Horse v 990 ADV

[Wreford Miles]

1min 39 sec... Lucky no damage done, she did not wait around to see if everything was OK

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[JohnnyBoxer]

That was

 

[tastiehastie]

should be in the glue factory....horrible unpredictable beasts.

 

[Roberto]

eek. did you get the Reg no?

 

[AdamA]

Did she even apologise?

 

[Horse1200]

ah well it was only a KTM.....ha ha...

 

[LiquidLAN]

bloody hell! she curtainly didnt hang around but I guess she might have done you a favour before the horse got a chance to line up for another try

wonder what spooked the horse so much, I'm guessing you guys had switched off, maybe it was just the colour???

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

serves him right for having a bright orange bike.

 

[AdamA]

wonder what spooked the horse so much, I'm guessing you guys had switched off, maybe it was just the colour???

The same thing that ALWAYS spooks the horses in these situation.
The dumb f*cker sat on it.


You know yourself, you have done horse events (on a not very quiet bike ) and gone flying past them no worries at all. As long as they know you are coming they don't mind in the least.

The difference is, on the events the rider is expecting you and knows it isn't an issue.
Out on the lanes the rider gets worried about the presence of the bike and what effect it will have on the horse so tenses up.

If you know anything about riding horses you know that it is pretty much all about staying relaxed and applying "aids" in the form of pressure on the horse with your legs and redistribution of weight to make it go, turn and stop. A decent rider doesnt even need the reins.
So when our nervous rider tenses up all sorts of wierd signals are given to the horse who tries to interpret what the rider is telling it to do. Invariably they will be conflicting, telling it to stop and go at the same time so the horse rears (strong aids telling a horse to stop and go is exactly how a horse is made to rear for film stunts and dressage - they don't generall grab the reins and force it's head over so it fals down playing dead in dressage tho ) and turns.
The problem than is this get's implanted in the mind of the rider so next time they come across a bike they tense up even more and the effect is amplified which leads to the "my horse hates bikes" mindset. Self fulfilling prophecy innit.

Sure, if the horse is startled by sudden noise or movement it will react, generally by moving away from the "danger", by bolting if it is bad enough. But 99% of the time with an experienced rider on board the worst ANY horse will do is give a wide berth to an object it is wary of, whilst keeping it's eyes on it. I guarrantee you tho, that in ALL situations such as in this vid, the rider was spooked WAY before the horse, and the horse was spooked by the rider, not the object.

 

[LiquidLAN]

The same thing that ALWAYS spooks the horses in these situation.
The dumb f*cker sat on it.


You know yourself, you have done horse events (on a not very quiet bike ) and gone flying past them no worries at all. As long as they know you are coming they don't mind in the least.

The difference is, on the events the rider is expecting you and knows it isn't an issue.
Out on the lanes the rider gets worried about the presence of the bike and what effect it will have on the horse so tenses up.

If you know anything about riding horses you know that it is pretty much all about staying relaxed and applying "aids" in the form of pressure on the horse with your legs and redistribution of weight to make it go, turn and stop. A decent rider doesnt even need the reins.
So when our nervous rider tenses up all sorts of wierd signals are given to the horse who tries to interpret what the rider is telling it to do. Invariably they will be conflicting, telling it to stop and go at the same time so the horse rears (strong aids telling a horse to stop and go is exactly how a horse is made to rear for film stunts and dressage - they don't generall grab the reins and force it's head over so it fals down playing dead in dressage tho ) and turns.
The problem than is this get's implanted in the mind of the rider so next time they come across a bike they tense up even more and the effect is amplified which leads to the "my horse hates bikes" mindset. Self fulfilling prophecy innit.

Sure, if the horse is startled by sudden noise or movement it will react, generally by moving away from the "danger", by bolting if it is bad enough. But 99% of the time with an experienced rider on board the worst ANY horse will do is give a wide berth to an object it is wary of, whilst keeping it's eyes on it. I guarrantee you tho, that in ALL situations such as in this vid, the rider was spooked WAY before the horse, and the horse was spooked by the rider, not the object.

it's only noisy when it's running

you're right though. the rider does have a lot of input to the whole thing, it was just odd that they seemed to get past the first group ok and got spooked passing the KTM's I'd just assumed they didnt like the music

 

[Shep]

I'd just assumed they didnt like the music

yep i agree, try playing John Denver or eva cassidy instead

 

[David Nimrod]

Horse - 1

KTM - 0

 

[Wreford Miles]

The rider was cantering - I was leading and stopped and killed engine before she got to me and and indicated that other riders where coming along.

(BTW I was ahead beacuse 1150's a quicker off road that KTM's)

She seemed like a competant rider but the horse did have attitude... It's shame she decided to canter off without checking all was OK

This happend to me once before when on the Airhead and I ended up in a ditch with the bike the wrong way up! - That time the rider was very appologetic and I found it quite funny

Later on that day we came across a lady walking a dog who launched into why we where riding that trail... I took some time explaining byways and she said sorry she'd let rip, top girl

 

[LiquidLAN]

(BTW I was ahead beacuse 1150's a quicker off road that KTM's)

that's fighting talk that is Adam'll be back along in a minute if you're not careful

eidt I forgot he's not got a KTM now...

 

[scots_jon]

That could have been nasty indeed.

The same thing that ALWAYS spooks the horses in these situation.
The dumb f*cker sat on it.

yeah, I tend to agree. Those of you that know me know I'm pretty robust in defending countryside living and ways, but some horse owners are just twats. Just like cyclist in cities, it seems to be the militant, self righteous ones that give everyone a bad name. There are a pair of twats round me that go out riding at dusk and early morning wearing dark clothing with no refective material at all. I even saw them wearing surplus DPM one day. As far as I am concerned that is just creating a hazard for other road users.

Jon.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

What a Bitch ................... I bloody hate horses

 

[BAKERMAN]

Great track (music that is)

 

[Toad]

IMHO most horse riders consider the countryside their property, and anyone else is not welcome.

That's why I hold such a low opinion of horsey types.

 

[Steve the Kiwi]

IMHO most horse riders consider the countryside their property, and anyone else is not welcome.

That's why I hold such a low opinion of horsey types.

that and they usually have big arses....

 

[frostyuk]

just my opinion but the horse is scared of something else, not the ktm, its backing away from something thats upset it and it wants to turn round, otherwise it wouldnt have been its ar'@@ but its hoofs and that would have been really nasty, i know i got double barrelled and my ribs broken by one. once the horse is in that state the rider wouldnt have been able to control the horse till its fight/flight state had calmed. not a good situation whatever horses are totally unpredictable all you can do is give them as wide a berth as possible, it may not be you or the bike that scares them but a plastic bag is a hedge or a cow, sheep, puddle ..... pretty much anything really