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  • @PoneeL0ver just remind yourself not to teach your dog any tricks then :P Dogs are meant to eat meat and run wild :P

  • 1:05 is absolutly amazing

  • poor horses. i hate how people breed horses to dance like a little ballerina and forced not to gallop or canter. its cruel. horses are born to run. not prance.

  • @PoneeL0ver Wow, that's ignorant. :) I agree with ItzSamPowers... If the horse doesn't want to do it, they won't. You can't force a horse, a horse does this because of positive reenforcement and love and respect for their trainers. A love and respect the trainer gives the horse.

  • @PoneeL0ver Riiiiight, because a horse galloping (aka the racing industry) is so much better .... Not. Guaranteed racing causes horses more injury and pain than this does. This breed was bred and developed to do this discipline - not gallop.

  • @PoneeL0ver A horse is willing to perform for it's owner/rider if the horse is treated with respect and cared for with love. You form a bond with that horse, have seen any of the videos of horses and riders. Look up some videos of cutting horses. The horses do it themselves, all the rider does is decide which cow to cut from the herd. It's an excellent display of horsemanship

  • The Lipizzaners are from Hungary. Period. The lipizzaner horses are special because these horses are adapted to their environment, which is unique in the world, and can be found in the mountains of Bükk, Hungary.

  • @TheKqkk

    Don't say shit ,when you know you're lying :

    The breed takes its name from one of the earliest stud farms established, located near the Kras village of Lipica in modern-day Slovenia. :)

  • Ehm am I the only one that see that this horse have an Andulasian head?

  • 100% from slovenia 

  • True!!! The only Original 100% horse is V.O. 

  • I love the horses and I love the music you chose! Beautiful! Thank you!

  • great video ! :)

    if it were possible, could i have it ? i make a power point presentacion about horses and it would be verrry nice, if i could use it.

    my mail: marysiaolejnik@tlen.pl

  • i want to train my white pony to be like this :D

    he has the look. he has the main and the tail all he needs is the practice :)

  • who brought the Spanish horses to Austria in 1572.

    Since 1580, this splendid horses race Lipizzaners

    nd they were losing height for the Purebred Spanish.

    did you notice arabianlost control of spain 1492, since then everyting turn european how don't you see the fucking horse has barb and arab in him

  • that looks not harmonically

  • they must be verrry experienced riders...iv been riding for 3 weeks and i can hardly stay on the rail..let alone post trot

  • not from slovenia..not from italia, not from romenia, not from austria..from all of the country's ..

  • @xxmusicxisxlovexx17 lipizzaners are trained to this and they have a lot of fun in what they do, unless it is used incorrectly

  • I think that is actually the andalusian stallion that was in the show

  • HOLY FUCKING SHIT PISS TITS>

  • Beautiful. Thanks for posting. I love all horses, but Andalusians(I have a PRE gelding) and Lipizzans are my favorites. Newsboys are awesome too!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a happy, upbeat song to hear while watching beautiful horses dance.

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  • not sure if anyone else has noticed but they seemed a bit too unhappy chappy to me. they seem really jittery.

  • these horses are truly amazing to watch in person......they are so beautiful and graceful with every step they take...i love this breed!!!!!!

  • Lipizzaners are such a beautiful and intelligent breed.

    This video proves it but I'm sure it's far more impressive live, I hope I get the chance to watch some perform live one day!

  • Awesome!!!

  • lipizzaner horses are one of the worlds best breeds in my opinion not before shires of course lol :) x

  • god they are such beautiful horses =D

  • that's one slobbery horse! but beautiful

  • love this show........

  • Very pretty, but the whole "I am free" song doesn't really match! That poor horses mouth!!!!!

  • @sammyrox8 As a stallion he is doing very much (aside from bowing) what he'd do without a rider in the paddock trying to impress a mare, or his own shadow! Much more preferable life to that of many on the "modern" dressage circuit, with their hyperflexion (rollkur) and lack of engagement of the hindquarters. But I get the irony! Regarding the horse's mouth, the horse can only produce saliva if its jaw is relaxed and it is accepting the bit - a good sign!

