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If you've ever had one that "lived" for competitions, you wouldn't doubt it. I had one, an event horse, bought young and stayed with me...

That is realy interesting. One of my RIs had what she described as an 'out and out' competition horse. At home she was a spooky mess and...

I definitely saw him come into arenas looking a lot happier than many others and I don't see the same level of enjoyment in Glamourdale...

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...

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

Glad it’s not just me that thinks top level dressage just looks like circus tricks. I’ve been saying that for years. I can’t bear to...

At least you have caught it now...It's mad how than go from galloping arounf to crippled in 24hours :( Hopefully a bt of box rest and...

Update - so today I went out and he was a lot worse. Pottery in front and reluctant to walk other than slowly and struggling to turn. I...

And there are way fewer actual blue flowers than white, yellow, red etc so it doesn't make a lot of evolutionary sense for them...

Can only imagine what his "training" is like given who Daddy is 😝

With Annabella Pidgley who is dating the Helgestrand son, so given she's based at their yard I'm assuming he's there too

I feel this comment summarises a lot of issues with modern dressage and horse sport…

^^^^^^ this.

That video was horrible I couldn't watch all of it. That poor horse looked as if he was just tolerating the abuse so it would be over...