3'6 Triple Bar Oxer! Her Biggest Jump! 

Awe! Thanks for looking out for us guys! Fionna was talking about that lesson specifically! Not that we can't jump that high. I just asked her because so many people got confused ! She disagrees with jumping that big often and that's why we never jump that big! Her last jump like that was when we first got chino and she won't jump that big again for another long while! Thanks for having our back though and wanting us to be safe! Means a lot.

FLATWORK! YOU NEED TO DO FLATWORK! I don't want to sound a like bitch however if Gabby wants to compete at trillium then you better start doing flatwork because Gabby won't last a round. Height isn't everything flatwork is way more important than jumping 3'6 and you can tell Chino was struggling at 3'6. and the fact that Fiona told you not to jump 3'3 says a loft your guy's Responsibility and parenting.

I used to agree and support this family, but I no longer can. You are RUNNING your horses into the ground. You don’t listen to your trainer who told you not to jump a 3’3 oxer. Then you go THE NEXT DAY jumping absurd heights. You literally praise every word gabby spits out of her mouth no matter if it’s true. During the live stream where you were asking what makes a horses tail shake. My answer “using Spurs incorrectly” was a hint towards gabby not being able to use Spurs. I would classify gabby as a beginner to intermediate rider. I may not be the greatest rider on earth, but I do my rare search before going out and riding. I know what is right and what is wrong. Completely disregarding your trainer was rude and disgusting. You pay too much attention to gabby and Sophie over on the side was being so much more responsible then all of you, COMBINED. At this point I don’t care if you block me. Also on the daily situation, you need to take her to a professional. She will become aggressive towards you or gabby trying to “protect” Sophie. I used to support this channel and no longer will. You just lost a subscriber

This horse isn’t gonna be sound for much longer if you keep doing this to him. It’s not fair to him. Poor horse

No hate at all but Gabby is not ready to be jumping that height, She is messing and not good with strides. And the lack of responsibility is insane You guys continue to jump the 3’6 even after she said not to in your last lesson- it’s honestly very disappointing. Another thing is it’s kinda sad how much u guys focus in the height of the jump. You need to focus more on yourself and your horse before u Jump all that and if you were to u should have had a trainer with you. You are very lucky that went well. And the last thing I have to say is if u want to jump high jumps u need to sell storm and Chino and get yourself a jumper and stop forcing these hunters past there limits

The irresponsibility of you guys is Insane. Gabby shouldn’t be jumping higher than 3’0 as she clearly can’t see distance or sit it correctly. Her horse is gonna get hurt if you keep this up. Not to mention the Paige girl can’t see distance for shit either. This honestly infuriates me, and the fact that she said he wants to go higher. You guys need to keep the well being of your horses in mind and you guys clearly aren’t doing that. This is insane and y’all really need to think about the consequences that can come from this.

Even if i was to ignore every single issue that has already been pointed, there is still no way to justify jumping a horse multiple days in a row let alone at a high height. Its not good for the horse especially if hes already having issues. On top of that he doesn't even have boots on! At my barn we even do flatwork with boots.

Waiting for the day when your irresponsible actions cause a very serious possibly career ending injury on one of those horses because let’s face it it’s going to happen eventually. Your ego is far to big, you’ve had a lucky streak with such tolerant and submissive horses that allow you to feel more experienced than you are. If I was Fiona and Brandon I would’ve tossed the rag in by now considering you clearly aren’t listening to the paid professionals that are supposed to keep you girls and horses safe. It’s honestly heart breaking to see my once idols and favourite creators become like every other materialistic equestrian :(💔.

Just the other day, Fionna said no to jump the 3'3" oxer because "we don't wanna kill him", but then you have him jump a wide 3'6" triple bar? Also without any front leg protection? You guys are better than that. Please keep Chino's fitness and soundness in mind. We don't wanna see anyone (or horse) get hurt.

It is incredible to see how irresponsible one can be. They are running their horses into the ground and act like they know it all. The truth is they don’t. Fiona knows alot that’s why her job is a horse back riding trainer. She gives her best and tries. On the other hand she has these clients that completely disregard her. “Don’t jump higher than 3’3 it is dangerous.” Next day, they are jumping 3’6’’. It is INCREDIBLE how RUDE they are. Gabby and Chino are not strong enough to jump this high. Gabby looked so messsy and can’t see the strides. Chino is being on the bottom line of abuse/neglect. (Finn too). LISTEN TO YOUR TRAINER. The other girl in the arena was a great example, even though she shouldn’t jump without a trainer she patted her horse and gave him rewards. It was a complete shit show to see gabby ride. Edit: TYsm for 120 likes!

