What makes Charlotte & Valegro (Blueberry) so wonderful & magical is: Charlotte's true ♥️ of Valegro & her appreciation of Valegro's drive... and Valegro adores her right back. A horse chooses to whom they give their best to. They remember kindness & they remember abuse for a long, long time.
Valegro Dressage she does - it’s Grand Prix dressage rules. She’s always said if she could ride in a single bridle competing on him she would as she doesn’t need to double, but she has to use it
The more I watch this...and iv watched numerous times...Valegro is just magnificent..he has such cadence and you can just tell how willing he is, how hard this horse tries, you can just see it. I don't think I have ever seen a horse and rider in more harmony.. I can say this ride is perfect and truly represents dressage..so inspiring..
Don't you just love how she does all the schooling including piaffe and passage on her gold medal horse in a snaffle! happy horse, great young woman we will watch with enthusiasm
alot of people say how they are disappointed that valegro was gelded... I think 1. It meant he was on the dressage front for longer rather than going into stud and 2. it makes him individual. Ya know, one in a million :)
joanne devaney he was retired pretty dang early anyways 🤣 it’s odd though that they at least didn’t take straws when they gelded him. Guess it shows it’s those you don’t expect
Any stallion has to be approved to be a stallion and he wasn’t approved (this was before he was even broken). If he had have been approved Carl wouldn’t have gotten him and he may never have even been broken or become a dressage horse. Obviously people say that he should have been approved because he is so amazing but he didn’t meet the requirements of being a stallion so he was gelded🤷🏼♀️
Basic Bedard i don’t really know what it’s for or what the specific requirements but when I read the book Carl wrote about him called ‘Valegro’ a while ago or watching some video or something Carl said that he didn’t pass the stallion inspection or something along those lines but I know that every stallion has to be approved for breeding and he wasn’t🤷🏼♀️
Lovely horse. It just shows you don't need anything special, just a decently constructed level compact horse who is eager and willing. He's not particularly uphill built or flashy in his movement but he want to give his all when asked, that makes a good horse. Its that trust that makes him want to be generous, then you can ask for a flashy movement by showing him how it's done and you get it. Lovely. Many horses sold for very large amounts of cash at auctions with impressive flashy movement and uphill build will never be another Valegro. They need that spark in the eye to be fostered in a playful way and space and time to develop under a kind and gentle hand to want to be another Valegro. Let them play in the field, be a horse, eat some fresh grass and build a happy horse mentality. Never force a frame or demand, play play until they play back with you then you can do things together that will give you wings. This is one of my favourite horses and trainers, very most definitely. It just shows in how the horse works, how big and scopey he will get just because he's happy and to please the rider, who in turn is obviously delighted. What could be a better thing to watch. Its also such a relief in this day and age of forced hollow backs, trailing hinds, swishing tails, stiff wheel barrows, stopped in front, held up in the head. Nasty, no wings at all just very obvious misery. I think this combination has allowed judges to see properly at last, through to the horses well being and the riders true ability. Well done chaps! I love it.
To this day Charlotte,when I am feeling down, I will play yout Olympic 2012 GOLD performance….it still gives me happy tears of joy for both You and Valegro❣️🥰🇺🇸
Who couldn't like this??!! She's so cute and so inspiring because it is a difficult Sport and does take a lot of money and I really like her encouragement.What a lovely person ! so nice to see this posting.
Yes, it does take lots of money to pay for the top olympic quality horse (gone are the days where an off the track thoroughbred will win the dressage at the olympics), to pay for all the shows, to pay for the training/trainer. Charlotte doesn't own this horse nor pay for the training - because she's a talented enough rider to be a professional trainer in her own right, with help from Carl Hestor of course. Britches is the old english spelling for what in the US are called breeches. Also known as Jodhpurs.
@@ceilidheyford5744 Um, Even with an RDA discount my family couldn't afford for me to keep riding once a week and I started at 12. Had to give it up at 17 even though I was still working at the stables... I had Lidl jodhpurs and rode in my mother's old wellies because I couldn't afford boots. 15 years of mucking out everyone else's animals down the line I can't even keep a roof over my head let alone dream of sharing a horse let alone owning one, buying show gear, paying for horseboxes, entrance fees and all that. How the hell do you start without a ton of money. I wasn't even allowed to ride when I signed up for a full time Horse Care apprenticeship and worked 7 straight days.
