It > certainly looks lovely in the video. > Well put response, Karen. I have seen a lot of upper level dressage tests and sometimes you can tell that the horse is stressed and not on a good way - probably brought along too fast, as Karen said. Even with the tail swishing, I didn't get the impression that this horse was stressed in a negative way - just working hard at an atheletically demanding level. To me she looked like she liked what she was doing and for an extreme athelete was as relaxed as her well toned muscles would allow. I think sometimes the tail swishing is a sign of concentration, like a child biting his lip as he concentrates on a hard task. Sometimes it is a sign of a horse getting angry and frustrated. This is probably one of, if not hte best, upper level tests I have ever seen.
Laree
