Imagine getting into the olympics and finding out you have to go first

I find it really funny when the horse makes a penalty and the rider gives the horse a dramatic pat like. “OH COME ON bUd you can do so much better.” And the horse is just happy to get patted like yeah I know I did awesome.

Don’t you just love that the commentators are blaming all of the faults on the horses? Most of it was rider error 🤷🏻‍♀️

1:11:17 I love that the horse is only in a hackamore. I understand that Olympic riders use bits but I’m happy bc people say that u can’t correctly jump a horse in a hackamore and it proves them wrong

Cian o Connor was so happy with his round and I could tell that he doesn’t just think of his horse like a machine and was patting him lots and wasn’t just taking it for granted

For the people that tell me riding isn't a sport... go and try this , plus if it wasn't a sport it wouldn't be in the olympics.

this is the most amazing event in Olympics

Some people I know that aren’t horsey are telling me “Horse riding is easy! It’s just sitting on a horse and letting them do the rest.” And there is so many things wrong with that one sentence my head could burst. I mean this video shows that, Your not just sitting on a horse. You need good skills to go over these jumps, to know the strides and the timing. Even trotting is hard for beginners, by knowing if your riding on the right leg or not. So that shows that riding is not just sitting on a horse. I have had 7 years of riding and not one part of it I’m letting the horse do by it’s self. Not one little bit. So that proves you wrong. The horses as well. Horses aren’t just animals that go “Neigh” they are creatures that fly, that amaze and that do the most brilliant and wonderful things. I would not live a life like mine right now without them. So people that don’t ride. Pay respects to horses and riders and always think of how much hard word we have done and how sore our legs get after riding. And never think of how we just sit, just SIT on a horse and do nothing. Think before you speak. Or you will make someone upset.

the announcers voice could literally be a meditation video he sounds so calm and this course is so cool

that one franch rider who rode with no whip and no spurs was amazing!

i just wanna day these horse are amazing. they are so good in what they do and they worked so hard. i feel they don’t get enough for the hard work they do these horse can jump. they obviously made it to the olympics. and if they get a couple faults they dont get praised. they still did there best. sometime i wait for them to praise them and when the dont it makes me upset. like gosh these horse are amazing give them a break.

I don't know much about horse riding, but 12:37 looked brutal. I know trainers usually say that, if you need to use it, you gotta use more than a light tap, but that was simply whipping. You could hear the sound, it was so loud! Poor horse, made me cringe just watching it.

Olympics here I come... Once I’m old enough, still 10, still 10

1:10:40 Omg the Netherlands is riding in a Hackamore😍😍

16:49 that horses trot is so graceful!

(This is my opinion no one get offended) I think Japan was a little harsh on the horse cause after his horse was "stubborn" for a second he pushed his horse to go so much faster which i get cause that waisted time but still. The guy litterly was trying to get him to go so much faster and instead of getting 1 penalty for being out of time he got 8 more for rushing his horse. Again this is my opinion so no one hate on me. And i am no expert on horses, if i made a mistake please correct me, thank you. :)

All the riders and horses are world class stars. They deserve to be congratulated for getting into Olympic competition finals.

You could just tell that the first horse was struggling with all the tight turns.

i've played mario and sonic 2012 olympic games on my 3ds, of course I am a professional horse rider!

19:01 horse is thinking” oops jumped to soon”!! Rider “HOLY 💩 “!!!

this is incredibly beautiful

omfg! 38:24 and 1:10:10 The Netherlands and Brazil thooo! i loved that they used a hackamore XD

Love all the "trainers" in the comments trying to tell Olympic riders how to ride. Let me know when any of you little kiddies make it to the Olympics :)

That first Belgium rider hat a veeeery aggressive “pat”

i love how you can clearly see that agressive riding does not offer the chance for victory

anyone else just drooling over all the stunning horses.. not just me lmao

The Oliver Guillon round was just magnificent!

that mare was a GIANT so gorgeous

Flexible is by far one of my favorite horses to ever compete in the higher levels. Beautiful jumper and mover

I wish I could jump that high.... My riding coach said that I should try and go to the Olympics😂

Idk what I just did but I downloaded this and played it backwards and u have to do it! It is hilarious

I like to watch Equestrian Jumping while working/coding. This is the best thing to play on TV while working.

I love the look of this course so much

really liked watching Rich fellows great horse and rider and he look very concerned and happy the whole time even with a pole

Jeeze I remember the tension- everyone was willing them to go clear and that was only in the first round!

Their posture is making me queasy... how is it so perfect... can I just have a little of that amazing balance?!

marcus ehning rode so chill and he did his round amazingly!

