In Real Life:
An ... By: DamiettadCarnivalle. on 12 Jun 11, 17:16:57 In Real Life:
An Equestrian goes looking for? an animal who has potential to improve talents that are already there in most horses--agility, patience, heart, curiosity and intelligence.
Agility, to do some "man, humans are WEIRD" stuff
Patience, to do them over and over
Heart, to play this odd game even when they're having a "Bad Hair Day"
Curiosity, an eagerness to find out "what comes next?"
Intelligence, which brings them the sure knowledge of "Hey, I got it RIGHT!"
Fluffy-Headed folk ... By: DamiettadCarnivalle. on 12 Jun 11, 17:00:58 Fluffy-Headed folk BEWARE! Here are a few simple truths, and you won't like them!
Horses in the "Wild" live about 10 years. IF they? survive their first winter.
#1 Cause of Death is winter starvation
"Wild" horses are actually feral [Look it up].
They have all the interspecies sociality of a 1200 lb Feral Hog . . . thus no 12-year old virgin girls should be anywhere NEAR the Pwetty ponies until the Pwetty Ponies have been taught some manners.
This process does NOT involve fields of wildflowers
I am continually ... By: DamiettadCarnivalle. on 12 Jun 11, 16:48:08 I am continually amazed by the number of fluffy-headed folk I encounter who believe that horses should only be ridden by 12-year old virgin? girls, without nasty saddles, or icky bridles--they should romp unencumbered by awkward reality thru heavenly fields of edible [by the horse] wildflowers . . . the child, presumably, brought a lunch? Tho if she were TRUELY a horse lover, she would be willing to starve, rather than corrupt her horsie with the smell of something as unNATURAL as peanut butter
Finally someone? ... By: KiraVigue. on 15 May 11, 19:18:21 Finally someone? agrees with me!
I agree with you. ... By: adadadu59. on 15 May 11, 16:57:38 I agree with you. the ears of the? horse show its relaxation ... and if this horse was not ok, the rider would be on the ground ^^ (i'm not fluent in english, and i hate it --' so excuse me for my mistakes)
I love this horse. ... By: KiraVigue. on 23 Apr 11, 02:35:21 I love this horse. I have to disagree with those people who say that she is not relaxed and happy. If you have been around horses at all,? that it is obvious that this horse loves her job, and is relaxed and happy.
because I? can't ... By: aaeaeama. on 08 Mar 11, 19:54:24 because I? can't enjoy "riding" like that.
this horse loves ... By: QueenBeatlesWings. on 24 Jul 10, 03:33:33 this horse loves dressage- u can tell by hte loose flexible spine posture , ears? forward and flopping around- I've rarely seen a horse that relaxed- there's nothing bad about this
What people seem to ... By: Synna89. on 28 Jan 10, 13:09:08 What people seem to forget when slagging them off, is that this is training, not performing. Maybe he's giving extra strong signals on the warmup to prepare the horse.? Cause he doesn't lean back when performing. Also, the swishing of the tail can be just to stay in balance. Becides, if she's so angry, why are her ears pointing forward?
I totally agree ... By: 1010nicole1010. on 13 Nov 09, 20:07:55 I totally agree with you! and I bet? everyone here, including me, would be more than happy if he/she could ride like this and could make a horse move like this!
why can people not ... By: crazyone41. on 12 Nov 09, 04:27:44 why can people not just watch and enjoy and? keep all negative comments to themself
Thanks, now that we ... By: lexusascheman. on 06 Sep 09, 18:16:51 Thanks, now that we agree to disagree, in training the trainer must teach the horse to perform the moves as classically taught by the masters. Now, the if what you say is correct, this horse should be doing most of the work without aids. One or two ads good to move forward and be happy.....I think too many aids here --? although a very difficult move yes, but still the horse should be happy to give piaffe and passage without much of a push.
"It's you job to ... By: lexusascheman. on 06 Sep 09, 18:00:57 "It's you job to make it easy for the horse." Well, classically speaking, the horse is suppose to make it easy for the rider -- hence good basic training? i.e. the horse to carry the rider. Therefore, we must agree to disagree here. If the rider is carriing the horse -- not dressage. If the horse is carring the rider correctly -- slowly, through the back and happy -- all is good in the dressage world.