I rode for over 10 years competing locally in my area, but there's no decent competitions here or proper trainers on a regular basis. I did it for the pure joy of being around horses I loved. I always enjoyed jumping more than dressage. But I always won the dressage competitions I was in so I ended up focusing on that form of riding. The fact I won anything at all was a miracle. I was riding a leased school horse, a gelding, that looked like a mare. His confirmation was to be honest terrible, but he loved putting on a show and was easy too train. He passed away 4 years ago...I miss him every day he was my best friend. He was a chestnut with a blaze and four stockings. Only 14"3 hands and I'm 6 foot. His name was Haddy Poco "Bueno"; quarter horse. Ironically he was initially a stud but when gelded because of bad temperament he calmed down a LOT with people but he always hated other horses. Hated them so much in fact that we never kept him in a paddock. We just let him wander the barn property and kept the gates closed. But he LOVED people. Even though other riders didn't like HIM because he was bad around the other horses in arena and I had to have all my lessons alone without someone else in the training arena with me....I miss his hugs so much. His owner gave me a braid of his mane when he was put down and some of his ashes that I wear in a urn locket around my neck all the time
Fun fact: Valegro (then Blueberry) was considered to not be a good stallion prospect according to the KWPN (I think they thought that his legs are too short). It sparked a bit of a debate in the breeding world, once he started winning.
Valegro is my favourite dressage horse!! I aspire be one of the first fjord dressage riders to go to the olympics! You don’t see fjords in the Olympics and I want to change that :)
you don't need loads of money to do dressage my horse is a gypsy cob and is loved by all when he goes out to dressage and we have done really well. Its all to do with the rider and the horse combination and the work you put in. We completed in the South East Equestrian Championships (amateur) and also we qualified for the David Broome Championships of GB so its can't be all bad!!!!
OMG PEOPLE!!!! You don't need alot of money for a "good dressage horse" you can have a cheap one that will do amazing!!!! That's all that was stated in her comment!! I have a $25 rescue mare, she's an Arab paint, 14.2hh and does not have an uphill build or good dressage conformation AT ALL!!! And she does absolutly amazing!!! She does everything from half pass, tempi changes, pirroetts, passage, anything. You do not need a fancy horse to do dressage!!
In previous videos Valegro looks like a bay, but in this video he's shaved, and looks like a blue roan. Is that why his stable name's Blueberry? Or does he just like to eat the berries?
'Lots of money' is subjective. If you can even afford one horse you have lots of money to me. My family has never been above the poverty line and I've never managed to earn more than minimum wage. I've worked with horses for 15 years and lost my home 6 times so can't even dream of owning a horse and I know how to budget... When I was an apprentice trying to get a Horse Care qualification I sold all my possessions to travel in to work and spent no more than £3.50 a week on food....
I think it looks fine. And Courtney King-Dye would likely tell you that even if none have been killed, it isn't worth the risk. Oh, and I have seen FEI riders airlifted from shows with head injuries. No deaths, thankfully, but at least two who might have been dead if it weren't for their helmets. Those who think their looks are more important than their brains are probably right.
Of course it's your choice whether to wear a helmet or not. But I think your family and friends would be devastated if you had a head injury because you think they look silly.
Her horse is uber expensive and well-bred. Try getting to the top in dressage without the money to buy a horse that moves amazingly and without the money to show.
SignaTB A lot of pro riders don't own the horses that they compete. Although I love watching these amazing, huge moving, gorgeous WBs, I would LOVE to see some OTTBs at the top in dressage and SJ. Part of the reason I love eventing, is that its so diverse and there are OTTBs at the top, winning!
Samantha Vermeulen clearly does not understand the sport of dressage. At any upper level equestrian event generally the athletes have many sponsors who fund all those equine airline shipping fees, medical expenses and whatever other major expenses. But sponsors arn't free! Olympians all work hard to get to where they are at by training (and mind you not every rider feels helpless enough to insist on hiring a personal trainer rather than building their own skills with continuous practise ), but effort doesn't cost a thing:)
Mais eu c’est moi ou Valegro change de couleurs à chaque fois un coup il est marron un autre il est plus foncé après il est noir et après un mélange de marron et de noir c quoi ce cheval caméléon😅😅😅😅😅
The question over the selling of top horses that have won for their nation is interesting here. No the nation shouldnt fork out to keep the horse in that country, nor should anyone else. Its pure greed that they are sold in the first place. Quite honestly who would pay millions of dollars for a school master anyway, it's insane. Rarely do these horse go on to win anything outside of their new country and even then maybe just once or twice. Money not at all well spent unless its a stallion.
