May 232013
If you think that you’re an athlete… well, watch these horses jump cross-country fences and weep!
I’ve never seen such awesome slow-motion video of jumping, and these are insanely difficult cross-country fences. Alas, more than a few of these jumps are damn scary due to mistakes by the rider.
To see great cross-country ride, check out Andrew Nicholson on Quimbo, the winner of this year’s Rolex:
As you can see, that’s a long and demanding course — and it’s just one of three phases of the competition. His jumping phase is here, and his dressage phase is here.