>>> "These riders are superb! Do their horses look miserable? Most wimpy American riders would NEVER get on these little balls of fire!!"
Well, they certainly were fighting the bit a lot. And geez, they weren't serious with that three seconds of "dressage" in that video were they? I'm thinking about the old dressage adage, "Speed is the enemy of collection." I guess their goal would be to ride a five-minute dressage test in 1 minute 30 seconds. Sigh...it's always about speed with those people, not skill. No thanks, I'll rewatch the video of Gifted, and the mare whose link Laree sent, if I want to watch dressage. >>> " The tölt and flying pace are natural gaits and the horses aren't forced to perform their movements in any way that is unnatural to them." Too many negatives in that sentence - not sure what the writer meant. Karen Thomas, NC
