BADMINTON (Part 1) - Having major regrets!!

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Elphick.Event.Ponies

22 күн бұрын

BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS VLOGS ARE HERE!!!! Wow, what a journey it's been, guys. If you've been following along, you'll have seen an awful lot of work has gone into getting myself and Jam here. As per request, I have kept these videos super long for you, which has meant we needed to split them into 2 parts.
In part 1, we show the arrival, getting Jammy settled, and going off to walk the course for the first time. It's safe to say I had huge regrets about entering the 100 class that first time I walked it. You then get loads of behind-the-scenes action, with Han and I trying to put the tent up being a personal highlight, before ending with the dressage. I hope you enjoy coming along for this first part; it's certainly the more relaxing one... See you for part two where we have the show jumping and cross country action!

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@amber_matthews 20 күн бұрын

the "I better not look" when realising how wide the jumps will actually be is so real

@maisiewyatt9373 19 күн бұрын

Omg Amber just realised you commented. Love ur channel ❤

@popcorns_world_ 17 күн бұрын

Omg amber

@user-ok1xs1wo1s 6 күн бұрын

I love your channel so much amber!!!!

@SPierre-dm4wo 20 күн бұрын

Also keep meaning to say that I love the new dressage score display! I learn a lot watching the judges' marks and comments in real time :)

@algeebo 19 күн бұрын

“How can you sore like an eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys” RICH 😭😭 he’s fab. I think this is my fav badders vlog to date! Just the vibes. 🌟🌟🌟 I adore Emily’s “just get on with it” attitude too 😂😂😂 Looking forward to the next 😄🩷

@falconk9 20 күн бұрын

I live for the Rich commentary segments lol

@sasha56777 20 күн бұрын

I am CRYING at Rich letting you fall so spectacularly to the ground😂😂the lady watching in the background looked concerned for your wellbeing hahaha Well done on a superb sub 30 test, Meg and Jam Bam. There is nothing I love more than these extra long Badders vlogs - cannot wait to see Part 2👏

@Equestrian81 20 күн бұрын

4 x rewinds on Rich missing catching Meg 😂 Love Rich. Love the team togetherness. Meg and Jam - you absolutely smashed it 💯 👏🏻

@elphick.event.ponies 20 күн бұрын

He had zero intention of ever catching me 😂

@annjohnson8437 19 күн бұрын

Rich was a wonderful surprise!

@sophiamoore5667 20 күн бұрын

Meg talking under her breath when Emily isn’t paying attention is absolutely hilarious. Meg you and Jam have done so well, your super brave mate a massive well done to both of you👏🏼🩷

@user-fe7mg5ot9z 20 күн бұрын

Watching that bit with you and Han trying to put the tent up had me rolling! Wish you'd been able to show more of that. 🤣

@absolutgemini24 20 күн бұрын

Omg the jump attempt in Rich's unsuspecting arms! Oh that was classic. RICH- "well how do we get you up from here"

@SPierre-dm4wo 20 күн бұрын

Loving the shot of Hobbit going There And Back Again just as you're explaining the magic potion that turns Jamelia the Grey into Jamelia the White! Very on-brand for the Elphicks, lol 😄

@RobinT346 20 күн бұрын

Love Em's coursework. I don't even do XC and it makes me feel brave!

@agentk62 20 күн бұрын

Congratulations Meg! 🎉🎉 Watching you get your confidence back from your fall has gotten me back in the jump saddle after having my own bad fall in 2022 that resulted in permanent nerve damage (complex regional pain syndrome), but seeing you being realistic about how hard it is to get confidence back even after just an accident has changed my own riding. ❤

@caitlin3925 19 күн бұрын

I love when you leave in the extra bits and banter. Laughed so hard at your calling Em and Tina “the corns”. Rich is just the greatest, he always steals the show 🤣

@bredoesports 14 күн бұрын

I love how your trainer really simplifies what you should be doing up to a fence. I feel like simplifying the game would make you less nervous about doing it!

@annjohnson8437 20 күн бұрын

I knew it would be a terrific video when I saw the dream team ... Meg, Hobbit, Han, and Jam Bam!!! Well done! I am excited for part 2! ❤

@emmamonks1982 16 күн бұрын

Anyone else getting super impatient for the rest of the Badders vlog 😅. I’m literally checking KZfaq 3 or 4 times a day to see if it’s been uploaded 😩. Lol.

@carolreising3463 14 күн бұрын

Ditto!