If you want to jump high jumps u need to sell storm and chino and get yourself a jumper and stop forcing these hunters past their limits. You are very lucky that went well. You need to focus more on yourself and your horse before you jump all that and if you were to you should have a trainer with you. Another thing it’s kinda sad how much you guys focus on the height of the jump. And the lack of responsibility is insane you guys continue to jump 3’6 after she said not to in your last lesson- its honestly very disappointing. No hate at all but gabby is not ready to be jumping that height, she is messing and not good with strides

This is extremely irresponsible especially since your target audience are young and impressionable minds. Not only did the girls just have a jump lesson but NO ONE should be jumping higher than they jump in lessons without and instructor. Those two girls are lucky they didn’t get hurt and it looks like it was starting to take a toll on Gary’s confidence. If Gabby can not get a crest release every single jump she especially should not be jumping like this. This is disappointing to see someone with such a large audience promoting this

seeing this is incredibly irresponsible, you guys are already so privileged and lucky to even be able to jump at a barn out side of lessons and this is how you take advantage of it? not only is jumping this height without a trainer extremely irresponsible, but the frequency of your jumping is also awful. it’s not like jumping doesnt (at least at this height or really anywhere above 2’6) isn’t hurting your horse, and chino is going to be ruined very quickly if you continue on this way. it’s a shame to see you wasting him like this when you could be excelling at lower heights with proper equitation instead of this mess

I'm seriously disappointed in you guys. Even professionals don't jump 3'+ more than once a week. In that last lesson that was a firm no from Fionna, yet here you are 2 days later tackling a 3'6 triple bar on a horse who just came back into jumping. You are riding Chino into the ground

i 100% do NOT agree with gabby jumping that high right now, especially without a trainer

Okay I'm sorry but this is honestly just sad, if Chino wasn't ready for "that lesson specifically" he's definitely not ready now. Please don't take this as hate, this is just complete honesty and normal for everyone, but Gabby's not ready to be riding that properly yet either. Paige and Gary have completed stuff like this before WITH TRAINERS and are ready for that after years of training, Gabby is not there yet and Chino isn't either 100% as his jump is incredibly flat and tense. Please, please, please don't rush anything for just the height of the jump. Chino, Gabby, or both could've gotten incredibly injured. Hope you have a great day and don't just ignore the factor of what's happening besides just the height

I want to join in on what the comments are saying about this video. All I wanted to say was this was shit. If you look closely at the video. Chino is so close to hitting every single rail. He jumps EXTREMELY flat and not round at all. You can see Gary cracks his back and rounds over the jump. In that case I believe Gary has the ability to jump that height (At a moderate capacity). However, on the other hand Chico IN NO WAY should be jumping that high. In your last lesson Fiona told you not to jump over 3'3 with this horse. And there you go yet again, not listening to her. I'm surprised your trainer even lets you jump without a professional around. I would just walk out if I heard my student not listening. Its a waste of time for Fiona when she puts so much hard working into you guys. And in all honesty, what if you or someone got hurt. And don't say "Oh Laura was there" because that's BS. You need a professional watching for anything that goes wrong OR NOT EVEN JUMP AT ALL WITHOUT HAVING A LESSON. Flatwork is extremely important. I have only one jumping lesson a week and the other one is a ONLY FLAT. My horse doesn't step over a jump more than 2 days a week. It bothers me so much to see people complain about flat. Personally I like flat a lot more. You focus on finetuning the things you need to work on. My trainer always says, "A course takes about 2 minutes. Going over a jump takes 3 seconds out of those two minutes. What is the rest of the 2 minutes?" FLATWORK Sorry I'm going on a little rant but this is CLEARLY irresponsible. Laura, you are the adult and hearing you cheering for hurting your horse is clearly an example that you don't care. I doubt you even iced or wrapped your horses legs after that ride. You probably don't even know what a standing wrap is. You just threw them back out in the rocky paddock to figure it out. If you want to keep your channel kid friendly and supportive I suggest you look at your choices and think before you act. Thank you and I'm done with my little rant. I hate to be that person in the comments but I think the smart equestrians in this comment section will know why this needed to be said.

someone said you shouldn't be jumping over 2'6 without a trainer- i disagree. you shouldn't be jumping without a trainer, period. its not safe and i want what's best for you guys. safety first over everything. if gabby wants to jump 3'6 then, please, go search for a horse **WITH A PROFESSIONAL** that can jump that height. don't force it on chino or think that chino can do it just because you're paying for him. i know how you guys feel. im ahead of my horse in training and it gets frustrating knowing that he's a 3 foot horse and im trying to move up to the 3'6. im leasing him for the next year so im going to be perfecting 3 foot then ill be looking for something better fit for me. you see... perfect what can be perfected first, then search for a new opportunity after. please be more careful. and this is not hate. i don't think any of these comments are hate, we're just disappointed. there are no excuses, just do what's best for your kids. edit: gabby also needs to practice more and become a better rider. its not just the horse. its team work that is needed here. more attention to detail especially. no stirrups, working out, flat work, ground work, lateral work, professional rides by your trainers. there is so much more that can be done, please look into it.