I beg to differ,. ... By: forbzilla. on 06 Sep 09, 04:20:10 I beg to differ,. There's a difference in training and showing.You really do sometimes want to add your weight to the hind leg, where the horse's weight should be. Does it make sense to lean forward--think about it!)
The feeling you get after Rudolf has been on is the horse asking: "what can I do for you?"?
The recommendation Rudolf gives most often is "It is YOUR job to make it easy for the horse!"
doing something very, very difficult. Look again.
We praise those ... By: lexusascheman. on 25 Aug 09, 05:21:49 We praise those that are in the arena -- this horse is not happy -- swishing tail. Obedient yes and being pushed.? This horse isn't light in hand nor is this horse completely through the back. Sorry not my idea of dressage. Too fast and too much leg (spur). Spurs are enhancers.
We praise those ... By: lexusascheman. on 25 Aug 09, 05:17:56 We praise those that are in the arena -- this horse is not happy -- swishing tail. This horse isn't light in hand nor is this horse completely through the back. Sorry not my idea of dressage. Too? fast and too much hand and leg.
Seh looks like shes ... By: XxTheNewGenerationxX. on 21 May 09, 05:43:35 Seh looks like shes huge in that video! Made of? iron.
auch wenn er ... By: blobberchen. on 12 May 09, 17:28:27 auch wenn er meinetwegen ein guter Reiter ist, er guckt nach unten- im Reitunterricht wird uns? immer wieder gesagt, wir sollen nach oben gucken.
Und sein Pferd ist viel zu eng!
I think the thing ... By: AngeltheAwesome. on 30 Apr 09, 07:24:22 I think the thing is that Andreas is leaning back, which? makes it more difficult for a horse to passage and piaffe. When training a horse for either movement you have to teach it to be balanced with the rider, and if you lean back it throws off that balance, which explains why she's working so hard
Continuing on the ... By: darkduet. on 21 Mar 09, 21:49:59 Continuing on the spur thing... I don't know if it's just me... but I do wear spurs but I don't use them unless I absolutely HAVE to. I like a horse that is responsive off of the slightest touch. It? is also much prettier to watch. No tail swishing (ok maybe at times!) And my legs are quite. Is it really that hard to ride the GP movements w/o constantly spurring? I've ridden the piaffe as well as the passage and found that I did not need to spur the horse this much..
I think Matine's ... By: darkduet. on 21 Mar 09, 21:48:34 I think Matine's problem is she is not built? really for dressage. In some of the trot videos of her, she looks a tad down hill. She has a large front end as well. Which in turn, makes it much more difficult on her. She also appears to have a thick throat latch. Granted, she is a very gorgeous horse. She works super hard. The main problem I've noticed with (not just this rider) GP riders is that they rely on their damn spurs SO much. I mean, just watch the riders legs.
Hmm, watching it ... By: horseygal90. on 21 Mar 09, 01:25:50 Hmm, watching it again? I can see what you mean, she looks like she's working really, really hard!
Yes! beautiful ... By: pleatec13. on 20 Mar 09, 13:20:19 Yes! beautiful movment and everything? is perfect for her, but Its either she finds dressage incredably difficult, or the ride is spurring her way to hard.
This is not Andreas ... By: Elenitaencasa. on 28 Feb 09, 04:33:52 This is not Andreas, this? is Rudolf Zeilinger
Can you explain? ... By: horseygal90. on 15 Feb 09, 02:59:36 Can you explain? this comment to me?
Looks pretty good from I'm sitting, she's carrying herself well, he's light in his hands and with his aids, her steps are even and rhythmic and she doesn't creep forward in the piaffe.
She has that ... By: luvergirl43. on 13 Dec 11, 06:08:22 She has that natural bounce and step. She? was born a Dressage Queen.
look at her? ears By: thunderbird2341. on 30 Nov 11, 22:09:33 look at her? ears
To @BanRollkur the ... By: Frutticattygirl. on 19 May 11, 21:06:38 To @BanRollkur the horse were letting her rider know and that were the tail whipping! And it wouldn't surprise me? if she had for years.
