Monday, November 21, 2011

Riley's full brother!!!

I found this video of Riley's FULL brother -- same sire and dam, born the year after Ri. He is a stunner -- so elegant and light in his frame, almost like a super-fancy thoroughbred. And a nice jumper! He's very young and ridden very differently than a young dressage horse would be, so comparisons are difficult, not to mention a little tacky. Still, Bob and I watched it, and we agreed. IOHOO (In Our Humble Objective Opinion), I have the nicer horse. :-)

Why is Ri the superior specimen? Well for one, Denmark -- lovely as he is -- doesn't have Ri-Ri's big sweet expression. Their trots are very similar, their canters are not (I think Ri's is a little longer strided). I think Riley has more of his mom than his dad, while Denmark is the other way around. Denmark is lovely and refined -- he is in the right job as a hunter, I hope I can see more videos in the future.


12 comments:

  1. BizNovember 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    I agree that you got the nicer dressage horse, but Ri's brother I suspect will go on to be quite the fancy hunter.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    oddly done video. Why didn't they want to get a full side shot of him when he was standing? Very hard to determine anything from that video but since I've seen far more of Riley I'd say you're right:) Is this horse for sale?

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  3. JaniceNovember 21, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    He looks as if he'll be a fabulous hunter. 17'2" they say? That's a long, tall drink of water!

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  4. KateNovember 21, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    I agree that Ri's the nicer horse all round (def. wins the best canter award) but this boy looks like he'll be a fantastic hunter.
    Have you ever seen what Ri's jump looks like?

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  5. jenjNovember 21, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    It's hard to compare since their training has been different and they are muscled differently, but I think they are both lovely, handsome boys! Ri's a lovely dressage horse, and his brother certainly looks like he has the makings of a lovely hunter. Could they switch disciplines? Who knows!

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  6. Liz GoldsmithNovember 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    How fun to see the two brothers. I'm not a fan of how they did the video (too much slow mo) but he's a handsome boy on his way to being what should be a nice hunter. I think Riley has better gaits but then again, he's muscled and trained differently. Interesting to speculate if it's nature or nurture.

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  7. JeanNovember 21, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Nice horse, for sure and looks like a solid hunter type. Some dressage training would do him some good, even in the hunter arena. A nice round back and good carrying muscle is just as important for jumpers as for dressage horses.

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  8. LeeshhNovember 21, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    I think they may of over done the slow-mo a little bit.
    He's a nice horse- definitely looks like a fancy TB instead of a Han. I like Ri better:)

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  9. Stacey Kimmel-SmithNovember 22, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    To be fair, Ri is a year older than this boy, and grown into himself more. Kate, here is footage of Riley's only jump that I know of. He's got it in him...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNNF-JxNoD8

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  10. Marnie KNovember 22, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    It's really hard to judge this guy from this video. I'd love to see him trotting and cantering freely without a rider. I suspect he could make a fine dressage horse with the right training just like Ri could make a fine hunter with the right training. They are both athletic horses with a good head on their shoulders.

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  11. SueCooNovember 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Ri has the potential to jump very well. He's quite nice with his front end.

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  12. FriesianwelshxNovember 23, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I agree with Jean. Hunter riding and dressage riding are extremely different. If this fella had been brought up to be a dressage horse, I believe the quality of his canter would change dramatically. When ridden on a loose rein and not required to rock back as much, any horse's canter would change quality/shape. At any rate, I love any of the Donnerhall horses. All that I have met are sweet as pumpkin pie and brilliant movers.

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