Rather nice new youngster for Patrik Kittel

[FrodoBeutlin]

Three-year-old (!) by Blue Hors Romanov x Blue Hors Don Schufro

http://youtu.be/PhSYB5mzAik

Full story here:
http://www.topdressage.tv/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=190&t=4680

I saw this and immediately thought of Santa_Claus' comment from this morning on whether we are breeding better horses now. Certainly we are breeding horses with far more "Bewegungspotential"!

 

[TuscanBunnyGirl]

oh. my.

How lovely

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

oh. my.

yeah My words were 'flipping heck'. Very jealous of the rider too (not because she gets to ride him --I most definitely couldn't-- but because she has an amazing seat)

Here's hoping he stays sound as I *really* want to see A LOT of him in the future!

 

[LEC]

What a lovely horse. I cannot get over how active he is behind.

 

[tigers_eye]

She must have core stability of steel to let him move that big and not hang on in front! I know he's rising 3 and being shown off here, but can you see the ability to collect in him? Given his parentage of course I assume it's there, I just want to know how you learn to spot collection potential in something like him?

 

[oldvic]

Now that's what I call a big mover!

 

[SavingGrace]

Beautiful horse

 

[oldvic]

I think he will collect because his hind legs come really well under his body and he doesn't push out behind. The angle of his pelvis looks like he will sit and take the weight on his hind legs.

 

[tigers_eye]

Thank you Oldvic, very interesting!

 

[Passage...]

Wow! Absolutely stunning

 

[WelshTilly]

Absolutely gorgeous and very jealous of the riders seat....

 

[PapaFrita]

Wow. Now that's what I call a BIG mover I'm very impressed with the rider. Looks like she could be boinged out of the saddle on those paces.

 

[DaisyDoll]

What a beautiful horse. I gasped when I saw that trot

 

[foxy1]

Wow.

 

[Goldenstar]

What an amazing horse with the most amazing hind legs you would have to glue me to saddle to stay on there!

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

I know--that hindleg actually gave me a headache! Just amazing, really hope we can see more of him either with Andreas or with Patrik.

 

[Santa_Claus]

She must have core stability of steel to let him move that big and not hang on in front!

agreed. very impressive though and will be very interested to see him in 5 years time!

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Oh and a longer article here
http://www.eurodressage.com/equestr...ld-patrik-kittels-sponsor-arlette-jasper-kohl

 

[trendybraincell]

Oh my word...that canter...swoon!!

 

[Venevidivici]

Stunning!

 

[LaurenB]

Wow! That must be so so difficult to ride like that!

 

[Bounced]

O.M.G droooooool

 

[PoppyAnderson]

Wow wow wow! Absolutely stunning. God, she makes it look so easy and yet I know I couldn't ride one side of it (understatement alert!). Jaw dropping.

 

[emma.is]

God, he's stunning...

but so is that arena! There's a sofa in there, I want one!

 

[vicky86]

Blimey....his legs seemed to have been replaced with springs

 

[perfect11s]

hopefully he has moved on improved his training and horsemanship !!!and the Rollkur and the blue tongue bussiness he was involved with is history!!!

 

[kerilli]

must admit, my first thought was the same as perfect11's, "oh no, not that Blue Tongue guy"...
amazing horse. his trot really reminded me of Keystone DiMaggio's. I think this one's canter is even better than DiMaggio's, but his walk isn't quite... yet, anyway. stunning. looks v strong in the hand in canter though, she's doing an ace job.

 

[Elfen]

Blimey!!! That canter is amazing. And to think my 2009 hohenstein baby is stuck in a field covered in mud!!! Must crack on me thinks

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Elfen, same here But for some reason my three year old doesn't move like that. Damn!

Kerilli I would agree re. the walk but it might just be tension.

 

[Turitea]

Here's hoping he stays sound as I *really* want to see A LOT of him in the future!

Well, one can only hope. Please keep your 3-year-olds on the pasture and start them in autumn. Early enough.