Friday, September 11, 2009

Pleasure driving class that wasn't very pleasant

I'm told this has been around awhile but I'd never seen it. Apparently no horse or peson was seriously injured...




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12 comments:

  1. JeanSeptember 11, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Oh, yes, I saw that one a while ago. Amazing that no one got hurt. I have to wonder if the runaway was a safe drive after that.

    And how traumatic was it for the other horses in the tangle?

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  2. KaylynSeptember 11, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    The original horse was never put to cart again, but the second one apparently went on to be a champion in driving.

    Everytime I watch it, I'm so ready to smack the people in the stands. And the people who thought it was a smart idea to jump in front of a spooked, cantering horse with blinders on. However, they provide for a good laugh when they get ran over. haha

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  3. jdwSeptember 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    I remember seeing this earlier this year, around March-it elicited a HUGE amount of responses. Someone that was familiar with the first runaway said he was no longer showing, but I am not sure if this particular incident was the reason.

    Definitely a scare for everyone involved!

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  4. AmandaSeptember 11, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    Ive never seen this either,i wonder how the 2nd horse and the 1st are doing?

    p.s your link under requesting a magnet or pen with BTB on it isnt there?! =(

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  5. UnknownSeptember 11, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    Wow. I've never seen that before. I watched that whole thing with my hand covering my mouth in pure shock! Terrifying. I'm glad that's not my sport, I don't have strong enough nerves!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    whos smart idea was it to put about eight horses pulling carts in a small arena togerther...or is that normal??

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    A complete nightmare. I also have seen it, and watched it again wondering if it was as bad as I remembered. That would be YES.

    I don't know if this is true or not, but remember hearing that driving of any kind (especially racing trotters) equalled eventing in terms of danger to horse and horseman.

    I knew what was going to happen, and my heart was still in my throat.

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  8. DressagerSeptember 12, 2009 at 1:23 AM

    Everytime I see this I think "What a mess." The audience always makes me nervous haha!

    Apparently the first horse was stung by a bee, that's what set him off and then everything went downhill from there.

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  9. JenSeptember 12, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    This looks more like a convention for the clueless than a driving class - good grief, and a not a single brain cell among them. Whoever the nitwit with the flapping white sheet was should have been strung up by his toes (big dope never did put it down). It is a miracle that no one was seriously injured!

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  10. DaisySeptember 12, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    My heart was in my throat watching that!

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  11. The Equus InkSeptember 12, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    I don't see any humor in the people getting run over.

    I saw this video through another blog and boy was it nail biting. The unpredictability of a run-away horse and what might or could happen puts your senses on the edge. Eek.

    Unfortunately when were faced with such situations where fast, clear and direct actions are required in a quick thinking action, the instincts are on overload and sometimes we don't always react the way we shouldve or could of.

    Looking at the video there could have been other ways of getting the situation under some control in a better way. Instead of physically trying to stop a runaway horse...

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  12. Stacey Kimmel-SmithSeptember 14, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    No, not humorous, but fascinating in a morbid way -- and actually instructive. I would never have guessed there would be so much screaming; that men/ladies would remain seated in chairs outside the judges box while this was happening; and that the horses in the center wouldn't immmediately be taken out of their rigs. the announcer had it right about keeping the horse on the perimeter but the men kept trying to *catch* him. I'd have my horse out of the rig, I'd be at his head with a buggy whip in hand, edging toward the exit.

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