extreme collection: backward traveling Canter

a spectacular display of collection taken to the extreme: Canter foot-fall pattern inching backward!
Rider's name is Juan Diego Garcia Trevijano

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• haute
• ecole
• extreme
• collection
• backward
• canter

[namastejjk]

This is not a true movement of dressage that I know of. I agree with Spottie, this is unnatural, the horse has lost his rhythm and is over bent. It is sad to me to hear people think this is beautiful. It is definitely not classical dressage.

[spottie524]

I do not feel like this is natural. I believe Pluvinel was known for this movement, along with the canter on three legs. This horse is also overbent and has lost the rhythm of the canter. I do not think this kind of riding should be encouraged, this horse's comfort and dignity has been sacrificed for circus tricks. You may attack me if you wish, but this is not an example of correct dressage and I know many peope will agree.

[1nikomi]

@ilovechase77 This was no judgement on hw you can ride. If you think dressage is boring, than I would never have you train any of my horses, as dressage is the foundation for all horse sports.

[1nikomi]

@SmokeyAndJessi I agree with you! It is like the "Airs Above The Ground" movements that the Lipizzaners perform!

[1nikomi]

@99FeeBee99 of course it isn't natural dressage, because it isn't dressage

[1nikomi]

@brokefordstud Finally someone who understands that everything is not always dressage, but variations that are extremely difficult to train...

[Luwenism]

Never saw anything like this, and you surely don't see this in the Grand Prix dressage. I don't know what move this is, but it's weird...

[Ntrojo]

These are high school movements that have their root in training the horse for war...rarely seen so don't critique this example movement too harshly...only for the most highly trained and delicately ridden combination.

[jumperbarrel]

ugliest thing I've ever seen!



[ChloeRosie14]

All the dressage movements are ment to be natural. Something i horse does natural in his natural environment. This is NOT natural...

[brokefordstud]

This is not a dressage COMPETITION move but it is a movement from the "old school" just as the airs above the ground performed by the Spanish Riding School or the movements practiced by the Cadre Noir. The only important thing is that it is trained WELL. And this horse has a very nice canter to the rear and is submissive and balanced, though he loses it a bit at the end. It is an extremely difficult movement and cannot be forced or it will be very ugly.

[99FeeBee99]

@spottie524 I agree with you, this definately isnt classical dressage.