Beautifully ridden, although I think the horse will have "naturally" collected himself MORE if the rider collected himself more. By that I mean, sitting taller (and deeper) in the saddle, opening the chest more, shoulders DOWN and slightly closing the shoulder blades together. This is what dancers do (I am a trained classical dancer) to "collect " themselves. By doing this in canter for example the horse mirrors what you do without any other aid being required such as pulling or kicking! Also there is a bit too much bounce from the rider in the saddle in canter. The seat should not leave the saddle but "swing" with the horses back, the swing coming from the lower back whilst the upper back grows tall right through the nape of the neck. One needs to "divide " up how each section of our own torso moves, to be able to absorb the motion whilst sitting in balance and as one with the horse in all its gaits. Not easy....but really helps the horse to collect himself without recourse to the reins etc!!
MM is an amazing rider and trainer i had the privilege of watching 3 dsy clinic in the uk in 2019 ,, and he works magic xxx
Happy horse. Lovely and so refreshing to see a fluid horse.
So smooth ride, invisible signals, natural movement. Real classical dressage❤️
Trust and suppleness first. So refreshing!!!
I adore Manolo! He is amazing
What a nice, natural carriage..
Beautiful....Fabulous rider ....horse going so kindly ....happy to do his job .....would love to see how he is going now !
Wow those tempis were so relaxed and straight as an arrow
Loved it.
AWESOME
what a beautiful relaxed flow of moving together. I would love to see how he is with this horse now.
out of simple curiosity, it would be nice to know what the score was for this fluid, happy ride
He placed 13th out of 13 with a 58.421%
Beautifully ridden, although I think the horse will have "naturally" collected himself MORE if the rider collected himself more. By that I mean, sitting taller (and deeper) in the saddle, opening the chest more, shoulders DOWN and slightly closing the shoulder blades together. This is what dancers do (I am a trained classical dancer) to "collect " themselves. By doing this in canter for example the horse mirrors what you do without any other aid being required such as pulling or kicking! Also there is a bit too much bounce from the rider in the saddle in canter. The seat should not leave the saddle but "swing" with the horses back, the swing coming from the lower back whilst the upper back grows tall right through the nape of the neck. One needs to "divide " up how each section of our own torso moves, to be able to absorb the motion whilst sitting in balance and as one with the horse in all its gaits. Not easy....but really helps the horse to collect himself without recourse to the reins etc!!
Teaching Manolo Mendez?
What about you post a video of yourself doing just that ? You’re so full of ....
Dont need to
Horesman Horseman you’re not fooling anyone...
He bouncing far to hard on horses back
Because he is riding from his body, not from the hand and spurs only
This is what dressage should look like