Gorgeous and talented horse, but why is he afraid his rider will fall off? Is it because she watches his hooves too much and leans too much while doing so, does he sense she doesn't trust him, or ...? Beautiful act, but the hesitancy on both sides detracts.
@dragondanger When you keep them out in the sun a black Friesian will change color a little. Call it red, call it brown. One thing I know most owners don't want it. A Friesian is supposed to be black. We do have black and white Friesians now but they have their own pedigree.
My 2c....there isn't such a thing as a "pure" bred horse, cat, or dog...they are all mixes of others to create the final product, aka the pure bred...but the bottom line, the breed consists of other breeds.
It's cruel and painful to have his chin pulled tight to his chest. Horses are beautiful all by themselves without a cow on their back taking the credit for the beauty. :)
@GargoyleMoon72 actually that's how friesians hold their heads naturally :) So it's not cruel and the rider isn't a cow, if the horse was truly unconformable with it I think it would show ^_^
I got here to once again explain Friesians don't come in any other color than black according to the official Stud Book XD but it's just the lights making it red. Love the horse! But who can't love Friesians right? Cruel is the wrong word, you notice the horse doesn't always understand the commands, is annoyed by the touching of the whips and stuff, but he's not hit or hurt and would've refused if he was really upset or disliked doing it.
@ponyangel1987 LMAO yeah they do, sorry. The Reds are rare but they still exist. Americans are now trying to breed them. And yes, they are all pure Friesians. They just don't get in the books because of their color. Maybe you should read up on this breed before saying things like this, bringing misunderstandings into the world and practically calling the uploader a liar? Is it normal for you to insult on sight? Rude. The chestnut gene is left from the past & still present in some.
@JoeskaMG Chestnuts and other colors are unwanted, bred in when the breed was near extinction and needed other breeds to preserve it. You can say whatever you want to say, but I know an awful lot about this breed and train these horses. Read the breed-standards before commenting on me will you? I was merely stating facts. Friesians get refused from the stud book here, where they origin, for having too much white hairs on their head. How can they have any other color than black if so?
@JoeskaMG Owww, right and before I forget ^^ It is rude to correct a person merely stating that ACCORDING TO THE STUD BOOK (!!!) Friesians are supposed to be pitchblack, claiming I call the uploader a liar and insult people on sight and am wrong. I didn't say this wasn't a Friesian. The built, the paces, everything screams 'I'm a friesian' yet he'll never be accepted in the Stud Book and thus never 'recognized' as a 'good Friesian'. Learn to read will you? Thanks.
@ponyangel1987 Haha, so because you train Friesians you know all? Then how could you not know that Friesians weren't always all black, and that the Chestnut gene was never 100% bred out? It wasn't bred in, it was always there, before they banned color. Some studs still carried the gene and passed on Chestnut foals, they weren't allowed in the books (like I said myself, read better) and mostly dissapeared out the back door. They are however 100% Friesian, not mixed breeds. :)
@ponyangel1987 Aww, sorry for stepping on your toes, but that's what your message gives off. ;) Merely trying to educate here. ^^ The reds are currently trying to be saved from extingtion in America, by people that fell for the out of the ordinary color. Eventualy a seperate book will most likely be made and it will become a seperate standing breed.
@JoeskaMG I never claimed to know all unlike you seem to do. Leave room for minor error. I just say that I decline to recognize any other color than black because that's the standard. Like I also said, mixing with other breeds have made the Friesian breed perceptable to other colors and even spots. Doesn't mean they're mix bred. Just means they're not according to standard.
@JoeskaMG As for the rare chestnut gene. Come take a look at the meadow nearby, where the mares walk. After a bright summer they are all Chestnut, haha. Even Google is throwing pictures at you of them. It couldn't really be more simple. The only point is that all these horses were born with black coat and taken up in the stud book. If we'd all be to ignore standards, we can just start throwing all those stud books away and skip naming our horse its breed anyway. Would be so much nicer.
@Saartje05 -headdesk- "The black pearls of the Netherlands". Of course they come in all kinds of colours, stupid me. I thought black meant like "black" haha...
@ponyangel1987 I AM from the Netherlands. Friesians all around here. Yes, 99 percent are black but there's a famous black and white Friesian 'Bonte Willem' also. And black Friesians that stay out in the sun turn brownish.
@Saartje05 Fyi, I'm from the netherlands too and I actually used to work at a Friesian farm. And you just said he is in his own pedigree studbook... Think before you call someone stupid. Or rather learn to read ^^ thank you for the information about Bonte Willem though. Going to look into that one... (Was merely bickering about the 'rare red gene' being like our suntan before you came in XD)
@ponyangel1987 Heb je hem ooit gezien? Ooit de eigenaar gesproken? Bonte Willem is een bonte Fries. Ze hebben nu wel hun eigen stamboek gekregen. De Barocke Pinto.
@Saartje05 Waarom denk je dat ik zeg "Ik ga s kijken"? Mijn discussie met de persoon ging over "dat de kleur "roodbruin" geen mutatie was maar een soort bruining zoals wij die kennen in de zon". En dat Friezen met te veel witte haren op het voorhoofd al geweigerd worden in het traditionele stamboek XD Ik stel me Bonte Willem voor als een soort heel elegant gebouwde en bewegende Tinker, komt dat in de buurt?
@Saartje05 "Bonte Willem, also known als Willem van Nassau, is a cross between a Friesian Stallion and a KWPN mare." Says so on his official page. There goes the story he's a friesian, you can just as well call him a KWPN, he's registered there...
@ponyangel1987 Een Fries is een kruising met een Andalusier, dat maakt het nog steeds een Fries. Bonte Willem staat te boek als Fries en werd uitgebracht bij Friese keuringen. Nu heeft de bonte Fries (kijk ook naar Bart II) een eigen stamboek 'de Barocke Pinto'.
@Saartje05 Een Fries is in t engels een Friesian. Waarom is het dan niet de Friesian Pinto? Justement, omdat het er wel uitziet als een Fries (alleen t hoofd trouwens), maar niet volledig is. Hij mist zelfs zn sokken op iedere foto. "Barokke Pinto" is dan een betere kwalificatie van dit paard (wat het dus ook is, een barok gebouwde pinto, hence de invloeden van de PRE en de Fries, niet alleen n fries, anders had ie daar wel in t stamboek gestaan). Waarom anders n ander naampje dr aan geven?
@ponyangel1987 Hij mist geen sokken. Ik heb het dier ´life´ gezien en hij heeft echt sokken hoor. Maar goed joh, als jij het zo wilt moet je het zelf weten. Iedereen heeft het over de bonte Fries, maar jij niet. Prima toch=
@pokieluvsu101 You obviously have never actually observed a horse in it's natural habitat. Ever. And please don't tell me you're some amazing trainer or something. You've already show us how much experience you have by making that statement. Horses do those kind of maneuvers naturally. To a horse in his condition those moves were child's play. Her hands are soft through the entire ride with light contact. This is a beautiful display of hard work by two amazing athletes. Get over yourself.
