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The other day someone invited me to a musical freestyle clinic. I politely declined. Not that I'm not interested. I just love musical freestyles, and I do them all the time.
In my car.
I have a bunch of CD mixes that will one day be edited my ultimate freestyle(s). In the meantime, I play them in my car and perform fantasy freestyles while cruising the highways of Pennsylvania. In my interstate freestyles, Riley is confirmed grand prix. Harv performs only occasionally, and to great fanfare -- the Tony Bennett of the horse world. We don't go above fourth level. He's 21, after all.
The Freestyle Music
I have a hip hop freestyle, a Prince and the Revolution freestyle, a Phantom of the Opera freestyle (I can't believe no one has used this music), an 80's rock freestyle, and a Motown freestyle. Here's a quick list of the music videos of my faves...
Disclaimer: These choices may or may not work with actual horse gaits. It's not a problem with interstate freestyle, at any rate.
- Phantom of the Opera theme (this is the all passage freestyle)
- Music of the night from Phantom (walk, extended walk at start, pick up canter during "close your eyes..." lyrics)
- Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen (trot work, extended trot during "pink cadillac, brushed velvet seat...")
- Word Up by Cameo (just super, super, super)
- Kiss by Prince (piaffe, tempi changes, canter work and tempi changes)
- Little Red Corvette by Prince (trot work, extended trot)
- We'll be together by Sting (passage, extended trot, trot)
- If I ever lose my faith in you Sting (extended trot during refrain)
- Can't take my eyes off of you by Frankie Valli (extended trot during instrumental)
- Lady Marmalade by Pink, Christina Aguilera, and others (video is pretty campy; trot and canter work)
- Mambo #5 by Lou Bega (trot)
- Family Affair by Mary J. Blige (trot, passage)
- Once upon a dream from Sleeping Beauty (I know, it's a stretch -- canter work?)
- I know my love by the Chieftains and the Corrs (kind of hopeless for a freestyle, but I'd attempt canterwork, esp. after the "what shall i do" lyrics)
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POTO is a hard fit for a lot of horses because of the quick tempo and you have to splice a lot of elements, which just creates some herky jerkyness to it.
ReplyDeleteYou also might want to try The Producer's overture.
I thought I was the only one that did this!
ReplyDeleteOn my list of favorites are:
These Are the Days by 10,000 Maniacs
Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant
No One by Alecia Keys (great for trot work)
Set Me Free by Anastasia (also great for trot work)
Somebody to Love by Queen
I Believe by Yolanda Adams
Paralyzer by Finger Eleven
Once Upon a Dream would be good for tempi changes, and I've seen freestyles done to both the Phantom theme and Mambo #5, and both went well. The lady that the the Phantom also dressed up (it was a small show) even her horse was wearing a mask!
Goodie two shoes, YES! I love Stray Cat Strut (not adam ant) but it might be too syncopated. In my phantom freestyle a mask is on his hindquarter -- you know how they use egg white to brush the checker pattern? Would love to see the phantom freestyle...
ReplyDeleteI think you have missed your calling! Maybe that should be side carrer for you, designing freestyles.
ReplyDeleteI'm a grand prix freestyle rider trapped in the body of a training level rider....
ReplyDeleteSome of the Lady Marmalade music was used by Andreas Helgstrand in his WEG 2006 performance. Check it out on YouTube! It's amazing.
ReplyDeleteHOLY OMG!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the greatest!
I too, thought I was the only one that does this as well!
I am preparing my first Freestyle traing level, (Grand Prix in my mind) and I am having a blast! I am using lyrics, and doing it just for me and my horse. I am 52, my horse is 21, and neither of us is getting any younger.
How about Run DMC and Aerosmith "Walk this Way" for perfect walk music?
I hoe you all help and support me, my comrades of interstate musicals!