I love how in the video you posted literally like a few days ago Fiona told gabby her and chino are not ready to jump 3’3 and now shes jumping 3’6 by herself? why pay a trainer if you aren’t going to listen to them? trainers are the ones with the experience, thats why they have their job; it’s completely irresponsible for you as a parent to allow your daughter to go behind fiona’s back and disobey her instructions just for a youtube video.

actually disgusting. I normally don't leave comments like this but this just blows my mind. The fact that Fiona CLEARLY said 3'3 was to big (I saw your comment, It was absolutely incorrect and just an Excuse) And then you take it up a whole 3 inches? How irresponsible can you get? Genuinely disgusting. You really shouldn't own horses if you can't even be safe. Smh

This was hard to watch. You were just told not to jump that high, he doesn’t even have boots on? Neither of them are ready for that height and your trainer made that clear already. Sad.

Honestly, its really sad to see that you guys are ignoring what fiona JUST said in the last lesson, like why are they doing what she told them not too and jumping 3'6"??

Can I ask yet again why they are jumping AGAIN? And not working their horses on the flat, without cavalettis or poles? If they do flat they have some sort of jump style object to “make it more fun” and not really working on their horses flat!

paiges horse is completely capable of that height, but chino and gabby just aren’t ready. if she wants to jump high and big like she always says, sell storm and chino and buy a jumper. it’s so unfair to push a hunter( and not very talented one at that) to jump that high.

I agree with everyone, Chino is not built to be jumping that height, youll do some serious damage to him

STOP GABBY IS NOT THIS LEVEL AND BOTH CAN GET RLLY HURT!!!

Chino isn’t balanced enough, and Gabby isn’t ready for this height.

No hate but sad to see the lack of responsibility here. I don’t believe your Gabby has the experience to be jumping that high without a trainer. things can go wrong when doing something such as this. also sad to see that you are not listening to Fiona when she told you Chino doesn’t need to be jumping higher than 3’3 since that’s not even what she’s showing. In no way am i meaning for this to be hate. just hate to see this awesome family sliding down hill :(

Sorry laura, but ur pinned comment doesn’t make any sort of sense. He shouldn’t be jumping that high ESPECIALLY after that comment fiona made.

How could you allow your child to do this if you were explicitly told not to do it, especially by someone who has a holt more experience than you. You should not be able to own horses if you can't respect authority. This is going to end in a really tragic way with someone getting seriously injured and then you turning around and blaming the horse.

As a nationally ranked hunter showing 3'0-3'6(in the USA), I ride 6 or 7 times a week, with 2 lessons. I jump in both, but in one I do around 2'6 and work on myself, positioning, and tricky grids/lines, and in the other I jump higher at the end (3'6-4'0), and only around 1 or 2 courses because I don't want to ruin my horses legs, especially because we show almost every weekend. The other days I flat and work on myself, because without flatting, you will NEVER place highly in the national and A circuits. I don't see how not listening to your trainer is safe for you and it won't make you a better rider. Riding without a trainer is very dangerous and I don't understand why you would willingly put chino and Gabby in danger. It is irresponsible to go against your trainers wishes, and jumping that high without them because you could seriously hurt or even kill chino.