They would be very shocked but freak accidents don't seem to generally happen in the ring ever. So far not since 1912 the first Olympic dressage competition ever held. So this could be seen as hysteria. After all the horse is being judged amongst other things on being obedient and relaxed. Certainly everyone should wear a helmet while training. Free choice though.
He does the maneuvers, but he's not light. That is not self carriage. She's holding him up and has a LOT of contact with that horse. I'll really be impressed when she can do all of the maneuvers on a slack rein and he carries himself. That's what DRESSAGE is all about.
I've never got used to the hard hat in dressage, I think it looks silly,dressage a child on a tricycle. I think for riding at home its sensible but in the ring it looks quite honestly bonkers. Like wearing a tuxedo with a cloth cap it's all wrong. The % of riders killed in the dressage arena at shows across the globe, Zero. Thankfully it's not mandatory FEI like in the USA. I think if ever the FEI introduce this then they must change the entire outfit, no more tails.
Valegro changes color so much haha! I know he's clipped but he can be brown, grey or jet black or even a blueish color.
karateprincess1 'or even a blueish color' hence Blueberry haha
Masuzu Natsukawa
Ahh yeah that's his nickname, what a gorgeous horse! =)
yeah he's stunning ^-^
once i saw him palomino!!!! but it must have been from the lighting
Meglio 50 volte la trupa
For half of this video, Valegro is going "Woman! Give me my damned hay!"
What makes Charlotte & Valegro (Blueberry) so wonderful & magical is: Charlotte's true ♥️ of Valegro & her appreciation of Valegro's drive... and Valegro adores her right back. A horse chooses to whom they give their best to. They remember kindness & they remember abuse for a long, long time.
I love how she rides with a normal bit!
Rock Rose she rides in a double when she competes
Valegro Dressage she has to
Stripeyhorse studios how? She doesn't
Valegro Dressage she does - it’s Grand Prix dressage rules. She’s always said if she could ride in a single bridle competing on him she would as she doesn’t need to double, but she has to use it
a lot of dressage riders ride in a snaffle. no point in using the double bridle when just schooling
Another Gold Medal at Rio 2016 just now, what stars you both are. Congratulations Charlotte, making all us Brits proud again.
The more I watch this...and iv watched numerous times...Valegro is just magnificent..he has such cadence and you can just tell how willing he is, how hard this horse tries, you can just see it. I don't think I have ever seen a horse and rider in more harmony.. I can say this ride is perfect and truly represents dressage..so inspiring..
Don't you just love how she does all the schooling including piaffe and passage on her gold medal horse in a snaffle! happy horse, great young woman we will watch with enthusiasm
alot of people say how they are disappointed that valegro was gelded... I think 1. It meant he was on the dressage front for longer rather than going into stud and 2. it makes him individual. Ya know, one in a million :)
joanne devaney he was retired pretty dang early anyways 🤣 it’s odd though that they at least didn’t take straws when they gelded him. Guess it shows it’s those you don’t expect
Any stallion has to be approved to be a stallion and he wasn’t approved (this was before he was even broken). If he had have been approved Carl wouldn’t have gotten him and he may never have even been broken or become a dressage horse. Obviously people say that he should have been approved because he is so amazing but he didn’t meet the requirements of being a stallion so he was gelded🤷🏼♀️
Sarah Bradford what are the requirements? And this is for shows I assume.
Basic Bedard i don’t really know what it’s for or what the specific requirements but when I read the book Carl wrote about him called ‘Valegro’ a while ago or watching some video or something Carl said that he didn’t pass the stallion inspection or something along those lines but I know that every stallion has to be approved for breeding and he wasn’t🤷🏼♀️
I always wondered why they didn't clone him. The clone would obviously still have his testicles, so they could breed with him.
ive watched this video so many times, and it just showed up in my recommended and all i can say is they are truly an amazing pair.
