Horse's bridle falls off half way through show jumping round | Paris 2014 

I disagree , but what a brilliant horse

Stupid bonnet, should be banned. You interfere with a horse's ears and you got him, worse than drugs.

@@louisecassidy5991 stupid reply

I mean the horse still had the bit in its mouth and the rider was still using that to signal. What's amazing, is that the horse didn't freak out to have this stuff flapping around its nose and still maintained focus.

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@@tfrtroublenever rlly asked for ur opinion

especially with the bonnet in his face

Bridle was fine, was stupid bonnet.

Yeah the horse still had the bit in his mouth, which was being kept in by the pressure from the reins. This was not brideless or even bitless riding, though it's still very impressive the horse kept focused and obedient with all those bridle straps flapping around his nose.

I mean, they had to do warm-up jumps outside of the arena. How did that happen just then?

Horse knew what to do. He is the who does all the work.

the horse was focused and showed no signs of stress. This guy is a very good horseman - it's down to him to make the call to continue because he knows how the horse feels. I'm sure if he sensed any discomfort with his horse then he would have pulled up. Don't be so ignorant to underestimate the connection horse and rider that is required at a level like this.

The horse could and would have stopped if it felt unsafe.

Ah I see you are clearly superior to everyone else

hes right @@oldageisdumb

@@Lauren-vd4qe It’s a woman

ok shes right @@oldageisdumb

Tail swishing over a jump is an individual quirk of horses, & does not indicate pain or discomfort. Remember that the tail serves as a rudder, also, to help the horse maneuver. As for poor horsie not choosing this life, these horses definitely love to jump, love to not be bored , no way you can get this kind of performance out of any horse without its consent. If a horse don't wanna do it, it don't do it. I refer you to videos of extremely competent & professional riders going into the dressage ring & the horse just says NO that day. Nothing you do can force a horse to perform brilliantly. They are treated like royalty & like the superb athletes that they are, best feed, ice boots after each performance & training, not standing around in a stall chewing wood to have something to do, or running the range & hoping the BLM doesn't chase them to exhaustion into crowded corrals where they often stay for years. If you want to crusade for better horse treatment, I suggest looking into the Big Lick Tennessee Walkers, who are terribly abused, or the mustangs trapped in the BLM pens so big-business cattle ranchers can have cheap grazing rights. Now there's a couple of noble causes.

@@vintagelady1 Yes, as a retired professional rider, I am involved in many areas to bring awareness to the abuse of horses. Big Lick, of course, and others, including dressage and show jumping. That horse is not using his tail for a rudder.

@@vintagelady1Just out of curiosity, have you seen what the BLM long term holding actually looks like? Are you getting confused with the pens they are in for adoption events?

@@famouskate9071Then you also know he could be swishing his tail because he wants to go and is being held back. Tail swishing is not always pain

@@oldageisdumb True, tail swishing is not always pain. But, it is always discomfort or displeasure. The fact he only does it over jumps, not while being held back, indicates pain.

But it could just be the bridle sometimes they can just wear out and snap

It wasn't a mishap it's called you tube and fb

​@@becbec125 you know how stupid you obviously don't ride you think these top of the line competitors aren't taking care of their tack

Those "ear flaps" reduces the noise, think ear plugs but for a horse.

Those ear flaps keep flies out of the horses ears (and might reduce the noise). They are a comfort thing for horses. Why make the horse more uncomfy?