  • I dont know about this style of riding, but to me, they just seem VERY uneasy horses.. Very anxious & powerful to ride. Excuse me if Im wrong!

  • I saw them in person. what is the song name again.

  • Gods magnificent creatures.

  • I want one! :) they're so beautiful.

  • I used to work with these horses. This is Maluso, one of the Andalusians. He's really sweet, but these horses go through a lot of pain and a very unnatural lifestyle. They are more for crowd wows than true dressage, but with the travel they don't have much time to do a lot of practice anyway. Sometimes things got really rusty on the road.

  • Despite complaints about this performance, it is one of the better videos on youtube, having spent part of the day weeding through all of them, among the many slideshows as well.

    The horses are gorgeous.

  • Yeah, this is a very quick, somewhat sloppy version of the Spanish Riding School's work. This is primarily put together for its spectacularity, rather than for its skill.

    However, the "slobbery white stuff" is simply the horse working the bit a lot. Normally it's a good thing, meaning the horse is engaged and responsive to the bit, but in this instance I think it's a symptom of nerves for the horse.

    Thanks for posting, though, it's interesting to watch!

  • i dont like his changes of leg :\

    but a beautifull lipizzaner with a wanderfull reverence :)

  • That was really cool! imagine how hard it must have been to train those horses!

  • I agree this horse does look scared and not relaxed.

  • I have known three peole who have been riders for the Lipizzan stallions. All three are now accomplished, professional Dressage riders. They will tell you these horses are taught tricks for the crowd and would not consider what these horses do to be true dressage.

  • I love the show they put on, put i must admit, in this video, these horses do look really tense..... I am a huge dressage fan, and rider, but these horses look really scared not relaxed... but either way they are still beautiful

  • I saw that show!!!

  • WOW

  • I understand time by time they bow and leap but all at once! to much rush!

    i hate the sloppery white stuff coming out of its mouth

  • Sorry to desagree with some fewers, but compare this show with the original Spanish Riding School in Vienna and you will notice a huge difference! This presentation is hash an accelerated, not fluent and harmonic. The horses seem to be at the edge of nervous break down all the time.

    I think that these gorgeous horses deserve it better!

  • this is cruel ;(

  • i know they look good but the horses eyes look worried not happy

  • you can not deny the bond between horse and riders.

  • I've gone to a Lipizzaner horse show in new york, these horses are beautiful creatures and have incredible body structures, and they are basically trained to do tricks in front of a large audience along with dressage.

    ...These horses are the BOMB!

  • die spaanse pas is super goed:O

  • i saw them a few yrs ago and i was completely amazed...they were so ellegant and could do the koolest things. i want 2 go see them again

  • I've seen this solo a few times and it is pathetic. Very resistant and nothing really going on in the way of amazing horsemanship. I've gone to this show a lot and the only time it was good was when they had an Austrian trainer that was from the Spanish Riding School. The time the riding was good and the horses were correctly ridden. Since then it hasn't been very good- sorry!

  • I agree, the horse has his ears back in parts and it's movements aren't very fluid and graceful. The rider is way to bouncy on the horse's back, as well. It's also very sloppy.

  • i dont like to bath a white horse! lol. i bet their stud fee is a pretty penny!

  • i get to go see them in like 4 hours!! im so excited!!!

  • I ride a horse that is just like a Lipizzaner. She is built just like it. Her name is Blue. She is grey (white) just like this one. She's great. She actually a paint but you would NEVER guess it unless she was wet and even then you can BARELY see the gray!!! She's awesome and I love her. She's my instructors horse and she was a abused and everything so she's scared if you go up to her with tack real quick. She also is scared of spray bottles. So we use clicker training and she's fine. i LOVE her

  • They are such beautiful creatures!

  • They're soft in their mouths when they're "foaming and slobbering"

  • Sorry if this is a really stupid question but...why does the horse slobber so much ?

  • they just play with the bit in their mouth. my horse does that all the time

  • It means the horse is really accepting the bit and working with the bit. Its a good thing :)

  • aww they are so pritty

  • wenn das ein lipizaner ist ist meine welsh a stute aus wales ein schetty was aber rein welsh a gezogen ist...

