Charlotte Dujardin's World Record Breaking Freestyle test at London Olympia 

Valegro just stretches his neck, that's normal after such a performance

Eniramoi haha true😂

gilliangirl1 he was stretching his neck after being in the position for so long

He definitely knows how talented he is, I met his yesterday (I know Ahh) at the end of a Carl Hester masterclass and his expressions and the way he presents himself... It was a bit like meeting the Queen!

@@eligil4629 super jealous😁

Indeed!!!

True dressage mate, a dressage that makes the rider and the horse become a centaur, the animal is respected and the rider excelles

Diane Sciacca yes I want to ride like that so bad

It's beautiful

Well it’s not showjumping is it

I know right!

oof

Yeah, they should sit a trot of a horse. 😅😝

Agnes Wiman well for a non horse person this doesn’t look like much of what the rider is doing xd But I agree totally

Agnes Wiman exactly! They don’t know how much is going on in our core and our mind for movements

So true

it makes her human and shows that she loves and appreciates her horse

Not fogetting that that technically isn't allowed in dressage, so it's so important to her that she risks a disqualification

On 5:31 as well. She is amazing.

I love seeing a rider give their horse encouragement, whether their at the top (like these two), or at a county fair. If I start to watch a video with an unkindly rider, I can't watch.. but I love, love, LOVE seeing praise!! 😍

.Monica I teared up too.

agreed! dressage is so underrated

This ride was art, I totally agree. Unfortunately a lot of people only see the competition, resulting in hyperflexion and other abusive training methods. I think that‘s why Dressage gets overlooked so much. But I think we can savely say that Valegro never had to go through this kind of thing.

.Monica showjumping isn’t just exciting it requires timing certain strides agility strength skill and is very dangerous they are both difficult but don’t disregard it

I agree. Valegro just makes me cry with all sorts of emotion.

Respect ^

Very well said.. :)

No wester saddlea here partner LOL!

Western*

Cowboys on RU-vid? Wow thats cool

Definitely. He is so relaxed. No swishing tail or nervous chewing. I wish that would be more common in high class sport

I can see that too, no chewing, his tail us relaxed qnd I can see the reins are slighy slack in her hands. Good too see

@@VikingHorseCreations wow, i didn't know how you guys were telling it was relaxed. That's awesome to hear though

@@laurasteyn1939 that's so sweet, that the rider seems relaxed too

The poor horse is being pulled at the mouth and is behind the vertical for a lot of the test. I doubt he's happy about that, he's merely doing what he's being forced to. I wish Dujardin would stop being depicted as "the good one", the outlier who's doing things correctly, when she is still very much employing "modern dressage" methods of riding. Her reputation as a role model just hurts horses, both hers and of the people who try riding like her.

even during the flying changes, not a swish. what an incredible team!!

The head position is kinda sad 😢

@@leopardflame2315 nope, if you see the abusive method, it's nothing compared to it, cuz if it was abused, the head should've stayed down and hyperflexed

@@killsur4753 No, he's right. The horse is being pulled at the mouth, being brought behind the vertical multiple times and with his poll lower than his neck. Only because he's not as behind the vertical as other modern dressage horses, doesn't mean this is any good for him.

@@leopardflame2315 if you compare valegro to totilas you'll see what real rollkur looks like. Valegro is relaxed and showing no signs of being hyperflexed.

totally

@Misty Equestrian what does she got to do with anything?

😂I didn't get this at first and then I heard the music 😂😂😂😂

Dansker? ;)

My name is to Lea

Yessss

YESSS ME LIKED THAT

Httyd 3: no it's more like a hors... Dressagefury

xD bec of the background music :,D

Still love Totilas more. This horse IS the Night Fury.

SAAAAME DUDE

Even fishing is considered a sport and if you are float fishing or ledgering you really are just sat there!

@@catcraft5527 A rider, especially this one, doesn't 'just sit' there.

It's not just a sport; it's an art.

Put them on a horse for 1 hour and let them complain about the muscles pain after. ;)

So you know that this is not comfortable for the horse, but in your opinion it is still ok to put the horse through that during all the training sessions and the shows? I don't get it, if you know that it is not comfortable, you should not make the horse suffer through it at all, not just be happy because this rider let her horse suffer less than other riders do. Seems so unfair to me honestly.

@@trekadouble757 I rode dressage for a very very long time. And it is not uncomfortable if ridden properly. Valegro wasn’t uncomfortable and he was willing to do everything asked. If you know what your talking about it’s quite easy to see it. A horse is a living animal. If it doesn’t want to. It won’t. Period

@Anna Daugherty I know, I wasn’t replying to you. I was replying to the other person :)

@@ninjabatfish7769 im guessing the horses recognize that head posture means “work” or “practice”?

@@sucrose6047 pretty much! It means they’re working properly

Well... It was originally a Scottish song that was produced a few years back before how to train your dragon! XD but yes it is! =p

That is with so much music:') But you get me:P

+Chantal Prins hell ya

Do you like it?

