Dressage at it's best!

[springfallstud]

This video is of Andreas Helgstrand and his 9 year-old mare, Matinee, at the World Equestrian Games. It is the Musical Freestyle Dressage competition, and they pretty much wiped the floor with everyone. Turn up the sound and watch this mare dance... she is amazing... she KNOWS where the beat is.

http://beboframe.com/FlashFrame.jsp?Size=S&FlashBoxId=3309347442

 

[Ferdinase514]

I had a feeling it would be this video when i clicked lol!

She is amazing

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

Mine is taking forever to load !!! i want to see x

 

[severnmiles]

Seen this before, she is totally amazing!

 

[severnmiles]

Can't believe a test like that only won silver!

 

[arwenplusone]

This video had me in tears!

(embarrassed...)

What a horse.

 

[Tempi]

seen it hundreds of times and i love it! Matine is a truely amazing horse.

 

[Taboo1968]

Watched it loads and loads of times, in fact never get fed up with watching this.... Matinee is such a talented beautiful mare and I love her floopy relaxed ears!

 

[Chestnut_filly14]

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This video had me in tears!

(embarrassed...)

What a horse.

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Don't worry me too - the music is amazing and at the end I well up so much.

On youtooooob type in "shes a pirate dressage freestyle"

the horse is called Roco and its AMAZING

I love freestyles - it is dressage in its element

 

[Pasha]

I never tire of watching this and I love RD's commentary! Can you believe it was their first Freestyle together?

 

[alicedove]

I was moved, welling up....

She seems so happy, he is a master... the height of the passage! The ease of the canter changes!

It inspires you doesn't it?

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

The test is really great & yes it only won silver....but this was the test that beat them:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MPJGEzI3aIc&mode=related&search=

 

[severnmiles]

Yes and I for one preferred Blue Hors Matine's test.

 

[lillie07]

Hmmm you do have to wonder what the judges where watching

 

[kerilli]

hmm... a horse so tense that it can't/won't stand... even a kid's pony is expected to stand still.

Matine should have won. i'm sure i'm not the first to say that, though.

 

[mat]

I was upset that Anky beat him, as his test was much more interesting and BHM is amazing and moves much better than the horse Anky was on!! I think he made a few mistakes though..

I love this test though and Andreas clearly loves this mare, and I think she loves him back!

 

[Haniki]

Thank for that link Springfallstud - I've never seen it before. As the commentator said 'It was sensational!'