Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro in the "Land of Hope & Glory" at London 2012 | Music Mondays 

I remember watching this test in my best friend's front room, we were both stunned by the incredible connection between Charlotte and Valegro, they make olympic dressage look as easy as a morning warm-up. I've always been a showjumper at heart, but this really opened my eyes to the artistry and skill of dressage. I now train my own horses thoroughly in dressage techniques, flexion, and collection before taking to the jumping ring. The difference it makes is phenomenal. There really is so much that can be learned by riders in any discipline from riding flatwork. Thank you Charlotte and Valegro for sharing your talent with the world, inspiring us all, and bringing home a slew of titles for Great Britain! We love you!

Valegro looks like he's flying during extended trot doesn't he? 😍

True legends right there. Were the duo that introduced me to dressage. 💞

what a team - the thought of the years of training, the cost not just in money but time, work, etc., sure deserved teh gold medal

Never be another one like this fabulous Valegro!!!!

Possibly the best extended trot of all time. Makes me emotional every time I see it

I know nothing about this but watching it made me so happy 🤗

Still watching this every now and then because it is all kinds of excellent. Charlotte's seat is just phenomenal and I love how effective and deliberate her aids are. Then there's Valegro who's just an absolute star, and the exceptional partnership between these two... Such an inspiration, and such a well-deserved gold medal too!

It seems so effortless but it's really not. It's a hard work and skills that take years to learn, so if you have no idea about equestrian, just don't comment

I know nothing about the equestrian world, but he makes me cry every time I see him perform or compete. Huge amount of work has gone into this and he’s such a special horse in the first place.....that’s obvious.

I always marvel how the rider is always just sitting seeming to do nothing. So subtle and delicate. ❤ I wish we had these shows close by. 😢

lmao sitting here dying bc as a jumper my horse can't even do a side pass

Literal tears in my eyes this is impeccable 😭😍😍

I was there at the Hartpury Festival of Dressage at their last competition before the Olympics and first time competing with this test, the first time they broke the record... The stunned silence at the end, its like the entire arena was electrified and I still get goose bumps every time I watch this test. True icons, it'll go down in history.

The extended trot is the best I've ever seen ! It's like his hooves dont touch the floor 😍

That is just beautiful. With the skipping and the beautiful canter is just amazing!!!!

All the blood sweat and tears that goes into a performance of this calibre. Absolutely incredible and awesome. Well done to all the team behind the scenes horse and rider.

Dressage is so beautiful to watch, it's so underrated

Such incredible footwork. A beautiful magnificent horse.

This has to be the single most British thing I have ever seen in my life and I live here.

that horse is truly dancing and it is beautiful

And yet the horses I ride refuse to canter without spooking or tripping 😂😂😂

When I was 7 I thought doing half pass was amazing but watching this live honestly was the best thing EVER her skills and valegros are amazing getting to meet her was an honor too.

This horse WILL go down as one of the greatest in history.....

This is the first time i am seeing something like this. How do you teach a horse to do that😲 i am so impressed.

Probably one of the most beautiful, exceptional horses to ever exist. He and Ms. Dujardin will go down in history.

His extended trot looks like he’s FLOATING! It’s insane

I watch this at least once a week they are just made in heaven

You can't help but admire the talent, and not to mention all the hard work that goes into this

There has never been a better extended trot

Shame she had to (eventually) show her true colours! This horse is a 'one in a million'. There aren't many who would tolerate such revolting behaviour from humans.. this horse made her look better than she is. SIMPLE!

I love coming back and watching these two perform,they were so dynamic and uplifting.😊❤

I just finished reading Carl Hester's YA book series about "Blueberry", then came here straight away. I am crying with the beauty of this horse and his partnership with Charlotte. Bravo!

Three words described Charlotte and Valegro. Poetry In Motion

I don't understand this kind of horsemanship but what I do understand is the love between these two she is incredible and valegro is just mind blowing how people make a horse or sorry train a horse to dance like a ballerina is beyond me magnificent

Now, you think how much she had to torture tht horse to learn the tricks

What we call a "pleasure" ride. Brava! Brava !! Irreplacable Talent. Poetry 💕💖

I know nothing of dressage but I think I’m allowed to comment that I choked up at the beauty and artistry of this horse and his human. Yep, this ole’ girl from a small town in Texas was only a barrel racer on Sunday afternoons.

I was very lucky to be there to watch this event and to this day nothing will beat that feeling when Charlotte and Valegro performed this.

Beautifully done, horse and rider! Anything this beautiful and amazing, does not come easy. Thank you for showing us this!

