Dressage Freestyle to Music Thread

[wellsat]

Pirouette too big, shame

 

[JFTDWS]

I'm finding this rather unpleasant viewing

 

[Emilieu]

MG your tv is trying to protect you from the sight of this horse's neck.

I'm a real newbie to dressage but you really can see the difference with these two tests being side by side

 

[Pale Rider]

Constantly behind the vertical.

 

[JVB]

I know it's unsportsmanlike but I'm just willing for mistakes....

 

[Ibblebibble]

Now, as a sporting measure, can we wish for a few mistakes for this one!?

i think that's perfectly fair

 

[Sparkles]

Wonder if the judges will decide to comment on the mouth gaping....Last I checked, that's an evasion?

 

[Stilldreamin']

YOUR HORSE SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE HE IS GRIMACING!!!!!

aaaaagh!!!

 

[redcascade]

SO tight in his neck, this is horrible!! You can see him resisting and opening his mouth, she can't possibly go ahead of Carl.

 

[longdog]

Can't bear it - he looks so tight in his neck & his mouth is open all the time.
Can I say that I think our riders have re-introduced grace & elegance back into dressage?

 

[Madcow]

Plus lots of tail swishing which we are always told to comment on when we have judge training.Hmmmmm

 

[Merrymoles]

Btv all the blimmin way!

 

[SusannaF]

Has she actually been vertical in the saddle at any point?

 

[Sparkles]

Stopped watching....Bored.


GO CHARLOTTE NEXT!!!! WIN THE GOLD!!!!

 

[Mrs Pink]

Nutcracker. It's a Tschaikovsky medley.

Thanks for that, can try and piece it together in my head lol

 

[Marydoll]

Could he get more btv in his pirri, not doing it for me im afraid, looks tense and she looks like shes balancing with her hands quite a bit

 

[JFTDWS]

If this were to win, it would really destroy any faith I have remaining in competitive dressage

 

[TJP]

Very unhappy looking horse. Let's hope he finds a bit of attitude in the next few minutes and has a wee jolly to himself out over the boards.

 

[wellsat]

Is it my poor eyesight or does the poor boy have his mouth open?

 

[Kokopelli]

Really struggling to watch this, Carl rode a much better test!!!

 

[Feathered]

Carl was all lightness and harmony, I might be biased but this is all tension and grimacing.

 

[Malibu_Stacy]

yes it may be a nice change of music Mike, but the poor horse is having his lower jaw yanked off!

 

[JFTDWS]

Has she actually been vertical in the saddle at any point?

Even leant back in her halt and salute

 

[Fools Motto]

If this were to win, it would really destroy any faith I have remaining in competitive dressage

Agree!

 

[Stilldreamin']

If this were to win, it would really destroy any faith I have remaining in competitive dressage

Me too. Horrific.

 

[JVB]

Is it possible Carl was marked harshly so GB didn't take gold, silver and bronze?

I know we'll never know and blah, blah - just not sure why he was marked lower...

 

[I love my Spanish horse]

he looked so uncomfortable in his mouth and fighting the bit during those last piaffe pirouettes

 

[wellsat]

Poor thing is a saint.

 

[SusannaF]

Very unhappy looking horse. Let's hope he finds a bit of attitude in the next few minutes and has a wee jolly to himself out over the boards.

Oh please! Imagine him having a good old buck and a stretch and maybe a roll.

 

[Hedgewitch13]

God I hope she isn't marked up Tense, forced test...