'Horse Ballet'

[evsj]

BBC have just run a story on Daniel Manning who has won lottery funding in order to try and represent Britain in para dressage in 2012.

BBC reporter said that dressage was better known as 'horse ballet' which nearly made me spit my tea out.

After last night I would describe dressage in a different way.....how about a frustrating battle of will between rider and beast, for starters??!!

 

[SillyMare]

Lexi would be disgusted if anyone suggested she was a ballerina!!

 

[SusieJane]

Oh that's tu tu much!!!!

But I suppose anyone whos not "ridden" dressage just thinks the horse does it entirely on its own with the rider just sitting pretty on top! ~ anyway how hard can it be to make a horse go sideways???

 

[Halfstep]

Ohhh, I know Daniel! Cool, really good for him. Is it on the BBC website by the way?

Horse ballet, pmsl. Although my horse would LOVE those pink point shoes......

x

 

[Rambo]

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anyway how hard can it be to make a horse go sideways???

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Not difficult at all ! Mine does it all the time....when he's excited

 

[arkov]

yeah, sideways is easy peasy... all you have to do is ask mine to go straight !!!

 

[evsj]

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Oh that's tu tu much!!!!

(Loud groan!) trust you.

 

[evsj]

not seen it on the website but the bit on him was about 5 minutes long so good for him. also an amateur girl jockey featured today so it's a good day for equestrianism on the beeb - just hope they remember to televise decent amount of Badminton this year!

 

[suesmith]

knew that would get you!!

Bizzo day for equestrianism! Well, quite a good year really, what with Zara winning sports personality etc.

 

[custard]

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yeah, sideways is easy peasy... all you have to do is ask mine to go straight !!!

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PMSL got same problem, like riding a shopping trolley sometimes!

 

[arkov]

hahahahahaha...shopping trolly......
must rmember that one...