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Pictures like these are truly magnificent as they catch what many spectators
consider almost impossible feats of courage and the athletic ability
of both horse and rider. Even more awesome is the harmony of this combination doing the impossible and making it look effortless.
This picture of the 5-foot high 13th fence at the Maryland Hunt Cup fence illustrates how demanding the four-mile race over huge fences realty is. In all die highest levels of athletic competitions, teste require all the basics and then something more — courage, guts, instinct—for a winning performance.
Often the extras do not come in an orthodox manner or in die most acceptable way - but these efforts come from within and are very gratifying!
This photo is more difficult to critique because of the angle. But I am very familiar with this fence and understand completely what is going on. First, although other horses are not shown in the picture, this horse is not alone and is competitively racing down to the enormous fence in the company of probably five or six or more horses.
The rider, knowing his mount would be a strong puller, is riding with his stirrup leathers a hole or two shorter than he should be for the size of the fences; he probably felt he needed the leverage.
The horse has jumped very well and will be well-rounded over the top of this fence. This rider is a bit up die horse’s neck with his hands, but die hands are very quiet and still.
As I mentioned earlier, he is riding a bit short, as his elbows are lower than his knees and his feet are behind the girth. This rider's head is up, looking ahead and his shoulders are correct, but because of the shorter stirrup length, his body is very ‘closed’ over the fence (meaning the hip angle is greater than expected). He would be more secure if his horse hit a fence, if the hip angle were somewhat more open with more leg on his horse.
I applaud the amateurs who ride the Maryland course; although this is not a perfect picture, this rider shows great talent, ability, strength and a strong foundation of the basics in riding that guaranteed him this successful photo.
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