I highly suggest you read this. I do not mean any of this in a negative way, I would just like to put out some advice and information for you guys as well as many people in this comment section and viewers. Keep in mind I work daily with two professional coaches, I am a horse trainer (I bring along green horses) and I have been in this business for 12 years. I understand jumping is fun, I think it is something most of us enjoy. Horses even enjoy it too. But jumping can only be done to a certain extent. Doing too much of it or jump heights that are too high (depending on horse ability and strength) can be very damaging to both the riders performance and the horse. Horses are just like people in the way that they get tired and their muscles get sore. Depending on the horse's agility and capability most horses should only be jumped 1-2 times per week. I like to use the rule of (for every 2- 3 rides of flat or pole work equals one day you can jump) this ensures that you are not over jumping your horses. And any time you jump you should always be giving proper after care which I do not see in the majority of your videos. Proper after care to me (depending on how much and high you jumped) is cold hosing all four legs or using ice boots, following liniment or poultice wrapping. These after care steps are extremely important if you are looking to keep your horse in a good physical condition as well as keep them healthy and happy. And then that brings me on to the topic of how beneficial flat work is. Although it may seem boring, there are many ways to make it fun, such as including poles or lower level dressage movements etc. Lots of people think "the only way to improve jumping is to jump" which is not the case at all. If you want to produce a top level jumper, the way you will do that is with flat work. Horses develop their muscles and balance from doing effective flat work, not from jumping. I'm not sure if you can see from videos or have noticed it but Chino has a very flat jump with not much power coming from behind, this is due to the fact that he needs more muscle development before you ask him to jump certain heights. Due to this flat jump Chino often knocks rails, as well as it is not the jump that judges are looking for in a hunter class. I highly suggest that you work on building Chino's muscle. An easy way to do so is with lots of trot poles and raised trot poles. As well as effective lunging which you could switch a riding session for a lunging session. I would ask your trainer of lunging exercises that would benefit Chino as I am sure she knows him well and what equipment he would work best in. And my last topic is (for the most part) you should only be jumping with a trainer (yes certain circumstances vary) When you jump with a trainer I like to call it "effective jumping" they coach you through it and pick up on things you wouldn't notice and they adjust certain exercises to help the effectiveness of your horses jump. So when you do jump you want to be doing it effectively so that you are getting the most out of your jump session as you should not jump often, you would not want to waste a jump session on "willy nilly" jumping as I like to call it. When jumping without a trainer you are essentially just throwing your horse over jumps there is no effectiveness to it as you don't have a trainer to coach you along. For example in this video there are lots of things that gabby could of been doing better to help Chino jump this high (and personally to me it doesn't look like he is ready to jump this high) , which a trainer would of picked up on. Also I know it might seem like jumping high is cool, but it only looks "cool" if it looks effective and put together. Only jump the hight your horse is physically ready for and perfect that hight before you start jumping higher. Just because a horse will throw themselves over a high jump it does not mean they should be or are ready to be jumping that hight. I hope you took the time to read this. I think it would be beneficial for Gabby to read as well. I hope you and any other viewer learned a thing or two from reading this. Wish you all the best with your horsies

I’m glad that Gabby feels capable of jumping 3’6 but neither she nor Chino are ready for that. They could seriously be hurt doing this without a trainer and Fiona just said she should not be jumping anything higher than she’s showing. I get that it’s exciting beating your own jump record and messing around but you have to take into account not only yourself but your horse. Is Chino capable? I’m sure he is but not now and won’t be for a while. Chino is a hunter, Gabby is a hunter and both are not ready to jump show jumping heights even if it is just this once

Disgusting how irresponsible you all are with horses.

YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO YOU TRAINERS! IF SHE WANTS YOU JUMPING THAT HEIGHT SHENWOU,D HAVE YOU DO IT IN YOUR LESSONS. USE YOURNTIKEMOUTSIDEMOF LESSONS TO WORK ON OTHER STUDF AND SAVE JUMPING FOR LESSONS.

hi. as someone who has been in the hunter world for 8+ years, please please please stop jumping your horses so frequently and so high. work on seeing your distances at a lower height, and not just keep trying to break personal records. as well, if you didn’t crest release the first time, don’t just keep doing it incorrectly. work on that at a lower height so that once you get to bigger jumps, it comes naturally. thank you.

Gabby could be a great rider, but they are wrecking her chances at anything. It’s rude to Fiona, and incredibly irresponsible to be jumping a 3’6 triple bar after a jumping lesson the day before. Both gabby and chino are not ready to be jumping that, unlike Paige and Gary who are. Gabby definitely needs way more flatwork, before even thinking about jumping even 3’. And to think your “fans” aka viewers are hating, that’s just not the truth. They are looking out for Gabby and Chinos safety. Yes you may not jump this high often, but Gabby and Chino aren’t ready to even jump this high not often. As Fiona has said, school the height you’re showing. If you want a “good school” then go up 1 height, but do it responsibly! I used to love this family but man they have changed.

What the actual... Horses are not some kind of jumping objects and your toys! What has happened to You? What about LISTENING to YOUR HORSES?

