Who needs an e-bike to go fast

[Zimmerframe]

Definitely wind behind I think ..

 

[118]

Christmas brussel sprouts?

 

[GrahamPaul]

A Garmin Edge 1000 by any chance?

A couple of years ago I was in the Alps and we did a start from the hotel in bad weather, so I didn't give the Edge a chance to lock on the satellites properly. After a while I looked down at the speed which was in the 100's of km/hr.... while the Garmin gradually reduced my elevation from 36,000km...

 

[Zimmerframe]

A coros vertix watch .. think it must be an early xmas present ... supposed to be good, but so far his results are interesting ! Maybe someones been hacking satellites .. or the ones over France are on strike ...

With the odd false GPS result, it will be interesting to see if some e-bikes in the future start locking people out for modifying the top speed, when it's just an error ...

100's km/hr ... so faster than your dressage horse ! .. why do I think dressage ? uhmmm .. did you say dressage, or did I imagine dressage .. not that I'm sitting here imagining you doing dressage ...

 

[GrahamPaul]

100's km/hr ... so faster than your dressage horse ! .. why do I think dressage ? uhmmm .. did you say dressage, or did I imagine dressage .. not that I'm sitting here imagining you doing dressage ...

...because I mentioned a dressage whip? I've always fancied a challenge: I taught a retired thoroughbred racehorse to do dressage. Never got him above novice level but it was fun to watch the judges faces

(His acceleration was faster than anything I've ever know. That feeling of the back end dropping, and then that spring forward from stop to flat out in one bound. Addictive!)

 

[steve_sordy]

349.1kph! I'll have some of that!

 

[118]

349.1kph! I'll have some of that!

I think your streaming pink tassels, might break your wrists at that speed chap..

 

[Zimmerframe]

...because I mentioned a dressage whip? I've always fancied a challenge: I taught a retired thoroughbred racehorse to do dressage. Never got him above novice level but it was fun to watch the judges faces

(His acceleration was faster than anything I've ever know. That feeling of the back end dropping, and then that spring forward from stop to flat out in one bound. Addictive!)

I think I was probably more surprised that you have the same hand luggage (spurs and whips) as @Christian and he doesn't even have a horse.

The Thoroughbreds do have phenomenal top end and acceleration.

A few years ago we rescued an obscenely expensive steeple chaser who'd been cast aside. He was a mess and full of worms. Slowly got him healthy and used to the idea that flat out and straight wasn't the only option - just ... One day we were going to a dressage competition and the horse we were taking threw a shoe. So we made the last minute dumb decision to take Flash instead ... uhmmm .. He was a little excited in warm up to say the least, first time out with us and he thought it was time for a race with all the lowly competition about ..... into the arena .. first 20 seconds went perfectly ... then he went full tilt down the edge and annihilated the whole fence .. very embarrassing ! Fortunately he was undamaged.

 

[118]

@Zimmerframe - if in doubt, flat out!

 

[Zimmerframe]

@Zimmerframe - if in doubt, flat out!

Wasn't me riding, but could be a household rule... Same horse and rider overtook me on a climb and almost killed me as they showered me in rock and granite sparks... Was quite dramatic... For me anyway.. at least the horse didn't excitedly fart as they passed and ignite it with the sparks ! ?????‍??

 

[118]

Wasn't me riding, but could be a household rule... Same horse and rider overtook me on a climb and almost killed me as they showered me in rock and granite sparks... Was quite dramatic... For me anyway.. at least the horse didn't excitedly fart as they passed and ignite it with the sparks ! ?????‍??

I'm guessing that, what was excitedly running down your leg, at this point, wasn't flammable neither..

 

[GrahamPaul]

... then he went full tilt down the edge and annihilated the whole fence .. very embarrassing ! Fortunately he was undamaged.

You're either stealing all my dinnertime stories, or you are equally insane! Let's check: did you also used to joust? (NOT on thoroughbreds! )

 

[Zimmerframe]

I'm guessing that, what was excitedly running down your leg, at this point, wasn't flammable neither..