Lovely horse. It just shows you don't need anything special, just a decently constructed level compact horse who is eager and willing. He's not particularly uphill built or flashy in his movement but he want to give his all when asked, that makes a good horse. Its that trust that makes him want to be generous, then you can ask for a flashy movement by showing him how it's done and you get it. Lovely. Many horses sold for very large amounts of cash at auctions with impressive flashy movement and uphill build will never be another Valegro. They need that spark in the eye to be fostered in a playful way and space and time to develop under a kind and gentle hand to want to be another Valegro. Let them play in the field, be a horse, eat some fresh grass and build a happy horse mentality. Never force a frame or demand, play play until they play back with you then you can do things together that will give you wings. This is one of my favourite horses and trainers, very most definitely. It just shows in how the horse works, how big and scopey he will get just because he's happy and to please the rider, who in turn is obviously delighted. What could be a better thing to watch. Its also such a relief in this day and age of forced hollow backs, trailing hinds, swishing tails, stiff wheel barrows, stopped in front, held up in the head. Nasty, no wings at all just very obvious misery. I think this combination has allowed judges to see properly at last, through to the horses well being and the riders true ability. Well done chaps! I love it.
"My mom always had horses."
...
"We didn't have lots of money."
What does she think lots of money is?
Bananans Banananas in england keeping horses is a lot more common than in the US and significantly less expensive
You've got to be kidding! I couldn't afford to
You've got to be kidding! I couldn't afford to buy a horse until we emigrated to the US.
You've got to be kidding! I couldn't afford to buy a horse until we emigrated to the US.
You've got to be kidding! I couldn't afford to buy a horse until we emigrated to the US.
To this day Charlotte,when I am feeling down, I will play yout Olympic 2012 GOLD performance….it still gives me happy tears of joy for both You and Valegro❣️🥰🇺🇸
She is my inspiration and I can only hope to be as good as her one day!!! I love u Carl Charlotte and of course Blueberry!!!
I love velegro/blueberry and I am soo sad that he is retired now❤️❤️ and I love how he is calm
gorgeous horse.
Who couldn't like this??!! She's so cute and so inspiring because it is a difficult Sport and does take a lot of money and I really like her encouragement.What a lovely person ! so nice to see this posting.
The most beautiful pair doing dressage that I have ever seen! More riders could learn from these two. 😍
You blessed girl! You are awesome and so is that blue roan!!! Go all the way!!!!
sehr schön dass sie mit Wasertrense reitet!!! 😸👌👍
haha the horse is like "Give me the damn hay women!!"
Shes actually perfect and Valegro is fab. We have a picture of her at our yard with Valegro! :)
Yes, we can see that Valegro tried to do his best and very focused at the Olympic. He's such a great horse.
Very inspiring young lady
Congrats on your Gold medal at the 2014 World Equestrian Games!
Yes, it does take lots of money to pay for the top olympic quality horse (gone are the days where an off the track thoroughbred will win the dressage at the olympics), to pay for all the shows, to pay for the training/trainer. Charlotte doesn't own this horse nor pay for the training - because she's a talented enough rider to be a professional trainer in her own right, with help from Carl Hestor of course. Britches is the old english spelling for what in the US are called breeches. Also known as Jodhpurs.
Wow
Josephine Trott she's saying that it doesn't take alot all of money to do the SPORT not GO TO THE OLYMPICS!! Also who cares who she says britches
@@ceilidheyford5744 Um, Even with an RDA discount my family couldn't afford for me to keep riding once a week and I started at 12. Had to give it up at 17 even though I was still working at the stables... I had Lidl jodhpurs and rode in my mother's old wellies because I couldn't afford boots. 15 years of mucking out everyone else's animals down the line I can't even keep a roof over my head let alone dream of sharing a horse let alone owning one, buying show gear, paying for horseboxes, entrance fees and all that. How the hell do you start without a ton of money. I wasn't even allowed to ride when I signed up for a full time Horse Care apprenticeship and worked 7 straight days.
I rode for over 10 years competing locally in my area, but there's no decent competitions here or proper trainers on a regular basis. I did it for the pure joy of being around horses I loved. I always enjoyed jumping more than dressage. But I always won the dressage competitions I was in so I ended up focusing on that form of riding. The fact I won anything at all was a miracle. I was riding a leased school horse, a gelding, that looked like a mare. His confirmation was to be honest terrible, but he loved putting on a show and was easy too train. He passed away 4 years ago...I miss him every day he was my best friend. He was a chestnut with a blaze and four stockings. Only 14"3 hands and I'm 6 foot. His name was Haddy Poco "Bueno"; quarter horse. Ironically he was initially a stud but when gelded because of bad temperament he calmed down a LOT with people but he always hated other horses. Hated them so much in fact that we never kept him in a paddock. We just let him wander the barn property and kept the gates closed. But he LOVED people. Even though other riders didn't like HIM because he was bad around the other horses in arena and I had to have all my lessons alone without someone else in the training arena with me....I miss his hugs so much. His owner gave me a braid of his mane when he was put down and some of his ashes that I wear in a urn locket around my neck all the time
He's stunning 😍❤️🥰
Rosemary Church tell Ms. Dujardin I juss luh her. Pls ty.
