And he’s stealing photos
This is the picture w/ the above commentary :
https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1535394_1408896559352754_1792793282_n.jpg
Now look here and scroll down a bit:
He is now attacking back with pictures of members here that REALLY have achieve something.
SHAME on YOU PN.
Blume Farm, you’re in his sights!
Oh, a personal attack toward someone from COTH. Shocker! I’m just surprised it took him this long.
That would be Blume Farm’s photo, stolen from here: http://www.blumefarm.com/images/504_dish13IMG_3122lr.jpg
I see we all posted at the same time :o
He’s been using photos from the internet for awhile on his Facebook-as examples of good and bad riding…
all the the more reason I am glad my Facebook is PRIVATE and that I don’t have a website…
Uh-oh, he stole a picture from one of our COTHers!
Hilarious, especially since she bred that horse and didn’t buy it.
Its just one more ridiculous “Critique” of riders far above his ability, he seems to enjoy trying to make other very good and successful riders look like they are riding incorrectly. Naming all sorts of names in the process and looking like a total ass.
Those who can do, those who are blind and ignorant rant about those who actually work? Its a great technique used well in middle schools around the world, most people see through it pretty quickly but seriously it is offensive.
Awww, he finally blocked me, and removed my comment pointing out from whence he stole that photo… 
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And he’s stealing photos
This is the picture w/ the above commentary :
https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1535394_1408896559352754_1792793282_n.jpg
Now look here and scroll down a bit:
http://www.blumefarm.com/[/QUOTE]
Well, it got me to Blume’s site. Beautiful horses!
I want to comment about his ‘buying your way to the top’ on his Facebook, but I promised myself I would stop engaging… What a presumptuous d*ck move…
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Well, it got me to Blume’s site. Beautiful horses![/QUOTE]
It takes A LOT of nerve for someone to steal a photo and crop the copyright info out of it. Blume should be notified if that hasn’t been done already.
ETA: The photo owner can easily report this as stolen using the little drop down arrow in the top right corner.
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Well, it got me to Blume’s site. Beautiful horses![/QUOTE]
And the picture he has on his site is a cropped and enlarged version of a pic on Blume’s site, about 3/4 down the page. I haven’t found the contact info yet for the photographer.
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I can’t figure out how to download it!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=642283939135999&set=vb.100000631958561&type=3&theater[/QUOTE]
DO NOT CLICK NEXT!!! Unless you want to watch his daughter being born… oh dear…
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Hilarious, especially since she bred that horse and didn’t buy it.[/QUOTE]
That proves he can’t read and comprehend (as well as spell)! He stole a copyrighted photo??
Can anyone take screenshot before he smartens up and removes it? I don’t want to because I can’t figure out how to do it without it showing my friends on the side.
I reported it to Facebook, but only Blume can report the actual intellectual property infringement.
I reported it as well. Considered commenting but I don’t really want my name on his psycho radar.
What a pompous charlatan. That rider is not holding onto the reins for balance like a rank beginner, she is asking the horse to step very deep, and to travel uphill - and has accomplished that. Wonder why he cropped out the legs of the horse that show that deep step? Which would make it clear that her heel is up because she is using her leg to get that deep step under.
This from a man who’s legs swing and bottom bounces (“ass-slapping” has always been frowned upon by my coaches) when cantering. Honestly, that earlier video of “good” riding was not any better than what you can expect to see in the dressage ring at an Event! Most training level riders can sit the canter better - with a still leg.
Are we supposed to believe Nick is a better rider? What part about his position is more effective? The pinching knee? The seat flying out of the saddle? Tipping forward with the upper body, The hands in the lap? The leg that has swung back? The heel that is up, with a toe pointing down, Or should we just focus on how the horse is going? Behind the vertical, and not stepping under well?
But its all politics… Riiiiight…
{edited to add} if the above picture does not show someone that would benefit from some lunge lessons - I don’t know what does. I am really curious to see his sitting trot. The canter is not an example of someone that does not “bounce”. And like Denny Emerson says “Good riders DON’T bounce!”
