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Hadn't seen this when I commented just now but absolutely.

I'm so sorry to quote directly and disagree rather than just quietly having a different opinion, but I think it's an important point...

That’s what I thought it was supposed to be about and the constant kicking and movement on the riders lower leg is hideous to watch. I...

I do remember watching Rembrandt (and others) as a teenager and being amazed at the invisible aiding, and thinking it seemed like magic...

And of course the rules say a constant contact. If people were allowed to give the rein without being penalised perhaps they would. Or...

True. But the pre Joe Midgley version of Lottie who needed to be ridden with a tonne of pressure on her head scored over 70% in a prelim...

I think the issue is, CDJ is not really doing anything differently in her riding than she’s always done. It’s just that now it’s being...

I've had comments at intro for tension and relaxation ffs. And yeah it was a problem and no further progress was made until I sorted it...

I'm guessing he also had an innate ability to 'deal with' the pressure she put on him - another thing lots of horses don't have, so they...

So true! At prelim judges reward relaxed and rhythmical and deduct for tense and irregular.

The biggest advantage she had with him was he loved to perform. It is a very different feeling (at any level!) being on a horse which is...

If the horses had to look relaxed and swishing tails penalised there wouldn’t be one left! This has all been said before. Dressage was...

I know - what on earth happened? It wasn't CJD by herself. I do think that if judges had consistently rewarded harmonious riding and...

I just want to pick up on the last point with an anecdote of my own. I once briefly did a bit of work in exchange for lessons for a...

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