Three Day Event Competition - The Toughest Sport

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14 жыл бұрын

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This 60 minute program presents the United States Equestrian team in preparation for the competition in the Olympics. It separately focuses at all three disciplines in detail -- show jumping, dressage, and three-day eventing. The program goes behind the scenes and follows some of the best riders in the world as they prepare to compete. It reveals their passion and courage and shows their great successes and some of their most horrible falls. Includes the absolutely top equestrians competing and reveals what they have to say behind the scenes. Actively used by Equestrians at all levels. Stars include William Steinkraus - President USET, 68 Gold Medalist, Katie Monahan, Louis Jacobs, Barney Ward, Armand Leone, Joe Fargis, Peter Leone, Michael Matz, Mark Laskin, Melanie Smith and many others.

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@rutontuton 6 жыл бұрын

Not just the toughest sport, the toughest athletes, both horse and rider.

@hipersonhello 11 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh!! i'm so glad to see how this sport has advanced! this is ridiculous. horses and riders now are so much more disiplined and safer! wow. kudos to these people for being brave enough to even attempt this lol

@lauravonutassy1919 Жыл бұрын

What exactly are you saying !? That the courses are much easier now !??

@hanna.m5700 9 жыл бұрын

the jump with the ditch in front of it and had the white fence into the water would most defiantly not be aloud now haha

@Torichar1 12 жыл бұрын

this IS the toughest sport! i love how the horses always look so antsy to get out, like "i really want to do this!" :)

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. You are correct and the documentary was made by me. David Hoffman - Filmmaker

@deirdreryan7402 6 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this as a young kid, I met Katie Monahan, and Melanie Smith a few times at competitions, got autographs, spoke because they remembered me. The last was the Mercedes show jumping trials at Valley Forge for the USET Olympic Team. It was an amazing time for me, as this was a goal of mine back then, and I almost had it.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your response. I am pleased to hear that Grey goose was properly honored. What a great beast. A hero really. David Hoffman -- filmmaker

@horsecrazieneigh 8 жыл бұрын

10:57 is BRUTAL

@foxyladay260 14 жыл бұрын

Those Crosscountry courses back then wer just INSANE! That had my hairs on end!

@MrChippinator 9 жыл бұрын

You know it kinda reminds me of what hockey was in the 70s too when players didn't wear helmets. I guess every sport has tended to smarten up about safety.

@CharlotteWeb100 3 жыл бұрын

9:30 Holy shit how bizarre to see that ride casually remount and continue.

@FluxyMiniscus 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that surprised me too… I thought a fall always meant elimination. (?)

@CherrysHeart61 11 жыл бұрын

This is footage from a documentary called "Riding For America". The documentary covers all 3 USET sports, Dressage, Eventing and Show Jumping. This is just part of the Eventing portion of the film. Eventing has changed very much from this old "classic format" program, now there is only 1 phase on endurance day and that is the old phase D, Cross country, which has gotten harder. Many rules have changed such as you may not continue on after a fall. Great to see these old school riders again!

@guestuser1671 3 жыл бұрын

Back then, horrible accidents and even deaths weren't uncommon. Thank God the competition has changed.

@christyhughes5161 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! Loved seeing so many of the greats! As a side note (which you may well already know) the thumb nail intro photo is Katie Ruppel on her Sir Donovan at the 2013 Rolex Kentucky CCI 4 Star in which she placed 15th, a photo taken by Tara Katherine and one of my favorites of he & Katie.

@aeccherr 11 жыл бұрын

wow, watching videos like this reminds me...you almost forget that there was a day you could get back on and finish after a fall.

@vikinghunter79 10 жыл бұрын

This is the original long form of cross country. They don't use this anymore.

@linelindholm7332 8 жыл бұрын

No. In the original, original eventing they didn't get to see the course beforehand

@shinierykoyuki5888 4 жыл бұрын

@@linelindholm7332 that's not true they did but yes the course was very much shorter

@linelindholm7332 4 жыл бұрын

@@shinierykoyuki5888 it is old eventers I know that have told me that they didn't get to see the course beforehand

@shinierykoyuki5888 4 жыл бұрын

@@linelindholm7332 sure...

