The Olympia freestyle thread

For me, the highlight was Valegro's elated acceptance of the applause of the crowd after Charlotte let his reins drop at the end of the test. He was so pleased with her, himself and the adulation that they received after a brilliant performance. I was a teary wreck at that point!
 
Tiddlypom said:
For me, the highlight was Valegro's elated acceptance of the applause of the crowd after Charlotte let his reins drop at the end of the test. He was so pleased with her, himself and the adulation that they received after a brilliant performance. I was a teary wreck at that point!
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I know, he's such a cool customer, like "hey that was nothing, I'll beat it next time anyway!"
 
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Holidays_are_coming said:
Totally agree lex loved the French mare thats the 3rd time I have seen valegro in the flesh but by far that was his best Kur.

Edward Gal is just a stunning rider
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EG is stunning with this sort of horse I saw them at Greenwich and the horse looked almost unrideable he gave it an amazing ride I don't know how he does it .
Undercover is getting better and better it will be very exciting to see how he develops .
Valegro was just so good it's difficult to think of the words to describe it.
 
Shame on the BBC this morning when the sports presenter focused on the GB failing cricket team and over rated,overpaid footballers,giving them a prominent spot whilst Charlotte and Valegro's achievement got a short piece at the end.Whenever will the press promote Equine sport?
 
Gorgeous test from Charlotte and Valegro.

I'd like to watch Gal's test and some of the others. Does anyone know where on the world wide web they might be?
 
JingleSmells said:
I will say it now, I believe Fine Time will be the horse to break any records Valegro sets. I could watch Carl ride all day, but this horse looks a bit like something very very special to my eye :)
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and ill eat my hat if that happens.

he's lovely and ridden superbly but he's no where near as scopey in his movement as Valegro, Undercover etc.

just as an example, watch the half passes and see how much more crossing and cadence the top 3 show compared to Bruno. The passage too lacks real top class athletic ability.

he's a fantastic horse but he's not in the same league as the top 3 (IMO).

Siro was the one i would take home in a heartbeat and i think we will hear a lot more of that combination.
 
Def agree here. Fine time is a "nice" horse but doenst have the WOW factor that you now need!

Siro def on the one to watch list! Undercover probably needs another year but is def going to be pushing Valegro.
 
Another vote for Fine Time being nice, but I certainly don't think he is breathtaking in the way others nudging the top elite are. I thought Undercover was too short through the neck, though hopefully he will learn to relax?
 
It's fine, we can all have our own opinions on any horse. None of the others mentioned were born with the movement they have now. I stand by my original statement, I think Fine Time will be a very special horse in a few years time.
..and of course he should come to me on weekends :wink3:
 
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I have to say- I stood right next to Carl and Fine Time in their warm up at the nationals in September and tbh, in the flesh, he really isn't that spectacular (IMO)

I can't remember which horse it was, but there was one in the first half before the interval that had SUCH expressive half passes- it's front leg was almost on another continent when it crossed over! Absolutely loved it! Might've been a mare? Really can't remember now. I think that's going to be pretty special when it gets more confident and balanced in the movements.
 
Perfect_Pirouette said:
I have to say- I stood right next to Carl and Fine Time in their warm up at the nationals in September and tbh, in the flesh, he really isn't that spectacular (IMO)

I can't remember which horse it was, but there was one in the first half before the interval that had SUCH expressive half passes- it's front leg was almost on another continent when it crossed over! Absolutely loved it! Might've been a mare? Really can't remember now. I think that's going to be pretty special when it gets more confident and balanced in the movements.
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I do love my mares. Can be bl00dy hard work but when they want to go the extra mile for you, they REALLY go the extra mile xxx
 
Perfect_Pirouette said:
I can't remember which horse it was, but there was one in the first half before the interval that had SUCH expressive half passes- it's front leg was almost on another continent when it crossed over! Absolutely loved it! Might've been a mare? Really can't remember now. I think that's going to be pretty special when it gets more confident and balanced in the movements.
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Was it Marc Boblet's horse? Was that before the interval? She is super special.
 
JGC said:
Was it Marc Boblet's horse? Was that before the interval? She is super special.
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She was the horse of the night for me (not including Blueberry of course!)

I didn't really like Siro to be honest - I got a bit bored through the test, and wasn't sat in a position to see the wow half passes so they slightly passed me by!
 
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