Featured Video: A 360-Degree Show Jumping Helmet Cam

Over the past few years, 360-degree videos have been popping up on YouTube and Facebook. These are interactive clips taken with a certain type of camera that allow viewers to look in all directions. Like a more traditional helmet cam, you can get the rider’s-eye view and see what it’s like to ride a show jumping course. But you can also drag the view to see what’s happening on either side of the rider’s view. You can look down over the jumps just like your riding instructor is always telling you not to. You can even play “around the world” as the horse is conquering the triple combination.

YouTube is, of course, full of 360-degree riding videos. Here’s one for those of you buried under snow and ice this winter: A ride into the blue-green waters of Tampa Bay. Watch the horses, look down into the clear water below, or up at the bright, warm sun. Enjoy your mini virtual vacation!

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Leslie Potter is a writer and photographer based in Lexington, Kentucky. www.lesliepotterphoto.com

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Leslie Potter

Leslie Potter is a graduate of William Woods University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Equestrian Science with a concentration in saddle seat riding and a minor in Journalism/Mass Communications. She is currently a writer and photographer in Lexington, Ky. Potter worked as a barn manager and riding instructor and was a freelance reporter and photographer for the Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar and Saddle Horse Report before moving to Lexington to join Horse Illustrated as Web Editor from 2008 to 2019. Her current equestrian pursuits include being a grown-up lesson kid at an eventing barn and trail riding with her senior Morgan gelding, Snoopy.

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Marion says:

February 18, 2017 at 4:00 am

Beautiful job Vicki! Love the way I can change the camera angle! Invigorating!
rustard says:

February 18, 2017 at 11:23 am

This is fabulous. Cheers
Marion says:

February 19, 2017 at 3:58 am

Swimming Horses on the Beach brought back so many memories of years ago when we swam the horses in the reservoir and in ponds! Only we did it bareback! Didn't want to ruin our saddles!
Sherry says:

February 20, 2017 at 3:59 am

WOW that was pretty cool being able to change all the angles of the jumping! I like coming and then again watch is going!
pKL says:

February 20, 2017 at 7:19 am

All I can think of is "WOW!!!"
Kathy says:

February 25, 2017 at 5:30 am

Miss my show jumping days for sure after watching this and riding it with Vicki! But that's what happens in your golden years of life. You have to give up the thrill!
Dan says:

February 28, 2017 at 6:15 pm

cool!
peggy says:

March 1, 2017 at 6:53 pm

cool!
Annie says:

March 5, 2017 at 8:41 am

Looks fun.
Andrea says:

March 9, 2017 at 3:56 am

Spent more time trying to adjust the camera and feeling the ride! LOL!