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can i just say hickstead is extremely overrated

No you can not say that

no.

i’d say its pretty much a fact

i kinda feel this and kinda don’t

i think he was a…

yup but like horses die at 15 sorry to break that to everyone and like everyone sees one youtube video of him and becomes his biggest fan and then it’s like OmG tRadGty UnFAIr <3 ;;;;( #hicksteed4eva like serriously if you like hickstead because of his breeding and talent and you’ve researched him and his pedigree and you followed him or are trying to follow him then like that’s fine but its annoying that everyone just jumps on the hickstead train without even knowing who rides him or why he died or what he’s won like even i know that and i don’t even like him that much

#hicksteedrantova

honestly couldn’t agree more

OmG tRadGty UnFAIr

I can kinda agree with this. But I was really upset when he died for a few reasons that I shouldn’t have to defend myself for. For one, probably the shallowest reason, I’m Canadian and just felt that intense national pride for him and the entire Canadian SJ team. Two, I have a soft spot for Eric Lamaze and his story, he’s an inspiration of mine and I was heart broken for him because I know how much he worked to get Hickstead to that level and it must have been terrible when he died. But, mostly I missed him immediately when he died because he was the only horse in show jumping who had me on the edge of my seat every time and no other horse on TV or in stadium could make me feel so alive just watching him go. And, I was amazed when i found out he was only 15.3 or something along those lines; Like, my gelding is that tall and it’s just shocking and amazing to me, kind of like Theodore O’Connor.
Also, I don’t really get why it matters if people are upset by his death. I think he was one of a kind for a million reasons, and I shouldn’t have to explain myself for that. If you weren’t upset, I’m not judging you! :)

I just have to comment on this because I love Hickstead to an unsual degree. While I agree that yes his death may have factored into the fact that so many people are all a sudden like “omg Hickstead.” and saying that he may have been the best ever. Personally, for me, a fan of his since I began to watch show jumping, his obvious competitive spirit and love of his job really got to me… I too love Eric Lamaze and his story combined with the fact that Hickstead had been passed over by so many top riders really appealed to me, and to this day its one of the reasons why I still ride. There were times that horse made me cry; even as a young girl who didn’t cry at anything, I teared up when they won the Olympic gold. And again when they won the CN International in 2011. To Me, Hickstead breathed a new light into show jumping in Canada, and I really just loved his spirit, and I don’t think he was overrated when he proved time and time again that he was the best horse i’ve ever seen in my life, and one of the things that really got to me when he died was that I thought that I may never get to witness such greatness again. As a Canadian I felt blessed to be part of the story of Eric and Hickstead…. and as a side note I cried like a baby when he died and still cry to this day when I watch some of there rounds together, I don’t know I just think that certain horses get to certain people, Hickstead really got to me. But I do believe that even if you don’t think he was the greatest Show Jumper of all time, it would be very hard to argue with his record that he wasn’t one of the best of his era. That is all. I’m not judging I just had to express my story of how much I loved that Horse