"Valegro Was Just The Best Horse" | The FULL STORY of Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro

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  • We take a look at the incredible career of British Dressage sensation and world record holder Charlotte Dujardin. In 2007, Charlotte Dujardin was paired with a gelding called Valegro. The rest is Dressage history... In this episode of our ICONS series, Charlotte talks about her incredible partnership with Valegro and about Valegro's emotional farewell.
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  • @feichannel
    @feichannel  3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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  • @PLegalrep
    @PLegalrep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Valegro is TRULY the most beautiful horse of all time. His posture, his rhythm, his strength and glowing coat simply cannot be matched. That horse literally carries an aura about him, and what a great rider to bring out those qualities.

  • @nereti1303
    @nereti1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Great round-up. I don't think their performance at Olympia with the How Train Your Dragon music will ever be bettered.

    • @livingandthriving
      @livingandthriving 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agreed. That was pretty much perfect.

    • @catneedham4913
      @catneedham4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agree- Chills

    • @annak5099
      @annak5099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i agree

    • @Ihaveadog230
      @Ihaveadog230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep. My favourite things mashed together, horses, and HTTYD.

    • @annak5099
      @annak5099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ihaveadog230 same

  • @emmagracestokes8565
    @emmagracestokes8565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    There will never be another Valegro. Truly he is in a league of his own. It’s a privilege to have gotten to watch him in person in NYC

    • @HollyJordan15
      @HollyJordan15 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As they call him The Professor.

  • @theadultpantry7219
    @theadultpantry7219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I've seen him live 3 times, once at the EC in Aarhus and twice at Olympia, the charisma that horse has and the capacity to hold an entire arena in unparalleled and it does not translate over screen. He is the Freddie Mercury of horses.

  • @jessie333
    @jessie333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Velegro will always be the greatest horse in Dressage ❤️🤩🦄

    • @virginiarebyak6784
      @virginiarebyak6784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They are my all-time favorite team! Charlotte is now doing the same great work with MSJ.

    • @jenniferrebecca2813
      @jenniferrebecca2813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He’s a legend isn’t he. A through and through superstar!

    • @mdee860
      @mdee860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That she loved him so, was so kind & pastured her horses speaks volumes. She & Valegro deserved their success! He was NOT a machine to her 🥰😘👍👏👏👏❤🐴❤

    • @virginiarebyak6784
      @virginiarebyak6784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mdee860 Charlotte is one with her horses. They're not just money makers. Love her for that! She's got a great relationship with Gia or Pumpkin. I agree about Valegro being the greatest horse in Dressage.

    • @mdee860
      @mdee860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@virginiarebyak6784 - 👍👍👍 I just love that she calls him Pumpkin!!! Says a lot, plus, she said he's so sweet in the stall!!

  • @lia_julee
    @lia_julee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    There's no team in the world of dressage greater than dujardin and valegro.

  • @iridiumSerpent
    @iridiumSerpent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    You can tell Valegro is enjoying it the entire time

    • @Foxie770
      @Foxie770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He’s a showman and a ham for the camera. The best horses have the heart of an athlete. They know when it’s time to perform.

  • @lulabellegnostic8402
    @lulabellegnostic8402 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He lives at the same home with charlotte and carl, he is happy and sound and is regularly hacked out by alan his groom. I can’t think of another horse of this calibre that you could say the same. A true testament to the care and respect charlotte and carl give their horses.

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    He’s the Secretariat of dressage horses.

  • @ToLoveTruth
    @ToLoveTruth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    There’s just so much love and respect between this pair…stunning, super-intelligent horse and an amazing woman who rides with both her head and her heart…Charlottes’s kindness and humility are SO inspiring…watching this magical duo pretty much reduces me to tears…the beauty and majesty are overwhelming. Just WOW! ❤️🔥❤️

  • @catneedham4913
    @catneedham4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Valegro’s attitude is what makes him a champion apart from his athleticism. He’s such a confident, happy boi!! Love him so much

    • @jenniferrebecca2813
      @jenniferrebecca2813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES! He oozes star quality 💕

    • @midnight19488
      @midnight19488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the horses doesnt look happy AT ALL. do you know that opening their mouth is a sign of pain?

