documentation hyperflexion clip 3b

Practical use of this method by experienced riders: Imke Schellekens
In hyperflexion or ""ridden up"the horses cannot bring it's hindlegs under (Hankenbiegung) Back and hips stay tensed.
For more information on this series of video's http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E5F2368118F2B2E0

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Sports

Tags:

• Rollkur
• hyperflexion
• LDR
• dressage

[Liberty9m]

The video is excellent, and serves to point out how so-called world champions have twisted the sport into something worthless and unrecognizable to anyone who calls himself a horseman. This guy has the harshest hand and the worst legs I've seen at this level other that that goddam Anky piece of shit.

[lovetogallop]

How unbeleivable unattractive.. The whole purpose of dressage is for the horse to looke as if it is floating and effortless.. not all cramped up like that.. Seriously, there are some poepl I wouldn't hesitate to shoot..

[tosavealife1966]

People who are not properly schooled, do not have the suppleness of the trained rider. They also do not have the ability to properly collect their mount without overflexing. If you look at the lippazans you wont see this long-necked slender horse being pulled in tightly. you see a well proportioned head and neck slightly angled in giving the appearance of a drawn round horse. People are crazy!

[tosavealife1966]

I can't believe that this is what dressage means in the USA. It's ridiculous, I had a super Appaloosa that had better ability to perform proper dressage ettiquette with no bridle. He won awards for eye appeal and proper form, impulsion and cadence. He never looked as stressed, hooked in by the bridle or frightened or angered. This is not satisfying to watch. I love dressage-it's really more ballet, rolling movement, persona of the horse and rider-should appear effortless.

[DeathKitty123456]

why do they all do it? it is sooo stupid, if i ever saw someone riding like that i would pull them up about it!

[bcgrote]

How do you get propulsion from the rear when the head is cranked past vertical?

[IndependantW]

Love how at 0.46 to 0.57 her leg is so far back she appares to be actively spurring him in the groin. If she'd let go of his mouth maybe should could use less leg. I guess this is what happens when you use "warmbloods," formerly known as European cart horses, for dressage.

[zhivana]

Rollkur is ridiculous and frankly, it doesn't work. I don't know why people bother doing this to their horses when not only is it bad for them mentally and physically (they get stressed, and I would too in that situation!) but it totally detracts from the 'beauty' of dressage when an animal is clearly uncomfortable and looks like a contortionist!

[123Whiskey]

I can't count how many times I have seen a horse bolt randomly during their training while the rider is using the rollkur as their training method and the horses were punished for it. Your rite horses are obviously stronger then there arm when they don't have a double bridle on with someone yanking on it. this is a horrible way to ride and is animal abuse! does that neck position look natural? have you ever seen you horse in the feild runing like that?

[hellybelly6]

I was talking about the way she rides, not the way she teaches it. A lot of people in America do not ride with riding hats.