My totally non-horsey husband is watching dressage on TV …..

[Greylegs]

…. And has asked me “what the heck is that man doing to that poor horse?” ….. which is a fair question really. I have attempted to explain the finer points of top level dressage (to an elderly man with early stage dementia) but found it hard to explain why the horse was moving in what seemed to him to be a completely unnatural way. He pointed out - quite correctly - that “your horse doesn’t trot like that”, and that “It looks really uncomfortable for the horse and the rider.”

I’m interested to hear what anyone else would have said in response.

 

[FlyingCircus]

My non-horsey husband is also watching dressage. He put it on, I'm not watching.

It's interesting he seems to have taken an interest in what's going on since the CDJ news.

 

[Peglo]

My non horsey OH asked if Tali could do that. he did say it with a grin.

No darling but she’s got a mean forelock flick

 

[poiuytrewq]

I was surprised to just come in from walking the dogs and see mine watching dressage. He's not a changed man though, after a few he commented ''god this is boring" Normality resumed
He liked the white breeches and asked why I didn't dress like that to ride..... ( I hack round the villages)

 

[tda]

Ivè just been outside for a while, OH must have been watching dressage, describing a movement using dance which we determined was a canter pirouette

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

My 29 year old nephew messaged me and said he was watching Olympic equestrian and then sent me a message saying its unreal how they get the horse to do that.

I said what you watching dressage?

He said I don't know is that where they ride around a sandpit jumping over things

I said no darling that's showjumping

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Mine tried and got as far as, ‘why is that horse’s leg skew?’ - Isabell Werth’s horse dishing a bit

 

[SEL]

Mine tried and got as far as, ‘why is that horse’s leg skew?’ - Isabell Werth’s horse dishing a bit

Oh I posted a whole thread on her horse's action some time ago!

My OH reckons Babycob has all the moves. He does. Just not on command.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Oh I posted a whole thread on her horse's action some time ago!

My OH reckons Babycob has all the moves. He does. Just not on command.

Annoying isn’t it! I watched lame retired TB float across the field with the most amazing trot yesterday.
If I got on he’d do the 3 legged crab

 

[COldNag]

My late Mum watching the 2012 dressage, was absolutely convinced the horses had to learn the "routines" so just went in and did what they had learned. Not sure what she thought the rider was doing sitting there.... she did take some convincing that it wasn't the case!

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Oh I posted a whole thread on her horse's action some time ago!

My OH reckons Babycob has all the moves. He does. Just not on command.

My husband said it was distracting and ‘not symmetrical’ maybe I should direct him to your thread!

 

[myheartinahoofbeat]

I was listening to the Lottie’s test on 5Live this afternoon . The commentator described the dressage arena as like a football pitch but with A and C markers where the goals should be.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

I was listening to the Lottie’s test on 5Live this afternoon . The commentator described the dressage arena as like a football pitch but with A and C markers where the goals should be.

What's wrong with that?

 

[Spotherisk]

My OH has been teaching shooting all day, and the Dutch de Froger family turned up with a television crew, sound, producer etc and delayed the next group… OH appeared at our house and asked me to make a cuppa for the four men who were then delayed for their lesson…

Me ‘Come in, sit down, I’m watching the dressage Olympics, there’s two to go before Lottie Fry, we’re all watching it.’

They told my OH later that they’d learnt loads!