Exactly the way of jumping like my Gabun (RIP), grandson of Grannus and a mother of original Trakehner line (Semper idem): not taking serious the little hurdles but showing his potential when there were real obstacles. Ein wundervolles Pferd haben Sie da....herzlichen Glückwunsch!
@takara9 this seems to be her trademark...at the 06 WEG Dressage Kurr competition, she halted at the entrance, and accepted a fault...which she more than made up for during the rest of the program.
To all those who are ridiculing Anky, I say : DO BETTER or SHUT YOUR YAP! I have no time or patience for internet bullies who need to make themselves feel better by tearing someone else down! She didn't show up at the WEG expecting to win, she KNEW she still had a good deal to learn. But SHE showed up. None of us did, I bet, and if any of you were members of other reigning teams...keep in mind, what goes around comes around...Karma will, eventually, bite you in the ass.
Yawn...unimpressive ride. Frankly Wellington Jesus Teixeira of Brazil out rode her in every way possible. At night mares around the world pray their babies will never be forced to endure the weight of Anky on their tender backs or feel the torture of Anky's hard unforgiving hands on their soft sensitive mouths.
I am not a particular fan of Anky but honestly ... there is absolutely no reason to mock her for her reining. I gather she has only been doing reining for well over a year. And I wonder how many would make it to big competitions in such a short time. Obviously, she has both experience and talent for riding :-) And she can definitely highlight the sport!!! To my knowledge Edward Gal is a good friend and a student of Anky. So he can thank her for being where he is.
Her dressage horse is recovering from an injury and painted black has been sold. She was the reserve for the Dutch reining team and one of her team mates horse sustained an injury. So she gets to compete now.
