The Olympia freestyle thread

[Goldenstar]

Rides like KK to.
Nice music too.

 

[humblepie]

He was lovely and the music very nice. What a canter.

 

[splashgirl45]

http://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/857/sta_erg/03_staENG.htm?style=longines

thankyou.....that black horse will be nice once she has sorted out the little problems, nice to see something without its chin on its chest!!!!!

 

[Azabache]

Not a perfect test but I really liked him

 

[Goldenstar]

Not a perfect test but I really liked him

Me too.

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

AM I the only one staring at the feet and whether they are shod or not...and what with

 

[Girlracer]

I don't think the music suits this combination, but don't know if that's just me as commentator seems to like it?

 

[_GG_]

AM I the only one staring at the feet and whether they are shod or not...and what with

I've noticed a couple with Ali's on

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

I think they have heard the calls to pipe down.... all gone silent...

And a nice free walk that looked like it was going somewhere

 

[humblepie]

I liked the mare's happy outlook and what huge ears. A very smiley test.

 

[springtime1331]

She was really bouncing off the ground, reminded me a bit of blue hors matinee's WEG performance.

 

[splashgirl45]

wow, what about the black mare....took my breath away some of the time..my favourite so far, hope she gets a good score

 

[stroppymare153]

I loved that horse (BHM). She was such a little star.

 

[springtime1331]

Me too stroppy mare, such a performer. Could watch her WEG freestyle over and over again.

 

[Jo_x]

I really liked Marc Boblet's test. Far far nicer than the following one, I thought that horse looked really fixed in the neck?

 

[springtime1331]

I agree joX, undoubtedly a good piaffe but seemed over rehearsed and a bit flat. All the hallmarks of a good grilling by yanky Von grunsven.

 

[Goldenstar]

Digby is one of my favourites .

 

[NinjaPony]

I always think Undercover has a great hind leg- tension just lets them down sometimes, he's clearly an extremely hot horse. In less skilled hands than EG that could be a recipe for disaster, he sits very quietly on him.
I loved the black French mare, she was stunning!

 

[Queenbee]

Look at that action!!! I adore this horse

 

[Goldenstar]

Wow they have got this more together .

 

[springtime1331]

Love watching Gal ride. Under cover looks very tense and short in the neck at times.

 

[Goldenstar]

The master of the hot horse even the music is designed to contain everything.

 

[Queenbee]

Haven't they just. He is a master with his horses, I just love his foreleg action, it's like he is flicking sand off his hooves every stride

 

[splashgirl45]

what a shame edward gal rides with the horse behind the vertical all the time, not nice to see IMO,however i bet he goes into the lead!!!!!!

 

[Queenbee]

The master of the hot horse even the music is designed to contain everything.

Lol, just saw you called him a master too, and yes definitely the master of a hot horse! Mind you, seeing how tense highly strung carls horse was earlier, really did illustrate how well he'd ridden his test during which he'd looked so calm! Woo hoo, silence now for Charlotte...

 

[Queenbee]

That horse loves his job so damned much!!!

 

[Goldenstar]

If you where young when I was when British dressage was a bit of a joke you will understand why watching that makes me tearful .

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

Wow, Edward Gal's score higher than I expected!

 

[_GG_]

I was glued until the extended down the centre line and that was it, teary eyed and lump in throat for the remainder, just a beautiful, beautiful test. So lovely that they stayed quiet for most of it and really lovely to see Valegro lapping up the crowd attention at the end

 

[BurntontheoutsideTurkey]

If you where young when I was when British dressage was a bit of a joke you will understand why watching that makes me tearful .

This, so much