@didisouth7486 20 күн бұрын

I laughed so much at you and Han in the tent 😂 took me right back to camping with friends unable to stop talking!

@margauxnodvin7478 13 күн бұрын

Same!!! I loved that bit, with the shadow animals and giggling. Definitely brings back fun memories!

@egeegee7146 19 күн бұрын

Em is such a bonus to add a really forward positive approach which reduces some of the absolute complexity and negativity Meg is often want to do. Sometimes you are at your buckle with your legs on still guiding sitting just behind the motion and can put in the most amazing jump with what ever comes. It is a skillset to be learned. That course is full up and will be exhilarating to ride. Awesome.

@spickandspanhomeorganising2836 19 күн бұрын

Meg you’re amazing!!!! Rich had me cracking up ‘how can you soar like an eagle when you’re surrounded by Turkeys?’ 😂

@janeminwell4395 20 күн бұрын

Jams face in the SLO-mo was adorable, trying so hard! Beautifully ridden Meg, and big thanks for including so much content. 👏🏻

@DK-pl8xd 16 күн бұрын

I ready for part two! I’ve been watching every one else’s Badminton 2024 videos, but yours is the one I mostly want to see!!!!

@palominojoy1899 19 күн бұрын

It was super seeing the whole team supporting Meg and jambam. Rich cracked me up and loved his and hobbits dressage commentary. Was a really enjoyable dressage . Loved this video so so much💗💗

@Jennifer- 19 күн бұрын

Meg - you and Jam looked so connected and happy! You could tell you both were in the zone and in your element!! Congrats on the sub 30 dressage score. Absolutely well done 🎉🎉

@RSeq 20 күн бұрын

Loved the walk with Emily. Really interesting to hear her thoughts, and also the warmup with Rich! The turkey comment was hilarious, and him dropping you nearly killed me off. You’ve got such a great team behind you!

@Shima_2510 20 күн бұрын

So pleased for you Meg. Everyone needs an Emily! Love how she talked and guided you around the fences. Such a great team you have! x

@lulawilliams2980 14 күн бұрын

I love hearing Em's commentary on the course walk - as someone who's never jumped XC, it's so interesting to hear all the reasoning and thinking behind it.

@margauxnodvin7478 13 күн бұрын

Agreed! I’ve taken some of my braver jumpers around the XC jumps I had built for kicks when I opened my hunter/jumper barn here in the US. I just had some basic things built at different height options. I think I topped off at 100cm, bc they ARE just for fun. It’s nothing like a full course, but I do have some lovely hills to work with. I managed by happy accident to have one related distance -two small steps on three strides. Everything else is pretty much make up your own course! 😂 I have learned that I MUCH prefer jumping uphill to jumping downhill. Even the 80cm log pile is scary cantering downhill (to me). I jumped a 100cm hogsback on a steep downhill on my bravest horse, and I thought I was going to wet myself! 😂 That was some of the MOST fun I’ve ever had riding, though. My bravest jumper and I galloping around solid fences and scary (to every other horses) ditches in the crisp autumn air. What a great memory of times with my beloved big chestnut boy, Sandor. Obviously he was an incredible show jumper, but I find it a treat to cross over and have a play in another discipline. Especially with such a brave and honest horse. The one I have now literally spooks when he sees a patch of grass in the field which is differently colored than the rest. I’ve managed to get him UP the small steps, but I think that’s about as much as I’m going to get from him. I’m currently refurbishing and adding new XC jumps for our braver jumper riders. And hopefully myself. It’s been awhile since I’ve jumped around anything solid. Thinking back to galloping around all those jumps, not knowing enough about XC to even wear body protectors, much less air vests over them (at age 47, I don’t even ride on the flat without my air vest since I broke a bunch of ribs last year), I’m grateful that we were all so lucky, and no one ever had a fall or a stop! I’d really love to try a real course one day. A very, very small one. Maybe 70 cm! 😅

@margiesmith8912 20 күн бұрын

So many laughs! And RICH, OMG, I was dying...Congrats!!

@LivsRidingLife 20 күн бұрын

It was such a genuine pleasure to watch all your hard work payoff and land after completing this cross country course!! I felt your elation!! I can't wait for part 2💖

@sarahwhittingham6737 19 күн бұрын

‘How can you soar like an eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys’ …..Rich you legend 😂😂 Awesome Vlog Meg well done x

@RosaAndFifi 20 күн бұрын

As many of us said, YOU SMASHED IT!!!!!! Must be jammies fave time of year, she is always best behaved! Huge congrats, cant wait for part 2 ❤

@fleetskipper1810 19 күн бұрын

What a great vlog. What a great support crew. And Rich just cracks me up. He was so worried about your test, he was riding it with you every step of the way.

