Completely irresponsible. I hate these ‘mummy equestrian’ accounts
Equestrian Influencers #10 Be relatable, but not TOO relatable.
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At the end of her vlog that I originally mentioned the horse is hand grazing because of the lack of turn out. The horse puts her head up and you can see a huge bulk of muscle on the underside of the neck. I haven't seen her instagram because she popped up on my recommended on youtube. But that muscle told me how she rides the horse.
I’ve never watched her so this is a genuine question, not a dig lol. What breed is her horse? Could it be it’s natural conformation that hasn’t been schooled out yet? Some horses are naturally overdeveloped on the underside of their neck and it can take a few years to rebalance the neck
no hat, no gloves and a baby strapped to her.. utterly crazy
It is most definitely overdeveloped muscling on the underside of the neck. Even horses with ewe necks can be muscled up correctly with the correct work.
After going to look at the video you are referring to that absolutely confirms this is from how she is ridden. That is verging on Rollkur. In draw reins too.
Given she seems bit nervous of the horse too...no hat, no gloves and a baby strapped to her.. utterly crazy
I know a girl who did similar, working round youngsters with her baby strapped to her chest Inc turning out
I feel like they think they’re projecting the image that they can keep their routine the same even with a baby. But it just comes across as completely irresponsible and dangerous.
Just a personal anecdote but the owner of my yard, a very experienced horse lady was kicked in the head by her horse trying to get an itch as she was doing up his rug. Passed out on the stable floor and luckily another livery happened to be at the yard late. We now all wear hats to do everything whether leading, lunging or turning out/bringing in. You just never know! This was the most mild mannered horse that had no intention of hurting its owner but just had an itch!
The horse looks unlevel on the first circle too. Might be that she is lunging it on a tiny circle though. She certainly doesn’t seem confident though. I wish these new mum horse Instagrammers would just be honest. I was there once with a baby strapped to me trying to do ground work and very quickly packed it in as it felt dangerous. I also did a a bad job as you can’t fully concentrate on the horse, your balance is off, you can’t move as quick as you might want to…
Olivia was one of those before she had her baby ‘I’m getting a new lorry so we can go out show jumping after the baby is born’ blah blah and then has hardly been riding it would appear.
Just say it as it is new mums- hard, priorities change and your body changes. I can’t stand the falseness.
Enjoy your baby, it’s goes too fast.Anyway rant over.
I’m watching the video now and if that horse has a lack of turnout then how can she be surprised that it was fresh during the cross country schooling??
Idk why it’s something to boast about. All of Sophie’s posts are just brags about how quickly she’s returning to things postpartum. If I were a new mum reading that I’d feel deflated. Surely Sophie is going to burn out at some point
Not soft. I won’t even turn out my very quiet horse with my child in her baby carrier
Overbent and not allowed to stretch and go forwards into a contact if it’s the same one I’ve just looked at on instagram. She has a chestnut with a blaze/white face.
Looks like Em and Tina will need a new instructor soon.
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I often wonder this. My boy is nearly 24 and very active so if these are considered old then he must be geriatric
Ditto! I've got one who's 24 next month, he's not ridden at the moment because I'm too heavy for him, but I had to put him and his 10-years-younger field mate into a field with some strainer posts lying in it while we waited for the farrier and he spent a very happy 15 minutes popping back and forth over them, even though it would have been easier for him to walk around them!I often wonder this. My boy is nearly 24 and very active so if these are considered old then he must be geriatric
I’m curious to see how things start to shape up with Addie and if they’ll get past the stops. Emily produced Lola and unfortunately she was a stopper. Emily has been working on her hands since she defaults to planting them and doesn’t allow the horse to use itself over the jumps.
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