    • @catneedham4913
      @catneedham4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@midnight19488 Valegro is relaxed and not tense. Could he do the same routine bitless? Probably eventually. But unfortunately dressage hasn’t caught up to other equine sports. But if you look at his movement, he is relaxed. It’s very difficult if not impossible to get a horse to do that level of dressage well without the horse fully participating

  • @H1ddenB1ades
    @H1ddenB1ades 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Charlotte and Valegro has kind of ruined me when it comes to dressage 😅 No matter how well the pairs do, I just keep on thinking. Well nothing beats Charlotte and Valegro 😢 I miss seing them together, we probably won't see dressage like that in a while.
    Don't get me wrong Charlotte is a great rider, and she's really gone places with her other horses too. But no matter what, her and Valegro was a match made in heaven because these two together...just wow

  • @isobelcash5130
    @isobelcash5130 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There will never be another Velegro.!!!!
    Perfection!
    You will go down in history, never to be forgotten.
    Happy retirement Velegro.
    You deserve it.
    God bless❤❤❤❤❤

  • @cordywitt6400
    @cordywitt6400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Great! I could watch this video a hundred times. Valegro seemed to really enjoy performing with Charlotte. ♡

  • @kxtulapsi
    @kxtulapsi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Im so glad Valegro Is Living a great life currently!

  • @meg9004
    @meg9004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I don’t think you’ll ever get much better than this phenomenal team 🤩

  • @ginalopes6083
    @ginalopes6083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Blueberry was such a gem. So beautifully relaxed while he and Charlotte did their routine. Wonderful Valegro!

  • @patricialowe9350
    @patricialowe9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Best horse and rider ever , don’t think we will see another horse like valegro 🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @Robin-Cale17
    @Robin-Cale17 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester deserve their wins!! They ride and train with integrity!! ❤ Show me another horse that used his hindquarters like Valegro! The FEI is a joke. They are rewarding people, these days, who train using Rollkur. They turn a a blind eye to the cruelty. Charlotte Fry started with Carl, but unfortunately she left, and now trains with Rollkur. What is the FEI for anymore? 😕

  • @melissawarfield
    @melissawarfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I hope that Valegro will hold the Dressage title for a long time. Valegro is the BEST Dressage horse all around. Congratulations Valegro and Charlotte.

  • @Cabell55
    @Cabell55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I can not watch these two without tearing up🥲 All that power under control. These two are poetry in motion🥰

    • @HollyJordan15
      @HollyJordan15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m the same, cry every time!

  • @Sloooth
    @Sloooth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Blueberry really is a one of a kind!

  • @jessicacamco5047
    @jessicacamco5047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I would of loved to see the story of how and when they bought him etc

    • @bulgarianfarmadventure7202
      @bulgarianfarmadventure7202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I remember Carl brought him out at a clinic held by a horse magazine in the UK. He said he bought him cheaply as a youngster he was too small for a dressage horse. Fortunately he grew, but I remember his trot was amazing as a youngster. If you search for Carl on You tube I'm sure there's a video of the clinic floating around, Carl talks about him on it while he is been rode.

    • @Pippipopfugl
      @Pippipopfugl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He bought him at a auction in Holland for 4000 pound. He didn't make it as a stallion so he got him cheap :)

    • @gemproductions9648
      @gemproductions9648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can read that in her autobiography

    • @lulabellegnostic8402
      @lulabellegnostic8402 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carl says he bought him ‘cheap’ because he was small and no one else wanted him.

  • @alyssaequestrian3465
    @alyssaequestrian3465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The fact that this horse IS and always will be the best horse of all time and people are still hating on them is so sooooo sad

  • @livetwice7702
    @livetwice7702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And that is how to train your dragon

  • @julieenslow5915
    @julieenslow5915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Note to Charlotte: PLEASE don't use the past tense when talking about Valegro. I mean, you do see him almost every day when at home, he is still alive - right? You are scaring the fans!

  • @racheldutchak3980
    @racheldutchak3980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    he NEVER swishes his tail...that shows you how relaxed, connected and how well he knows his job:)

  • @katehannan4573
    @katehannan4573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He's such a graceful horse :)

  • @johannarocho3040
    @johannarocho3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I shed tears everytime I watch Valegro!

  • @nancyparisi6158
    @nancyparisi6158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A magnificent horse and rider.

  • @lindarichards996
    @lindarichards996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The first dressage test shown of this video shows this horse has a lot more cadence than other horses at the same level. It makes for such a good piaffe.

    • @garotadagavea
      @garotadagavea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ballet dancer here. This horse knows how to plié. And he has an amazing musicality. An equine virtuoso.

  • @esteraweglowska7025
    @esteraweglowska7025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The most successful and amazing duo

  • @mairimcgonigill4347
    @mairimcgonigill4347 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sheer class, pure and simple! Enjoy your retirement Valegro, you've earned it. ❤❤

  • @Smth_official145
    @Smth_official145 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Valegro And Charlotte is just the best partner's ever existed oh my goodness!