@Ishkiia 4 жыл бұрын

The Gray Goose and Kim always show they were different an amazing.. well said Kim on your talk about fear. you two were and are awesome

@ImogenC-rt3fm Ай бұрын

Thanks Cleetus. The crucible of eventing. First time I heard that clip from Mike Plumb. What a find! Thank you for the love and miss you so.😢

@ImogenC-rt3fm Ай бұрын

I've never before heard eventing refered to in the language of alchemy. Mike Plumbing more confessions. No way KZfaq algorithm could conjure this. Has to be YOU. You have an excellent hacker/researcher. But how can you 10:20 read my heart and soul and the Dream of my oh please be HERE and not there.❤😢 I'm in bed right now and I miss you.

@FriendlyUnicornNinja 11 жыл бұрын

"If you go out there with that fear, then your probably riding for a fall" my all time favorite horse quote. This is just amazing. I miss the good old days when riders had to actually think. :(

@kamzalot3 4 жыл бұрын

blackcatenthusiast what do you mean think?

@FluxyMiniscus 2 жыл бұрын

You believe that riders aren’t thinking these days? Have you seen a modern 5 star?

@pegasus1747 10 жыл бұрын

Grey Goose was magnificent, wasn't he?

@covid-hr4gy 4 жыл бұрын

The last one is a rotational fall and it's deadly

@wum8880 2 жыл бұрын

It was also 98% her fault

@lexierose1358 2 жыл бұрын

@@wum8880 every fall is the riders fault. no excuse but it happens to everyone

@wum8880 2 жыл бұрын

@@lexierose1358 Nah horses can make mistakes too🤷‍♂️

@lexierose1358 2 жыл бұрын

@@wum8880 no shit sherlock, but 99% of the time it’s the riders fault

@coventgarden70 14 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Kim Walnes and The Grey Goose are incredible. Its great to see them in action (grey horse, rider wears orange and black), they won Rolex in 1982. The Grey Gooses ashes are burried near the Head Of The Lake at the horse park.

@PkBelle 14 жыл бұрын

wow the difference in quality of training of the horses from then to now is amazing!!!

@ashleighrauen 11 жыл бұрын

BRUTAL water combo! Pure guts

@TheLovelyFail 13 жыл бұрын

I have so much respect for riders in this sport, the people and the horses themselves are just amazing! also lots of respect for this guy here 02:46 it always agravates me when I see riders dismount and just leave everything to attendants and grooms

@greentombdive 5 жыл бұрын

At about 3.20, competitor No. 4 says some thought-provoking stuff. Thanks. Subbed

@n.d8001 3 жыл бұрын

I just feel the pain and fear just watching this

@TheEquestrian22 14 жыл бұрын

cool video. scary fall at the end.

@datagerrl8495 4 жыл бұрын

Chap at 3.20 is truely authentic sounding.

@Strul83 12 жыл бұрын

Btw...in the end of this video he said that she's ok and ride again. ;o

@thatonegirl570 9 жыл бұрын

I'm the person that when the horse falls on me while I'm riding him, but if I break my leg the first thing I would ask would be is if the horse was okay. I don't care about my injuries, I care about my horse!!!

@robotssss3683 8 жыл бұрын

+freeridexx then don't put your horse at risk for injuries???

@thatonegirl570 8 жыл бұрын

Robotssss Sometimes it's not either you, or the horses fault that one of you gets injured, just a matter of being in the wrong place and the wrong time.

@robotssss3683 8 жыл бұрын

1. never the horses fault 2. i was talking about the fact that you are forcing these horses to gallop over jumps- many of which are solid and don't give should the horse trip fall increasing the risk of injury 3. all with metal in their mouths- which are closed with figure eights so they cant try to avoid the bit, spurs in their sides and crops in hand 4. you're putting your horse at risk for nothing other than your own entertainment

@imjustasadtwigoflemonmyrtl9043 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah I am the same, I am doing 1* eventing right now and a year ago my horse had a fall on a jump on the XC course and he nearly broke a leg, luckily he is leg was fixed and we are back in events now!!

