Weinfee1998 (October 12, 2008 at 6:55 pm)

Many judges do not adhere to the valid principles of classical equitation,they prefer the mechanical perfection of a horse ridden under controlled tension to the suppleness of the genuinely well-schooled horse. The dominance of commercial motivation means young horses are brought on to perform much too quickly. The horse is being denigrated to an item of merchandise and riding to a line of business

Weinfee1998 (October 12, 2008 at 6:49 pm)

He competes with very young horses (8-9 years old) and I wonder where the horses are left a few years later. Theses horses are very good prospectives. If he would ride in the name of the horse, he wouldn´t use every show and competetion for presenting himself. I don´t like his way of warming up. Most of the time you can watch him riding Pi/Pa. She doesn´t have the strength (because she is so young) to do it without getting physical/psychical problems

Horses4life96 (October 12, 2008 at 5:15 pm)

This is the best dressage show I have ever seen in my life!

kken1229 (October 12, 2008 at 4:55 pm)

Weinfree: I love people who are passionate about the welfare of animals and Anky and a few others have been busted already for using rollkur. It has not been used on this horse. I have never read or heard anything bad about him. He seems to always put the horse first. In one article, he talked about "playing" with the horse as part of training. So what are you seeing that tells you a different story?

dieselrebecca (October 12, 2008 at 2:01 pm)

Go Denmark, i just love to look at that horse when it is moving, sow sad that it's still sik ;(

Weinfee1998 (October 12, 2008 at 12:11 pm)

And I don´t like the way, they judge GrandPrix-competition. There are few old Dressageriders and Officials who are doing their best to change the system.

Weinfee1998 (October 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm)

Riding the entired life doesn´t mean that you are right.Riding for over 20 or more years doesn´t mean, that you are a good and experienced rider.I love dressage, but I do not love the actual way, how the riders compete.

Weinfee1998 (October 12, 2008 at 11:32 am)

I said it once, I will say it again. Everyone can think what he/she wants to think about dressage.I can´t condemn you, cuz you´re blended by a good show.And I still say, the way she is doing the Pi/Pa, she learned it like a circustrick...not caused by collection.And guess what,I rode dressage my entired life too.What does it mean riding the entired life? AvG is winning Olympic Gold, do you really think she is the best (dressage)-rider?She is not able to canter during the winning-round

pegasus97 (October 12, 2008 at 5:22 am)

....and "circus tricks"? How ridiculous!

pegasus97 (October 12, 2008 at 5:16 am)

to weinfree.... I agree with falloutboy. I think you should know what you are talking about before slamming this pair. No two horses and riders are the same and no two horses move alike. If you're such an expert, how many Grand Prix competitions have you ridden in? Reading a book only means you know how to read.