I just love you blueberry huge horse. Both of you are such the greatest couple. That horse really does adore you Ms. Charlotte.
Such a beautiful horse wow
Fun fact: Valegro (then Blueberry) was considered to not be a good stallion prospect according to the KWPN (I think they thought that his legs are too short). It sparked a bit of a debate in the breeding world, once he started winning.
Beautiful horse
Valegro is my favourite dressage horse!! I aspire be one of the first fjord dressage riders to go to the olympics! You don’t see fjords in the Olympics and I want to change that :)
Swifty H2o It’s a question of whether they are physically capable to preform Grandprix movements and to preform them at a high enough level.
Valegro has the head neck and front of a stallion. I was surprised to hear that he is a gelding. What a lovely animal!
AMAZING soooo inspirational esscpessially when she said abut money stuff!
i didnt know much about valegro before,know i know i love him and his owner has the same name as me
Verry nice good luck nicecto hear you .. greet mondayvand the rest oof the week
LOVELY
Such a great horse
I love her charlots and lots
You would understand if you watch free rein on Netflix lol
Gloucestershire? awesome, my dad's from there!
you are amazing
Love her!!
*him (trying not to be rude but he is a male)
Ms Dujardin is a woman.
I LOVE VELEGRO AND CHARLOTE!!!!!!!
Can Valegro star in the Horse Dancer by JoJo Moyes,,,, please make this book into a movie???? Xxxxx
Amazing 👌👍
I NEED THOSE BOOTS!!
you don't need loads of money to do dressage my horse is a gypsy cob and is loved by all when he goes out to dressage and we have done really well. Its all to do with the rider and the horse combination and the work you put in. We completed in the South East Equestrian Championships (amateur) and also we qualified for the David Broome Championships of GB so its can't be all bad!!!!
competed not completed x
Siobhan Law bob
your horse is wonderful and i also have a black one
😍😍😍
WOW!!
I DO DRESSEGE
AND U DONT NEED MONEY TO GET A GOOD HORSE OR WIN
Yeah, you can get a GP level horse and professional trainers for free when you want, of course, that's how these things works..
c bear rainbow Of course. Because Dressage horses taken absolutely no money. 🙄
c bear rainbow no, when your Patents pay you dont need money
OMG PEOPLE!!!! You don't need alot of money for a "good dressage horse" you can have a cheap one that will do amazing!!!! That's all that was stated in her comment!! I have a $25 rescue mare, she's an Arab paint, 14.2hh and does not have an uphill build or good dressage conformation AT ALL!!! And she does absolutly amazing!!! She does everything from half pass, tempi changes, pirroetts, passage, anything. You do not need a fancy horse to do dressage!!
You are naive
what are you top 10 favorite moves in dressage
Janna Levin haha are there more?😂
In previous videos Valegro looks like a bay, but in this video he's shaved, and looks like a blue roan. Is that why his stable name's Blueberry? Or does he just like to eat the berries?
dava davis He came from a stud where all the horses were named after fruits and veg, I’m sure there was also a pickle so he lucked out!
@@eligil4629 He really does look like the velvety yeast covering on a blueberry though
Dava Jo a lot of horses look like Roans/duns when they are clipped
Just a curiosity(I'm a dog trainer,schutzhund)how much it cost to train a horse,let's say medium level?
Very beautiful but, I don't like how you use bits.
'Lots of money' is subjective. If you can even afford one horse you have lots of money to me. My family has never been above the poverty line and I've never managed to earn more than minimum wage. I've worked with horses for 15 years and lost my home 6 times so can't even dream of owning a horse and I know how to budget... When I was an apprentice trying to get a Horse Care qualification I sold all my possessions to travel in to work and spent no more than £3.50 a week on food....
Has this women been on free rein
I have never had a horse but I am getting one 🐴🐴🐴
Awesome! :)
love the fact that she wears a helmat
У кого-то есть перевод?