  • @lulabellegnostic8402
    @lulabellegnostic8402 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Charlotte is the most amazing horsewoman. She chose Gio to take to Tokyo because she knew he was resilient enough to make the trip. If only certain others had cared more for their horse than the olympic title…….

  • @PowerOfOne-u4h
    @PowerOfOne-u4h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Any guarantee this horse wasn't wipped?

  • @audreymurphy438
    @audreymurphy438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Valegro and Charlotte are pure class ! ...

  • @Kai_Equine
    @Kai_Equine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This didn’t age well at all

  • @kiara6262
    @kiara6262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I miss them so much

  • @CatherineCallowHerbert6714
    @CatherineCallowHerbert6714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! I could watch this ALL DAY! :)

  • @hannahequestrian4470
    @hannahequestrian4470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In their last performance he looks like a blue roan sort of

    • @shawnabloom
      @shawnabloom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He’s body clipped there.

  • @Carolesoriginalpieces
    @Carolesoriginalpieces 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely breathtaking

  • @carsynbabcock5911
    @carsynbabcock5911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely gorgeous! I have never seen so much grace in my life! I’m definitely subscribing.

  • @lisemarielichtermann7626
    @lisemarielichtermann7626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She'd and Vallegro are the DREAM TEAM.she has a way about herself & communicating the steps with her horse is phenomenal.

  • @Carolesoriginalpieces
    @Carolesoriginalpieces 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Absolute poetry in motion 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 BRAVO !!!!!!

  • @equestrianashes6564
    @equestrianashes6564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Aww you’ve got to love mr.blueberry 🥰

  • @truecynic1270
    @truecynic1270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Perfection. True Beauty.

  • @xSilentMoonx517
    @xSilentMoonx517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10th like? Not bad😏 gotta say they're amazing😍

  • @veronicaukynwa8489
    @veronicaukynwa8489 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Charlotte has a unique ability to work with her horse. Valegro is the master he taught Charlotte well. Charlotte is world class with her dressage and the perfect music to match.

  • @Gabihorse
    @Gabihorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Chalo must love "How to train your dragon" hehe

  • @jajajaaaa_
    @jajajaaaa_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just realized they used the audio from how to train your dragon 😭 it gave me goosebumps

  • @sophiecrosthwaite9625
    @sophiecrosthwaite9625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Incredible Charlotte and Valero 🤤😍

  • @FadeMouse
    @FadeMouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic rider, fantastic horse. Dominating team!

  • @anjaherrmann9457
    @anjaherrmann9457 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Did she also ever hit him to get his legs so high?
    I think he would rather have spent a life in the pasture running free with other horses than to do something like that.

    • @karenhummel49
      @karenhummel49 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I doubt that abusive behavior was a one-time incident, as she calls it! She was quite comfortable with her two handed whipping of that poor horse 24 times!

    • @anjaherrmann9457
      @anjaherrmann9457 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@karenhummel49 the lawyer who got the video said that his client told him that it was not only one time. There were more times she did it what the client has seen, but only one time was recorded. The client also would feel bad and it would hard to tell this, but know it was the right thing to inform the publik.

  • @martinwilby8942
    @martinwilby8942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    poor horse

  • @Margie1951
    @Margie1951 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heavenly music for GOD HAS BOTH his 2 beloved souls together as one they are paradise to watch thank you trainer for all you have done for these two beautiful, loving soulmates to team up ,horses are in heaven as you know

  • @wendigo490
    @wendigo490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shame that they had to Geld him to improve him he would have made come cute babys

  • @marianahernandezfernandez3907
    @marianahernandezfernandez3907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bellísimas imágenes. Gracias

  • @wendabillman3270
    @wendabillman3270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    True poetry in motion.

  • @sophiel3085
    @sophiel3085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy mother of pearl! YALL ARE AWESOME AMAZING AND SUCH A TEAM!!!

  • @margarete6933
    @margarete6933 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a team ❤

  • @cottoncandy4486
    @cottoncandy4486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can you imadgine scoring over 90% omg

  • @jrkribfkfkr2903
    @jrkribfkfkr2903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄♥️

  • @janicevanderbur3430
    @janicevanderbur3430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @BarbaraPatterson-d8s
    @BarbaraPatterson-d8s หลายเดือนก่อน

    He is a beautiful horse and so magnicent in what he does.

