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Erm - overbent a tad?!!

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Thought that myself.
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I couldn't watch the whole video, poor horse
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Edited because I submitted before I'd finished typing
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You don't understand??? Watch it again!

What an appalling rider - he should be shot for the way he is riding that poor, poor horse. The stallion's tongue turned blue! Not to mention the pain it must be in from all that hyper flexion - it's disgraceful. It sickened me to watch that.
 
That looked very old fashioned I remember seeing horses ridden like that in the 1970's when it was very common to see draw reins used with double bridles for jumping as well as dressage!
 
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I don't want to even click on. What breed of horse and where did this happen in Europe?

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He's a KWPN stallion and it was filmed at a World Cup qualifier in Denmark. The p**ck riding is trained by Sjef Janssen!! It's a bloody miracle the poor brute's tongue didn't drop off in his hand when he tried to shove that poor, blue, limp tongue back into the horse's mouth. What a kind (or totally dominated) stallion not to throw that b**tard into the gallery!!

But what really pi**ed me off was the number of spectators and riders looking - with expressions ranging from disapproval to outright disgust - but noone did anything. I'm afraid I would have dragged him off the horse and kicked his dam* head in!!
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Why the hell is that appealing to a rider and trainer? Poor bl**dy horse.

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I do agree - and it's interesting isn't it at how much more natural and 'up' the horses frame was shortly after the tongue was put back in and the horse asked to work forward (prior to being asked to hyperflex again).
 
just to play devils advocate - there is "some" evidence to suggest that Rollkur doesn't have damaging effects and can go to increase suppleness through the back and hindquarters- its just not the normal or current "in" fashion so talked about in negative formats. I'm remaining open to different views on the subject...

however the bluetongue was terrible, and the reaction to the spur the horse gave when ask to collect - if you watch you see the rider engage the spur and the horse responds by trying to kick up at the riders legs - looks like a bad case of stringhalt - but for one stride which suggests its the horse doing it - watch from about 3:30 into the video and you'll see it...
 
Poor poor poor horse. Really upset me. Did he actually just tuck that limp blue tongue back into the mouth and carry on- what an absolutely evil man. Most of those horses were over bent or riders using hyperflexion, but none anywhere near that bad. And to think that poor animal had to put up with it for so long. Sickening
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I am glad I didn't watch. A friend in France who is BHS and French qualified saw an ex-track racehorse in a de gogue at one of the most famous establishments in France. This horse had been there a few days and his head was wrenched in, whilst he was long-reined.

I wonder how much long term damage is done to young horses subjected to this.

My four year old stallion went to a well known horse whisperer for backing and is now with a very sympathetic dressage rider (currently no 15 in France) for schooling.
 
Hyperflexion is when the horses head is well and truly tucked in to his chest, riders like this encourage it.

Not sure what made the tongue blue, the angle of his head perhaps or the bit..?
 
Rollkur. Cr*p.

Dizz will hyperflex for a few minutes, but nothing is holding her there and she prefers to hold her head at the vertical. Her choice.

The spurs, the bit, the Rollkur - an evil combination
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Poor poor horse- it really saddens me to think that these animals live their lives in stables- never out then ridden by idiots like this.
 
Two hours working like that?
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That is sickening, and as for the tongue...
Many of the other riders were not a lot better.
 
Ok, lets face facts here..WHY?!?! i mean just WHYYYY is there any need for such bolox??...How is that any benefit to the horse OR rider long term? aye, ok; fair play, the rider might have better control over the horse during the exercise, but come on! thats only because the horse cant possibly resist or protest with its nose shoved in and down, even if it wanted to! Like, i thought the whole reason behind dressage and all that was to ride natural movements as accuratly and freely as possible, now; who the [****] thinks thats even close to what i just said???...Jesus!! Its just totally unnessacery, perhaps those riders need a metal bar shoved into their mouths and the reins tide tighly behind their backs, while they try prancing around for over an hour.......Pricks!!.....*breathes deeeplyy*
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Is it possible the horse got his tongue over one of the bits and therfore had it trapped between the two? That would make it turn blue!

Horrible video.
 
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Not sure what made the tongue blue, the angle of his head perhaps or the bit..?

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The blood supply to the tongue was being cut off by severe use of the bit! The blueness indicates tissue hypoxia which is VERY painful! The FEI steward who received complaints and did f*** all (with the excuse that other riders were as bad!) should be dumped! (or worse!)
 
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