I thought exactly the same thing.While I agree Addie was way too overbent in Emily's recent vlog, and that she's been doing way too much with her and she needs a break... I think SUKO might be the making of them. I don't know if anyone saw her recent reel, but Addie in the first dressage lesson looked much much better!
I think it started because the 4 of them did Virtually Eventing during lockdown and it was an extension of that plus a pre season training camp basically. It's H_C doing a sort of reality show for the most part. They have changed things up a little by the sounds of it but I think they save the real 'skills' for things like Back to Basics. I don't have a problem with H&C doing more entertainment based stuff alongside their other content.How are you watching SUKO?
Is it on H&CTV?
I just saw a photo and thought they all look like mid to late twenties white privileged women with fancy sports horses... Where's the diversity?
Are there the new fresh ideas for a fresh season, things like getting them to be really challenged with doing some horsemanship stuff/TRT method, focusing on skills that everyone would like to improve like long reining, get Lucinda green on a find the flags xc lesson ... So so much could be done with it.
I agree. I actually had to turn Emily’s latest vlog off. The kicking made me feel sick- alongside the commentary on it. I was gobsmacked she’d left it in. I’ve always enjoyed Emily’s vlogs but this was something I hadn’t seen before and has tainted things for meWhat makes me laugh, rightly or wrongly, is that 3 out of the 4 VE Squad girls have young/green horses (I know Ember is 8 but he’s probably got the riding age of about 5? I know he has raced but this is all new to him). But it only seems to be Emily who is focusing on getting her horse’s head down and is the only one who has jumped big fences. I think Meg’s approach is spot on and that’s why she has produced a Badminton top 3 horse, another Badminton qualified pony and another who is definitely Badminton quality. I would say Meg is as competitive as Emily but she knows that slowly slowly catchy monkey. Honestly baffles me the difference between Ari and Addie. I was on Emily’s side until the recent vlog.
I don’t think Lucy is as competitive as the other two but I would also say her approach to Ember is slower than Emily’s approach to Addie. It would be tempting to go quickly with him because he is 8 and technically has been under saddle for many years. But that’s not how it works. I definitely like Lucy’s approach, but I also think that’s because Justine has her head screwed on.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Cameron and if he was my way again I’d be tempted for a lesson with him. But, he was feeding into her competitive nature. Telling her that they could enter the 6 year old classes next year??? (Don’t get me started on age classes!)
I would of thought so, along with every post they do about swipe up if they are being paid to do it?have they all classed the easibed stories as ads? Surely they should be but I’ve not tocmuch notice.
If not ethnicity, What about just diverse backgrounds i.e. someone who scrimps and saves and is DIY at a livery yard? How about someone who is in the LGBTQ community, or god forbid someone who doesn't have a super sports horse, what about a turbo cob or a super shire?Equestrianism is by and large a white woman sport. You can’t create diversity where there isn’t diversity. H&c did have a series which featured Lydia Heywood.
Very good point - I will do!You find the diversity and send them onto horse and country. Then send them your ideas. If they don’t know it’s somthing people want to watch they aren’t going to put it on. They will only be putting on what they think people want to watch. On anther note is Lucy sponsored by champion? The other 3 are which would explain why the 4 of them are doing it as it looks like champion is one of the main sponsors.
Simon Grieve is gay so that covers the LGBTQ community or is he not teaching this year. I know they where at his base last year.If not ethnicity, What about just diverse backgrounds i.e. someone who scrimps and saves and is DIY at a livery yard? How about someone who is in the LGBTQ community, or god forbid someone who doesn't have a super sports horse, what about a turbo cob or a super shire?
A little imagination aside from four rich white women with identikit lifestyles.
I'd love to see someone who could really genuinely benefit from SUKO maybe like Canterring who is doing her best to improve on her loan horse at a friend's yard and has a got a a big following?
Very good point - I will do!
Also, I've just seen someone say it's an extension of their Virtual Eventing so maybe understand a bit better why it's them now.....
I can’t believe Claire is now asking about Aske BE. Why doesn’t she just wait until August to do her next one. The horse is only 5 and not established
To be fair, she’s got a point! It will exclude more nervous riders which would be very relatable to many….RTG kicking off on the All staff academy post as they have said people need to be jumping 90cm.
Possibly the only time I’ve agreed with Ray but she does have a point…To be fair, she’s got a point! It will exclude more nervous riders which would be very relatable to many….
She has a point but theres only so many people they take and there does need to be some way of sorting them. Maybe they can do an all star academy type thing for showing then they don’t need to jump or be competing at elemtary/medium dressage if it was a dresage related one.RTG kicking off on the All staff academy post as they have said people need to be jumping 90cm.
I would have won showjumping classes if it wasn’t for poles downHave you seen her oh my god we would have been 6th if we had gone faster. I absolutely hate it when people do this. Time penalties are time penalties. You weren’t going to be sixth as your XC is not up to scratch if you’re getting a lot of time penalties!
I'd love to see Ray on all stars. Just because I'd love to see Pammy slate her and the obesity of the horseRTG kicking off on the All staff academy post as they have said people need to be jumping 90cm.
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