You are 100% correct, though as previously discussed, it did give a great opportunity to clean the chain...

I think the worse one was when she, on another horse, overtook me round the outside on a very tight bend .. I was either going to get crushed and trampled to death ... OR ..... trampled to death and then crushed post mortum .. somehow .. I didn't get crushed or trampled to death and I'm still not sure how .. She said it was him, only him, and he just got very competitive and wanted to be infront. .. uhmmmmm

 

[Zimmerframe]

You're either stealing all my dinnertime stories, or you are equally insane! Let's check: did you also used to joust? (NOT on thoroughbreds! )

You mean like in skin deep ??

No..... your stories sound better ! We want MORE !

 

[118]

.. She said

and not a single witness to contest this neither.... life insurance up to date is it?

 

[GrahamPaul]

No..... your stories sound better ! We want MORE !

It's been blowing a gale out there all day. Lashing down with rain. The Municipality have asked us all not to go play in the woods because of the danger of falling trees/branches. So I'm now bored and almost inclined to take you up on that

Around 25 years ago, parts of the film Braveheart were shot in the UK. One of the scenes had loads of horsemen. What you didn't see in the final production on screen was the absolute mayhem while it was being filmed. Turned out that none of the stuntmen could actually ride - other than perhaps a seaside donkey led on a rope. So there was a big push to "licence" any UK stuntman who wanted to ride a horse for film or TV.

My lad was in his mid-teens at the time and the pair of us used to compete against each other (he was always the better rider, but I'd never let him know that). Anyhow, his riding instructor was heavily tied up with the film industry and was doing the stunt training on horses and he asked us both whether we could wrangle stuntmen for him. I don't know whether it's still there, but there was a yard near Maidenhead which provided most of the stunt horses for use in the UK film and TV industry. So, me and the lad spent every weekend for months training stuntmen. It was a hoot and just as crazy as you could imagine. Most of the guys seemed to have a screw loose when it came to taking risks with horses - and almost none of them had any aptitude for riding.

One short story for you, to give you a flavour. Not far from this yard there was a steeplechase yard. They had a wonderful circular track, fenced on both sides with shorter fences evenly spaced all the way round it. The horses had no choice but to run around the track, jumping whatever was in front of them - on the basis that they'll always take the smallest jump and so wouldn't jump out, and there was no chance of a bolting horse being a danger because it would keep going round and round until it stopped. Also, for young horses (and stuntmen) there was no chance of a refusal because they would run as a herd.

Anyhow, we'd spend weeks trying to get the stuntmen up to speed with a bit of showjumping style jumping. Most of them could mostly stay on over some gentle poles, so we thought we'd give them a bit of real practice. We boxed up the horses and went over to the steeplechase yard. Must have been a dozen or so of us. Just as we were boxing up, the owner of the yard asked me if I would take her horse: "He loves jumping and I haven't had a chance to exercise him this week." Okay, nice horse. I'll take him along.

So we all get tacked up and lined up at the inside the racetrack. You could all but smell the terror on the stuntmen, so I thought the easiest thing would be to lead from the front and just get them all to follow me. ANNNNNNDDDD off we went!

At the first jump my horse was a bit strange. He kind of "stagged" the jump and really surprised me. So, for the next few fences I concentrated on bending him into shape and getting him to jump properly. I was kind of aware of the screaming and shouting behind me, but thought it was just a bit of excitement on the part of a very exuberant bunch of lads. All too soon, we're back at the start and I pulled up. Behind me was a herd of horses... no riders, with the exception of my lad. Now standing at the start, in front of me it looked like the set from The Charge of the Light Brigade. There were bodies everywhere. Bloodied and bruised. Ah well, mount up. Let's go again!!

Of course, you've guessed it. Eventually back at the yard, the owner saunters over:

"How did you get on with him?"

"He seems a bit green. He didn't really seem to know what to do."

"Oh, he's never jumped before. I thought I'd let you sort him out!"

