Olympics Team Dressage Day 1

Liking Grandioso . . . he just looks so Spanish and is so compact in his frame - and what about the size of that neck? My husband bought me a little bronze of a horse when we were in France a few years ago and Grandioso looks just like my little statue.

Lovely piaffe . . .

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Beautiful test by Hester and Uthopia - what a stunning, wonderful horse! Yes, "classical sitting", and how refreshing after all those croup-high, hyperflexed Dutch horses.
 
Am watching ZDF in Germany –*the commentators were in ecstasies over Carl and Uthopia from the moment they entered the ring :D

Carl is SO light, especially compared to that Danish lady who was first out.
 
Well aside from that break, that was a wonderful test . . . husband even deigned to put it up on the main telly so he could watch it! Not sure about the mark, though (77.72) - do you think the judges are being conservative b/c it's early?

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Mondy said:
Beautiful test by Hester and Uthopia - what a stunning, wonderful horse! Yes, "classical sitting", and how refreshing after all those croup-high, hyperflexed Dutch horses.
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Totally agree with this. And did you notice how Uthopia's back end matched his front end in the extended trot? Beautiful.

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Mondy said:
Beautiful test by Hester and Uthopia - what a stunning, wonderful horse! Yes, "classical sitting", and how refreshing after all those croup-high, hyperflexed Dutch horses.
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Yes, it looked nice to watch, whereas I often find watching pure dressage a bit artificial and looking like the results of a lot of gadgets.
 
nice to see uti so relaxed...carl will need a big improvement if he is to get an individual medal though. Slip up in transition and also the changes....good to see though..could do with a little less sneezing ! :)

had to tell as the big horses/riders are yet to go
 
Ok . . . so now we've got Rafalca - owned by Mitt Romney's wife . . . so, as I'm a die-hard Democrat and can't stand Mitt Romney, I'm afraid I'm inclined to be a tad prejudicial and already this horse is trailing his back end a little . . . lovely looking horse though.

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Well, so far it's rather . . . erm . . . safe and correct. Not a lot of presence, lacking true engagement but had a lovely halt before the rein back.

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Just wondering when they check the legality of the spurs and bit afterwards are they also checking the horses mouth for blood?
 
Oh bless him, Santana only has one eye . . . bit like Briarlands Blackberry who used to event . . . whatever happened to him?

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