  • its not extended walk, its spanish walk

  • Hold on this is a..........

    Dont worry you know

    lol

  • That is like mind Blowing!

    =D

  • Thats a Andalusian not a Lipizzaner!

  • Have you gone to see a Lipizzaner that is one of tham I want to see him

  • Yes I have gone to see them. they dance very beautifully.

  • i have gone, it was amazing!!!!!

  • POOR HORSE x(

  • those horses are STUNNING!

  • that extended walk was so cool!

  • The horse you see in this video is a white Andalusian, not a Lipizzaner. If you know your horses, you will notice that this little beast is much more stocky and tough... It doesn't really matter, these horses have GREAT handlers.. I have raised over 90 horses of my own, it takes patience and love to see the majestic animals thru their daily life.. My congrats to you folks that work with them, and to the rest that get to enjoy them!!!!

  • Yes you are correct. But they are still amazing.

  • Super... ;)))

  • LOVE IT !!!! Who sings that song ???? :)

  • The Newsboys!

  • Wrong music :P

    That horse is beautifull

  • wats wrong with christian?

  • They are amazing, beautiful horses, who look like they are having fun themselves =]

    If they were unhappy it would spoil the show, and I assure you they live pampered lives much better then most humans.

  • Neat video, I just wanted to comment on the awesome music selection :)

  • ".ancestors of the Lipizzaners, have been traced to Carthaginian and Roman horses at the time Julius Caesar was Emperor of Rome.

    ...dates back to around 1562 when Archduke Maximilian started to breed Spanish horses in Lipica, a village in the modern day Slovenia...

    The South African Lipizzaners have earned the honour of being the only performing Lipizzaners outside Vienna recognised by and affiliated to the Spanish Riding School

  • Look on the map where is Lipica (Lipicanec). And you will see that it is in SLOVENIA. You probably think that it is Spanish becouse of spanish reading school tha is in Wiena.

    And the fact that Slovenia was under occupation of Austria at the time of their development doesn't make them Austrian eather!

  • No, they are not originated from spain. They are descendents of horses who lived in Slovenia (Kast horses) and Krast region is only in Slovenia. Most people think they are from Austria or Spain because of fameous spanish riding school in Wienna and because they dont know where or what Slovenia is.

  • Beautiful elevation, especially in the tempi changes... and whatever he did after that in the walk. I've never seen that done before.

    I don't like the footing though... It looks like he's on concrete... Ouch... that really wears down a horses hocks and joints.

  • Its called a spanish walk I believe.

    Its not concrete but not too soft either. It almost a woodish boarding they use. The middle is a carpet.

  • they're so gorgeous. its amazing that anyone can train a gelding to do those tricks let alone a stallion

  • I agree, but Not all stallions are crazy, no brainers. I know loads of stallions that dont act like they are! You have to look between their leggs to know if they are a stallion or not..

  • wonderful footage...just saw these magnificent animals at South Point in Las Vegas...they only perform to classical music, btw

  • I love Lipizzaner's especially when they are all white with a grey mane and tail!

  • cutee

  • By the way.. you can tell by the behaiviour of the tail how pissed or uptight a horse is. The tail of the first horse is totally calm. He's absolutely having fun and offers so much different movements to his rider, that he can't even decide which one's is best. This a sign he enjoys the ride. Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Germany.

  • Your english is fine, I can't tell your german. :)

  • Wow, they look as awesome as they taste 0_0

  • delicious

  • i went to their show last year. they were amazing!! i fell inlove with a lippizanner mare that they has bkstge. her name was oda. sooo pretty

  • there not unhappy.

    remember they are stallions it looked more like he was exicted and a bit hyper.

    his ears wer rite forward he was really concerntrating.

    they used to send these horses to this circus man in secret to train them because he was like a horse whisperer

    watching them is incredable.

  • i drive horse end i dream to do tis with such beautiful horse but i stay with my haflinger

  • this is amazing!!! haha this is NOT cruel. people need to worry about things that are actually cruel.