+Chantal Prins it's k

Yesssss!!!!!!!!!

KaregoAt an other urban legend.Tail swishing has in dressage nothing to do with a horse being uncomfortable. It is a sign of being fully concentrated and espiacally with stallions nothing to twinker about.

MultiCanaris So the meaning of tail swishing changes immediately when a horse enters the show ring, when other body language stays the same? I find that hard to believe. And I don't mean the languid, fluid tail movements, I mean the aggressive, high-speed swishing in every direction, the same kind you see with show jumping horses after they hit a beam or come down wrongly. It's definitely a sign of the horse being uncomfortable.

KaregoAt It's amazing how this horse moves its tail in walk! The tail is the end of the spine, so there you can see the movement in the back. But I still not understand, why so many riders have their rains short in large movements. The tail begins to swing that much after she drops the rains...

Ailaya Yes, that's one thing I don't agree with in dressage. Why do they keep the reins so impossibly short? It's not a natural movement for the horse, and you have to do a lot of work for the horse to move relaxed with it's neck like that. You can see it in any horse, keep the reins with a soft feel to the mouth and the horse is relaxed and walks with a long step, yank them tight and force the horse's head and it will begin to walk stiffly and unnaturally. And that's what they call "collected".

Me too🥺

Me too

YEAH!!! at The end of 2020 and still impressed with this performance, it really inspire me one day I'll be in the same level by working hard and I'll represent my country MOROCCO.

same

Thats me right now!! So beautiful! ❤

@@yumekoslefttoenail6746 what shitty rider and what torture devise? What the heck... she rides beautiful

@@yumekoslefttoenail6746 she is actually OK. I've seen worse

I'd rather dance with the horse than a human I'm gonna be entirely honest XD

@@yumekoslefttoenail6746 and you can ride better?

@@yumekoslefttoenail6746 Charlotte dujardin is one of the best dressage riders and Valegro is a very good dressage horse, and their pairing is perfect, this is not hurting him in any way and there is no "shitty rider or torture device" near him

You are so right totilas has like rules in his moves but he does it like a feather or something like that.

I hate Edward gal... I hate what he did to tortilas... Using hyperflexion as a form of training.. No horse should have to suffer like him for this sport and I think hyperflexion as a form of trading should be banned.

Except that he didn't, Rath did. Totilas never showed any issues until after he'd been sold and trained by a new rider for quite a while.

Stormwolf 102 Da hast du vollkommen recht!

If you look at Totilas, the hyperextension of his front and regular movement behind makes him very unbalanced, as well as the fact he is overbent. Valegro is much more balanced and has much more natural impulsion.

We make it look like we're not doing anything and make it look easy.... But really it's not, I love your comment 🖤

@@ameliamysterywave4456 my riding instructor always says that if it looks easy and the horse is the one doing all the work, you're doing it right. It always annoys me when people say things like dressage shouldn't be in the Olympics because it's the horse, not the rider. I always just want to see them riding.

@@lisahenry20 I would give all my money to see that and then I would literally laugh my ass off :')

IKR And Charlotte Dujardin says ' if it doesn't look like I'm doing anything then I'm doing something right' she is an amazing rider and valegro is an amazing horse

Glad you like it :)

I want to say that too lol!

*subtle*

Shes not patting him she just adjusted her girp on the reins.

She's patting him, and well done Charlotte and Carl - empowering V with positive reinforcement, enabling him to reach full potential and partnering !!

Shes not patting him, just adjusting her grip on the reins.

Meh. Over hyped. She is too bouncy, his movements are not the best. And he is fat.

Classical dressage is how it should be. This? No. It's better than what's been but not good lol

@@turkeyburglarjones6148 it's world record. It's the best one out there

Sophie Woo but have you ever researched dressage? Like it’s original purpose and correctness?

I know right? I love those two :)

This is not dressage

+lizzy bridge Yes but its not just the horse the rider does most of the work too! But I just have to admit that I have never seen such a horse LOL!

The 👍

after the MORE difficult exercises* ;)

+Tiffiny Day we are so glad you like our video. Charlotte and her horse are indeed such great performers here. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel :) thank you

+FEI Sure thing I will subscribe to your delightful channel right now! I am aiming to be just like those two one day! :D

If u like jumping and dressage do eventing!!! ( XC, show jumping, dressage)

thats bad !!!!

Yeah! As show jumping and dressage goes hand in hand! I do, do evening mind U!!

Yea really good horse breed! She has tallent but that hirse is MAGICAL!

Katarina Duskstar I know I did.

yep!

#httydisthebest🐲

The horse was brilliant but the girl looked like a Polly bag blowing in the wind, but I suppose it the whole Bhs thing

heather keenan your just upset because she's british

I an also british, i think the bhs is terrible

+heather keenan This was an FEI event ..

Totilas gave me goosebumps (this, not so much) and there was loads of hate and controversy there! Let's face it, it's just a subjective sport. Whatever makes the judges tick at the time wins *shrugs*.