@storycat6822 8 жыл бұрын

+Robotssss Some horses geniunley love competing and enjoy their job. and hackamores and bitless bridles can sometimes be ore harsh on a horse.

@MissaRissaJ 14 жыл бұрын

it's inspirational to young eventers like me to see this.

@Rachel7861 14 жыл бұрын

i agree 100% with you.

@CherrysHeart61 10 жыл бұрын

Yes! Very well! Back before the days of riders riding 4 and 5 or more horses in one competition!!!

@Strul83 13 жыл бұрын

9:06 Poor horse! :S

@kerilli 14 жыл бұрын

please can someone date this video for me? if it was in preparation for the Olympics (as stated), which ones please? i'm guessing it was 1984, when the U.S. team won Gold. thankyou for any replies.

@TheArmadillo17 12 жыл бұрын

@RedAlert2303 I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is nothing ,like the feeling you get when you acomplish something with your horse!!! I think that those who don't ride are missing out on something that is too big to explain!

@syddfaith6438 7 жыл бұрын

Old time Rolex is absolutely fascinating😍

@PotterYouRotter7 12 жыл бұрын

too scared to do this kind of stuff. im sticking with dressage! x'D

@pegasus1747 14 жыл бұрын

THe "Good old days:" some of the greats, Jimmy. Mike. Torrance, and Karen Stives and Kim!

@cerealelite2513 4 жыл бұрын

Eventing is superior ⭐️⭐️⭐️

@TheArmadillo17 12 жыл бұрын

@RedAlert2303 I agree!!!!!!!!! There is noting like the feeling you get when you acomplish something with someone else. I think that all those who dont ride are missing out on something too big to explain!!! :)

@donnat4668 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't this part of Riding for America? Or are there some differences?

@eventerjazz6 11 жыл бұрын

Oh how I miss the long format three-days!

@pegasus1747 14 жыл бұрын

This ws "the good old days" when I was doingit ; and had yet to be injured; that would happen later!

@alenak6635 6 жыл бұрын

This is from the 90s though, eventing was a lot more brutal back then.

@pegasus1747 14 жыл бұрын

notto forget classic Ralph!

@StormValleyStables 12 жыл бұрын

@lucyinthesky80 Yes... because a 125 pound human can defiantly muscle a 1200 pound horse over a jump. These horses ADORE what they do and hate whenever they have to take time off they literally go insane. My horse has been off competition training for seven months and he's becoming a monster by kicking fences and randomly sprinting around his field because he's bored and wants a job. These horses love what they do or they wouldn't do it.

@RedAlert2303 12 жыл бұрын

@TheArmadillo17 and yet it's so much fun :)

@elisabethandersen1102 3 жыл бұрын

Hah. I remember being a kid thinking I could do this. I chose western pleasure instead!

@liznitz 10 жыл бұрын

how old is this? the saddles are cracking me up :P

@vikinghunter79 10 жыл бұрын

This is at least more then 25 yrs old.

@EmeraldDreams7 7 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with the saddles? xD

@Shai727 13 жыл бұрын

OMG Young JIMMY! Spirit...hummmm

@ImRidingmrmurphy 10 жыл бұрын

this all ways makes me think this is for sure the haredest

@RaziemeIborra 14 жыл бұрын

wow. eventing used to be a hell of a lot harder

@showjumperluvr4 14 жыл бұрын

cool video i just feel bad for the horses sometimes cuz they run so hard and jump so much for so long X( oh well XD

@Strul83 12 жыл бұрын

;O Oh no!! :(

@StormValleyStables 14 жыл бұрын

@elizabethsbiggestfan not all horses.... my horse is definatly a free thinker! lol

@PotterYouRotter7 12 жыл бұрын

6 miles of roads and tracks? pfft i guess this beats racing in one way o_o

@liznitz 10 жыл бұрын

this is so strange... this is the Rolex? so different

@StormValleyStables 14 жыл бұрын

@19580121s But now you have horses that don't think. They dont' have to. It's all programed in, and the rider can just push the buttons and say go. Back when you did the ABCD, it wasn't as so.