  • Oh yeah, and as for cruelty/forcing the horse to do things, then you haven't met a horse! They would never respond like they do if they were forced to do it, and I won't get into the hostory of the methods the Spanish riding school use, but trust me, forcing the horses to do this would NOT work!

  • Absoltuely incredible... I can't believe how hard the horses and riders work; they make it look so effortless! Can't wait to go see them soon =D

  • wow... all i can say is that most of the comments bellow are very ingorant. first of all, if u think the horse is doing this because he is pissed off, you are incorrect. this type of movement is how they are trained to move their whole life. furhtermore, this is not a dressage event, it is it's own class of performing with famous spanish horses, and a true horseman would know this.

  • These are not spanish horses, these are Lipizzaners, and they are from Slovenia!

  • @thymocytaSpanish Riding School of the Hofburg is one of the myths of Vienna. Founded in 1572, is named for the Spanish origin of the horses, already known in Roman times. So much so that even Julius Caesar had one. Since 1580, this splendid horses race Lipizzaners were named in honor of the princely block located in Lipizza, a small town near Trieste, today in Slovenia. It was the Emperor Maximilian II who brought the Spanish horses to Austria in 1572.

  • @thymocyta yeah they are and i just moved there so guess whos riding them on sunday?! meee!:D ..not that you care just had to shrae!

  • in germany they would kill you for working with your horse on such a bad subsurface.. is it a gym?? idiots..unbelievable

  • he does look like he's resisting a little at the start

  • I certainly agree with 'mwovu' the horse is not 'pissed', angry or upset. Although I do believe that the rider should uses his/her wrists softer I also understand that the rider cannot just sit there and the horse does it all themselves

  • this horse is not angry, you obviously don't know much about horses.

  • These horses are some of the most pampered and revered breeds ever. They are treated like family by their owners. They are not allowed to perform until they are at least 9, and they are permanently paired with only one rider. Very exclusive breed ... I wish I were one! LOL

  • I never said it wasn't well cared for, I said it didn't look happy. I have seen these horses perform and think they are amazing, however, this isn't the best I have ever seen. Look at his performance, he is angry. For example, look at 1:25, it leaps like it doesn't know what to do.

  • Even if that little jump was not intended on the riders part, how do you come to the conclusion that this means that the horse is unhappy? confused, perhaps, at that moment, and its great that he is free to express his confusion in this way- most horses get taught very early on not to react to anything.

  • You are right, confused is a better word choice than unhappy. You can see it doesn't know exactly what the rider is asking and compensates by doing what they think the rider wants.

  • i have seen them up close-they are entrancing

    these horses are made to dance and are the perfection of the equestrian world

    those who ride and can ride them are blessed!

  • what song is this?

  • It is from a Christian band, Hillsong on thier praise and worship cd

  • its not hillsong its the newsboys

  • Ive been to see a show in New Zealand.. truely amazing

  • Anyone ever see a Fresian in a Show? They are just as spectacular as the Lipizzaners. I think they are both awesome.

  • aren't they just extraordinary?

    as for the drooling thing, you see many a dressage horse do this.. and even a horse with a western saddle foam at the mouth. I believe it is partially related to adrenalin, though I'm not claiming it as fact. Beautiful performance..

  • I went and saw them they were soo cool but they might not do any more shows becuz of bankruptcy i saw it in the paper:(!

  • They did not i went to see them tonight

  • Ummmmm yeah they are I saw it in the paper it says "Spanish Riding School on its Last Legs" and they lost 2.9 million sollars last year and the horses were getting injured becuz they are doing like 70 shows every year!

  • theyre huge

  • yeah theyre ours =) proud slovenian horses :D :D :D

  • For you all to know: Lipizzaners are form Slovenia! Not from Vienna, not even from Hungary (I am Hungarian and I am aware that most of the Hungarian people think Lipizzaner is a Hungarian breed because we have huge stables and a history of breeding as well)

  • @thymocyta Lipizzaner horses originated in Andalusia. From there, namely the Royal Stables of Cordoba, came under the command of Ferdinand I, brother of Charles V, to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Dr. Phol, director of Vienna's stud a few years ago, decided to promote the recovery of bringing race horses of the Andalusian pastures, and they were losing height for the Purebred Spanish.