@patsmythe 20 күн бұрын

What a precious Jam - what a team. Congratulations on part 1 test.

@margauxnodvin7478 13 күн бұрын

Just finished this one, and loved it! (I know, I’m late). You and Jam look SO beautiful doing dressage. I have a grey as well, and I applaud you for getting Jam so brilliantly white! I’ve had several greys, and I feel they go out of their way to roll in the ONE spot of red clay in their grassy paddocks. I remember having one bathed to a shining white, and putting on his stretchy hood, his full coverage stable blanket (a “rug” in U.K. speak), and even wrapping his legs in pillow wraps and standing wraps over- and he STILL ended up getting stains from the red dirt footing underneath the shavings (which he dug up) and the one pile of manure in his stall. SO fun having to bath with cold water at a show in the middle of winter! Luckily, I only had to wash a few spots, and I have a great spray stain remover which I never compete without. Anyway, this was a fun vlog to watch! Lovely dressage test, even with the blip. As always, I enjoyed the banter between you and your friends/trainers. Rich “I promise this does NOTHING for me!” while adjusting your ear piece wire pre-dressage, then totally dropping you post-dressage had me rolling with laughter! I’m SO looking forward to part 2!!!! Which I’m going to start right now, even though I need to go to bed early. But priorities, right? 😅

@Egan_Equestrian 20 күн бұрын

HUGE congrats meg!! You and Jam SMASHED it out there on badders turf, definitely think its Jammys favorite event!!

@law7897 20 күн бұрын

I love your Badminton vlogs. Well done Meg. I know I’m going to cry in part two (cos I always do). Thanks Meg xx

@vezhopkins714 20 күн бұрын

loved the big grin on your face when you finished the dressage even when you had a tiny hiccup, but that's just some thing to work on for next year ;) and jam looked so shiny and sparkly ✨✨even though there was lots of mud so ace work meg and ace work groom team !!! 🐎🐎🐎

@cmccabe5587 11 күн бұрын

What an awesome pony! Love Jam Bam ❤ great to see your whole team together. Love the badders videos.

@annejarvis7002 16 күн бұрын

I must say, the 'purple shampoo concoction' and how close you got to it, Meg, I was worried that a couple of Smurfs would be heading off to Badminton 😂 I needn't have worried, Meg's chemistry talents prevailed🎉 You both looked amazing in the dressage. You rode with such confidence & Jam was so fluid in her movements, well done🥳. A joyous vlog - congratulations to all Team Elphick ❤

@1827Beethoven 20 күн бұрын

Well done Meg, fab dressage results! Can't wait to see the SJ and XC! 🥂

@wbuck926 19 күн бұрын

Such a fun video! So beautifully ridden. Rich is wonderful!! So funny and sweet.

@Makemeupmissa 19 күн бұрын

I really really really enjoyed watching this! Such a great team and a great Jam! Just a joy to see. Cannot wait for part 2!

@word20 20 күн бұрын

The work in the Dressage was brilliant and it was shown by the points that you have gotten.

@workingcanter7788 19 күн бұрын

Enjoyed this so much! Look forward to the Badders vlogs every year 🤩 love all the support you have from everyone!! Definitley smashes it 💯🫶🏼

@andreamurison7225 19 күн бұрын

Fantastic vlog!!! Rich was hilarious, and I really, really loved his commentary during your test - it was great to hear him say exactly what you should do, and then watch you do it! Can't wait for the 2nd installment!

@cali_girl779 20 күн бұрын

Fantastic to see you enjoying your time with so many friends and family. Happy Birthday Hobbit! 😂😂 oh meg your vlogs make me laugh! Morning sunrise and calming music, cuts to Meg’s toothbrush. I died. Rich had the best commentary, absolutely hilarious! The turkey/eagle comment, the handsy bit, the celebratory fail. You and Han are so cute together. The tent shenanigans are appreciated. Emily is also a favourite, she just says it how it is. Great Job Team Elphick!