@deeallen2 what are ... By: painthorselover101. on 28 Mar 11, 02:32:10 @deeallen2 what are u talking? about?? Matinee was 12 and RETIRED when she injured her leg and died. look it up!
@deeallen2 what are ... By: Brandalyn488. on 19 May 10, 05:12:08 @deeallen2 what are you talking about? i? know that mare is passed and was amazing!
@deeallen2? haha ok ... By: Brandalyn488. on 18 May 10, 23:07:10 @deeallen2? haha ok... u make no sence
tail swishing can ... By: Brandalyn488. on 16 May 10, 15:17:22 tail swishing can also be a sighn of being happy with work. you never know. it could be nervous... but deffinetly not tense because her mouth isnt open and her neck and back are totaly relaxed... everyone should stop thinking that? every great rider uses Rolkur and every horse that has something different about it thinking that the rider makes them that way or are abused in some way. If you dont see it with your own two eyes your self... you should all just stfu cause you sound soo stupid..
tail swishing can ... By: Brandalyn488. on 16 May 10, 15:16:54 tail swishing can also be a sighn of being happy with work. you never know. it could be nervous... but deffinetly not tense because her mouth isnt open and her neck and back are totaly relaxed... everyone should stop thinking that every great rider uses Rolkur and? every horse that has something different about it thinking that the rider makes them that way or are abused in some way. If you dont see it with your own two eyes your self... you should all just stfu cause you sound soo stupid..
@deeallen2
Ah, ... By: BanRollkur. on 12 Apr 10, 10:34:40 @deeallen2
Ah, now we're agreeing. ? The use of Rollkur in itself is, imo, aggressive riding. Anky, Edward, Andreas and many more are all guilty of doing this.
Dressage is supposed to be harmonious, which is greatly lacking in modern day dresage competition.
@deeallen2?
Sounds ... By: BanRollkur. on 12 Apr 10, 08:02:00 @deeallen2?
Sounds as though you need to check the FEI dressage rules and the rules for Showjumping! Check those then come back to me and use your delightful language again!
If those of you who ... By: BanRollkur. on 12 Apr 10, 08:00:40 If those of you who think swishing the tail is good - then I seriously suggest you look at the FEI rules for dressage, where it is stated that grinding the teeth or swishing of tails is a sign of? nervousness or tension! FOLLOW THE FEI RULES FOR DRESSAGE and stop all aggressive riding, whether using Rollkur or not !!
RIP? little lady By: milliesos. on 26 Jan 10, 23:15:26 RIP? little lady
I don't see that as ... By: SoftVelvet. on 20 Dec 09, 02:53:26 I don't see that as an angry flick.? I see that as an "I'm concentrating on what I am doing" If she was seriously ticked she would have let her rider know.
really? because my ... By: gsukrw06. on 17 Nov 09, 20:44:00 really? because my German certified instructor taught me that the flicking of the tail is a sign of relaxation and submission....this piaffe isnt the best but i'd say that its? being exagerated for training purposes because he's obviously not doing a test. plus, if the horse were truly angry as you say then the ears would be flat; not attentive. lol, some of the top dressage tests ever ridden have tail flicking throughout!! (Ex. Reiner Klimke (master) 1984 olympics)
Uhh, she's not ... By: BanRollkur. on 01 Nov 09, 14:21:10 Uhh, she's not supposed to flick her tail, that is a sign of an angry horse having been badly? trained!
that? is Andres ! By: MartinDahlmann. on 24 Oct 09, 21:56:09 that? is Andres !
schlechte Piaffe!? ... By: likemango89. on 20 Oct 09, 06:25:45 schlechte Piaffe!? das Pferd ist total überspannt!
I love the way she ... By: CharlieXEquus. on 16 Apr 09, 05:17:20 I love the way she flicks her tail lol anyone? know where this was?
You really sure?? :O By: crazyimagination. on 11 Apr 09, 19:57:40 You really sure?? :O
hehe i thought the ... By: crazyimagination. on 11 Apr 09, 19:57:04 hehe i thought the same :3?
This is NOT Andreas ... By: Elenitaencasa. on 25 Feb 09, 04:33:21 This is NOT Andreas, this is Rudolf? Zeilinger
They are to support ... By: bcbeaupied. on 29 Jan 09, 03:53:41 They are to support her? tendons.
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