This was the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever seen gabby can’t see a stride she can easily really hurt chino and Fiona did say don’t jump a 3,3 oxer or u will die and u go do a 3”6 triple bar like my horses can jump 1.40 but I’ve never because I feel like I need to learn my strides as a still sometimes mess them up my highest is 1.05

Chino is in no way fit enough to jump that and gabby is in no way advanced enough to jump that--especially when your trainer explicitly stated that you shouldn't even jump 3'3". Jumping high is fun but unimportant. Flatwork is what really matters, and you certainly don't do enough of it. I'd like to think that you care about your horses, but at this point I know you don't. If you had any bit of respect for poor chino, you wouldn't run him into the ground by jumping everyday at heights he is clearly not capable of doing comfortably. That horse is a literal saint and I feel horrible for him.

what’s the point in having an instructor if you’re just going to go completely against what they said?

Chino is not at the correct fitness level to be jumping that height. I know it just seems like fun but there can be long term soundness repercussions. We just don't want anyone to get hurt!

Please start listening to your trainer. It just makes sense.

Just hate to see this awesome family sliding down hill :(. In no way am I meaning for this to be hate. Also sad to see that you are not listening to Fiona when she told you Chino doesn’t need to be jumping higher than 3’3 since that’s not even what she’s showing. Things can go wrong when doing something such as this. I don’t believe your Gabby has the experience to be jumping that high without a trainer. No hate but sad to see the lack of responsibility here.

You guys got so lucky no one got hurt. Chino jumps SO flat he can’t hardly get over 2’9 safely. Finn just runs off with the girl and nearly kills her each time.

I would never leave a comment like this, but I’m truly worried about you and your horse’s safety. I don’t want you to get hurt, and that’s the only outcome I can see coming from this. I don’t want to be an internet trainer, but listen to your own trainer. You need to go back to the basics and build a strong foundation before you jump over 2’3” again

Lessons unfortunately get taught the hard way and speaking from experience it totally shatters your confidence. It's great to be a confident rider but know your limits. Speaking from experience I was a confident rider when I was 15. I tried jamming days of jumping and raising the height of my jumps too quickly before a show and I paid for it. I was only jumping a 1.20m but I definitely wasn't ready to be jumping that back then. I was a trail rider who jumped the odd log. My horse from my very vague memory jumped bigger then I anticipated. I lost balance upon landing and hit the deck pretty hard. Smashed my head so hard against the ground that they thought I had split the helmet open. When I came to I couldn't remember how I got there, how my horse got her boots on and what happened. I had in fact got the boots that morning for my horse as my friend said through her tears as she thought I was going to die. My head was pounding for 2 days and my body ached like I had never felt before. Now you're lucky if I jump a twig these days. You should be listening to Fiona's recommendations. If not then why are you using her as your instructor? Don't rush things get the basics right first and then worry about putting your jumps up. When I stacked it I remember a friend saying to me who competed in show jumping she just simply said " You jumped too high too quick"

Ok, I can stand behind you guys in most decisions, but this was irresponsible. Even if we disregard the fact that Fiona didn’t want her to jump that high in that one lesson, you should not be jumping this high for the first time without a trainer ever. It’s not only Gabby that may not be ready but Chinos probably not ready for it either. It’s not fair to him. Please do not jump this high unless your trainer specifically says you can, that’s what trainers are for. Also, please do not take this as hate bc it seriously is not, I just really don’t want Gabby or Chino getting hurt.

Where’s the leg protection...

this is so horribly irresponsible

Chino already is lame, is a hunter who is definitely not made to jump 3’6, gabby can’t see a stride, no protection, no coach, you didn’t listen to your coach, you guys jump WAY too often and you have WAY too many animals, so many that you can’t even provide them al with enough time. I used to be a big fan you you guys but this is borderline abuse. Get some responsibility. Just because you’re an adult and the girls have been riding a while does NOT mean you should have horses. I’m really not trying to come off as mean, but this is dangerous and just so wrong. 😔

Neither of these girls should be doing this.

I'm sorry to say this but you guys are being really irresponsible. First of all, Gabby isn't ready to be jumping that height and same with Chino. Fionna literally told you guys to not jump a 3'3 oxer and yet a few days later, you guys are jumping 3'6. Like some of us here can't jump out of our lesson. You guys are ven lucky to do that. Pls read our comments and this is no hate!