@soof9727 19 күн бұрын

Megan being a Swiftie makes her even more likeable than she already was!❤❤😂

@law7897 20 күн бұрын

I love how you talk about what you ate the years before and I remember with Bear you only ate prunes, but you worry about the chilli xx

@wylime 18 күн бұрын

OMG you unlocked a memory! Jillian McKeith said you are what you eat! I hadn't thought about that in years 😂😂😂

@melissashanahan9747 19 күн бұрын

This is the most amazing dressage test! I was crying when I was watching. I love badminton vlogs!! xxxxxxxxxxx

@mariad7967 20 күн бұрын

This is a great Vlog! I really enjoyed seeing "behind the scenes" and love hearing your dressage trainer coach you. Thank you also for posting the dressage test and comments - super informative!!

@Lucywilson_shadoweventing 20 күн бұрын

You and Han are just to funny love you Meg you need to believe in your self you are an amazing rider! ❤

@april5666 19 күн бұрын

Rich makes Badminton for me. I love his giggling-such a lovely good friend and teacher. :). Notwithstanding that drop/catch. Congrats at sub 30 ;)😊

@Hellosavvyy 20 күн бұрын

I was literally rotting away waiting for this postttttttt

@helenleprince8070 20 күн бұрын

1:34:36 the lady behind jaw dropped when meg fell and I watched that like 10 times wheezing😂😂

@ChloePrice92 20 күн бұрын

Sorry but 1:44:09 had me in tears - the MLG crosshair was perfect lmao

@debbieredmon5063 20 күн бұрын

So exciting! Love your positive attitude! You were ready to rock and roll!

@valeriefergusson269 15 күн бұрын

My third time watching ! Jam’s grooming is superb she looks wonderful and Rich is great at explaining everything well done xx

@Ho6s0n 16 күн бұрын

Just watching this on repeat until part 2 😮❤

@helen-akaprincesspeachesme6578 21 сағат бұрын

Congratulations 🎉 I love the new way that you do the dressage scores and comments, it’s so so helpful. Also you need to get some plastic shoe covers for your boots!! I use them to keep my boots clean until I get on!!

@bill-eb3vi 20 күн бұрын

congrats meg!!!! i’m so excited to watch this!!! thank you for making this video so long i genuinely love it and will watch every second ❤ could watch 6 hours of it and wouldn’t complain

@kippen64 15 күн бұрын

I'm so late watching this because I've had so much Little Badminton content to watch. So happy to be watching this video.

@Talkingg 16 күн бұрын

More than anything Meg, it looked like you were just having fun! The smile on your face was worth every low you've had, what a great test and I'm so excited for the next part!!

@Star.s_editz 20 күн бұрын

Meg, I want you to know, you're my idol, I look up to you and think of you while riding, I want to be like you some day and you inspire me, seeing you get a 29.5 in dressage at Badders is unimaginably inspiring, I'm very proud of you and Jam and I hope you keep in a good mood and go double clear inside the time when jumping, I wish to see Whinnie and Wilma competing there soon, seeing you be proud of your riding made me feel great about mine xx

@april5666 19 күн бұрын

Also, kudos on video production-wow, smooth ad innovative-love the moving title graphic image-really nice job!

@Caitlin-sq4kz 18 күн бұрын

I am actually crying at rich not catching you🤣🤣well done Meg!!❤️❤️

@dianehookham 20 күн бұрын

Omg congratulations, you both looked so AWESOME!!! Jam did so well! So happy for you 🎉😊

@izzybarlow9973 20 күн бұрын

Congrats Meg! you and Jam did amazing! i really enjoyed meeting you on saturday.

@shurburt4663 19 күн бұрын

i would say this is my new favorite meg vlog but let’s be real this is just another favorite added to the collection 😂

@Avery_JH 20 күн бұрын

this was amazing! can't wait for part 2!

@ChloeJoness21 15 күн бұрын

Well done Meg!! You and jammy have done amazing so far! Cannot wait for part 2! ❤❤

@Morganpies 18 күн бұрын

‘No you’re not, you’re looking at the FLAG’ 😂😂😂😂😂

@user-we8jc3if7l 20 күн бұрын

Yay , been dying to see this !!!! So fun to watch and beautiful Test !

@vogelvrouw 20 күн бұрын

Im so freaking proud of you!! The progress you made after that terrible fall is amazing! Its very inspiring, ive never had a fall like that (knock on wood) but i do have anxiety and the impact that the fall had on your mental health really felt like my anxiety so its super inspiring to see you work with it and qork through it

@lils.eq.135 20 күн бұрын

Loving the uncut bits i cant stop laughing!!! very well done meg. xx

@Indiana483 17 күн бұрын

Rich is hilarious and I love yours and Hans friendship so much ❤

@jessicahigdon3962 20 күн бұрын

Great video Meg. Knew you could do it. Can't wait for part 2. Great shots Pete. What a team. Super support you have Meg.