Mine too.

Tears from laughing so hard, right?

David Redacted no

David Redacted =ass

SAME

@star stable yarin lol.

Hayden Nightlake : Hayden, I could watch this another two million times!

This comment is as beautiful as the performance

Well said 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I almost decided that Valegro was more awesome that Blu Hors Matine, but she still has first place in my heart...tough decision, tho! What an amazing team this is!

LOVE IT!

I love the lead changes in 4:20😍

Yes!! There are horses with flashier movement and more height in their Piaffe, but he has the best combination of rhythm and power - and that’s not to say he isn’t also a beautiful mover. They are so consistent in all gaits, it’s just so lovely to watch.

Anna Scholle I hope you’ve gained some respect for the English method, then.

Look at the Freestyle of Kristina Bröring-sprehe and Desperados in Balve.. this is also such a nice performance :)

+Renoka Beary no offence and all. But you do realise that horse have been found with blue tongue after several rides? Blue hors Matiné was an absolutely fantastic, beautiful, elegant horse. But she wasn't treated right. Also the video that's famous all over RU-vid of her and Andreas Helgstrand... Look at her tail, her eyes. She's not satisfied, at all.. Not very beautiful in my eyes :/

+Sille Bovedt Oh No! I did think she was too heavy on the reins... Such a magnificent horse. No horse should know a cruel hand. I also thought she rewarded him to hard at the end. Horses skin has been proven to be more sensitive than ours. My heart breaks for the horse. Please tell me the was a good outcome for him.

@@kristeyh937 if she rewarded him too harshly, he would've reacted with a twitch or something, and she also has a slight slack on the reins while riding. I'm sorry, but I only see a happy horse and a caring rider

I agree! That is the only thing annoying me about this all, otherwise I find them outstanding! :D

Somewhat broken at 3rd? How about constantly. A little too much rein? How about WAY too much rein, look at the curb shanks. Leg? All over the place. If this is record breaking dressage, well, it's just short of disgusting.

hossjulia Oh yeah, then she beats him at the end. Horses are not dogs, they don't like being "hit". They get used to it, but it's bad horsemanship.

hossjulia It is very incorrect in the front compared to complete classical, but I mean it is SO much better than the usual sight, I'll cut him slack. Leg isn't too bad on the horse meant, he's carrying weight with the hind end half the time and had very good bending. So if the new breed of competitive Dressage horse will be one that is brought along with bending and more weight-carrying priority, I'm thrilled. Problem is that correct Dressage isn't good business for the fast-paced competitive world; it isn't flashy like the modern methods, it takes longer and doesn't produce quick/big show-stopping results. The movements that are truly astonishing to spectators are the Airs, and those aren't shown on the competitive scene... likely because today's competitive Drsg horses would not be able to do the maneuvers at all... Correct equine gymnastics lives on in working equitation and with some private classical schools/instructors, I have some hope for it leaking into the competitive ring.

I personally think she did very well. Her leg was just subtle enough, I have seen worse. I like how she had a little less rein then usual. She was very humane with Valegro.

Dressage CAN be like yoga and good for the horse. Competitive dressage is not good for any horse

@Addison Leppert Yoga AND weight lifting at the same time.

@@coollikegrass2489 Not so! Charlotte Dujardin is an example of this. Dressage is just a way of training and movement. Putting scores to it doesn't change it in any way -- and that's what makes it competitive.

@@toomanyschoolponies No, putting scores to it makes people work torwards scores. Not torwards actual collection, not torwards actual harmony with the horse, only torwards what backwards judges score the highest. That's where false bends, hollowed backs, snappy movement, and unconnected gaits came from. From a judge who instead of judging by the book decided instead that something looked better and decided to judge that higher than something correct. That doesn't do anything good for the horse. On top of that, no, she is just an average dressage rider. She is not a good dressage example. She rides Valegro with a false bend in the neck, a hollow back and a lack of knowledge of horse biomechanics based on the fact that she rides not only like this, but in LDR and trains under Carl. She also does not have a good seat, toes pointed down, high hands and a very stiff torso. In any other discipline her equestrian seat wouldn't score high at all. The only thing they had going for them is that Valegro is slightly more correct than most horses his level, but that doesn't make him classical or correct by any means

c.m. That’s what it should be. Many top riders only see the competition tho

The more I watch it, the more I love it! Fantastic Charlotte and Valegro!

+Mimi Leggett Same Here!^^

Hanna.m I’m sort of hooked on watching too. Nothing else I've watched compares.

omg same

OMG SAME!!! at the beginning me: OMG HTTRD MUSIC‼️‼️‼️

I literally was like... John Powell? WHAT?! I thought I left the musician side of RU-vid about 20 mins ago but now I must go back.

I have been riding 23 years since I was 6, I am perfectly happy staying at intro level 😂

CeltycSparrow he certainly has musicality and he knows how to PLIÉ.

He had won EVERYTHING.... what more would you have him do?

Valegro deserves the rest of life hes wonderful