I thought the last video was just about you guys saying “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” Gabby should not be jumping 3’6 triple oxers, she is still incapable of seeing striding. Like the jump ISNT the important part, it’s the set up and it looks as if (from other videos) they still don’t have that part down due to the amount of missed strides and inbalance chino has. Yes, gabby is a good rider and can jump 3’6 but this is extremely irresponsible

Chino does NOT want to go higher. You jumped that jump way too many times for it to be safe or comfortable for the horses (specifically Chino). Chino is very clearly not fit enough to jump this height, it shouldn't have even been on the radar of ideas. It feels like he's stepping over it because all his weight is on his forehand. He has no springs or energy from behind and that will lead to injury if you continue to jump him into the ground as you are currently. People have continuously told you that the horses need to be flatted and that they need to be actually doing constructive work in their flat rides. Chino is going around with a hollow back and all his weight on the forehand and that's due to never doing enough flatwork for him to be able to build the muscles to carry himself correctly. Your horses will never be able to jump a jump successfully until they have a correct and fundamental flattwork base. Anyone with a trained eye can look at this and see that this horse (and rider) are not ready to be jumping this height (even if only rarely which is not an excuse, this should have never happened) and it will show when you go to Trillium. I genuinely want you guys to succeed but Trillium is a far off dream if you think it's okay to ride your horses in such manner with no consideration for their autonomy. Chino was just recently put back into to work and he should not have even stepped over a cross rail at this time. I will say it again, they need to be on a strict flatwork schedule til Chino is physically able to go over a jump with springs in his hocks instead of him reaching over a jump and throwing all his weight on the forehand.

I feel like the girl who rides Gary is actually ready for that stuff gabby and chino I don’t know about that. It’s one thing to be able to jump high but its another thing to be able to get the right strides and for it not to be to much on your horse and to do courses and sharp terns. I find this horrible!!!

This really shows just how much you guys only care about views. You don’t give a crap about anyone’s safety.

laura, please tell me why DIRECTLY after fiona said to be jumpiong nothing over 3'3 you are jumping 3'6 OXERS and encouraging it i understand the want to do it but these horses are being run into the ground i only jump my horse once a week and he is fantastic loves his job your horses clearly dont because your runnning them into the ground and your trailering them around WAY to much keep in mind a 20 minute trailer ride is equivalent strain on the legs to approxamaly 45 minutes of straight trotting not that you care because you only canter around looking like a broken record jumping things that your horse is clearly not comfortable with please stop chino is worth so much more and you guys wonder why you need treats to catch them in the feild. also anyone else see garys back weigh down when sophie got on hes not used to it, finn shouldnt be lugging her around either anymore he is simply to small sophie clearly isnt doing enough of the right exersize im not saying its not ok to be chubby but shes simply overweight if she wants to make it to a high level she needs to loose some baby fat and in order to do that you need to stop treating her like a baby.

yikes. y’all are going to ruin those horses

i’m sorry 😞 this isn’t meant as the or anything but it’s totally not fair to have your hunter jump that high and if you do. maybe you should sell one of your horses and buy a jumper.. I also felt like gabby and chino weren’t ready for this...fiona also said gabby shouldn’t be jumping that high..

what a train wreck

Maybe instead of worrying about your outfits and what saddle pads you have learn to respect and have compassion for your horse. You are being so careless, you are going to ruin that horse. BUT WAIT your parents would just buy you a new one wouldn’t they

All of the girls are good riders and doing a good job. That being said I really think they need far more attention to detail. They blast over one jump then allow the horse to go screeching into the middle of the ring and stand while they play on there phones, eat etc. This has no place for a rider that is aspiring to trillion. I know I'm being overly picky but as a national ranked rider I know what it takes.

ok but my trainer would kick me out of the barn for doing that ngl-

Gabby he wants to go higher he’s not tired he was barely even jumping over it. yeah it’s because he can’t jump that high he’s not built like that

Just because they CAN jump that height doesn’t mean they SHOULD. Groundwork is key

I Guarantee that if Chino broke his leg (especially since he has no leg wraps only bell boots on when they JUST had a jumping lesson and they never do flatwork) they wouldn’t have posted this video blamed everything around them and then got a new horse AGAIN

I never usually comment bc it’s not like y’all will look at it. But this is just so irresponsible like there are so many things wrong with this video number one Chino isn’t wearing polo wraps or boots or any like protection. Secondly you don’t have a trainer there like Gabby yes she’s a great rider but she’s not advanced enough to be doing that stuff without a trainer or an adult who knows what they’re doing and can ride/jump that to give pointers or advice and to make sure she’s riding safely. And lastly the fact that you said “hopefully she gets this distance right” if your distances aren’t good and you aren’t able to adjust your stride to make sure you can get a good distance whether it be a long one or short one like you have to be able to see it so the fact that you’re jumping 3’6 that is not ok because you could easily injure your self or your horse if you don’t get a good distance on a jump that big.

If that was paiges first jump like that you should never ever let her jump that unless a trainer is actually there that can teach her to do that but she probably wasn’t even ready for that stuff. Y’all are pretty much pushing gabby to do higher jumps that she may not know how to do that! you’re just pushing her to make her get better, and why do you only do jumping like we don’t care we would rather see you guys do fun things and not just jumping on this channel I’m not hatting at all the channel is full of amazing things but it’s like jumping shouldn’t be your first priority for filming.