@janetrodgers7051 20 күн бұрын

Eeeeeeeek can't wait to see this. PJS on Chinese takeaway and i am ready xxx

@---td5fg 20 күн бұрын

I was watching your round on the website- I was so nervous for you! Well done!!!

@trebrehrm 14 күн бұрын

Really enjoy watching your videos, it’s like a bit of escapism for me and I also learn a lot from watching. You seem very happy and like you’re having lots of fun, something to aspire to. Great camera work too.

@fantellerhur 19 күн бұрын

love the super long videos 💗💗 feels like getting the full experience right along with u

@Jessica12-G 20 күн бұрын

So so proud of you and Jam bam you have achieved so much and have come a long way since your fall , and it’s like it’s never happened , I look at it as a restart, to understand that those things will happen for a reason but maybe that reason is yet to be found, I had a fall once but it was no ware near as bad and I lost all my confidence but now I am so happy I kept going as I am better than I was before. The placing you got is incredible and I still can’t get over it ❤

@margaretlane9629 16 күн бұрын

🎉 awesome 😊 and what an incredible support crew you have. How fantastic to have Rich comments

@equestrian_lolly 20 күн бұрын

I'm sooooo exited meg I've been for watching your highs and lows for 4 years now and I'm so glad you've got your confidence back I hope you enjoy yourself at badminton❤❤❤

@LauraGunn99 20 күн бұрын

When I say I ran to KZfaq to see this!!! So proud of you Meg, such an inspiration to see your come back and how honest you are! Massive congrats 🦄🩷

@Morganpies 13 күн бұрын

Rich makes me howl, he’s so funny I adore him and I’ve never even met him ha! Im so emotional for you watching this and I’ve not made it to the end yet!

@christinemartindale8715 19 күн бұрын

That was a super dressage test Meg you and jam look gorgeous well done can’t wait to see round 2 of badders. As always you lot cracked me up 🤣🤣tfs🤗🏇🤗

@yvette-mx6pw 19 күн бұрын

Absolutely brilliant Meg and JamJam 🎉😁Fantastic video we need part 2 and part 3 pleeeease 🙈🤣🥰

@laurenpelling4079 20 күн бұрын

Looking amazing ❤ loving the course walks and seeing the whole gang together 😁

@aliceanimals 20 күн бұрын

massive well done!❤️ soo sooo well deserved meg, you work incredibly hard every single day!!!! 🥳an inspiration to all equestrian or not, everyone needs to take a leaf out of your book xxx

@ninamarie2377 20 күн бұрын

Well done Meg, you and Jammy were amazing!! Can’t wait for the jumping! ❤️❤️

@PikaPiiChii 20 күн бұрын

I absolutely peed myself laughing after Rich dropped you. Also, the sunglasses to the eye was a nice end to pt.1 Congratulations Meg!

@Tammylovesalat 20 күн бұрын

Jam is looking fantastic and very nice ridden!

@bernster123 18 күн бұрын

Mega vlog! 🎉. Loved the slo mo dressage and music choice 👏

@jayreed7015 19 күн бұрын

You and Han are a crack up. 😂 You two should not be left unsupervised. 😂😂😂 Well done by the way. I knew you could do it. 👏👏

@livarr9427 20 күн бұрын

Awww love how Emily did the course walk with you , you have such an amazing team behind you xxxx

@suzannechance5876 20 күн бұрын

I thought this was a whole Lotta fun! Meg.....you looked and rode great. Congrats on a fine video!

@jenithomson330 18 күн бұрын

Hope this is OK to suggest, but for the tent look into screw in pegs and get a drill. My dad and I go to a music festival every year and we camp and we drill our tent pegs in. So much easier to get them in and out when we pack up, especially if the ground is firm. Looks like you had an amazing time! Hoping to make it down next year as a groom for my friend who is aiming to qualify her superstar horse for the 90.

@littleredhen2143 20 күн бұрын

Loved every minute of this video. You and Jam have worked so hard and it's paying off. You've got a great team with you and love the way you and Rich (whose a legend!) Interact. Looking forward to part 2❤

@jeniferrinehart1107 20 күн бұрын

I’ve been checking daily (hourly) for this vid to drop! Awesome start - can’t wait for part 2! Love all the support from fam, friends, and fab trainers. What a crew! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