I WISHD ID HAD HORSE LIKE THAT
I think it looks fine. And Courtney King-Dye would likely tell you that even if none have been killed, it isn't worth the risk. Oh, and I have seen FEI riders airlifted from shows with head injuries. No deaths, thankfully, but at least two who might have been dead if it weren't for their helmets.
Those who think their looks are more important than their brains are probably right.
She was in free rein :D
Mein Pferd stammt von ihm ab 😂
Er ist KASTRIERT...
Realmente, a metade do vídeo é o cavalo tentando pegar feno da mão dela
😉😉
how old is valegro
Katie Brown 15
Is velegro a stallion or gelding :/ I've never known
S. Lawrence Valegro is a gelding.
Love this video, Charlotte, Carl, Blueberry etc. But BRITCHES come on Americans - breeches etc
Someone else owns the horse. She just rides it.
🌎🌞🌈🌠🌟🐎➕🌷🙋
Of course it's your choice whether to wear a helmet or not. But I think your family and friends would be devastated if you had a head injury because you think they look silly.
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Her horse is uber expensive and well-bred. Try getting to the top in dressage without the money to buy a horse that moves amazingly and without the money to show.
SignaTB A lot of pro riders don't own the horses that they compete. Although I love watching these amazing, huge moving, gorgeous WBs, I would LOVE to see some OTTBs at the top in dressage and SJ. Part of the reason I love eventing, is that its so diverse and there are OTTBs at the top, winning!
Check out Jessica wisdom and north forks cardi. Welsh cob that won two cdi Grand Prix test.
Valegro didn't cost a lot, when Carl Hester brought him, he was only £4000 as he was still a stallion and wasn't showing much potential for dressage!
Dressage lessons are expensive. Find quality training is not easy either.
Samantha Vermeulen clearly does not understand the sport of dressage. At any upper level equestrian event generally the athletes have many sponsors who fund all those equine airline shipping fees, medical expenses and whatever other major expenses. But sponsors arn't free! Olympians all work hard to get to where they are at by training (and mind you not every rider feels helpless enough to insist on hiring a personal trainer rather than building their own skills with continuous practise ), but effort doesn't cost a thing:)
It still takes a lot of money to get to the point where you can obtain sponsors, unfortunately.
jjjjjokerface you would be surprised! even at lower level events that may be broadcasted, a skilled rider captures the attention of many.
Mais eu c’est moi ou Valegro change de couleurs à chaque fois un coup il est marron un autre il est plus foncé après il est noir et après un mélange de marron et de noir c quoi ce cheval caméléon😅😅😅😅😅
Ig big a schweizer
Britches! Haha it's breeches !
Britches are another name for breeches
Britches = breeches, as any horsewoman should know.
The question over the selling of top horses that have won for their nation is interesting here. No the nation shouldnt fork out to keep the horse in that country, nor should anyone else. Its pure greed that they are sold in the first place. Quite honestly who would pay millions of dollars for a school master anyway, it's insane. Rarely do these horse go on to win anything outside of their new country and even then maybe just once or twice. Money not at all well spent unless its a stallion.
Britches? More like Breeches
Britches is breeches anyone who loves horses should know
Britches is what breeches are called in britan
They would be very shocked but freak accidents don't seem to generally happen in the ring ever. So far not since 1912 the first Olympic dressage competition ever held. So this could be seen as hysteria. After all the horse is being judged amongst other things on being obedient and relaxed. Certainly everyone should wear a helmet while training. Free choice though.
He looks like a strawberry roan!
Bay roan mostly
Ferf Morton He is dark bay... just clipped ..
Hølly Hørses He is dark bay!!
He is this colour because he's clipped my pony is dark bay but when clipped he looks grey/blue roan
If he was a roan, he would be a BLUE roan
He does the maneuvers, but he's not light. That is not self carriage. She's holding him up and has a LOT of contact with that horse. I'll really be impressed when she can do all of the maneuvers on a slack rein and he carries himself. That's what DRESSAGE is all about.
have you broken any world records? have you won any olympic medals? I don't think so
I've never got used to the hard hat in dressage, I think it looks silly,dressage a child on a tricycle. I think for riding at home its sensible but in the ring it looks quite honestly bonkers. Like wearing a tuxedo with a cloth cap it's all wrong. The % of riders killed in the dressage arena at shows across the globe, Zero. Thankfully it's not mandatory FEI like in the USA. I think if ever the FEI introduce this then they must change the entire outfit, no more tails.
River P I think it looks smart. Charlotte has always worn a helmet ever since she had a head injury.