To anyone who thinks this is "cruel". Go to a high level dressage barn, just once, and look at those horses. They are not just healthy and strong but at the height of their physical fitness and abilities. Dressage has its faults, but you know what? I know western trainers that beat the living hell out of their horses. I know huntseat riders who push their mounts too high and ruin them, I know saddleseat riders that utilize cruel tactics for looks. NO style is perfect, because NO-ONE is perfect.
i hope u know that your ripping the horses mouth and FORCING it to do uncomfortable and un-natural exercises... -_- people like that disgust me. and i dont care what crap im going to get replied for this saying shut up your wrong dressage is completely fine! NO ITS NOT!! want to be friends with your horse? get to know it better? connect? DONT FRICKIN DO THAT!!!
@pokieluvsu101 I hope YOU know that you have no idea what you are talking about and sound like an idiot to those of us who ride dressage. In dressage you keep a simple firm contact with the horses mouth through the bit. You DO NOT rip your horses mouth, if you did you wouldn't pass a single test. The horse's cues come from simple leg and seat pressure, not from your hands. My horses love working out. Go back to the city and leave those of us who know what we are doing alone.
@DeathKitty123456 Well check out the photos of Fire Magic on their website, its definitely red and NOT Black.There may not be a pure Red friesian, but if a friesian is mixed that the color can be there
@HungerGames2425 Friesians actually can come in chestnut, but it is extremely rare and undesired. The horses themselves can be registered but their offspring cannot. I believe there are less than 10 in the world.
@HungerGames2425 or it's been out in the sun. Black Friesians turn brown or 'red' when you leave them in the burning sun too long. That's why you often see brownish Friesians here in the summer. Nothing weird or rare about it.
@1kinkyminx Well check out the photos of Fire Magic on their website, its definitely red and NOT Black.There may not be a pure Red friesian, but if a friesian is mixed that the color can be there
@fjordenpaard Not REALLY red. XD My riding teacher has one, and at times (in the sun) he'll look ALMOST red.
But yeah, though I don't think red Friesians are ALL that rare, considering Mrs.Ashley lives in Texas and even though she's a great rider, I dunno if she'd have lots of money to buy a rare horse.
It takes years to get a horse to do this and if you have any horse sense you can tell this one loves its job. The rider never pushed and the horse never thought it was poetry in motion. Hopefully this will educate some and make people rethink things. Please do yourself and everyone a favor and know what your talking about before you show us your ignorance. That was a beautiful performance done by horse and rider
If the horse is not willing or doesnt enjoy this he/she would have shown it years ago. It takes to much time and money to force a horse to do something. Any true horseman should know this. When riding you do not tell your horse what to do you ask and the two of you become a team. Dressage is the basics to all riding but its also the natural steps of the stallion. When in battle for land or a mare also in breeding this isnt cruel its natural.
For all of you who say this is cruel you are ignorant and incorrect. It takes years of slow training to get a horse to be physically and mentally ready for this. Dressage is hard on a horse but a true dressage rider knows the horses limits. To truly ride dressage you must know your horse, some say you become part of your horse. The beauty of this is horse and rider become a team working together.
Horses are like children: Some are bright, some stupid, some workers, some couch potatoes, some willing, some obstinate. Bright, willing horses enjoy doing some kind of work and are bored by idleness. Like bored children, bored horses often get themselves into trouble. Choosing the bright, willing workers for tasks such as this makes a good training experience for both. When you show the horse what you would like him to do and he "gets it", that is the best. This horse is in no danger or pain.
wy sie tym szczycicie .. wiem to pięknie wygląda ale wy nie wiecie jak oni konie tego uczą... oglądałam film o tym i żeby konie tak tupały to oni puszczają muzykę i te konie stawiają na rozżarzonych płytach i te konie muszą podnosić nogi bo inaczej by kopyta im by sie spaliły!!! to jest chore i do tego biją te konie
just because they "Have the ability" dosent mean they want to.Though I don't agree with this riding I will admit this is what this horse was bred for and he probably enjoys it to some extent. But All of you people that say horses cant be forced to do something are wrong. Horses wont "kill us in the blink of an eye" if you knew anything about horses you would know they are prey animals so they would choose flight over fight. Horses have extremely willing nature allowing us to do things like this
I know some horses aren't respected & treated well, but I think it's incredibly naive to suggest we just 'let them be free'. You want to let your dog be free, too? It'll probably starve, if it's not hit by a car. We humans have tried so hard to domesticate & urbanize the world, without regards to all of the millions of other species we share it with. At least some animals (like horses) continue to live on through this domestication, even if it's not ideal.
Horses are born with the innate ability to move like this - do you watch them in the fields? Do not be so high and mighty to think that if this horse really didn't want to do this that we could FORCE it. Horses can kill us in the blink of an eye if they don't wish to ride or interact with us. I consider it a great honor to have horses who CHOOSE to be with me because of a strong bond. I force my horse to do nothing, only ask that he come with me - he does of his own volition.
@karen52783 -nod nod- Exactly. I wonder if anyone's tried to stop a horse from going where it wants to....not possible. If it really wants to, no bit can stop it and no human has the muscle to hold it back.
i love the work put into these horses to showcase their beauty :] hopefully this will encourage people to adopt horses and treat them fairly, :] this is fantastic! great work! even as a 14 yr old i can understand this, so y can't other people understand??
Mary rode a donkey into Jeruselem, Jesus rode one, and He will come back riding a WHITE HORSE. So trust me, I think GOD is just fine with us riding horses. LMBO at these comments.
Its a very good video and display on the rider and horses part the moves go well with the music.
in relation to the comments about the horse not liking it, i would guess that if 'it' didnt like it then a: you would be more inclined to see it in his ears being fully flat back to his head the whites of his eyes and his nostrils flared, his ears are alert paying attention to the next command by the rider OR b: he'd either be stood stock still or kicking off a fuss to dismount the rider!
you know, if the horse didnt like it you would probably see it bucking and misbehaving. but i think that this horse loves what it's doing. the horse is just beautiful:)
i love this, so very talented from the horse and the rider. However i just wish they wouldnt use rolkur like that. I dont care what anybody says the horses head and neck are not supposed to be like that. It causes permanent damage and will prevent the horse form enjoying this career for as long as it could if this technique wasnt used.
@SewahFwancesca This is not Rollkur. Yes the horse is being held in some, but he/she is not being over-flexed at all. There is a book you might want to read called Tug of War: Classical vs. Modern Dressage its all about why classical training is beneficial and why Rollkur and other modern practices are detrimental, and will illustrate that what you are seeing here does not qualify as Rollkur.
@SewahFwancesca You don't know what rollkur is. This horse has a very nice head set and the rider isn't hold those reins tighter then a normal rider would. I just finished watching another video of a rider hose reins never once had an loop in them at any point. These reins do have a lot of give in them. Understand what you are looking at before you make a stupid comment
@showpony2 Thats a flash. It is used to keep the horses mouth closed so that he can't open it to evade the bit. If used right it doesn't harm the horse, if too tight, it can and will cut into the sensitive skin. Work at a barn where every horse had one on, no matter what they were doing it. They put on on a new horse and within 5 minutes the horse flipped on the trainer. That taught them that not every horse needs or like a flash :)
every horse has the natural ability to do this. it just may look like the horse is not enjoying it because you are not used to seeing it. You will be amazed at what a horse is capable of. :)
anyone who has been lucky enough to have worked with horses know, that if a horse does not want to do something it wont. plain and simple. These animals are showing off what they were bred for. They are intelligent characterful animals and I guarantee they will have days were they dont do what they are ASKED. Horse riding is about partnership, trust, respect and the ASKING of gaits, steps and movement. A horse that is brutalised or forced will soon become an unrideable animal.