I can watch this over and over..so much skill on show

wow, I was just looking at some horse riding dressage motivation because I want to start competing again so I searched for: equestrian dressage competition motivation, and this was the first thing to come up, truly an inspiration and I am going to fight so hard to hopefully one day be able to follow in their footprints.

As beautiful as this is, it's so hard watching this after seeing the video of Dujardin abusing one of the horses

I cried after watching this LIVE...❤️

Wow, Valegro and Charlotte really got me into Dressage. I Used to get kind of bored since I liked the idea so I would watch it but I wouldn't be entertained. But for some reason ever since I watched Charlotte and Valegro I have been addicted

That was an excellent display of training for both horse and rider. This took years to master the ability to make it look so effortless for both. Great job!

why am I suddenly obsessed with watching dancing horses?

I have enjoyed show jumping and eventing for a long time but never really took much notice of dressage. I thought, at the time it's only a horse that can walk fancy and was a sport for snobs, then along came Charlotte and Valegro. I purely by chance saw the London Olympics test, this one, live, loved it and did a bit of research and discovered just how much skill and trying it takes for both horse and rider. After learning more about it if I can I will watch any dressage event that I can.

the extended trot is amazing

Did you know that Valegro’s paddock name is Blueberry! So cute 🥰

That feeling of being one with a horse is amazing....... horses are 99% spirit and one percent flesh and bone; especially when it is windy, thank you Charlotte and Valegro and my res horse Loverboy.

Those two what legends.

I just got into watching dressage, and I'm stoked, my friends say it's boring but since I was little I always thought horses where such magnificent creatures and really admired people who genuinely cared for them. I'm 20 now and I haven't ride a horse in years.

So graceful. Perfect!

What a beautiful horse!!!

Charlotte is an amazing rider, her and blueberry “valegro” are my all time favorite team

Only Kür that brings me to tears watching it. Over and over, simply astonishing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Sadly this hits different now😭 we can hope that she really does love her animals, but definitely had an error in judgment!😭 Someone who competes at this high of a level would hopefully have a very strong bond with thier horse

This test is incredible! I absolutely love watching it ❤

Am convinced that line of one time changes won gold for him

All my co-workers talking about the Olympic dressage as if it's a joke... Me: 🤬🤦‍♀️ To be learn dressage let alone fine-tune and finesse it to this standard is a phenomenal skill which takes years of consistent practise and determination. I know dressage is a personal taste (a kind of love-it-or-hate-it scenario) but sometimes I wish the people who see no point in it would just keep quiet, because in opening their mouths it's like they're just totally undermining the time and effort these equestrians put in daily without fail to get to where they are now. Anyway this was a stunning performance and the horse is just beautiful... definitely a born performer! 😂🌠

Sends shivers down my spine!

She nails her transitions!

That was magnificent! Thanks for sharing!

Soooo beautiful and touching... I can watch it over and over again...and feel every time the same pleasure 😍

HE WAS SO CUTE AT THE END HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT HE FINISHED PERFECTLY 🥹

Perfection both horse and rider beautiful.

Idk why just looking at horse makes me soooo happy 😃 🐎

Did she whip this horse? Makes you think!

Made me cry with happiness

3:17 incredible beauty, horse is flying over ground...

Valegro's front hooves look like they don't even touch the ground in the extended trot!

Hours and hours of training! Beautiful and awesome, wish I and my mare were so talented.

Awesome!!

Now we know the truth…

This video is just so mesmerising I could watch it all day the way they just glide together is magical best horse and rider duo 🙌

Charlotte is an absolute God and this is a match made in heaven

Now she has tarnished all this by her abusive training methods.

This is the music Rainer Klimke used in 1995 with his Trakehner stallion Biotop. Unforgettable pair.

Okay, who's cutting onions?! 😍🥺

That clock spin was totally in rythm

Absolutely stunning performance. Valegro is gorgeous

Beautiful.

Hans Peter Minderhoud did almost this exact routine on Equis Nadine in 2009. Almost the exact music, moves, etc. Beautifully done by both horses and their riders

The extended trot, I think they're just floating on skill right there....

I love how on beat they were😂😘

Anyone who believes riding is an easy sport... Get up there in the saddle. Years and years of training! I take my hat off to Charlotte!

Ballet for Horses../Breath-taking beautifull

Exquisite horse. Elegant rider. Fluid-Excellence! Thank you!

The extended trot though 🤩

Thanks so much for the music titles. I prayed them up!

I JUST LOVE VALEGRO

Valegro is brilliant!

Bloody brilliant!!

We miss him

This is such a great video

The rider is perfect!!!! The horse is so nice and great!!!!!

Madwoman

I swear Vallegro dances to the music....not just Charlotte!

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