  • @thymocyta yeah the horse is printed on the Solainian coin

  • Beautiful horses, however the quality of riding as such is not really that good.

  • if it world famous how cum it not known in uk or nz huh?

  • I love lipizzaner and this horses are beautiful and wonderful! They are fantastic!

  • This horse is drooling because he's so flexed at the poll and throat latch that it cuts off his wind. When a muscular horse such as this one has to bend at the poll so extremely, it is difficult for them to breathe. As gorgeous as this horse is, the rider is using too much bit and not enough leg...thus the drooling. When he's fighting the bit like this horse is, his mouth is open and the rider loses his edge. Too much bit for the horse...

  • gklfgsfklg

  • I have a friend that is crazy about lipizzans.They're not my favorite breed really,but they do amaze me.The way they're always willing to please,and all those neat things they do!I mean,look at that mounted capriol!Gourgeous!And I love the song!Three thumbs up!Excellent job!

  • its drooling caus its doin a lot of work!

  • The horse is either drooling bad or really messin with its bit.

  • wat song is this?

  • something beautiful

    by newsboys

  • Disgusting. It is upposed to be a peaceful thing.. Not a stressful experience for the horse. You should learn how to train a horse before you ruin them completely... DisGRACEFUL.

  • do you know why dressage began? back when horses were used as war horses they had to bend perfectly and obediently to a rider or both rider and horse would perish. all the dressage moves you see today are remnants of that. ie the piaffe was used in a line up to keep the muscles warm, and the half pass was used to avoid danger and so on. dressage was born of something not at all peaceful and we shud b happy of the level it has achieved now

  • Before any of you "want to be" riders try to bad mouth these horses and their riders you should try to ride a high school horse in front of several thousand people without feeling like you have to perform "right now"!!

  • Disgusting.how can someone b so damn selfish2 use tese gorgeous animals2earn money&look tat he achieved sometin big by brain washin&conditionin such naive animals.d animal's compliance doesnt mean he enjoys it!who knows wat kind of punishment he wud get if he wud disobey ha?if u tink tis isnt stress ten ur completely blind.& wat an ironic music-FREE??!it should'v bn'I am imprisoned&controlled by my bosses-yes I am teir slave'tis is so damn sad2see&can't believe anyone enjoys tis kind of cruelty!

  • How sad that no one was selfish enough to teach you to write proper english or spell for that matter. Obviously, you have never trained an animal. Training an animal by abusing it rarely ever works. However, training an animal with love and attention absolute rewards both the animal and the owner. For the record, the absolute best thing you can do for an abused animal to teach it trust and help it build security is to train it. Perhaps your parents should try it.

  • i am sad for you that u didnt have d opportunity to learn short-hand reading!i didnt know i had to pass an english test even here.you call it training an animal with love-there doesn't need to be physical abuse.but i more call that psychological conditioning through reward and punishment.

  • if your sophisticated reading capabilities did not provide you with any knowledge about how easy any living being can be psychologically conditioned,(consider your social conditioning)then what your parents taught you was in vain.poor you.

  • really good, amazing what the HORSE can do. Looks a bit not nice for the horse though

  • For people saying that the horse is not comfortable - yeah its maybe not as comfortable as some of the horses u c in Grand Prix dressage, but remember that there are stallions and they are fiesty and have more attitude (thats half the reason why they are better than geldings) so its not always going to LOOK as relaxed

  • So in Grand Prix dressage no Stallions are ridden or what do you want to say with this? And this rider IS DEFINATELY working too much with his hands and that IS painful for horses, when they´re wearing a curb and it doesn´t matter if they´re Stallions Geldings or Mares ...

  • Great horses to watch! I've seen them probably 5 or so times now and love it all the more everytime I see them. Takes YEARS to get where these horses are. For those who don't know they're born black and at the time of these performances they're white...hmm...10 or so years of hard work and dedication. (Foam) with Morgans as well foaming at the mouth is nice to see. I means they're comfortable.