I think it's a very pretty performance. Personally, it looks to me like the horse is having fun just that he wants to put different moves in, lol. Honestly, he'd be doing stuff like that in a field anyway just for fun, just because it's a human cuing him which moves to do when doesn't mean it's not still fun for him. I mean, arguing with a 1600lb animal is a good way to lose fingers and toes; if the horse doesn't want to work, he won't and there's not much a toothpick of a human can do about it.
Very beautifull performance. A well trained and beautifull horse! Only the tail swishing displeases me! Doesnt agree with a few things, achieves it beautifully nevertheless. I feel the need to respond to certain comments, horses once lived free and loved it naturaly. But there is much that humans can do with them that they can love too. I am a big supporter and user of non-violent equine training and know for fact that they can love every bit of their life in human captivity. Depends on humans!
My horses acts the same way playing in the paddock, every horse is different, i know how to read my horse, yet the same body language could mean something different when seen on mates horses, unless you know this horse personally, you could not tell whether or not he is enjoying it and as for the way god intended, I am pretty sure he would rather the magnificence of these animals treasured rather than being savaged to death by animals in a fight for survival in the wild. I think its marvelous
I respect and appreciate your concern for the horse. I've never been able to mask a creature dance with all its heart, unless it wanted to, especially a creature that weighs ten times what I weigh. That is the beauty of such riding. As a trainer I can tell you that no other earthly creature loves that horse as much as his handler. The horse knows this, and that is why this twelve-hundred pound animal dances with enthusiasm when asked.
@sorasfoxycharm nothing is perfect in this world not even this performance. But what do you figure to be "not right"? not right for who? I think it's good, not flashy, not over done, je nice to watch. I repeat, no extrem wagging tail, no extra swoling from the mouth. Just music and a kind of "dance". Just enjoy or say nothing. Or at least, say something constructiv!
I dont see why anyone would find this particular vid ammusing it really sucks, the horse isn't doing crap right and the music is soooooo not fitting IT SUCKS
this is a partnership a horse is intelligent and let's face it bigger and stronger than the rider if they didn't want to do it they wouldn't. simple I've had many a horse that was stubborn and refused to do anything they didn't want to do
that horse is clearly well trained by a very skilled rider. I notice she is wearing spurs. I am not suggesting for one moment they are misused, but having acheived this standard wouldn't the next step be to go without them?
I see them as training aids and beleive that all riders should aspire to not using them in competition.
@tpsossff I'm sure this horse can perform reasonably well without the spurs. Used correctly, a spur causes no pain. Think about the size of your heel. Then think about the size of a spur. In an exercise such as this, your heel needs to be in very precise points to signals each movement. If you, as a rider, are even slightly off in your placement you are asking for a different movement from the horse. The spur simply gives the precision needed to perform to this level.
i agree entirely. I do not have a problem with them being used by someone that knows what they are doing ..... it is just that over the years I have seen them misused so many times
I am intrigued by this. If people are so concerned about welfare they should open their eyes and they will see things that are truely bad at stables and liveries everywhere. I am sure that when that lovely horse is set loose he rolls in the mud and dust and runs about with his mates like any other horse.
I'm absolutely speechless.....I will honestly say that this brought me to tears and was absolutely gorgeous to see a stallion and woman moving as one as such a willing and well cooperative team....Bravo....
This stallion - Fire Magic is simply one of the amazingly talented ones who is also lucky enough to have a wonderful trainer/owner to bring him to his full potential !!!
He is amazing , and so obviously well trained. ANY horse can be amazing with the right training and conditioning and LOVE, and the desire!!! FireMagic obviously has all of those and in generous amounts.
What you state here is from ignorance. Andalusians and Friesians are as different as quarter Horses and Walking Horses, each with their own breed differences. The lack of training falls completely to the rider and trainer that have not enough knowledge to train each individual. Backing up with Friesians is a myth, again fault of the trainer/rider. I have trained more than most and all will and do back out the entire length of the arena in a performance. Watch what you say ..lack of knowledge.
@equidancer- You are very correct in that the breeds are different. And furthermore horses within a breed can also act or behave different. They also respond to training differently.
@equidancer -@equidancer - I have an Andalusian stallion who is amazingly talented & very well trained & loves 'his job', but we also have a Friesian who is in training and showing great promise, but we are bringing him along very slowly to encourage a good work ethic in him due to a lack of training at a young age. He is not a bad horse by anymeans - just needs a different approach. Each horse is an individual and should be treated and trained as such !
I want to know how perfectly civil and TRUE comments are getting things like -2 and -3 ratings. if you don't like what you see; don't comment. Your comment on a video on bloody YOUTUBE isn't going to do anything. And you cannot comment that the horse is being mistreated by watching ONE performance. If it was being mistreated it wouldn't be ABLE to perform like this.
Go learn something about horses before you make your dumbass comments.
well fresians are gud but in my opinion andalusians and lusinatos are the best infact they use them in the rejoneo..try to look it up besides the bulls..i love wat the rejoneardor(the rider)is capable of making the horse due. fresians alot of times are hard headed..lots of them dont go backwards and its hard to make them galop..and they have a real heavy paste.i rode 4 diferrent one and pretty much they have the same problem...but i love spanish bree which are wonderful horses
Fantastic Video!!!! This is exacly what I want to do when I get a friesians! The friesian and the rider are both unbelievably talented!!! Way to go, friesian and rider!!!
if you've ever ridden a friesian or if you know anything about their personalities you would know that this is always how they carry themselves and they absolutely love what they do. they're way to smart for basic riding and they excel at this type of thing because they want to do it. the rider is barely touching the horse. thats the point of dressage so don't say he's making the horse unhappy when you know nothing about the breed and how they work.
well honestly ive seen horses that dont wanna do some thing but yet again ppl riding them make them do it..and the horse unfurtunatley is obbligated to do stuff he dont want to do
His tail is swishing therefore he doesn't like it. Umm really? Ok genius....if he didn't like it guess what....he wouldn't do it. And yes I have a horse (doubt seriously you do)...if she doesn't want to do something she doesn't do it. That horse has a better life then probably most of the people watching the video so I wouldn't be worried about it.
I think the video is fantastic thank you for sharing.
this is amazing he moves with a unique kind of confidence, i grew up on a horse ranch and raised and trained my horse but i could never train him to do something on this scale, your truly an amazing trainer with an amazing horse. nd to all those hatin on this video id like to see yu do it
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That is so wrong. That horse was not born to do that but to live in a field, the way GOD intended. Disgusts me. And don't tell me he likes it. His tail is swishing. and Yes, I have horses.
