Equestrian Influencers #25 Tina not happy with her lot & chases a Badminton House Photo

[spottypony]

I just don’t understand having all three and barely doing anything with them. I’d have expected her out competing 2 or 3 times a week, doesn’t have to be eventing, plenty of dressage and showjumping that Wilma and Winnie could be doing.
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I thought she’d have been doing what Ashley did with her youngster and going out to dressage and showjumping, there’s taking it slow and then there’s this.

To be honest, I don’t know anybody that goes out competing two or three times per week except for the professionals…

 

[bea93]

Has anyone else watched Lucys latest vlog? What is going on?? She sounded so very depressed throughout, totally down, no motivation, not even trying to be positive about anything. It was quite surreal watching it.

I genuinely fell asleep 5 min in it was so low energy. Will try and watch the rest today - hope she’s okay.

 

[unwanted.opinions]

Not big into dressage but I’ve just seen a comparison on tiktok of Lewis Carrier and Lottie Fry doing the same test. I can’t believe the sight of Lottie Fry and Everdale, it was horrible!

Who posted it? Different horses obviously look different due to conformation etc but Lewis looks to ride in a more open longer frame.

 

[Greenfly125]

Pony nuts mare is pregnant again. Hope it works out for them this time.

 

[unicorn fairy]

It's Vossi who is a constant surprise. That horse has a heart of gold. She is very lucky.

He’s a saint for putting up with her on his mouth and back! I’d love to know why he hated the jumping scene but seems to be taking to the dressage scene. I can’t stand her at all, if it doesn’t go her way she cracks the shits, and she thinks she some sort of dressage queen. She will get to a particular level where she won’t improve or whatever and the scores will reflect and she will have a hissy fit about it all.

 

[Captainmouse]

I mean absolutely no disrespect to equine physios in what I'm about to say, but I do find it a bit concerning that people seem to be turning to them instead of vets. Meg said she's had the physio out to Bear twice but not the vet, and Lucy said she had the physio out to Ember when he started crabbing sideways the minute she got on. Where is the vet in all this? Is it just that physios are cheaper or what? I'm out of the horse world for a long time so if anyone has better insight on this I'd love to know your thoughts

There are physios and other practitioners who can do stuff that vets can’t and of course there are vets and vets.

'my' vet was a horse breeder, and they were on call for HOYs. I have been severely underwhelmed since he retired, and haven’t found a replacement. there are several lame horses at the yard and the vets are clueless.

 

[daledancer]

Olympic shortlist released for Dressage - any guesses as to who makes the team?


View attachment 2991430 Lewis Carrier with Andrew and Helen Carrier and his own Diego V
View attachment 2991431 Charlotte Dujardin with Ulrike Bachinger, Carl Hester and her own Alive And Kicking
View attachment 2991432 Charlotte Dujardin with Carl Hester and Coral Ingham's Imhotep
View attachment 2991433 Charlotte Fry with Van Olst Horses and her own Everdale
View attachment 2991434 Charlotte Fry with Van Olst Horses and her own Glamourdale
View attachment 2991435 Andrew Gould, with Max and Tatiana Skillman's Indigro
View attachment 2991436 Carl Hester with Charlotte Dujardin, Lady Anne Evans, Sandra Biddlecombe and his own En Vogue
View attachment 2991437 Carl Hester with Fiona Bigwood, Mette Dahl and his own Fame
View attachment 2991438 Gareth Hughes with Julia Hornig, Rebecca Hughes, Ruby Hughes and his own Classic Goldstrike
View attachment 2991439 Becky Moody with Jo Cooper and her own Jagerbomb
View attachment 2991440 Susan Pape with Harmony Sporthorses and her own Harmony V-Plus
View attachment 2991441 Annabella Pidgley with Sarah Pidgley and Jessica Pidgley's Gio

Having trained with Andrew for several years (yonks ago - around the KP time) I would love to see him on the team. Unlikely though....

 

[whatsgoingonworld]

So for anyone who doesn’t want to watch all of Tina’s recent click baity video… she has decided that she probably won’t get chance to get 2 double clears at 90 before the end of June (or July? Whichever the cut off is!) to qualify for badminton so instead she is going to enter some 100s so that she doesn’t have to interfere with bankys rhythm and hold him back to be within the time. Essentially she’s going to enjoy her horse at 100 rather than aiming for a badminton qualification at 90

so she’s totally aiming for Badminton 100 then….