@SSoftballProduction 14 жыл бұрын

ihahah it made me laugh so hard

@ImRidingmrmurphy 10 жыл бұрын

i think its one of the hardest but....i still think horse racing is harder

@carliecole2563 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta say- i GREATLY commend these riders back in the day for just HOW INSANELY WELL they STUCK IT OUT with their horses & manage to not only STAY ON, and keep their horse from completely falling on its face, PLUS they still pull off getting OVER the fences... man they were BALLSY but some seriousy skilled riders very in tune with their horses too!!

@hermythewormy 12 жыл бұрын

What on earth are you talking about? We know more about horse management now than we ever have!

@Strul83 13 жыл бұрын

10:54 OMG! Is she ok?? :S

@phoebebrown2006 4 жыл бұрын

Omg they’re not even wearing body protectors🧐

@Strul83 13 жыл бұрын

7:02 :( Is she/he ok? , 8:39 ouch!

@1Whipperin 10 жыл бұрын

I don't see the fun in this level of eventing. Why would anyone want to see how hard they can push their horse and themselves for sport? I can see people that have a death wish doing this stuff by why take your horse with you?

@camilleacaciagagliardo9726 10 жыл бұрын

well by your logic, you could say that about ANY sport at the olympic level. And just FYI, these horses love it just as much as their riders. You couldnt convince a horse to do this unless they absolutely loved it. Horseback riding is a dangerous sport in general, and you clearly dont event, so I wouldn't expect you to understand this.

@1Whipperin 10 жыл бұрын

How do you know the horses love it? Can you read a horse's mind?

@RoxyRoo01 10 жыл бұрын

Bill Baehr If the horses did not love it, they wouldn't be doing it. This is a very dangerous sport, as you can obviously see - and the Riders go through a plethora of horses to find the one who has the pop, spark, enthusiasm and passion for the sport as the rider does. To compete with a horse who does not share the same passion, you both can get severely hurt. These horses you see at the top levels, made it through many tests by the riders to ensure that they are the right choice.

@1Whipperin 10 жыл бұрын

If the horses loved "it" they would be doing stuff like this on their own. When was the last time you saw a horse jumping an event course without a rider forcing it to go on? Horses love it? You are so full of shit.

@RoxyRoo01 10 жыл бұрын

Bill Baehr if you don't event - you have no business stuffing your ignorant opinions into the matter. If you don't ride it, experience it, training it - then your opinions are ignorant :) You have no idea what goes on in the search of that perfect partner, you have no idea what goes on behind the scenes in preparation, you have no clue - so therefore, you are ignorant on the matter :)

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 14 жыл бұрын

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@cheyennebeasley9212 5 жыл бұрын

You can hear how tired the horses are, and see how some can't make the jump. Why put your beloved horse through this. ? 9 miles of running and jumping, its horrible.

@shelbypatterson5084 5 жыл бұрын

Its completely different now days

@Strul83 12 жыл бұрын

Haha x)

@martinatscherner6861 4 жыл бұрын

Horrible. I love cross country (these days) but that was just brutal.

@hollymacdougall6970 3 жыл бұрын

I wish humans were nicer to animals

@SaphiraTessa 9 жыл бұрын

9:19 'when the horse makes a mistake' the horse never! makes a mistake, its always the rider whos fault it is!

@emali111 9 жыл бұрын

that's ridicules. horses make mistakes all the time. it's part of being a living, thinking creature.

@SaphiraTessa 9 жыл бұрын

true... but, riding mistakes are almost always caused by the rider (for disturbing the horse his movements)

@Zebra-dogs 8 жыл бұрын

+emali111 It's always caused by the rider though if the rider falls

@emali111 8 жыл бұрын

thats rubbish- when my horse tripped over his own feet and fell on top of me that was completely his fault. I've made plenty of mistakes and most of the time my horse bails me out (for which I am very grateful to him) but he screws up as well and I do my best to help him but shit happens and everyone makes mistakes.

@Zebra-dogs 8 жыл бұрын

emali111 You would have done something to cause it, even if it was tipping slightly