From the trainer. Everyone has a right to voice their opinion but you are showing your ignorance. This is an art form passed down thru generations. Feel lucky you can still see this performed. Just where will they be free? In a dusty field? The desert where they scrounge for feed and water to survive to be hunted and culled by the 'all knowing".
They are not showing their ignorance, they are stating their opinion, although I do like this video, you just said a hipocritical thing by telling them they have the right to voice their opinion and tell them that they are ignorant. It's an opinion, let them say it and let it go...
@equidancer uh there is a difference between mustangs and any wild horse...they were born wild...horses that we use today such as tb's qh's and so on were bred...by people...to do certain things. Do you really think a wide horse like a fresian that is also pitch black in most cases with a huge mane and tail could make it in the wild? they would stick out like a soar thumb and be easily picked off, people need to understand what they are talking about before they say it.
@MedoraCowgirl An opinion can be ignorant. You need to break out the dictionary and look up, Opinion, Ignorant and Hypocrite. Once you see what those words mean you will understand what you have said is incorrect regardless of weather it is your opinion or not.
@equidancer I disagree with you that what we are seeing here is an art form. This pure and simple is showmanship, it is gross entertainment. The horse and rider are not in partnership. The horse is being dictated to. If you want to see real art form in horse dancing try viewing some FEI Grand Prix dressage freestyle to music. There you will see properly conditioned horses in beautiful partnership with their riders, performing with well conditioned bodies that collect properly and freely.
@tieetop actually this is basically the same as the FEI only they are performing for an audiance not for judges and therefore are actually more relaxed because they know that over half of the audiance doesn't know whether they mess up or not. but this is an art form and they are in partnership the horse is chewing w/ one ear forward while the other is tilted back paying attention to the rider . though i don't agree with the fact that he carries two whips, but he doesn't use them with foce so np
Not a Friesian. Probably Andalusian, Lusitano, or some other Spanish breed.
mooncalled19 2 weeks ago
this is not a friesian for friesians are black and black only
silly12211 2 weeks ago
@silly12211 there are chestnut friesians. they are very rare however.
DsignLife 16 hours ago
friesian and arab?
perhaps??
stonerdaddy420 2 weeks ago
if i wore one of those cape things on my horse would freak out and run! :)
hannahemilyxxx 3 weeks ago
its a freisian!!??????? it looks like a x to me frieisians come in black and are only aloud to have a small white marking
myhorsemyxbox 3 weeks ago
He is amazing and so willing!
RNlovesCitrus 3 weeks ago
does....does the rider have a mullet????
Hollie12065 4 weeks ago
I couldnt finish this video with the music ...terrible!
rwolfe40 1 month ago
Is this horse pure Friesian? He is so narrow in the chest and light in the overall build...not a very classic looking animal.
blkgryphon 1 month ago
@blkgryphon I was thinking the same thing. Somehow I doubt it.
DannixChaos 3 weeks ago
Gorgeous and talented horse, but why is he afraid his rider will fall off? Is it because she watches his hooves too much and leans too much while doing so, does he sense she doesn't trust him, or ...? Beautiful act, but the hesitancy on both sides detracts.
rhiannen5 1 month ago
I didn't think they connected all that well,she is all over the place...just saying
katchkittie 1 month ago
I went there with my barn! But we were watching the arabians
Kitkat7ful 1 month ago
wow what a beauty
SuperChloeb123 1 month ago
I did not realize that the Friesians came in other colors besides black. Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for sharing this vid.
dragondanger 1 month ago
@dragondanger When you keep them out in the sun a black Friesian will change color a little. Call it red, call it brown. One thing I know most owners don't want it. A Friesian is supposed to be black. We do have black and white Friesians now but they have their own pedigree.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 **nods** Makes sense. Hadn't thought much about it. Gorgeous though. :)
dragondanger 1 month ago
My 2c....there isn't such a thing as a "pure" bred horse, cat, or dog...they are all mixes of others to create the final product, aka the pure bred...but the bottom line, the breed consists of other breeds.
Amalthias 1 month ago
that's not in Auburn, CA its in Wisconsin
Mybabyblinker1 1 month ago
I think he looks over collected. I prefer to see them with a bit more free forward movement.
FirefliesMulti 2 months ago
Keeping his chin nicely into his chest actually helps the horse balance. If she was hurting him, he would throw her.
Jimmyboy291194 2 months ago
It's cruel and painful to have his chin pulled tight to his chest. Horses are beautiful all by themselves without a cow on their back taking the credit for the beauty. :)
GargoyleMoon72 2 months ago
@GargoyleMoon72 actually that's how friesians hold their heads naturally :) So it's not cruel and the rider isn't a cow, if the horse was truly unconformable with it I think it would show ^_^
sakhmet0024 2 months ago
@sakhmet0024 They even walk like that in the field. It's how they're built.
Saartje05 1 month ago
I got here to once again explain Friesians don't come in any other color than black according to the official Stud Book XD but it's just the lights making it red. Love the horse! But who can't love Friesians right? Cruel is the wrong word, you notice the horse doesn't always understand the commands, is annoyed by the touching of the whips and stuff, but he's not hit or hurt and would've refused if he was really upset or disliked doing it.
ponyangel1987 2 months ago
@ponyangel1987 LMAO yeah they do, sorry. The Reds are rare but they still exist. Americans are now trying to breed them. And yes, they are all pure Friesians. They just don't get in the books because of their color. Maybe you should read up on this breed before saying things like this, bringing misunderstandings into the world and practically calling the uploader a liar? Is it normal for you to insult on sight? Rude. The chestnut gene is left from the past & still present in some.
JoeskaMG 2 months ago
@JoeskaMG Chestnuts and other colors are unwanted, bred in when the breed was near extinction and needed other breeds to preserve it. You can say whatever you want to say, but I know an awful lot about this breed and train these horses. Read the breed-standards before commenting on me will you? I was merely stating facts. Friesians get refused from the stud book here, where they origin, for having too much white hairs on their head. How can they have any other color than black if so?
ponyangel1987 2 months ago
@JoeskaMG Owww, right and before I forget ^^ It is rude to correct a person merely stating that ACCORDING TO THE STUD BOOK (!!!) Friesians are supposed to be pitchblack, claiming I call the uploader a liar and insult people on sight and am wrong. I didn't say this wasn't a Friesian. The built, the paces, everything screams 'I'm a friesian' yet he'll never be accepted in the Stud Book and thus never 'recognized' as a 'good Friesian'. Learn to read will you? Thanks.
ponyangel1987 2 months ago
@ponyangel1987 Haha, so because you train Friesians you know all? Then how could you not know that Friesians weren't always all black, and that the Chestnut gene was never 100% bred out? It wasn't bred in, it was always there, before they banned color. Some studs still carried the gene and passed on Chestnut foals, they weren't allowed in the books (like I said myself, read better) and mostly dissapeared out the back door. They are however 100% Friesian, not mixed breeds. :)
JoeskaMG 2 months ago
@ponyangel1987 Aww, sorry for stepping on your toes, but that's what your message gives off. ;) Merely trying to educate here. ^^ The reds are currently trying to be saved from extingtion in America, by people that fell for the out of the ordinary color. Eventualy a seperate book will most likely be made and it will become a seperate standing breed.
