This shows what an exceptional horse Valegro is. Not only is he a world champion, but he will carry a complete beginner so gently. He truly is one of a kind.
@@Apollostowel if you look closely the dropped nose and does not interfere with Valero’s breathing. You need to learn about different bridles and what they are used for and why.
No she sits on valegro, She doesn’t ride him. Also Charlotte is in between valegro and the school wall so if anything did happen Charlotte would be able to stop it before it got bad.
Once upon a dumb YT video comment, someone was convinced that Valegro had been retired unsound to some unspecified life of torture. Yep, that's a miserable, lame horse right there, lol. Chubby, bright eyed and supple as he ever was, packing a beginner rider around with (mostly) good grace.
What a privilege for Judy! Hope she realized what an honor that was to be aboard such a champion. And champion he is carrying Charlotte to world championships and Olympic history, and then walking along on a long rein like good old Ned the old schoolmaster teaching yet another beginner the ropes! ❤️
Imagine how it would feel to ride a champion! I also think it’s amazing they give people the chance… love everything about them the fact the horses get turnout the environment !!! Amazing
How lucky is she! I'd give my right arm to sit on Valegro. And how much of a good boy he is to look after a novice rider. Not many GP horses would be safe enough.
Charlotte, why do you smack your horses to praise them, you can hear the sharp smack in this video and when you won bronze a few days ago (well done) you seemed to smack Puffin hard for praise. I stroke and scritch mine when they do well. As they say, a horse can feel a fly land so a smack, however kindly meant, will hurt.
Golly, valegro leans on the bit! I’m seriously surprised, and also, that the solution is the same one I employed with my stroppy little Gypsy Cob mare. Why I’m surprised, I don’t know….😂
Is it normal in Britain for beginning riders to have full contact with the horse’s mouth? In America we do a fairly loose rein for quite awhile until the rider develops a solid seat.
No more normal than using a dropped noseband and the horse frothing at the mouth like yeah that's normal. They didn't even show her how to hold the reins, and just barely introduced the concept of using your legs and seat. Just yikes for that poor horse.
THis beginning rider was only on him for a short time. Valegro is used to full contact- anything else might have been confusing to him. Still cant believe they were that generous letting Judy Murray get on him.
The correct way and what is usually done here is for a beginner to go on the lunge with a neckstrap and/or the pommel to hold on as so not to grip up and to help stop the bouncing until you can get down in the saddle by trotting for several lessons without stirrups and an experienced teacher telling you ''stop leaning forward ,keep lower leg back don't grip up etc'' until seat is good enough to take the reins with a light contact. And to carry on the lessons off and off the lunge on a schoolmaster. Judy Murray was so lucky and spoilt to have been allowed to even sit on Valegro lucky he didn't take off when she put her leg on him,
@@shaju9229 oh that’s creepy of you. Do you like long shank bits and dropped nosebands, and whips and spurs? All that stuff that people use when they say they love their horses? Yeah, there I go again, how dare me.
Probably because she’s Sir Andy Murray’s mom and helped coach him to two gold medals and three major titles (Wimbledon x2 and US Open). They’re probably already friends from those experiences and maybe Judy can give Charlotte a tennis lesson. But Valegro is the best part!