Dr. Rainer Klimke and Ahlerich in New York

National horse show in 1987 - Dr. Rainer Klimke and his Ahlerich in the Madison Square Garden.

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Sports

Tags:

• Ahlerich
• Klimke
• dressur
• dressage
• reiten

[wolwolery]

How come people don't ride like this anymore? Why does Anky win? Don't people WANT to ride like this???

[TWHequestrian]

BEAUTIFUL! Reiner Klimke was such a wonderful, talented rider! I haven't seen anyone else ride like him, especially not the current "top" riders! Thank you for sharing this!!

[Heath19792008]

Why the heck are there empty seats???

If I just had the possibility to have been there that day! :)

[Recyle10]

WOW. :0

[lobser1]

Have you seen Catherine Haddad? She is a classic rider.

[SuMmErgirl714]

Beautiful!! I don't understand why people don't strive to ride like this anymore.

[CrystalGazer95]

THIS is what rider's should be striving towards - no matter what the breed.

No stilted manipulated gaits that are "in" for Stock Breeds, no tail sets, no Big Lick pads and weighted shoes and a (from what I can tell) REASONABLE bit.

A TRUE rider doesn't need 10 inch shanks AND a twisted/double twisted wire mouthpiece.

[marcuss2004]

An all time master, and legendary rider, I agree. For all of you who are anti modern dressage, there were "bad" riders when Klimke was alive also....this is not a new phenomenon. There are still very good riders at the top today, and many had trained with Klimke. Like any other sport, Dressage will evolve, good, bad and ugly....look at figure skating in the 1950's and compare it to today's version....they are very different...dressage will follow suit....

[universalradio]

I blame lousy trainers, in Canada for sure. There are so many poor trainers, arrogant, egotistical, greedy, cliquey, and NOT TALENTED!!! Too many people in horses who do NOT have the gift, but huddle inside the horse world because they're incompetent at everything else, and can power trip over horses and students. Horse world is full of bullies. Result - lousy riding.

[universalradio]

@wolwolery  Read Charles de Kunffy's books. Two books, one for riders, one for development of the horse.

[dtwmbld]

@CyrenaAz  Well said!

[dielulufrau]

wunderschön :)

ich denk damals hatte man noch mehr zeit heute muss alles schnell schnell gehen, am ersten tag draufsetzten, am zweiten galoppwechsel, am dritten piaffe..

für die meisten turnierreiter ist es nur noch sport und nicht das eigentlich schöne, zusammenarbeit mit einem anderen lebewesen und zeigen was man gemeinsam bereits erreicht hat, so wie es eigentlich sein sollte. hauptsache ruhm und reichtum. echt traurig..