JoeskaMG 2 months ago
@JoeskaMG I never claimed to know all unlike you seem to do. Leave room for minor error. I just say that I decline to recognize any other color than black because that's the standard. Like I also said, mixing with other breeds have made the Friesian breed perceptable to other colors and even spots. Doesn't mean they're mix bred. Just means they're not according to standard.
ponyangel1987 2 months ago
@JoeskaMG As for the rare chestnut gene. Come take a look at the meadow nearby, where the mares walk. After a bright summer they are all Chestnut, haha. Even Google is throwing pictures at you of them. It couldn't really be more simple. The only point is that all these horses were born with black coat and taken up in the stud book. If we'd all be to ignore standards, we can just start throwing all those stud books away and skip naming our horse its breed anyway. Would be so much nicer.
ponyangel1987 2 months ago
@ponyangel1987 'Bonte Willem' is a black and white Friesian and VERY famous here. He's a real Friesian and he's in the stud book.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 -headdesk- "The black pearls of the Netherlands". Of course they come in all kinds of colours, stupid me. I thought black meant like "black" haha...
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 I AM from the Netherlands. Friesians all around here. Yes, 99 percent are black but there's a famous black and white Friesian 'Bonte Willem' also. And black Friesians that stay out in the sun turn brownish.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 Fyi, I'm from the netherlands too and I actually used to work at a Friesian farm. And you just said he is in his own pedigree studbook... Think before you call someone stupid. Or rather learn to read ^^ thank you for the information about Bonte Willem though. Going to look into that one... (Was merely bickering about the 'rare red gene' being like our suntan before you came in XD)
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 Heb je hem ooit gezien? Ooit de eigenaar gesproken? Bonte Willem is een bonte Fries. Ze hebben nu wel hun eigen stamboek gekregen. De Barocke Pinto.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 Waarom denk je dat ik zeg "Ik ga s kijken"? Mijn discussie met de persoon ging over "dat de kleur "roodbruin" geen mutatie was maar een soort bruining zoals wij die kennen in de zon". En dat Friezen met te veel witte haren op het voorhoofd al geweigerd worden in het traditionele stamboek XD Ik stel me Bonte Willem voor als een soort heel elegant gebouwde en bewegende Tinker, komt dat in de buurt?
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 Nee, hij ziet er uit als een hele mooie bonte Fries.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 "Bonte Willem, also known als Willem van Nassau, is a cross between a Friesian Stallion and a KWPN mare." Says so on his official page. There goes the story he's a friesian, you can just as well call him a KWPN, he's registered there...
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 Nope.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 Een Fries is een kruising met een Andalusier, dat maakt het nog steeds een Fries. Bonte Willem staat te boek als Fries en werd uitgebracht bij Friese keuringen. Nu heeft de bonte Fries (kijk ook naar Bart II) een eigen stamboek 'de Barocke Pinto'.
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 Een Fries is in t engels een Friesian. Waarom is het dan niet de Friesian Pinto? Justement, omdat het er wel uitziet als een Fries (alleen t hoofd trouwens), maar niet volledig is. Hij mist zelfs zn sokken op iedere foto. "Barokke Pinto" is dan een betere kwalificatie van dit paard (wat het dus ook is, een barok gebouwde pinto, hence de invloeden van de PRE en de Fries, niet alleen n fries, anders had ie daar wel in t stamboek gestaan). Waarom anders n ander naampje dr aan geven?
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 Hij mist geen sokken. Ik heb het dier ´life´ gezien en hij heeft echt sokken hoor. Maar goed joh, als jij het zo wilt moet je het zelf weten. Iedereen heeft het over de bonte Fries, maar jij niet. Prima toch=
Saartje05 1 month ago
@Saartje05 Ik ben nou eenmaal geen papegaai ^^ Iedereen kan van de brug springen, ik zwaai ze vrolijk na. Succes verder.
ponyangel1987 1 month ago
@ponyangel1987 So yes, stupid you
Saartje05 1 month ago
@pokieluvsu101 You obviously have never actually observed a horse in it's natural habitat. Ever. And please don't tell me you're some amazing trainer or something. You've already show us how much experience you have by making that statement. Horses do those kind of maneuvers naturally. To a horse in his condition those moves were child's play. Her hands are soft through the entire ride with light contact. This is a beautiful display of hard work by two amazing athletes. Get over yourself.
JustSuperful 2 months ago
To anyone who thinks this is "cruel". Go to a high level dressage barn, just once, and look at those horses. They are not just healthy and strong but at the height of their physical fitness and abilities. Dressage has its faults, but you know what? I know western trainers that beat the living hell out of their horses. I know huntseat riders who push their mounts too high and ruin them, I know saddleseat riders that utilize cruel tactics for looks. NO style is perfect, because NO-ONE is perfect.
JustSuperful 2 months ago
i hope u know that your ripping the horses mouth and FORCING it to do uncomfortable and un-natural exercises... -_- people like that disgust me. and i dont care what crap im going to get replied for this saying shut up your wrong dressage is completely fine! NO ITS NOT!! want to be friends with your horse? get to know it better? connect? DONT FRICKIN DO THAT!!!
pokieluvsu101 2 months ago
@pokieluvsu101 I hope YOU know that you have no idea what you are talking about and sound like an idiot to those of us who ride dressage. In dressage you keep a simple firm contact with the horses mouth through the bit. You DO NOT rip your horses mouth, if you did you wouldn't pass a single test. The horse's cues come from simple leg and seat pressure, not from your hands. My horses love working out. Go back to the city and leave those of us who know what we are doing alone.
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VxdVxn 3 months ago
dont you just love the "experts" ROTFL! Fresians have natural high head carriage too. Nothing wrong with this ride. it is wonderful!
LyndaP31 4 months ago 13
Uprated and shared. Wonderful.
slobomotion 4 months ago
Theres no such thing as a red friesian, they only come in black.....
1kinkyminx 4 months ago
@1kinkyminx it is just the lighting that makes it look red
DeathKitty123456 4 months ago
@DeathKitty123456 Well check out the photos of Fire Magic on their website, its definitely red and NOT Black.There may not be a pure Red friesian, but if a friesian is mixed that the color can be there
HungerGames2425 4 months ago
@HungerGames2425 Friesians actually can come in chestnut, but it is extremely rare and undesired. The horses themselves can be registered but their offspring cannot. I believe there are less than 10 in the world.
Emura100 3 months ago
@HungerGames2425 or it's been out in the sun. Black Friesians turn brown or 'red' when you leave them in the burning sun too long. That's why you often see brownish Friesians here in the summer. Nothing weird or rare about it.
Saartje05 1 month ago
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@1kinkyminx Well check out the photos of Fire Magic on their website, its definitely red and NOT Black.There may not be a pure Red friesian, but if a friesian is mixed that the color can be there
HungerGames2425 4 months ago
WHY THEN TO, OR IS IT THREE OF THEM, THAT ARE HOLDING THE HEAD DOWN???????????????
tHIS IS NNNNNOOOOTTT WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FEELD, NO.