I love horses

38:19 is like heyyyy I’m pretty handsome 😂😂

To all the people who dream that they would someday participate and win equestrian Olympics, dont let others tell you it's a dream "too big" and "it's something you can only dream of" or "it's out of your league, change your dream" or anything like that. I mean what about the other Olympics winners? They didnt give up right? Then why will you? Dreams can be big. They should be big! And I'm telling everyone, to the next generation. Dont EVER let's others thoughts on your dreams make you give up. You WILL accomplish your dream as long as you WORK for it. And remember "If your dreams dont scare you, they are too small."

Hackamores!!!!!! Yesss!!!

I love watching show jumping.

Luciana diniz OMG beautiful horse beautiful rider, after you can tell she has a real love for the horse and sport❤️

Are we just not gonna talk about that horses tail at 27:53?? 😍😍

Who's watching in 2018?

Incredibly beautiful

1:32:06 Gorgeous horse! 😍

when I realise *if they took the top pole off these I could jump it* (my pony is 14hh)

i literally drool every time i watch any of cian o’conner’s rounds😌 especially on blue loyd

The horse marcus ehning rode is so beautiful!

I love equitación

Would love to see someone using an Arabian fo jump I've jumped riding an Arabian they're amazing

I’m a barrel racer here to get videos for an edit 😂

Fantastic😁

The horse with the French rider is gorgeousssss!

1:21:12 is my favorite

At 69:08 there are 4 clears

Me, casually watching random riders: oh yeah, they are pretty good! Oh ! What a nice jump! GOoD BoY!! **a jump fall off** oh, it’s okay, don’t give up! Me when the rider from my country come: COME ONNN!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!! JUMP JUMP JUMP!!! GOOOOODDDD BOOOOYYYY!! YAAAASSS! **a jump fall off** OH COME ONN! IT TOTALLY RAN OUT BY ITSELF!!

1:22:04 the way he even patted that horse in a German way 😂 all Germans know what I mean

I love that Brazil was riding in a hackamore

1:03:00 1:10:14 1:15:26

Wow Ukraine is my favourite country ever but that rider was too hard on the horse 😬 they let me down

Cadê os três tambores nas olimpíadas?...

They should get better commentators

I love the audience

First round 6 clears

This was great to watch,BUT THEIR SOOOO HARD HANDED!!!!! Being hard HANDED can hurt the horse and keep it from doing the best it can, THAT'S WHY SOME OF THE HORSE MESSED UP!!! yes I am one one of those people that don't like bits, but even if your using a hackamore it can still hurt it if your hard hand!!!!!!!!! If your horse is foaming at the mouth, swishing its tail , ears are pinned, body language, and eyes can all be a sign that your horse is uncomfortable or in pain, I know when your horse is doing this in a show or competition you can't do much but I'm only stating my opinion as a competing equestrian and my years studying vet care! They all did good though!! Just saying

They make it look easy.

The commentators at my shows are more interesting than this guy and this is the Olympics!

It's good there using hackamores. ☺

Up to .

Do the riders use the same house for all 3 events, or do they have certain horses for each event?

Pause at 20:43... Looks like a hunter! Lovely form!

Some of the bits they use on these horses just confuse me, like I understand needing to use a bit, but jeez some of the ones they used looked super intense

I've always wondered if the horse knows it was rider error , like dude, let me do it!

It is up to the rider to direct the horse where to go. I would have hit the rider instead of the horse. No need to ever hit a horse.

12:33 that's were I was annoyed. (When he started smacking the horse)

31:20

the horses jump butiful

24:39 30:24

Awe so glad they let that horse use a hackomore

gracia

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Lol who else is gonna show this to people that think horseback riding isn’t a sport?

my horse is a bufero, best stallion ever!!

One thing that really annoyed me is the fact the Irish riders half pad was too small for his saddle in my opinion 😂 You can barely see it so whether it had slipped (which it doesn’t look like it did) or was put on last minute I have no clue!

1:33:00

33:02

12:34

1:22:00

Can somebody tell me how do they remember the way?

COME ON IRELAND!

You don’t know how annoying it is when I say at school “yeah, I do horse riding as a sport. Most people don’t know how to ride so I find myself unique” and then like my whole class says “ aCtUaLlY, I cAn CaNtEr AnD gAlLoP aNd JuMp a 160cm FeNcE” Like shut tf up we all know ur capping. and DO NOT COME AT ME SAYING “StOp BeInG sO sAlTy”

8:44 nie mógł się pozbierać

30:30 JP

46:19 Эрик Ламаз?

it seems to me that most riders give little rein to the horse, when they jump, they throw their head back, it looks sad, and riders who use the whip rudely do not deserve the Olympic Games((((

How high are these jumps? My friend Talula is only 11 and she is riding a horse who can jump really high, and she has jumped 4’9 before

The rider from Switzerland was given 5 faults- he cleared the liverpool!I don't know what the fence judges were thinking

Silvana