Thursday, January 12, 2012

Nice mare: different but nice

Plainer headed, but I love the outline and the steady contact; the rider is awesome, check out the posture and those hands-that-never-move at the trot. What do y'all think?



15 comments:

  1. KateJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Awesome rider, but I think I prefer the 1st horse.

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  2. NetJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    I like how she's being ridden best, but like her least.

    Her back/loin are an odd shape. I'd like to see her with no saddle to get an idea of her entire topline shape. Maybe a roached back slightly, maybe not - but she doesn't have much movement there. She does appear to be making more out of her conformation than a typical video, and I much prefer the riding she's getting to the typicaly auction rider type riding in sales videos. I'm not speaking of the lovely seat and hands this rider appears to have, which I do appreciate greatly, but that she doesn't appear to be getting pushed into showing off gaits to hint at potential but instead seems to be in gaits with which she is comfortable.

    I suspect with a less skilled rider her canter could get quite lateral, especially to the right.

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  3. jessJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    Pretty mare, and love love love that rider. I wish I looked that quiet!

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  4. JessicaJanuary 12, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    horse is gorgeous and has lovely fluid movements... the rider reminds me of a robot though....lol

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  5. SkyeJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    Wow!
    What a gorgeous horse!

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  6. TBDancerJanuary 12, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    Good riding. Lovely mare. Not a fan of the walk, but she certainly looks relaxed and happy.

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  7. FionaJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    White leg wraps, yes - white bell boots, no. SO distracting! That aside, I wasn't super impressed - she is nice but not amazing. Her trot was flashy but struck me as disconnected, and her canter was very heavy. I think she's going to be limited in how far she can go.

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  8. LizJanuary 12, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    I personally love the mare's plain and clunky head (I'm a sucker for that...and big floppy mare ears, too), and I LOVE the rider. Absolutely amazing seat.
    The mare is a decent mover, and the only thing I have any issue with is that I personally would like to see her stretch down into contact a little more during the "stretchy walk" segment at the end.
    Other than that, I really like her a lot!

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  9. DressagerJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    That rider is STELLAR! Perfect posting, perfect hands, perfect seat and legs!!

    Oh, the mare is quite swell too ;)

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  10. SandraJanuary 13, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    Steps in her own prints at the extended walk, beautiful action. Definitely a dream horse!

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  11. OTTTBUKJanuary 13, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    Pretty. Yup, the rider has the ultimate elastic elbows - should've put those on my Christmas list!

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  12. JeanJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Great ride on a really nice horse.

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  13. ValJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    After you mentioned the rider, I had a hard time letting my focus drift to the horse. I liked the level of his hands, which were very quiet as the rest of his body moved with the horse. His legs especially moved nicely with the horse. I watched the little touches with the spur that he gave to keep the horse connected but not enough to elicit a tail swish or tension. This guy is extremely skilled. He overshadowed the mare!

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  14. kimJanuary 15, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    LOVE the rider. Horse looks loose and swingy, but I want to see her more collected.

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  15. epona womanJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Love this rider and the horse is very nice too.
    Watching him I can get that feeling that your forearms are long enough to hold the rings of the bit in your fingers.
    His posting technique is to die for.

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