Oh god. Gonna throw myself under a bus after watching that. Though when you look at the piaffe (?) where the horse trots vigourously but doesn't move forward at all...my horse can do that EVEN BETTER!!! He can stand ABSOLUTELY STILL and not go forward at all. In fact, he can do it for hours...it's one of his favourite paces! Do you think we'd do well in Elementary???
I'd love to be able to ride like that. Have you noticed how long all the riders legs are? Or is it just that they have incredibly deep balanced seats? I ride a 15.2 and even without stirrups my legs only come about half way down her sides. Not the same picture at all!
Just to show off(don't usally get a chance!)- thats what my new boy can do- he is a little stiff at the mo as been out of work for 4 months but we did manage a canter piroutte(sp??!!) 2 nights ago and all I can say is WOW!
I will get some vids once I have learnt to ride him!