Carl Hester & Nip Tuck's Special Partnership | Partnership Journeys

Carl Hester & Nip Tuck have come a long way. Their partnership began with a 1,000£ purchase when Nip Tuck was just a year old. In the beginning, Carl never imagined to for Nip Tuck to be able to make Grand Prix, but his partner proved him wrong: The duo won at London Olympia, went to the Olympics and finally, Nip even took Carl to a third place at the 2017 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final at Omaha, Nebraska. We take a look back at this truly special partnership.
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[@Nina_Rihs]

You can see the improvement of a „normal“ talented horse to a PRO 👍🏻🙏🏼 I know Carl personally and he isn‘t only one of the nicest guys I know but a real horseman and to me the BEST DRESSAGE RIDER in the world. Just one proof is what he made out of Barney (NIP TUCK) thanks to the FEI TV for this clip 🙏🏼❤️ 🐴

[@yellowbird30]

!He did so well with this horse! Just never gave up on him!! ...

[@jonjonwp]

One tends to forget how much Nip Tuck achieved. Thanks for the reminder.

[@alanna4872]

And if you watch his stable tour video, he designed the entire barn with the wellbeing of the horses in mind. They only get tacked up by the arena so they know that the stall is a relaxing space, they get turnout in big grassy fields, and the horses can touch eachother through the stalls so they can socialize.

[@Pferdecoach]

what a great rider and trainer with great kind excellent character !!

[@luciemarinov129]

I love this journey of Nip Tuck with Carl Hester! Thanks for sharing this!

[@sorrellmargrett8998]

Just an amazing gentleman. The best thing to happen to British Dressage. I wonder which 2 gave this a thumbs down? Isabel Worth and a lonely fan maybe? :)

[@marcelasantander7457]

A beautiful gentlemen`s partnership! Thanks!!

[@JG-mt3rp]

The greatest trainer of the 21st century

[@Cosmic-lover293]

Wonderful partnership carl and nip tuck, work brilliantly together 💙

[@gillianmcgough271]

The guy has hands like an olphaimic surgeon amazing

[@user-zb9gi4wn7v]

RIP Barney, fly high with the angels.

[@miloklitov8776]

Very nice

[@SoraCyn]

3:39 I understand that horses normally chew their bits and foam at the mouth to a degree, but is this much foam normal? It’s literally flying all over Nip Tuck’s chest. Honestly confused.

[@emmieclark5058]

If the horse is sweating and something is rubbing on it, it will foam. If you have your own horse and he/she is sweating you can rub it and it’ll foam

[@susemcdonald9004]

It's a good sign he foams from the mouth

[@phantomglasses]

Normal, but not necessarily ok.

[@AlliWalker]

It's a normal physical reaction to being engaged with the bit. Good dressage foam will make the horse look like he's got white lipstick on his lips. If it was stress foam, the horse's mouth would be gapping and his tail would be constantly swishing from discomfort.

[@dominicweber]

I just don’t get why he spent so much time on a horse that was never going to be the top of the top. Had he spent as much time and effort on a more talented prospect, he’d be much more successful

[@dominicweber]

@Lili Schönherr yeah but he was always top 7 or something, never within Medal chances at the big competitions

[@dominicweber]

@Lili Schönherr not really, he never placed at the Europeans, Worlds and Olympics

[@charmainlee6618]

The fact that he could compete this horse to this level is an amazing feat, not everyone always takes the easy road and Carl admits having an unusual bond with this horse. I admire him as a master rider and he has helped change the face of dressage the world over.

[@dominicweber]

@@charmainlee6618 yes, but one just wonders how much bigger his impact could have been if sustained by a solid repertoire of wins on the biggest stages, which would probably have been the case had he invested the same time and work in a more talented horse

[@karenwohrley6346]

Maybe Carl just plain enjoys the horse!