393Dua 4 months ago
simply- just simply amazing at 1:31 thats it , just amazing(:
BreyerGurl09 4 months ago
simply - just simply - amazing at 0:31 -thats it- amazing
BreyerGurl09 4 months ago
this is incredible!! absolutely stunning <3
FrancescaCL1 5 months ago
This Fresian is missing his feathers on his feet. Is it a true purebred, or a fresian cross?
RaeInPEI 5 months ago
@RaeInPEI never mind... i just noticed his feet are wrapped... lol
RaeInPEI 5 months ago
@RaeInPEI looks ful friesian, if you look closely it has feathers just very slight they probably get trimmed
DeathKitty123456 4 months ago
a red Frisian???
fjordenpaard 5 months ago
@fjordenpaard Not REALLY red. XD My riding teacher has one, and at times (in the sun) he'll look ALMOST red.
But yeah, though I don't think red Friesians are ALL that rare, considering Mrs.Ashley lives in Texas and even though she's a great rider, I dunno if she'd have lots of money to buy a rare horse.
DarkChoco123321 5 months ago
@karen52783 Could not agree with you more. Very well said
looktothestars08 5 months ago
ohhh this is amazing!
weez1119 6 months ago
Beautiful!!
Such compassion and harmony between the horse and rider!
Is there anything more beautiful then to watch a horse and rider become like one...
Andrea901016 6 months ago 3
pretty
dogbff 6 months ago
very beautiful!
rebelangell21 7 months ago
This makes Grand Prix dressage horses look like amateurs :)
SmallShadowOfDoubt 7 months ago
It takes years to get a horse to do this and if you have any horse sense you can tell this one loves its job. The rider never pushed and the horse never thought it was poetry in motion. Hopefully this will educate some and make people rethink things. Please do yourself and everyone a favor and know what your talking about before you show us your ignorance. That was a beautiful performance done by horse and rider
Rodeo4Life 8 months ago
If the horse is not willing or doesnt enjoy this he/she would have shown it years ago. It takes to much time and money to force a horse to do something. Any true horseman should know this. When riding you do not tell your horse what to do you ask and the two of you become a team. Dressage is the basics to all riding but its also the natural steps of the stallion. When in battle for land or a mare also in breeding this isnt cruel its natural.
Rodeo4Life 8 months ago
For all of you who say this is cruel you are ignorant and incorrect. It takes years of slow training to get a horse to be physically and mentally ready for this. Dressage is hard on a horse but a true dressage rider knows the horses limits. To truly ride dressage you must know your horse, some say you become part of your horse. The beauty of this is horse and rider become a team working together.
Rodeo4Life 8 months ago 14
Horses are like children: Some are bright, some stupid, some workers, some couch potatoes, some willing, some obstinate. Bright, willing horses enjoy doing some kind of work and are bored by idleness. Like bored children, bored horses often get themselves into trouble. Choosing the bright, willing workers for tasks such as this makes a good training experience for both. When you show the horse what you would like him to do and he "gets it", that is the best. This horse is in no danger or pain.
ResidualConfusion 8 months ago
wy sie tym szczycicie .. wiem to pięknie wygląda ale wy nie wiecie jak oni konie tego uczą... oglądałam film o tym i żeby konie tak tupały to oni puszczają muzykę i te konie stawiają na rozżarzonych płytach i te konie muszą podnosić nogi bo inaczej by kopyta im by sie spaliły!!! to jest chore i do tego biją te konie
TheJuliaa1 8 months ago
just because they "Have the ability" dosent mean they want to.Though I don't agree with this riding I will admit this is what this horse was bred for and he probably enjoys it to some extent. But All of you people that say horses cant be forced to do something are wrong. Horses wont "kill us in the blink of an eye" if you knew anything about horses you would know they are prey animals so they would choose flight over fight. Horses have extremely willing nature allowing us to do things like this
emmilly56 8 months ago
horses are very social animals. they are like potato chips, can't have just one
LynxShadowe 8 months ago
I know some horses aren't respected & treated well, but I think it's incredibly naive to suggest we just 'let them be free'. You want to let your dog be free, too? It'll probably starve, if it's not hit by a car. We humans have tried so hard to domesticate & urbanize the world, without regards to all of the millions of other species we share it with. At least some animals (like horses) continue to live on through this domestication, even if it's not ideal.
Side note: Friesians are gorgeous. :]
TheApartment3406 8 months ago
Surely this amounts to cruelty.
silverbank3 8 months ago
@silverbank3 Surely You do not know what You are talking about. This is a form of dressage and is not of it self cruel.
chaos0691 8 months ago
Horses are born with the innate ability to move like this - do you watch them in the fields? Do not be so high and mighty to think that if this horse really didn't want to do this that we could FORCE it. Horses can kill us in the blink of an eye if they don't wish to ride or interact with us. I consider it a great honor to have horses who CHOOSE to be with me because of a strong bond. I force my horse to do nothing, only ask that he come with me - he does of his own volition.
karen52783 8 months ago 82
@karen52783 HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
Mrcomentz 7 months ago
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Mrcomentz 7 months ago
@karen52783
i just wanted to say, well said :)
rustydanielle101 6 months ago
@karen52783 i could't agree with you anymore
HungerGames2425 6 months ago
@karen52783 -nod nod- Exactly. I wonder if anyone's tried to stop a horse from going where it wants to....not possible. If it really wants to, no bit can stop it and no human has the muscle to hold it back.
Wolfgirl2help 6 months ago
@karen52783
I agree completely with you! I mean, my horse does this out in the field all day long.
Ask, not force...that's what a true rider does.
Sarah71595 4 months ago
@karen52783 so true i agree with you
HungerGames2425 4 months ago
question..is it really "red?"
skilletrockgirl 9 months ago
Why is the horse called a Red Friesian ?
I'm from the Netherlands and this horse dont look like a Fries ( Friesian )
FTMedge 9 months ago
i love the work put into these horses to showcase their beauty :] hopefully this will encourage people to adopt horses and treat them fairly, :] this is fantastic! great work! even as a 14 yr old i can understand this, so y can't other people understand??
orcas12 9 months ago
It's amazing and beautiful O-o
I love Friesian <3
misiahorse1234 10 months ago
Mary rode a donkey into Jeruselem, Jesus rode one, and He will come back riding a WHITE HORSE. So trust me, I think GOD is just fine with us riding horses. LMBO at these comments.
jcpromisedland 10 months ago 3
Its a very good video and display on the rider and horses part the moves go well with the music.
in relation to the comments about the horse not liking it, i would guess that if 'it' didnt like it then a: you would be more inclined to see it in his ears being fully flat back to his head the whites of his eyes and his nostrils flared, his ears are alert paying attention to the next command by the rider OR b: he'd either be stood stock still or kicking off a fuss to dismount the rider!
Chocolatekittykatt 10 months ago
can friesians be trained in western
khenneyness 10 months ago
@khenneyness yes i believe so, personallt i've seen it. any horse can be trained in any discipline :] hope this helped
orcas12 9 months ago
loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee it omg good job
227feb 10 months ago
you know, if the horse didnt like it you would probably see it bucking and misbehaving. but i think that this horse loves what it's doing. the horse is just beautiful:)
horselife12345 10 months ago 2
i love this, so very talented from the horse and the rider. However i just wish they wouldnt use rolkur like that. I dont care what anybody says the horses head and neck are not supposed to be like that. It causes permanent damage and will prevent the horse form enjoying this career for as long as it could if this technique wasnt used.
