Ruth's latest competition ride

This is an Intermediate 1 Level Dressage Freestyle. the only ride more complex in her sport is Grand Prix. The movements have to be coordinated to the music and cover a set number and type of movement as well

https://youtu.be/qn3oHFyZF2Y

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Originally Posted by TriGuy

The movements have to be coordinated to the music

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I gotta get the sound fixed on this computer...:confused:...Ben

Very nice--thank you.

I have a question for you: Does Wyleigh ever get out in a pasture and run around and kick like less refined horses?

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Originally Posted by Dave Grubb

Very nice--thank you.

I have a question for you: Does Wyleigh ever get out in a pasture and run around and kick like less refined horses?

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She spent the first 4 years of her life living in pasture with other mares learning to be a horse. She does get lunged in a round pen and put out in the turnouts every so often. she also gets 30 minutes in a hot walker to just walk and stretch every day. Every so often Ruth takes her out to the local park with some of the other ladies for some trail riding

I am saddened to see that beautiful horse being abused. Dressage (the horse ballet) is nothing more than blood sport for the elite and the breaking of a horse's instincts and body forcing them to preform un natural movements. Rollkur is torture to a horse, totally against any of it's natural movements and the horse can not see or balance properly & is dependent on the rider and that causes more abuse. People think rodeo's are harmful to the horses and other animals, I've been going to rodeos all my life and nothing you see at a rodeo comes close to the abuse a Dressage horse is subject to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIEcvyYp2jM

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Originally Posted by Charles

I am saddened to see that beautiful horse being abused. Dressage (the horse ballet) is nothing more than blood sport for the elite and the breaking of a horse's instincts and body forcing them to preform un natural movements. Rollkur is torture to a horse, totally against any of it's natural movements and the horse can not see or balance properly & is dependent on the rider and that causes more abuse. People think rodeo's are harmful to the horses and other animals, I've been going to rodeos all my life and nothing you see at a rodeo comes close to the abuse a Dressage horse is subject to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIEcvyYp2jM

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Rolkur is cruel, and only an asshole would ever use it. It is banned here. Our horse has never been subject to it or side reins in training and never will be. If a trainer / coach ever suggested it they would be fired by us. What you are stating is just like saying that due to the tiki carrying idiots in Charleston all white people are racists. Don't paint the many due to the abhorrent actions of a few, you will also notice that Ruth does not carry a crop(short whip) she does not use one in training either.