brings bk memories- i will hafta go watch it now hehehe

[@MissJools11]

^getting

[@Fey801]

What kills me about this horse (besides his perfect face, his legendary power and everything else) is the fact that even though he had such a long back, he was so supple. He truly was a legendary horse. And...as strange as it may seem to say so...Damn! he was sexy!!!!! :-) IMO, it's utterly pointless to argue about who, between Gem Twist and Milton, was the better one. If you truly love horses, you just have to be thankful that these two equine gods came into our lives.

[@Billieraysson]

Soo cute RIP