Andreas Helgstrand: The Poll Should Be the Highest Point

Andreas Helgstrand is known for putting together some of the top horses in the dressage world today. The Danish rider made his mark in the dressage scene with his horse Blue Hors Matine at the World Equestrian Games. Since then he has become one of the Denmark's most decorated riders.
In this video Andreas Helgstrand addresses the issues of forward in the dressage horse, along with getting the ultimate collection. Getting a horse to sit in the piaffe and passage is a craft, and if you watch to the end of this video you will be surprised by a delightfully impressive piaffe.
Focus on getting the hind legs under your horse and the poll being the highest point. These are key concepts in dressage as you develop your horse and work up through the levels.
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[@rhoeasie]

Does Mr Helgstrand know what part of the horse the poll is? It does not appear so

[@Los-gelassen]

ist ja eine Lachnummer, was dieser Mann da erzählt! Das Problem mit Selbst- und Fremdbild scheint hier extrem ausgeprägt....

[@coollikegrass2489]

"Look at the point in between the ears. That must be the highest." As he canters around with the horses neck curled and the poll obviously not the highest point.

[@madeleinesmith9691]

CoolLikeGrass This horse is obviously short necked, and when you look at him he never ticks behind the vertical at any moment, so the poll being higher on a short necked horse would cause him to come up above the vertical!

[@coollikegrass2489]

Madeleine Smith I don't care what type of conformation the horse has. If they say "poll must be the highest point" then they should have the horses poll be the highest point. It is absolutely stupid that they bring out a horse and talk about the poll being the highest point and then not follow through with the lesson. What exactly was the point of this demonstration?

[@TheOldandslow]

CoolLikeGrass to discount conformation is to deny variables between horses, their bone structure, like the natural relaxed angle of the atlanto-occipital joint is different for different breeds or types. This horse has some carpal deviation that leads me to believe it's a Spanish type horse, lol. So this posture is naturally there. What is rare for this type of horse is to keep them in front of the bridle, so easy for amateurs to over bridle and have them truly behind the leg. That's how conformation affects ability and tendencies, it's biomechanics.

[@coollikegrass2489]

Susie Lytal I know that conformation is important, but I am saying that Conformation Is Not Important When It Comes To This Demonstration. Once again, it is a demonstration to keep the horses poll the HIGHEST point. The conformation of the horse should not matter in this demonstration in any way as all horses of all breeds and conformation can have the poll at the highest point. And if it for some reason did matter(which it doesn't in this case), they shouldn't of used a horse with a conformation incapable of having the poll at the highest point in a demonstration literally about keeping the poll at the highest point.

[@nataliadiederichova5435]

He says the right things but praises the rider for the wrong things.. very strange..

[@petrairene]

The poll certainly isn't the highest point in that one. When the rider is hauling at the curb bit like that and hanging in the horses face, the poll can't be the highest point. And as a result the horse can hardly walk properly, because the walk is the gait that will suffer and show what you are doing if you hand-ride a horse like this.

[@TheOldandslow]

I see that so seldom, I thought everyone had changed their mind about that. Even very Advanced Riders tend to have a break in the neck with an artificial poll flexion. As a body worker for over 20 years I can tell you that false break at the poll leads to many many problems.

[@outoftime7740]

Beautiful horse.

[@Tiffany14011]

"The poll should be the highest point", with emphasis on the word "should", because it certainly isn't here! This horse is held far too tight.

[@dianazareba4038]

How can enthiusast of rollkur say that XD hypocrit

[@sararobinson6488]

Super! Very nice...Now do all of that without bit, spurs and whip...Super!

[@evagibson8756]

660th view nice also great vid she is incredible

[@scotchb29]

Very good rider! Who is she?

[@rhoeasie]

you are joking right

[@tiffanyhammond5927]

@@rhoeasie I was about to say the same. Most horrendous winning FEI I e ever seen in my lifetime thus far. Fact!

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

The typical Rollkur trained wreck Ban Modern Dressage!

[@ireneknelange162]

Grandprix in front, beginner at the back

[@vibeskouenborg6842]

NONONONONONO

[@lonieh5579]

Modern day slavery, the horse is the victim. This is a disgusting way of riding, It is time this ends.

[@sjaelfre]

So many dreadful videos of him floating about, spanning many years. Terrible, terrible rider, putting horse after horse through hell.

[@goosechuck]

💯💯💯

[@tiffanyhammond5927]

Sloppy riding.... Can barely watch...... Ugghhh