 

[infernalcarpet]

Why is Miri Hackett filming herself in floods of tears on IG? It's a Blondie post which says nothing except not to judge until the final post. Why clickbait with crying as a professional horse rehabber? Why film yourself crying and deliberately post it without context?

 

[ishgirl]

Wow seriously? Are you in the U.S though? I know horses are absolutely crazy prices over there.

No, I'm Irish

 

[infernalcarpet]

so she’s totally aiming for Badminton 100 then….

Can she get those qualifications at 100 though before the cut-off? I would reckon she's going to run him at 100 (she's entered at 100 at Launceston) a couple of times this season and then go for the 90 qualification at Bicton at the end of the season. She's off doing that SJ thing abroad again this year which is probably why she doesn't have time to get the qualifying runs in (plus the awful weather and cancellations we have had at the start of the season).

 

[ReaRea]

His name is Vali. Like Valinor from Lord of the Rings.

I love the LOTR names. Vali is cute. Show name I think Brittania’s Valinor sounds super smart.

 

[whatsgoingonworld]

Did we ever get Meg’s exciting/secret news when people thought she’d got engaged?

 

[infernalcarpet]

He's sold - just scrolled a few of her latest (awful) videos and he's no longer in them. Some comments referring to him in past tense but not in a dead way, so hopefully he's found a much better home and can finally learn to relax, the poor guy.

Looks like she has done a little revamp of her YT channel. Odd new title for the channel though (Friesian Horse Apollo and his girl) - presumably Bella is the girl...
Had a look at her jumping vlog with Bella - still very uncomfortable to watch.

 

[unwanted.opinions]

In all fairness if you look at the sanction list for FEI eventing there’s a lot of names that have been pulled up for tired horses. Oliver just more in limelight.

I think the fact more people can watch the 5* events now has put it into the limelight. Before you had to go or watch the highlights on the BBC so someone pushing an exhausted horse was less obvious.

 

[RedBedHead]

I’ve just read her latest post, and low and behold she’s getting a full vet investigation done on Blondie……… Why wouldn’t you have done this right in the beginning when she first took her in? It’s almost like dejavou with the other little fat pony she had a few years ago that had issues under saddle that they never found answers for…… I’m sure the vets love Miri when she call up! She would literally do my head in, there’s seriously no positivity about that girl at all, she’s always looking for issues, no matter what horse it is, and there will never be a perfect horse. If Blondie was going to “come good in time” I’m sure she would have done so by now after the few years she’s owned her, I think Miri is scared of her and the horse knows it.

Exactly this. And pushing herbal this and herbal that - and now she is on regumate?! I'd say she has gotten dangerous in her attitude - and I hope for the vets sake they can even get her sedated for whatecer they plan to do. And a KS checkup for the TB that has literally came from nowhere. Ironically the last straw for me was yeah I eat granola everyday - well not in the winter. So then you don't eat it everyday. And FYI granola is often full of shite so get of your high horse feel when I'm swipping away more than reading it's time to go

 

[unicorn fairy]

I think Tina is making a huge mistake going for the 100 qualification rather than the 90 again for badders 2025. She could definitely place front of house at 90 but I seriously doubt she would place in the 100. No doubt Banksy and her will boss round the xc but the showjumping...I would be hesitant!

Why? They are both more than capable. It’s not a huge mistake at all! A very confident duo.
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suspensory desmitis

Probably from being overweight….. I’d be interested to know what’s caused it. Miri will be thriving now she knows what’s wrong until she gets bored of that issue and try’s to find something else wrong.

 

[Sodjdwjao]

Well you must carry it very well then! I'm 5'8 and 11 stone and a size 12

I think my legs and bum make up a big portion of it

 

[storynerd]

Click bait from the girl who just last week or so said she would never do the 100 at Badminton but is desperate to be in front of the house next year. She is piling so much pressure on herself. They are both capable, but this amount of pressure can’t be healthy.

Ugh, she did the "last ever" clickbait last year as well!

 

[takeiteasy]

Has anyone in this group actually purchased Ponease? Are there ingrediants on the product? I so nearly fell for that trap the other day as there's a local horse producer that teaches everyone and their mother that raves on and on about it! I stopped myself because there were no ingredients on the website at all, which is a strict no go for me.