I much prefer Gary’s jump over chinos gary has way more scope

That poor horse is gonna be the epitome of a burnout. Jumping them too often will exhaust them and cause long term lameness issues down the road plus the riders clearly aren’t ready to be jumping at that height. Just save yourselves the heartbreak and vet bills and stick to flatwork

Coming from someone that use to be top in their classes, blue ribbons ever class i showed in, and constant training 6x a week.. this is not ethical. I bought an OTTB/WB and i haven’t jumped in about 2 years. it’s all about consistency and flat work. gabby and sophie both have none of that, so when they jump, it’s sloppy and looks too straight forward. I definitely reccomend either getting a new trainer or really thinking about what you’re doing. you guys are going way ahead of yourselves and in the end, the horses are going to be the ones that are paying for it. Sophie personally needs a packer and not a green horse like finn. gabby has potential but needs a horse that she can work with and make mistakes on (like storm). this whole having six horses and overworking them and not creating a foundation is going to really deter their future in the equestrian community.

I was happy to see that paige blamed herself for everything and not gary

Absolutely dangerous! Not only is this putting chino at extreme limits and especially since he already has some background issues and please put your horse in boots even if you are jumping a cross rail BOOTS!!!!!

that horse was lame for months and you make him jump that big?! The horses aren't ready and nor are the riders. Disgusting.

And talk about now cooling out ur horse after jumping that height

The girl on the chestnut should get her saddle checked.. I will admit it could just be personality but the chestnut is constantly wiggling their head, bucking, and kicking out.

Oh they’re doing this stuff still? After years of being told not to do this type of stuff?

Chino looked good over 3’3 but you could see he was struggling at 3’6....

For about 2 years I have watched day by day on and off. I never subscribed for various reasons but this video is one of the best examples as to why I do not recommend them as a good example when lesson kids or parents ask me. Because they do not put their horses' well-being first. They make a show of buying expensive supplements and gear to give to and put on their horses yet when they ride I see things I wouldn't allow my camp kids nor myself to do. Even though I don't jump, I have enough knowledge of biomechanics and flatwork/dressage to know when a horse and rider aren't ready for it. With Sophia, I somewhat understand and applaud her for being careful and going slow, however, Gabby has worried me since the first videos I had seen of her. While I have no doubt she can be a sweet girl at home and off camera, on-camera she sometimes comes off as arrogant, rude, disrespectful, and full of herself. I can understand that this presentation may be a coping mechanism but it is no excuse and as a teen and young adult she has to learn to get over this and to own up to her mistakes. I can say with honesty now that I used to do some of this as well and it did not serve me well. Additionally, Laura is part of the problem. I understand that Laura isn't a harsh parent but at this point, it pisses me off when I see her almost literally pushed around by Gabby. I truly believe that she means well but she also doesn't put her foot down with Gabby about things and believes anything she says, leading to dangerous situations like the one in this video. She needs to do her own research and ask professionals like Fiona or Brandan for advice, not her teenage daughter. Gabby is taking advantage of that ignorance. It is my personal opinion that Gabby has some growing up to do mentally before she will be ready to jump any higher than the 2'6" she is doing currently or even jump at all. Additionally, I think both girls would benefit from a few dressage lessons with a proper dressage trainer on trained school horses so they learn what a horse that is moving properly and on the aids feels like.

What judges really care about is your seat, how you look, and if you can see the strides not how high you can go. In this video it clearly demonstrates that all you cared about was how high you could go!

The reason that horse is bucking and refusing is cause he’s telling you he can’t do something, there’s no reason to raise the jumps. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves

Absolutely LOVE seeing Paige praise Gary for jumping that even though he was timid about it and knocked it over

Not saying that Gabby isn’t capable of jumping 3’6, but I suggest you guys wait until you have a trainer with you to jump that high just for safety reasons! You never know what can happen! At my stable when you ride without a trainer you aren’t supposed to jump even if you own the horse you are riding, and that’s just so nobody gets hurt!! And also don’t I remember Fiona saying that Chino doesn’t need to be jumping over 3’3 right now? I know it can be exciting to jump higher then usual but I think it’s best to listen to Fiona, after all she’s your coach and she knows best!! I’m not trying to hate at all, I just don’t want to see Chino or Gabby get hurt! Otherwise, Gabby and Chino looked amazing over the jumps!! Awesome video!!!! 💗💗

