Does this horse look lame to anyone else?

Lame in front, stiff behind, the canter looks terribly uncomfortable, on the forehand so how it managed to win at dressage I'm not quite sure. And as for the rider... I'd say she needs a bigger horse and a bigger saddle, I'm surprised she didn't keep sitting on the cantle! haha
 
Mmmm, well, just to say that I have a similarly built horse. She works up sound. I'm a similar size to that rider and my horse would look similar if I rode her, especially in that manner, sitting hard at the back of the saddle. Which is, of course, why I don't, I ride my big blighters:D
 
PolarSkye said:
That made for uncomfortable viewing . . . contrary to other posters I'd say left/near fore . . . doesn't look that great behind either.

Definitely not sound.

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Agree with above, if you watch very carefully the nod comes as the left fore hits the ground, its also very tight/sore in the right hind which is why the canter transition is poor on the right rein and there is no engagement behind. This poor horse is also going to be very sore through its back as it tries to compensate, its appalling that a judge would allow the test to run at all in my view.
 
cyclo man said:
Agree with above, if you watch very carefully the nod comes as the left fore hits the ground, its also very tight/sore in the right hind which is why the canter transition is poor on the right rein and there is no engagement behind. This poor horse is also going to be very sore through its back as it tries to compensate, its appalling that a judge would allow the test to run at all in my view.
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In forelimb lameness, the head nods down when the GOOD leg is bearing weight and up when the lame leg is on the ground.
 
My friend used to judge local level some years back I used to go with her sometimes, whilst judging a ridden class she asked a child to leave the ring as the pony was quite lame, the kids mother went beserk and said it was very evil to kick her out of the class some people eh, was ok to let the pony continue in pain and be judged alongside sound ponies though.
 
Lame in front, not right behind, rider is too heavy.

Shame on the judges for not stopping it and then placing them 1st!
 
there is another video of this pair, I think taken before the video the OP posted.

Horse doesnt look too bad to begin with, then trips coming down the centre line and is definitely lame there after.

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OMG that poor horse! What an awful sight... its just shuffling along, not what I would call a trot.. that saddle rises with the rider... kick kick kick... I know it's an intro test but it's just hard to watch. Can see where the horse goes lame.
 
It never ceases to amaze me how many lame horses are out competing, judges just don't seem able to recognise it or just fail to do anything about it.
 
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Ouch ! looks very lame, I know it can sometimes be hard to tell from the saddle, especially on a surface but I think anyone would feel that and surely if the judge lost their glasses, someone nearby could have mentioned it :confused:
 
She won a junior level and looks to be fairly young so she should have someone with her. The person calling the test should surely be able to see?
 
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