SewahFwancesca 11 months ago
@SewahFwancesca This is not Rollkur. Yes the horse is being held in some, but he/she is not being over-flexed at all. There is a book you might want to read called Tug of War: Classical vs. Modern Dressage its all about why classical training is beneficial and why Rollkur and other modern practices are detrimental, and will illustrate that what you are seeing here does not qualify as Rollkur.
jmdnarri 11 months ago 12
@SewahFwancesca You don't know what rollkur is. This horse has a very nice head set and the rider isn't hold those reins tighter then a normal rider would. I just finished watching another video of a rider hose reins never once had an loop in them at any point. These reins do have a lot of give in them. Understand what you are looking at before you make a stupid comment
Gem7403 7 months ago 2
I love the boy but what is the nose band????
showpony2 11 months ago
@showpony2 Thats a flash. It is used to keep the horses mouth closed so that he can't open it to evade the bit. If used right it doesn't harm the horse, if too tight, it can and will cut into the sensitive skin. Work at a barn where every horse had one on, no matter what they were doing it. They put on on a new horse and within 5 minutes the horse flipped on the trainer. That taught them that not every horse needs or like a flash :)
Gem7403 7 months ago
Amazing Video!!! Would love to own that horse!!! What a rare color!!!
rodeohorsegirl 11 months ago
that was an amazing pirouette at the beginning! and altogether spectacular.
The1natasha1 1 year ago
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@The1natasha1 Yes it was, i must agree that was a spectacular pirouette.
chaos0691 8 months ago
every horse has the natural ability to do this. it just may look like the horse is not enjoying it because you are not used to seeing it. You will be amazed at what a horse is capable of. :)
OhMyPirate 1 year ago
anyone who has been lucky enough to have worked with horses know, that if a horse does not want to do something it wont. plain and simple. These animals are showing off what they were bred for. They are intelligent characterful animals and I guarantee they will have days were they dont do what they are ASKED. Horse riding is about partnership, trust, respect and the ASKING of gaits, steps and movement. A horse that is brutalised or forced will soon become an unrideable animal.
passion672 1 year ago 2
amazing!
iwnfup 1 year ago
I think it's a very pretty performance. Personally, it looks to me like the horse is having fun just that he wants to put different moves in, lol. Honestly, he'd be doing stuff like that in a field anyway just for fun, just because it's a human cuing him which moves to do when doesn't mean it's not still fun for him. I mean, arguing with a 1600lb animal is a good way to lose fingers and toes; if the horse doesn't want to work, he won't and there's not much a toothpick of a human can do about it.
mythosrattus 1 year ago 2
my horse loves to entertain. he hogs the spotlight, I enjoy watching videos like this
TheGypsyStarr 1 year ago
this is sooo beautiful and amazing!!!! i wish i could ride like that!!!
ROXYSMOMMA1995 1 year ago
Very beautifull performance. A well trained and beautifull horse! Only the tail swishing displeases me! Doesnt agree with a few things, achieves it beautifully nevertheless. I feel the need to respond to certain comments, horses once lived free and loved it naturaly. But there is much that humans can do with them that they can love too. I am a big supporter and user of non-violent equine training and know for fact that they can love every bit of their life in human captivity. Depends on humans!
KungVanargand 1 year ago
My horses acts the same way playing in the paddock, every horse is different, i know how to read my horse, yet the same body language could mean something different when seen on mates horses, unless you know this horse personally, you could not tell whether or not he is enjoying it and as for the way god intended, I am pretty sure he would rather the magnificence of these animals treasured rather than being savaged to death by animals in a fight for survival in the wild. I think its marvelous
r1e1b1e1c1c1a 1 year ago
I respect and appreciate your concern for the horse. I've never been able to mask a creature dance with all its heart, unless it wanted to, especially a creature that weighs ten times what I weigh. That is the beauty of such riding. As a trainer I can tell you that no other earthly creature loves that horse as much as his handler. The horse knows this, and that is why this twelve-hundred pound animal dances with enthusiasm when asked.
917Belle 1 year ago
@sorasfoxycharm nothing is perfect in this world not even this performance. But what do you figure to be "not right"? not right for who? I think it's good, not flashy, not over done, je nice to watch. I repeat, no extrem wagging tail, no extra swoling from the mouth. Just music and a kind of "dance". Just enjoy or say nothing. Or at least, say something constructiv!
funzie00 1 year ago
I dont see why anyone would find this particular vid ammusing it really sucks, the horse isn't doing crap right and the music is soooooo not fitting IT SUCKS
sorasfoxycharm 1 year ago
this is a partnership a horse is intelligent and let's face it bigger and stronger than the rider if they didn't want to do it they wouldn't. simple I've had many a horse that was stubborn and refused to do anything they didn't want to do
looktothestars08 1 year ago
I think this is one of the best "dancing performance" I mean, the horse was not "roll-curb", The wagging tail was not exagerate. It was simply nice!
funzie00 1 year ago
Absolutely unbelievable performance. Had me in tears.
zubidiya 1 year ago
Outstanding!!!! what a pleasure to watch.
alahdorn 1 year ago
wow.. i have no words.. amazing. I have a Friesian myself, but there's no way we can do this.
Fleurable1 1 year ago
I've got the breyer of him!
dragongirl624 1 year ago
the horse obviously didnt mind all this coz his ears were forward the whole time.
Babiiamz1 1 year ago
outstanding effort on the horse and riders part...it would be so nice to see the horse rewarded every now and then for trying so hard.
tanya2horses 1 year ago
wonderful horse
HSDKaDDy 1 year ago
Omg He is so Amazinng!!!!
HSDKaDDy 1 year ago
that horse is clearly well trained by a very skilled rider. I notice she is wearing spurs. I am not suggesting for one moment they are misused, but having acheived this standard wouldn't the next step be to go without them?
I see them as training aids and beleive that all riders should aspire to not using them in competition.
tpsossff 1 year ago
@tpsossff I'm sure this horse can perform reasonably well without the spurs. Used correctly, a spur causes no pain. Think about the size of your heel. Then think about the size of a spur. In an exercise such as this, your heel needs to be in very precise points to signals each movement. If you, as a rider, are even slightly off in your placement you are asking for a different movement from the horse. The spur simply gives the precision needed to perform to this level.
Katbird16 1 year ago
@Katbird16
i agree entirely. I do not have a problem with them being used by someone that knows what they are doing ..... it is just that over the years I have seen them misused so many times
tpsossff 1 year ago
I am intrigued by this. If people are so concerned about welfare they should open their eyes and they will see things that are truely bad at stables and liveries everywhere. I am sure that when that lovely horse is set loose he rolls in the mud and dust and runs about with his mates like any other horse.
tpsossff 1 year ago
I'm absolutely speechless.....I will honestly say that this brought me to tears and was absolutely gorgeous to see a stallion and woman moving as one as such a willing and well cooperative team....Bravo....