  • @Lilian040210
    @Lilian040210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Mount St John Freestyle" who tf names some of these horses 🤦‍♀️

    • @diwi1942
      @diwi1942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mount St John is the stable name where she was bred by Emma Blundell. Freestyle is her name.
      What Sandy Shanks wrote is incorrect.

  • @starriderkittykat9064
    @starriderkittykat9064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What kind of horse is Valegro?

    • @leah4360
      @leah4360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dutch warmblood KWPN

  • @sanmat1099
    @sanmat1099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't understand why they force the horses to work with their head nearly touching their chest?

    • @larrybrown6068
      @larrybrown6068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don't force anything, you ask them to work in the correct outline, so that their whole body is being used properly.

    • @Rabbi1966
      @Rabbi1966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not forcing if you want to see forcing look at total us and gal thats forced

  • @angelaphilpott6690
    @angelaphilpott6690 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ines Schaible You haven’t got a clue when it comes to perfect Dressage. Don’t bother commenting as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Sounds like sour grapes to me 😥

  • @bambibartley9000
    @bambibartley9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    💗

  • @hannahequestrian4470
    @hannahequestrian4470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that blueberry is a bay

  • @mdee860
    @mdee860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    SOOOO glad they're not wearing the stupid Top Hats 🤮🤮🤮

  • @mijoutte
    @mijoutte 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    in the outro, did we see brian morton?

  • @raphael6226
    @raphael6226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does Charlotte Dujardin act in Free Rein?

  • @aquawoelfly
    @aquawoelfly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In one clip he (UK/EU) calls them pilaf pirouette And in another she (US) calls them bandenbou pirouette (sp?) Does it go by both nqmes or is there a differance im not seeing?

    • @kscott2655
      @kscott2655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A piaffe is a stationary lifted trot. One pirouette was done at the trot/piaffe, the other at a canter. They are different gaits. I heard her say something like you mentioned, but I don't think there's a dressage movement by that name.

  • @Top5Empire
    @Top5Empire 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice😍👌

  • @hollynagy8078
    @hollynagy8078 ปีที่แล้ว

    93 was it.

  • @reneeburry4399
    @reneeburry4399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    E

  • @ccziv
    @ccziv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dreamy.

  • @happytraveller2122
    @happytraveller2122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is his mouth all foamy?

    • @larrybrown6068
      @larrybrown6068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because his jaw is relaxed, if it was tense it would be dry.

    • @stephaniestrong8960
      @stephaniestrong8960 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Additionally, when horses are relaxed, they salivate more. Thus having more saliva creates the foam.

  • @claireconnor263
    @claireconnor263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First and early

  • @seagull9273
    @seagull9273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m early

  • @sandralogue
    @sandralogue ปีที่แล้ว

    BIDEN:If you nominate Obam..I mean me for President I prom....BOOOOOOM

  • @jissellylemus6852
    @jissellylemus6852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    NO thanks😑😑

  • @melindamassey14
    @melindamassey14 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Id rather watch men riders.

    • @larrybrown6068
      @larrybrown6068 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I like to watch good riders, doesn't matter if they're male or female.

  • @inesschaible6046
    @inesschaible6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The horse is behind the vertical and there is too much tension

    • @wendybergsma6116
      @wendybergsma6116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What?

    • @windchaser12
      @windchaser12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No there isn't and no it isn't.

    • @inesschaible6046
      @inesschaible6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@windchaser12 you should look exactly then you would recognize

    • @xhogun8578
      @xhogun8578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Think you are talking about the wrong horse (heas)!
      Unlike many dressage horses he was not behind the vertical and if he was tense he wouldn't be able to transition so beautifully and easily between movements.

    • @wendybergsma6116
      @wendybergsma6116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@xhogun8578 yeah, I believe that with ease
      I don’t know very much bout’ horses but that’s believable😂🤣

  • @reesecarr2105
    @reesecarr2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    people that do this are on an ego trip, the horse is jumping she's just hurting him his knee's will be worn out in a few years

    • @andiebebbington
      @andiebebbington 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Considering he was retired sound and at the top of his game I’d had say his legs are worn out.

    • @reesecarr2105
      @reesecarr2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andiebebbington the person on that horses back is on an ego trip. just saying....

    • @windchaser12
      @windchaser12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nope

    • @reesecarr2105
      @reesecarr2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@windchaser12 you must be on a ego trip yourself. I'm a horse vet.

    • @dixiewinxeqandmore356
      @dixiewinxeqandmore356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's a stud now, I'm not sure how you are getting his legs/knees aren't sound?