Classical dressage

[bellababymaby]

woooowww the horses r beautiful but with 1 of the horses it looked like it was limping!! id say he shud take better care with those horses!!

[horsesrock609]

thats one nice Knapstrup.

[MyMonty55]

LOVE the appy!

[jeaninedressage]

nice extended trot pic of the appaloosa!

[NadiNadia1]

Beautiful horses!

[tannamara]

nice movie! I saw some verry good examples of where we riders should keep our legs and hands.

[BILLandTOMtokiohotel]

Utrolig bra! Det er så flott at flere folk her i norden kjenner til den klassiske ridekunsten :)

[hrasek2005]

whats name of the song?

[RatsRule]

We Believe by Good Charlotte.

[hrasek2005]

thx :)

[enlighteneduk]

It is not Spanish riding, it is indeed classical, as pure as you will find. Hugin, the spotted Knapstrup stallion is also blind.

[kkhesten]

Good dressage with good music

[ploolg2008]

1:07 is spanish riding, not classic

[DeathKitty123456]

This is what dressage is meant to show! No rollkur no pain just great horsemanship and trust!

[gingermegs1]

i have the dvd the art of  classical dressage by Bent and it is absolutely fabulous to watch.

get yourself a copy if you can

[windbreaker235]

In my oppinion Bent ist one of the most brilliant riders of our time.

If I watch this and compare it to videos of international successful dressage riders, I want to cry... Thank god there are still people dedicating theirselves to classical dressage.

[classicaldq]

fabulous!

[Pylamos]

cool...i like bent branderup

[mrshorsejumper]

me too-i love it too

[camelsrweired3]

omfg the first one is the prettiest

[jahoie]

what's the name of the rider on the white horse with black dots??? :D

[SuffocatingInDespair]

his name is Bent Branderup!

[britarthc]

@SuffocatingInDespair

thats a leppard appy

[tucker72100]

@britarthc No it is not... it is a Knabstrupper...

"Believed to have originated from the prehistoric spotted horses of Spain, the Knabstrupper is one of the oldest breed registries in Europe."

Source from Wikipedia - Knabstrupper

It is also believed to be one of the foundation horses of the Leopard Appaloosa we know of today - hints the common misunderstanding of the two breeds...

[BlindMagSoprano]

@britarthc I had a leopard appaloosa... that is indeed a Knabstrupper, not an appaloosa.

[pimboly22]

bend branderup is the best!!!

[littlemisswolf]

mazing, what breed was that first horse, andalucian??

[TwistedTemptress]

the first horse looks like a percheron to me, its too heavy to be an andalusian. But very pretty =D

[XTheRealMcCoyX]

amazing no tail swishing, relaxed reins and horses jaws gorgeous !

[ubrilliant1]

Sick choice of music for this video.. I hate the music choice.. YUCK!

[ubrilliant1]

I like how long of a stirrup he rides with..

[horsieylover]

The first piaffe/passage I saw without all the tail swishing.

[copenhagen1966]

icerainsleet

that vet that is that dvd is the one philippe karl is working with, very interesting wish i could make it to germany for that seminar

[Sisty41]

Hi, I,m riding after PK, he's absolutely brilliant, and he now wrote a letter to the german FN, to propose some new rules, they could adjust to, for a horsefriendlier riding, if you go on his website you can also sign and read all about it!! In Sept 09 I'm at a seminar with Dr Heuschmann (Stimmen der Pferde), the Vet PK works together with, and i'm already very excited about it !!

[blondie42685]

What is his website?

[AngelBelladonna]

I got a book recently called the Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage: A Search for a Classical Alternative. It's completely converted me. it's so good I recommend it to any rider. When I started using some of the classical techniques and way of riding on my horse his "vices" disappeared.

[copenhagen1966]

it the best book out there

get his videos as well

[copenhagen1966]

oh and make sure you get the video with the interview between philippe karl and christoph hess, its amazing

[IceRainSleet]

There is a brilliant film too called 'Stimmen Der Pferde' - if you can find it, buy it. It has English dub and it is absolutely fascinating. It shows a lot of the comparisons between classical and modern dressage and it shows a huge difference between the two in a clear systematic way. Twisted Truths is a great book.

[145engelchen145]

oh bent*_* i have seen a curse from him! I take the theori! next year my horse and me togehter!:D Hes the best! ive never seen a men how knows so much about horses!!!!

[xxmamanixx]

oooh bent branderup he's awesome! i had some training lessons with him it was rli awesome! :D

[BlazingAva]

I'm with you I love being in classical dressage lol! Amazing vid

[annemarieke]

What's with the huge whip sticking up in the air?

[Stormhorse23]

Would you rather the rider be jabbing spurs into the sides of the horse like in modern dressage.

The whip is truly for instruction.

