RAVEL & STEFFEN PETERS, GP KUR, U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS 2008

[RuffianLover01]

if i was teaching this horse i would give him a A++!!!

[RuffianLover01]

Prettyyyyyyyyyy!

[heartlandstables96]

i will get the breyer ravel=D

I really like this horse!!

xx

[HorseGal523]

@heartlandstables96 i love the breyers i really want him and idocus :)

[Thehunterjumperqueen]

wow!!!!!!

[xemily09x]

Wow, i'm amazed that he got that quality passage from a halt like 2 feet outside of the arena haha. Great entrance. Also love his tempi change music!

[HunterJumper860]

What music did he use, do you know?

[SHOJMPR42]

this music is better than most freestyles and of course we all love Stephen and Ravel

[Sofinequine]

Ravel is so long and lanky i love it. He looks so supple and relaxed to me. He reminds me of this horse i rode who was like that.

[basicowl]

The horse is amazing, what a pair

[horseylovergirl]

That is so cool to watch!

[colton100289]

I do see the hyperfelxion in the warm-up but there are only moments. There are reasons why riders ride with a tad bit of hyperflexion and then ask the horse to come more round and back correctly on the bit leading to a nice collection. I think Steffen knows this horse alot more than we do. So a little bit of hyperflexion is okay but it would be differnt if we saw that all the time.

[colton100289]

I think this is a great video I dont see much hyperflexion(There is a great article in dressage today explaining hyperflexion) I also think Steffen had great timing in his passage halfpass

[bcbeaupied]

the reason you dont see it is because it is used in warmup. not during the test.

[ITGANZ78]

I was in HK and saw them execute the Kur for real in the Olympic Games. It was even better than this one and really the one performance that gave me the goose pimples. We shall see them again in London...

[jmhaze2006]

The extreme hyperflexion of the horses neck is extremely painful to a horse, why doesn't everyone, or more at least, realize this? Such beautiful animals, why do we not let them move natuarally and beautifully, anything that causes that much pain and damage to a horse is NOT BEAUTIFUL,,,,

[kmkat6]

even if there was a sane reason to think you love horses more than this rider you should know that if something hurts a horse the horse worries and if you hurt a horse you lose their trust and a dressage team without trust doesn't win

[richmondkrn]

Steffen doesnt use hyperflexion u no that right?

[samoin]

@richmondkrn Yes I see hyperflexion"s". What a disappointment.

[pirouette987]

Going from an extended gait to a movement requiring a lot of collection is a common move in freestyles to increase the 'difficulty' factor of the freestyle. Most top rider freestyles include a passage half pass. Another common manouver is piaffe pirouette. Some that used to be seen as raising difficulty (such as changes on a circle) have become common and no longer are regarded as increasing the difficulty.

[cuatesones]

buena

[schadenfreude93]

I can't say I've ever seen anyone do an extended canter into a pirouette... Or a half pass at the passage!

Beautiful exectuion... He'ss be amazing for us at the Olympic games.

[EtioleFilante]

I love the tempi's with the music

[XoGallopXo17]

ohhh cool im really glad that they are on the team!!

[Funtodancewith]

Ravel & Steffen Peters, Brentina & Debbie McDonald & Harmony's Mythilus & Courtney King made teh Oylmpic team.

[dressagepinky]

beautifully executed. Anyone who thinks a dressage freestyle is easy should try and ride a horse to the beat and make it appear that they are dancing!

[Supernturallover]

WOW! I love Steffen! He signed a magazine with a picture of Prince on it for me. Such a nice guy!

[ajp525]

thank you again and again for posting this