It's About The Horse

AlythLong · Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject:

Thank you - I appreciate that!! Alyth

Rik(The Sequel) · Member Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 102

Niek perhaps you could explain why this clip is in your opinion and why it needs no qualification?

Niek · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1065

meh i know it was easy to just post the clip and let others go on

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While short some things stand out for me.

- Relaxation in the body , the horse is supple in movement.

- nice rythem and cadence

- extremely nice contact

- the horse has a nice outline.

- open poll.

I also feel it shows engagement, not collection perse. but the horse is there and looks ready to go into a collected frame.

I do think the Picture of Laura is quite good to. I agree with the fact that engagement will look different per horse, per dicipline, per school.
Whats good and whats better is something i will leave up to debate

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But the clip is something i am looking for

Niek · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1065

Offcourse now iam interested what you think Rik

Rik(The Sequel) · Member Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 102

Sorry didn’t see this, do you mean of the clip or what I like/dream of?

Niek · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1065

how bout both ?

Rik(The Sequel) · Member Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 102

On the whole I wouldn’t disagree with your view to much, for me extra weight is dropped on the front end in the 7 – 12 secs section which I can’t see the point of myself without any accompanying information to explain why they are doing it.

Contact I wouldn’t say was extremely nice, it’s pretty inconsistent most of the time but imo that’s due to being just a fraction too light. Interesting that the piaffe is where the contact looks like some of the firmest which is where you would expect it to be lightest.

What I dream of is pretty difficult to show, It’s a mix of these three people, each for a different reason…

Practical application of the Haute Ecole in the real world, the allegedly best horseman in England at the time, studied all over Europe at the highest level including Baucher, spent his whole life (Died early) in the academic study of horsemanship and it’s application within Cavalry.

I might add without him there would be no McClellan saddle and the saddles it influenced.

His skill and knowledge in training Dressage horse’s etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZxO1K7zbI

His philosophy, attitude, spirit, heart etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RDeZ5tBfk

Sadly I’m no where near this dream or am ever likely to be, my main horse has a weakness in the hind which limits how much weight you can get of the front end if you don't want to damage the horse……so reality is to just spend the rest of our lives together with that time as pleasant as possible.