AAARRRRGGGHHH.

Anyhow, the stuntmen eventually got so that they could mostly stay in the saddle and mostly go where they were supposed to. We got them "licenced", part of which was to put on a jousting show at Herstmonceaux Castle. Hence my question about the jousting...

 

[Zimmerframe]

It's been blowing a gale out there all day. Lashing down with rain. The Municipality have asked us all not to go play in the woods because of the danger of falling trees/branches. So I'm now bored and almost inclined to take you up on that

Around 25 years ago, parts of the film Braveheart were shot in the UK. One of the scenes had loads of horsemen. What you didn't see in the final production on screen was the absolute mayhem while it was being filmed. Turned out that none of the stuntmen could actually ride - other than perhaps a seaside donkey led on a rope. So there was a big push to "licence" any UK stuntman who wanted to ride a horse for film or TV.

My lad was in his mid-teens at the time and the pair of us used to compete against each other (he was always the better rider, but I'd never let him know that). Anyhow, his riding instructor was heavily tied up with the film industry and was doing the stunt training on horses and he asked us both whether we could wrangle stuntmen for him. I don't know whether it's still there, but there was a yard near Maidenhead which provided most of the stunt horses for use in the UK film and TV industry. So, me and the lad spent every weekend for months training stuntmen. It was a hoot and just as crazy as you could imagine. Most of the guys seemed to have a screw loose when it came to taking risks with horses - and almost none of them had any aptitude for riding.

One short story for you, to give you a flavour. Not far from this yard there was a steeplechase yard. They had a wonderful circular track, fenced on both sides with shorter fences evenly spaced all the way round it. The horses had no choice but to run around the track, jumping whatever was in front of them - on the basis that they'll always take the smallest jump and so wouldn't jump out, and there was no chance of a bolting horse being a danger because it would keep going round and round until it stopped. Also, for young horses (and stuntmen) there was no chance of a refusal because they would run as a herd.

Anyhow, we'd spend weeks trying to get the stuntmen up to speed with a bit of showjumping style jumping. Most of them could mostly stay on over some gentle poles, so we thought we'd give them a bit of real practice. We boxed up the horses and went over to the steeplechase yard. Must have been a dozen or so of us. Just as we were boxing up, the owner of the yard asked me if I would take her horse: "He loves jumping and I haven't had a chance to exercise him this week." Okay, nice horse. I'll take him along.

So we all get tacked up and lined up at the inside the racetrack. You could all but smell the terror on the stuntmen, so I thought the easiest thing would be to lead from the front and just get them all to follow me. ANNNNNNDDDD off we went!

At the first jump my horse was a bit strange. He kind of "stagged" the jump and really surprised me. So, for the next few fences I concentrated on bending him into shape and getting him to jump properly. I was kind of aware of the screaming and shouting behind me, but thought it was just a bit of excitement on the part of a very exuberant bunch of lads. All too soon, we're back at the start and I pulled up. Behind me was a herd of horses... no riders, with the exception of my lad. Now standing at the start, in front of me it looked like the set from The Charge of the Light Brigade. There were bodies everywhere. Bloodied and bruised. Ah well, mount up. Let's go again!!

Of course, you've guessed it. Eventually back at the yard, the owner saunters over:

"How did you get on with him?"

"He seems a bit green. He didn't really seem to know what to do."

"Oh, he's never jumped before. I thought I'd let you sort him out!"

AAARRRRGGGHHH.

Anyhow, the stuntmen eventually got so that they could mostly stay in the saddle and mostly go where they were supposed to. We got them "licenced", part of which was to put on a jousting show at Herstmonceaux Castle. Hence my question about the jousting...

See .. Much Much more interesting than my stories ... your story would make a good film in itself ! that was excellent , thanks for sharing it .. .will keep me grinning all day !

Looks like you have it bad with your weather ... 17 degrees ?? I think your wind is subsiding so you can go play again ..

Have to go hitch up .. we have a dressage lesson shortly, though it looks like it might be more like aquarobics .