I'm so sorry guys but I do agree that the jump got far too big too quickly and to do it before training for a big show was reckless, you really could have hurt chino and Gabby's chances of a decent show season if he went lame. How would Gabby have felt if chino had pulled a tendon and she couldn't show him at all or ride him like you cant with penny? I'm not trying to criticise or be mean or hurt any feelings, I just Don't want to see gabby loose out on another year of shows just because she decided to jump bigger than she really should have just because it was fun. I know how much Trillium has meant to her because she has spoken about it for years, don't let her throw it away for one bigger jump. love and hugs xx

No hate at all but the reason why Paige’s horse is spooking is because she is pulling while jumping this is a abuse to horses. Please never pull while jumping. And the other day Fiona told you guys not to jump 3’3 but now you guys are jumping 3’6. Y’all have to start focusing on your horses well-being and how well you can jump not how high you can jump.

i used to agree with your family but it has gone to far. you need to look at these comments and actually listen. your horses are going to get seriously hurt and so are the girls. the height of the jump doesn’t mean anything when you can’t do flat work. i KNOW you see these comments because you like and comment on them all the time, the only comments you don’t like are the ones telling you that you fucked up. and you have and you keep doing it. just listen because this channel is a nightmare.

I think that if Fiona has no problem then okay. However that does not mean that you should do it. Especially without leg protection. I also think that on days without lessons you should alternate flatwork to jumping. If you know your lesson is jumping, do flatwork before and after to give Chino's legs a bit of a break from all his weight slamming into them. Finn is a different story as he isn't jumping that high. Some light flatwork with ground poles to practice striding would improve Gabby and Chino immensely. Also, LEG PROTECTION! Some front boots, not just bells, would do Chino some good. My horse gets SMB boots for every ride that we do as she has some pain in the legs. They aren't suitable for jumping, however please use some protection. Liniment will also help their joints like IcyHot does to us. Apply that after every jumping ride and it will lessen their pain and swelling that could occur.

This is why I’m so back and forth with your videos, I enjoy watching their lessons but when it comes to jumping without their instructor, it makes no sense to me. I would never jump my horse without my trainer there regardless of how high I jump. My horse can easily go over 3’6 but That doesn’t mean I would ever attempt it alone. Our trainers are here for a reason, to make us smarter and better riders. I would love to have the opportunity to jump my horse alone, but I don’t for the safety of myself and my horse. Even the best riders out there have their trainers by their side. Unless Gabby is a trainer herself (which doesn’t seem like it) she should have the common sense to know this is not right, for Chino and herself. I don’t know, even if this was a one time thing, I would have hated to see anyone getting hurt. please try to not let gabby make all the decisions for herself! Schooling/training horses takes years of practice and there is no shame in that.

if your trainer says that you shouldn't be jumping higher than 3'3 doesn't mean you should go and jump 3'6 the next, maybe make some better decisions and think about you and your horses safety :)

someone needs to take those horses away from this its just irresponsible and gonna end with the horse broking its leg or one of the girls hurt.

those poor things r gonna be crippled in a couple years. jumping over 3ft several times a week-

You shouldn’t own horses at this point!

I have NEVER jumped a height I wasn’t ready for without a trainer! If Fiona said Gabby wasn’t ready for 3’3, she shouldn’t even be jumping 3’6… The highest I’ve jumped was 3’6 but only because my trainer was there and she was the one to raise it up. She knew I was ready for it. I can easily tell Gabby and Chino are not even close to ready for that height. This is just disappointing to even watch. I agree with all the comments!

Paige is a really good rider, you should ask her about her riding routine, you could learn from her

And you wonder why your horses get injured

2 things - A) everyone that prefaces their comment with 'don't take this as hate', why are you doing that. This family puts themselves in the public eye on youtube and they have to understand that all comments are not going to be praise. Many comments fall on deaf ears or younger people that have no background harass others that give constructive criticism. USEFUL constructive criticism. B) these actions do not surprise me in the least. I stopped commenting and viewing videos a long time ago. Here i am making a victory lap saying that this is nothing new. So while the comments are flooded with disapproval and constructive criticism it will not make a difference. Good luck!

like no hate but like chinos jump is so flat if you really compare it to Gary’s jump, it’s very flat and probably not comfortable to be jumping with 😶

Okay so I have seen a few of daybydays videos, and it seems being irresponsible is a clear pattern. Chino clearly needs more work on smaller jumps, or on the flat. Gabby does as well

first of all gabbys horse has NO boots on which is incredibly dangerous!!!!! he could of Severely injured his tendons! please be more responsible. second of all you were told not to jump higher than 3’3 and third you are putting someone’s else and there horse in danger❔