[gmwwc]

That is not a ''whip' It is a magic wand : ) You can see it works too.

[GallopingGreys]

Nice to see good Classical Dressage. Im tired of this new 'Competitive' Dressage where idiots are using Rolkur..

[possum2u]

What are these lovely spotted horses? do you know?

[RosellasRider]

The horse at 00:18 is a Knapstrupper, an old danish breed.

[rrkmm246]

how do u make horses do that kind or stuff

[wyvern10]

With time, great patience and a soft guiding hand so that you can build a great relationship and communcation between rider and horse!

[FrisiansLove]

JumpItTrumpIt, you complain about that what you've seen here? well, watch some of the rollkur videos.. then you have a reason to complain!

This is an amazing video! i love it..

[JumpItTrumpIt]

look at the bit. would you be happy if you had a straight bar of metal in your mouth? i wouldn't. Would you rather have a joined piece in your mouth? i bet you would. i use a combination of two dressage methods and my horse is perfectly happy. he loves what he does.

[GallopingGreys]

Maybe its just because you have bad hands that you can't use a normal bit...

[equinechick569]

OH burn

[JumpItTrumpIt]

yes this might show a bond between horse and rider. but look at the bits. even though the riders aren't using them in any of the clips then why does the horse need a bit like that? so that if the horse does something wrong they have a way of correcting them

[carambee]

If you knew something about bits you would know that when you come beyond using the bit as a steeringwheel, you use it only as a guide for the form the horse is working in.

[carambee]

They are not using it as correction, yes it is stronger, but as other extra aids it can be used to make signals more subtle. Of course everything can be used in the wrong way, the people in this video doesn't. That is the exact opppsite of their goal.

And just for the record, these horses start either on a snaffel or even without a bit until they can be controled from the seat and rein-pressure on their neck.

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

why does a horse need a bit like that? Because once you have your foundation comunication down, a bit of that kind is used for much further refinement. I am a person of parelli myself. I ride my mare in a rope halter, hackamore or nothing at all. And one day I will graduate to using those tools for refinement.

[GallopingGreys]

Its classical dressage, not Parelli. The bits are fine if used by the right hands, and in this case, they are.

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

I was saying bits were okay and were used for refinement. Or do you just want to make the point that you don't like parelli?

[GallopingGreys]

I actually don't like Parelli, I think Classical Dressage by itself is fine...

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

yes it is fine. I respect that technique so isn't it reasonable to expect that same curtesty?

[GallopingGreys]

No. Parelli gets quick results, while Classical takes years to truley work your horse into it.

I also know what the Parelli team did in an Event barn in the East coast, but its a long story.

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

it takes a second to learn about parelli but a lifetime to master it. You never stop learning in parelli, not that parelli is the only way there are plenty of other ways out there. So it is your loss if you're too tunnel minded to accept anything else.

[GallopingGreys]

No, Im not tunnel minded, I use methods handed down from Classical trainers.

[GallopingGreys]

I said I don't like Parelli, and thats it. They really don't use 'natural' methods.

Theres an event barn on the East coast that got the actual Parellis to come for a clinic. The barns owner horse had a problem loading, which they were going to work on the next day. She woke up early the day of the clinic, only to find the Parellis trying to whip her horse in the trailer, along with a pitch fork behind it, and somebody tugging it in with a bucket of grain.

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

that is unfortunate but I have trouble finding that Pat or Linda would do that. Unless you are talking about some other students, just like other people who claim to be doing classical dressage and use rolkur. And they do use natural methods, my mare was a bronc horse before parelli.

[GallopingGreys]

It was Pat and Linda. I just don't believe in quite methods one horses. Classical has where you bond with your horse, and also how to teach it to efficently use their body. You don't have to use it and a natural horsemanship program.

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

parelli is also bonding with your horse, and you can do anything 'normal' with it, using a communication that is sensitive to all the horses needs. Love, Language and Leadership in equal doses.

[Daniiiii08]

I love classical riding, and it has really helped my mare ( an ex-barrel horse), but I can't imagine that Parelli is as bad as you claim it is. Nor do I believe it gets "quick results".

[pleatec13]

wow was your horse really a bronc? poor thing, glad somone saved one :) it bugs when people say you can ride them, its all fake lol

[equinechick569]

I am not one for Pat and Linda, but I highly doubt that. #1, if they did that to train their horses, the horses would be a whole lot more tense an nervous during clinics and shows. But if you watch them, they have their ears relaxed, and are usually making  chewing motions with their mouths, which is a very good sign. Plus, She would have pressed charges, and Parelli would have been shut down.

[GallopingGreys]

It wasn't Pat or Linda's, it was a clients horse.

The lady ordered them to leave immediatly, and banned them from the barn.

And there are ways to make horses look 'relaxed' aka calming paste. Since its not a competition, their horses aren't drug tested.

