Anky van Grunsven WEG2006 Finals

[slavenomore]

what's the name of the music where a woman is singen nah nah nah nah nah ? = )

The whole ride is amazing, really.

[RoadRun83]

why do people still think just because the ears aren't back the horse is not in pain??? the thing is that the horses can't breathe in the rollkur position, which let's high blood preasure accure , which makes little vains popp!!! what a great way to train your horse isn`t it??? if you love your horse- you will never never do rollkur!!!! please think about it!

[shirlxx]

rollkur forever, anky, anky

[Passion4Equus]

I think that overall this horse is actually quite tense with not much reach in the forleg movement of extended paces and there is obvious tension through the back.. quite a typical performance of a rollkur trained horse.,.. looks dramatic at first glance but when you really watch whats happening the truth shows through. Matine was the true deserving winner with astounding freedom of movement that a rollkur trained horse could not achieve.

[MyHorsesRBest]

definitely! RIP Matine!

[MalandAl4]

@Passion4Equus i agree that matine was wonderful but i disagree with you calling salinero tense. no tense horse can put in a performance like this. it was incredible. completely intune to the music and he looked fabulous doing it. just like matine's performance.

[chazow]

For those who say this 'was not an honest win' or Anky is 'cruel to her horse' that horses ears were forward throughout that entire performance. As A strong dressage enthusiast i feel that this performance was perfect. i do not find it an unfair win, she stuck to the guidelines of the competition, didn't she? well there then. I've made my point, as for Andreas, Brilliant mare, and good bond between the two! but i also think anky has this with Salinero. Well done for both of them!

[LinaVH]

This is a really nice freestyle performance, but since Anky is so dedicated to hyperflexiontraining I can't really give her this. It's not an honest way of training your horse. I thought Andreas should have won, he rode a 9 year old mare that hasn't been hyperflexed and that has less physichal benefits for dressage than Salinero who's got far better gates and physique than Andreas mare. To me, Andreas and Matiné won this one.

[IWantLandingSnow]

Matine was the best for me.

[unwantedangel76]

OMG they made it look soo easy (which I know it isnt lol). It just seemed like the horse was automatically doing it all & the rider was just sitting enjoying it, they both must have an amazing bond together to make it look this easy. Brilliant!

[Nightmareb4Chrimbo]

Wow, this is just insane! I prefer Salinaro's performance to Matine's. It just feels more professional.

[BarrelGirl96]

i iked matine alot better in my opiniion

[finkmare]

oh wow! i liked matine better, but technically speaking this horse fared better... im a jumper at heart, but i do like dressage, i dont think i cld live without jumping

[pinkweaselgirl]

matine looks WAY more relaxed than salinero...

[HunterJumper1996]

how do they sit the trot so well??? it kills my back!!!!!!!!

[horseygirl256]

i usually find dressage kinda boring, but after seeing this routine, it flipped my viewpoint of it

[ThoroughbredRunner]

wooooow, I've NEVER seen such a beautiful and in key dressage performance! It took my breath away!

[notakangaroo]

Wow that was beautiful! I love dressage, it's so bouncy, lol There's so much subtle precision to it. My horse can to tempi changes too, but usually only when he's annoyed about something and thinking about bucking, haha

[semperlupe]

Whoa she's Dutch just like me when this was on TV I watched it hehe =D She got gold at the Olympics

[antheadh]

yeaaaah, i'm from the netherlands, She's great =D

[8livelovelaughRide8]

that is by far the best dressage performance i've ever seen.... they won the gold medal at the olympics this year too

[myponyandme]

yes she won..

[Hey4Hay]

Wow I love this lady shes one of the best riders in the world and I cant even start on her horse!

[15starlight15]

Did she end up winning the event?

[15starlight15]

Never mind, I found out. I LOVE LOVE LOVE her routine here!

[BehemothProductions]

That's just simply AMAZING!

I am more off a jumping fan but I'd go to see that any day!

[Polpolker]

WOW what an amazine horse!

[arkaszoghedvig]

4:18.. Thats just too perfect.....!

[arkaszoghedvig]

2.14! Its just too perfect...!

[welshvalleysgirl]

i think Andreas Helgstrand performed the better test

[equestrianhardcore]

I don't =) haha Anky had a much more consistant and relaxed test and also it was flawless where Andreas had that one mistake, don't get me wrong, his ride was amazing, but I think Anky deserved this win

[pleatec13]

anky is way better the andreas lol. she doesnt stab her horses like he does.

[equinegurl]

No, she just gets all up in their faces...

[ponyjumper122]

This is just so perfectly gorgeous. I mean how perfect is this ride!?!?

[equestrianhardcore]

oh its very perfect =D

[CRAlover]

What breed is Salinero?

[Xiyaou]

He's a hanoverian.

[twig36]

such an awesome test :)

[equestrianhardcore]

i agree, i love anky and salinero.. they really are unbeatable at freestyle.. i have this whole trial memorized haha

[twig36]

Agreed!!!! and i also find myself humming the tune of her kurs all the time. brilliant and breath taking =]]

[Breyerpeep]

I have the breyer horse of him!!!

[Jaccko14]

yes, finally someone to post this since dano blocked comments on his. YAY :)

[knhorsegirl]

Just so everyone knows, the lighting in the arena really sucks and Salinero is not black, he's just REALLY dark bay. ;)

[Jaccko14]

knhorsegirl - I have the on my DVD and yes he is really dark bay, but it was night time here and no sun, he always looks black during indoor or night time compeitions.

[angelaubree]

He is so COOL!I have the Breyer model of him!