Fuuga 1 year ago
@equidancer -
This stallion - Fire Magic is simply one of the amazingly talented ones who is also lucky enough to have a wonderful trainer/owner to bring him to his full potential !!!
BRAVO to you both !!!
MythicalMiLee 1 year ago
He is amazing , and so obviously well trained. ANY horse can be amazing with the right training and conditioning and LOVE, and the desire!!! FireMagic obviously has all of those and in generous amounts.
Well done !!!!
MythicalMiLee 1 year ago
What you state here is from ignorance. Andalusians and Friesians are as different as quarter Horses and Walking Horses, each with their own breed differences. The lack of training falls completely to the rider and trainer that have not enough knowledge to train each individual. Backing up with Friesians is a myth, again fault of the trainer/rider. I have trained more than most and all will and do back out the entire length of the arena in a performance. Watch what you say ..lack of knowledge.
equidancer 1 year ago 2
@equidancer- You are very correct in that the breeds are different. And furthermore horses within a breed can also act or behave different. They also respond to training differently.
MythicalMiLee 1 year ago
@equidancer -@equidancer - I have an Andalusian stallion who is amazingly talented & very well trained & loves 'his job', but we also have a Friesian who is in training and showing great promise, but we are bringing him along very slowly to encourage a good work ethic in him due to a lack of training at a young age. He is not a bad horse by anymeans - just needs a different approach. Each horse is an individual and should be treated and trained as such !
MythicalMiLee 1 year ago
I want to know how perfectly civil and TRUE comments are getting things like -2 and -3 ratings. if you don't like what you see; don't comment. Your comment on a video on bloody YOUTUBE isn't going to do anything. And you cannot comment that the horse is being mistreated by watching ONE performance. If it was being mistreated it wouldn't be ABLE to perform like this.
Go learn something about horses before you make your dumbass comments.
SparkaliLaPop 1 year ago
well fresians are gud but in my opinion andalusians and lusinatos are the best infact they use them in the rejoneo..try to look it up besides the bulls..i love wat the rejoneardor(the rider)is capable of making the horse due. fresians alot of times are hard headed..lots of them dont go backwards and its hard to make them galop..and they have a real heavy paste.i rode 4 diferrent one and pretty much they have the same problem...but i love spanish bree which are wonderful horses
WATSnotTOlike 1 year ago
WHAT A GREAD HORSE !
zuckerpuppe1994ify 2 years ago
Fantastic Video!!!! This is exacly what I want to do when I get a friesians! The friesian and the rider are both unbelievably talented!!! Way to go, friesian and rider!!!
abc123song 2 years ago
by the way, the horse is swishing his tail to keep his balance and you're pretty dumb if you didn't realize that in the first place
samanthasmith69 2 years ago
A horse swishing it's tail can mean many different things.
SparkaliLaPop 1 year ago
if you've ever ridden a friesian or if you know anything about their personalities you would know that this is always how they carry themselves and they absolutely love what they do. they're way to smart for basic riding and they excel at this type of thing because they want to do it. the rider is barely touching the horse. thats the point of dressage so don't say he's making the horse unhappy when you know nothing about the breed and how they work.
samanthasmith69 2 years ago
If the horse didn't enjoy it and didn't want to do it, it wouldn't. Simple as.
SparkaliLaPop 2 years ago
well honestly ive seen horses that dont wanna do some thing but yet again ppl riding them make them do it..and the horse unfurtunatley is obbligated to do stuff he dont want to do
WATSnotTOlike 1 year ago
This is the most beautiful piece of horsemanship that I've ever seen. Horse and rider were one and you could see how they BOTH enjoyed it.
ligilu 2 years ago
His tail is swishing therefore he doesn't like it. Umm really? Ok genius....if he didn't like it guess what....he wouldn't do it. And yes I have a horse (doubt seriously you do)...if she doesn't want to do something she doesn't do it. That horse has a better life then probably most of the people watching the video so I wouldn't be worried about it.
I think the video is fantastic thank you for sharing.
amy011079 2 years ago
this is amazing he moves with a unique kind of confidence, i grew up on a horse ranch and raised and trained my horse but i could never train him to do something on this scale, your truly an amazing trainer with an amazing horse. nd to all those hatin on this video id like to see yu do it
cactusrash69 2 years ago
Lovely!! I love this clip...nice work!!
Kiarda13 2 years ago
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That is so wrong. That horse was not born to do that but to live in a field, the way GOD intended. Disgusts me. And don't tell me he likes it. His tail is swishing. and Yes, I have horses.
fifthavenuegirl 2 years ago
From the trainer. Everyone has a right to voice their opinion but you are showing your ignorance. This is an art form passed down thru generations. Feel lucky you can still see this performed. Just where will they be free? In a dusty field? The desert where they scrounge for feed and water to survive to be hunted and culled by the 'all knowing".
equidancer 2 years ago 30
They are not showing their ignorance, they are stating their opinion, although I do like this video, you just said a hipocritical thing by telling them they have the right to voice their opinion and tell them that they are ignorant. It's an opinion, let them say it and let it go...
MedoraCowgirl 2 years ago
From the trainer. They have the choice, it's voiced here and the remark is not removed. They critisize that which they know nothing about.
equidancer 2 years ago 15
@equidancer You are absolutely right. If GOD or whoever wants it differently than that let him tell you himself.
EarthChild25 1 year ago
@equidancer uh there is a difference between mustangs and any wild horse...they were born wild...horses that we use today such as tb's qh's and so on were bred...by people...to do certain things. Do you really think a wide horse like a fresian that is also pitch black in most cases with a huge mane and tail could make it in the wild? they would stick out like a soar thumb and be easily picked off, people need to understand what they are talking about before they say it.
hunterjumper0226 1 year ago
@hunterjumper0226 i totally agree!
orcas12 9 months ago
@MedoraCowgirl An opinion can be ignorant. You need to break out the dictionary and look up, Opinion, Ignorant and Hypocrite. Once you see what those words mean you will understand what you have said is incorrect regardless of weather it is your opinion or not.
SuperCallus 1 year ago
@MedoraCowgirl Sorry I voted urs down! My mouse slipped and just as i was clicking it moved, i really meant to vote up, u are sooooo right!
affinity6 1 year ago
@equidancer I disagree with you that what we are seeing here is an art form. This pure and simple is showmanship, it is gross entertainment. The horse and rider are not in partnership. The horse is being dictated to. If you want to see real art form in horse dancing try viewing some FEI Grand Prix dressage freestyle to music. There you will see properly conditioned horses in beautiful partnership with their riders, performing with well conditioned bodies that collect properly and freely.
tieetop 1 year ago
@tieetop actually this is basically the same as the FEI only they are performing for an audiance not for judges and therefore are actually more relaxed because they know that over half of the audiance doesn't know whether they mess up or not. but this is an art form and they are in partnership the horse is chewing w/ one ear forward while the other is tilted back paying attention to the rider . though i don't agree with the fact that he carries two whips, but he doesn't use them with foce so np
LittleMustangMare 1 year ago