[equinechick569]

Pat and Linda would never drug a horse. Never. Their too big a buisness to take such a risk, and their entire program works on trust and security. I myself have seen the shows, and the horses have done things they coulnd't do under drugs.

[gmwwc]

So you have some axe to grind, no? I think what is said here is WAY beyond them. I am not their biggest fan. I think it odd how some people worship them and others vilify them. Perhaps that comes with financial success.

[Golvklut]

Actually, hackamore is often stronger than most bits, not to mention rope halter which is a really strong tool; and can be at least as bad as bits with shanks. Again, it depends on the person in the other end!

[XoXxeventerxXoX]

yep your right, it does depend on the person at the other end, and anyone can abuse any tool. But do you mean to say that a person riding in a plain jointed snaffle bit has a weaker effect than a rope halter? Also you see more people abusing a bit rather than a rope halter. Of course the people here aren't and I'm not at all saying bits are bad. Defending the rope halter and natural hackamore.

[iws2epaul]

This is real dressage not like we see today.Riding the horse from back to front with a light hand thats how I learned from a good trainer.Ride the horse fareward into the contact They just don't train like that anymore.All they do is pull,pull,pull,pull.I can't stand it.

[xxassessment]

Yes, except they do it in the form of "give him a little half-halt to get him off the front end" and while the hands have an obvious place they are indeed pulling the head in without even realizing it.

[Damianlover]

I know the 'knapstrupper' :)

I can't remember his name, though, but I know that he's blind.

I've read it from somewhere

[SuffocatingInDespair]

The Knabstrupper's name is Hugin and yes, he's blind

[Damianlover]

Yeah, I knew it, haha XD

[slippers87]

den där långsamma gallop priuetten eller vad det var va svincool

[015Horsechick]

This is great!

[shwazzi]

Or Knapstrups.... What ever they are. lol. longlive the spotted breeds!

[shwazzi]

GO THE APPYS!!!!

[kamelai]

Haha, I love to be danish :b

It is spelled "knapstrupper"

[Sadylike]

I like Bent Branderup. I also take some of his real good ideas to train my horse on hand and under the saddle. If you want, take a look at our Videos :)

Sady

[storm15918]

Is it possible to train a horse in classical dressge without a trainer? Also, how long does it take to reach the higher levels? Once I have my own horse I want to do this, but I doubt I'll be able to afford a trainer lol. They can cost quite a bit. I would like to do it myself, but I don't know if it would just end in disaster. What do ya'll think? Beautiful horses in this video btw! They all look so happy!

[xxassessment]

Storm, you can train your horse basically in the classical methods without a trainer-however teaching piaffe/passage, more advanced moves will take another eye and in all likely hood a trainer. I would read up alot on basic principles, going up to the higher levels without experience can make your horse a nervous wreck.

[Asiasaysthnkyvrymc]

This is so beautiful. these are the true masters! It is such a pleasure to watch. Anky van Grunsven is a great athlete no doubt but whats the bet her horses never enjoy themselves. They look like caricatures. So bound and constricted.these beautiful horses look like the have all the range of motion they need. Something to really aspire to.Thank you for sharing this

[VCDressage]

Does some one know the breod of the first horse in the film?

[SuffocatingInDespair]

The very first horse is a Norwegian "Döle" and his name was Hallingblåen, but he died :( but isn't he beautiful? :)

[xplosivist]

The knabstrumpper(spelling?) whit black spots is blind on both eyes.

[cheval99]

wooow i think in 3 years i will be able to do this with my horse :D

[xxassessment]

I think those are knapstruppers(?). That is by far the highest degree of collection I've seen(pirouette), the horses seem so much happier.

[Sky212]

It such a shame to see that the Rollkur method is accepted by the FEI.

Classical dressage is much better for the horse and it´s wellfare.

Rollkur only destroys those beautifull animals :(

[gwgallopergirl]

hw does he destroy his horses?

[Sky212]

gwgallopergirl I´m talking about the Rollkur that is destroying the horses, it isn´t Branderup that I´m talking about who works in the classical way. Rollkur is used by Van Grunsven, Edward Gal etc.

[Golvklut]

Nydelig means something like beautiful!

Nice riding!

[Golvklut]

Nydelig!

[SuffocatingInDespair]

I don't know what that means

[horsegodess]

I loved the appaloosa horses :)

[SuffocatingInDespair]

I know they're beautiful, the one in the beginning and the one cantering is the same and his name is Hugin ^^ he's actually totaly blind =S

[horsegodess]

That's terrible and very sad... Advanced age problems, i suppose... My cat is totally blind also, since he was born, so he does a normal life. Must be harder for Hugin :(

[SuffocatingInDespair]

Oh :( ya i suppose but it's amazing that he trust his rider so much that he lets him ride him!