  • This is one of the truest forms of horsemanship. Beautiful horses too.

  • YAY.. I am going to see them this month <3

    I am so excited, and can't wait.

  • I am sure they are not hurting any of the horse. If it was hurting them I am sure a big horse like that could buck 8 stone person off don't you???

  • Bet ya if you trained an Arabian mare to do the same thing, She could do it just as good, if not better, then the white Lipizzaner Stallions.

  • Actually, probably not. Lips were bred for this, Arabians were not. Most breeds cant get up to the high standard a Lipizzaner can(including the warmbloods). Nothing against arabians (I leased an Arab mare a few years back, and I absolutely loved her). Now in a race or doing endurance, the Arabian would win hands down.

  • Not a chance, Lipizzaners have a very unique power and strength ratio. They were purposefully bred as war horses to be able to use these moves in combat. They can distribute their weight and offset it in a singular way.

  • "kandars" as they are called in norway, (the standar dressage bridle used in higher classes) is not as nasty as people say, if used corectly. Also, remember theese are lipizzaner stallions. They can be quite hard to controll, and are strong!!

    This is 500kg animals we are talking about. There is a fine line between needed dicipline and cruilty, and i see no more stress here than what's natural under theese circumstanses

  • I have been to see one of these shows, it was great!! I think the horses are wearing double bridles, which a large amount of dressage people us. These people have been working with lipizzaners for years, so they know what they are doing!!

  • That has to be painful for the Horse because its wearing a "Kandare"(well thats german I don´t know exactly what it is in English. A curb or something like that ?) In the very beginning from 0:17 to 0:22 or something around this and 0:51 and 1:22 you can see, that the horse is not relaxed at all. Of course it looks great at first. But thats not great horsemanship for me.

  • I would have to disagree, you have to know the breed well to understand that they do all of this naturally in the wild. And moreover that if a Lipi doesn't want to do something you've got a cat in hell's chance of getting them to. What I can understand looks like discomfort is purely the containment of power, the same as a dressage rider uses. He's just gagging to be allowed to unleash a mass of contained impulsion, Lipi stallions are incredible and love to explode and perform.

  • I had the chance to train Lipizzaners and I can tell it is not their nature to act like this (I mean the first horse). Yes, they are full of energy, but this horse is full of tension as well.

  • I have to say I agree that the first horse looks nervous and stressed. (I've been riding for 15 years now, that allows me to say this). The rider does not have light hands and he uses the spurs too much as well. The horse might be nervous for the lights and the arena, but the rider shoul be able to act accordingly, not with such hectic movements.

  • Well to me this first horse looks totally stressed. I think he looks like hes trying to do his tricks as fast as possible as if he was afraid of punishment. Just look at 0:30 or 0:35 the rider works way too much with his hands (well actually througout the whole sequence)

  • You don't know much about horses i presume..start doing some research before you come thinking every horse is sooo stressed out. Their trained to do this and love it. If the horse was afraid that rider would have been on the ground. Horses are NOT pussies..

  • Part 1

    Actually I´ve been riding for seven years now, so I wouldn´t say, that I know too much about horses, but I can see if a horse is stressed.., well at least that´s what I´ve beens told: If a horse is ridden with a curb and the rider uses his hands as much as this one does it IS painful for the horse. The horse is working at such a hectic pace (please have a look at 1:22 and tell me what this is, if not trying to do what the rider wants as fast as possible-- and not in a positive way)

  • Part 2

    If you can tell me WHY this horse is NOT stressed, then please feel free to correct me, I want to learn... but I can only see details which let me think of the horse as stressed. And btw. I don´t think that "every horse is sooooo stressed out". I just wrote "this first horse". I don´t want to fight, I just wrote my opinion about this... have fun to pick to pieces what i wrote ^^

  • @pookybrain: I would be interested in this too : why do you think this horse is NOT stressed? Can you explain it?

  • lippizzaners are really really prety

  • beautiful horses. Awsome horsemanship, and great song! Go Newsboys!

  • the best breed ever !!! i have riden one for 3 years ... nothing can compare !