Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Harv archive: The lost jumping footage resurfaces

It's 1998. Harv is 12, and apparently I'm immortal. For all my talk about riding safety, this video shows I once was one of the idiots I now whine about. No. Freaking. Helmet. What was wrong with me??


And over fences no less. Harv jumps capably despite being handicapped by a dressage saddle . This was a beautiful fall day.

11 comments:

  1. lol. . dont you know the rule? When you aren't wearing a helmet one of two things are going to happen
    1. you are going to take a nosedive
    2. someone is going to grab a camera

    btw. . how long have you had Harv?

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  2. I bought him when he was 10, in Chapel Hill NC, in 1997. Thanks for asking!

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  3. We were all idiots without helmets at some point.

    The smart ones learned to wear a helmet *without* doing a dirt-check.

    Maybe you are one of those?

    Sigh. I wasn't. Just lucky.

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  4. awesomeee i love horses. going on favs!!!!


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    check mine out and see what you think k

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  8. wow, you (and harv) make jumping look EASY! it's not though, i know it's not!


    you make it look fun! hey, stop that. i don't want to do it - too dangerous! no more fun jumping vids please. you're tempting me to make life with horses even more risky.

    ~lytha

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  9. Ah, Yes. We all do it at some point. I forgot mine once, as a kid and my mother came screaming out of nowhere with my helmet, so I learned NEVER to forget it ever again, lol.
    At least you do now :)

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  10. What a super boy! He looks effortless.

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