Everything sublime is as difficult as it is rare. Baruch Spinoza

Monday, December 13, 2010

Don't Try This At Home

I am not an eventer and I know very little about the sport and the people who are in it, but I came across this video and thought it would be fun for others to watch. Consider how fit and focused the horses that compete at this level must be. It is long, about 12 minutes, but it's fun. At least I think so. The rider likes his horse and calls him by name throughout the ride. You can see him patting the animal's neck several times. The horse's name is Henny and the rider says it often in encouragement and appreciation.

5 comments:

Cyndi and Stumpy said...

Whew! That was some ride! I love those helmet cams! Now I'm going to go check out henny's fan page! Thanks for sharing!

Oh yeah... What a horse! Talk about staying power!

Unknown said...

do you know I got all teary !! I'm crazy like that .

I would never have thought how fast and tight and long an event like this would or could be.

I love Henny!

( and assume he's a happy horse? he seems loved )

I'm so going to become a fan.

thanks for the wonderful housework diversion.

Sandra said...

It inspires awe, doesn't it!

Jill said...

Incredible!!! What an amazing horse!

Sandra said...

Amazing, isn't he!