Recent content by palo1

You see an exaggerated version of exactly this too in some Arab endurance racing. The extreme leaning back onto the horses loin at least, if not hanging on for grim death at the front - probably because the aim is just to make your little Arab horse go as fast as possible whether hammering on...

I agree to a certain extent but I think she looks more braced, it looks 'more' everything - I am sure she is struggling in some ways too and the horse in the clip certainly looks full of tension. Lottie Fry's riding of Glamourdale is, in my view, an absolute disgrace also. Glamourdale looks...

I agree and loathe a trial by social media but CDJ could have chosen to change, to ride and train differently. She will have been so aware of public scrutiny following her ban, but yet....

I agree but clearly higher level dressage is on a very different road ATM. I am glad CDJ is being called out again for her riding and horsemanship. I watched recent tests and actually wonder who is coaching/supporting her these days or just why the braced, death grip-and-jab style has been so...

It's appalling and really upsetting. That horse looks utterly broken. 😭

Well, in August my mare had a full assessment: that included assessment in a straight line and on the lunge, small circles, hard ground etc. I could literally hardly watch, feeling completely sick! This was after yard rest and a month of in hand walk work with reasonably free turnout which was...

Probably not a responsible suggestion but a decent Welsh D could be a good call for you. Plenty of fun, likely to jump and highly trainable with some interesting variations on that theme...🤣

Yes, it really hurt tbh. I'm not sure what it was about that particular horse but I would have bought her. Whether we'd have made a ridden partnership didn't seem massively important at that time. I haven't got polite words for the mass exportation of Arab horses and now even part breds to feed...

15 years ago I saw a 4 yo pure bred Arab mare for sale - there really was something about her for me. I arranged to see and vet her having checked out as much as I could but it snowed too heavily for me to get there from home. I asked the vendor to wait a couple of days for the weather to settle...

Channel 4 were sent the footage referenced - it's not clear what the original sources are, or the dates and veracity of the footage. It may all be new, checked and legally submissable of course.

ps - I'd love to hear updates if you feel like posting those at all. 😊

Some very nice lines in there: Horeb, Thorneyside, Brynithon & Pennal all quite old fashioned in a good way. All of those studs have produced lovely stock. Henna should be able to offer a sparkling ride with just the right amount of Welshness 🤣🤩🚀 She's very smart! Congratulations & wishing you...

Very nice! Do you know her breeding?

I'm so out of touch with dressage...I totally stopped engaging after the initial CDJ abuse but this just looks awful - wobbly, overbent horse generally but the trot in particular is grim. Legs snapping up then wobbling around a bit before 'landing'. It is a caricature. This horse doesn't, to me...

I 'think' , very tentatively this is related to the way emotional stuff and our emotional regulatory system often doesn't line up with our cognitive system so emotions override thinking. My experience is that for many ADHD folks this is one of the most difficult and frustrating experiences. For...