Charlotte Dujardin :Taking the Trot from Ugly to Awesome in a Dressage Horse

[@sourlindenau9465]

Kisten to her breathing..this athlete is WORKING. Proof its not easy

[@sixmercer2504]

Exactly. I feel people have no idea how much we work to partner with our horses to work together. We use every muscle in our body as do our horses. These aren't push button ponies. Riding is a very difficult sport and it takes decades to get to this level. Most people never do.

[@trppro7640]

Dressage is very hard. The horses needs should come first. This can’t make up for her getting caught whipping a horse. Too bad. I saw this video a while ago. It’s good. 👍

[@maryallen2603]

Charlotte did an awesome job demonstrating the difference between being collected in the trot and not being collected. Collection is what dressage seems to be all about especially at the top levels. Wish I had seen this a year ago when you actually did this Charlotte. Thank you. I learned a lot from this video. The placement of your hands seems to really made a difference in how a horse collects too.

[@martimasters7704]

This horse is not properly collected at all. He is not driving from behind, he's strung out and the elevation is uneven.

[@bananasinpyamas9005]

Awesome job she did with her whip. Noticed that ? Hello ?

[@piccadilly.islife]

@@bananasinpyamas9005that was from four years ago before the video was brought to public eye. get over yourself.

[@angelmoen502]

To all the bit haters, rider criticizes, and equine perfectionist'. Read the title carefully, it does not say the horse is ugly, it just means it's trot was sloppy. NO WHERE DOES IT SAY THE HORSE IS UGLY!!!

[@whynotbeanequestrian8181]

Angel Moen thank you for that

[@liolikesgrass]

Why to "the bit haters, rider criticizes, etc" ?

[@mollymcbride1942]

Why would a "bit hater" get annoyed with someone saying a horse is ugly

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@liolikesgrass bit haters are kinda weird

[@rhysisabellaaa694]

2:08 excuse me she called it ugly 😂

[@lynndavis9629]

Wish they would do these demonstrations on horses that don't already have very nice trots........ and show the process on the average trot..

[@icegirl246]

I wish I had the video handy but I saw a clinic with a quarter horse being ridden. Nothing crazy special, but he really looked nice and round when picked up properly and slowly throughout the ride his trot got slightly more springy. Not all the way to passage cause they weren't at that level but still built a nice trot through collection

[@allif445]

Alot of times they have 2 horses. One that is a beginner and then later, they bring in a horse like this. It gives the illusion of transformation ;) Not saying charolette did that here, but lots of trainers do it

[@philippablackshaw5644]

She didn't say the horse had an ugly trot, she was saying he had an average trot but used himself very well, just saying lol

[@sarinastokes2814]

There appears to be alot of Olympic dressage judges on this page, sure we will see you in that dressage judge box at the Olympics where Charlotte will be competing, oh dear all you who criticize, you will in your jammies watching her win gold on telly.. well jel you lot! hahaha

[@perfectchaos5721]

sarina Stokes No one is criticizing Miss Dujardin as a rider, she is a beautiful rider. If She couldn’t take criticism she never would have become the rider she is, lol I assure you she still takes criticism well, no one stays on top without continuing to get instruction which is criticism. Eyes on the ground allow us to see what we cannot and keep one on track. However what many are pointing out is simply fact. This horse does not track up, there is no impulsion from behind, all it does is throw its feet forward, which my look wow to the uneducated eye but to the educated eye it is simply false and an incorrect way of going. The horse is not using its self well, there are other faults but that was the most obvious and glaring, this doesn’t make her a bad rider and it’s not her horse so it doesn’t make her a bad trainer ether lol. My understanding is she remarked on this horses lack of tracking up if one watches the whole video of the demo, pointing out fact does not make a person petty and educating ones eye should be part of every horse persons goals.

[@casperina2439]

@@perfectchaos5721 However, she receives criticism from people who are at her level of dressage or above. I doubt she reads youtube comments to improve her riding. The fact that some of these people even have the nerve to attempt to criticize her (and most not in a professional manner) is insulting.

[@perfectchaos5721]

Casperina I never said Miss Dujardin looked to KZbin commenters for feed back on her riding 🤦‍♀️. What I did saw way that she wouldn’t be where she is today without being able to take criticism and that it’s hardly criticism of her when people are pointing out the very same thing she said herself . The world is a cruel place and the truth is usually the harshest words one will ever hear, but to be successful as she is you must be able to handle it all.

[@uskok4636]

@@perfectchaos5721 true the world is full of opinionated, judgemental, bitchy people. I bet she just ignores them tbh. When they are setting world records then maybe their opinions will be worth something

[@sarahwagland1559]

@@uskok4636 Do you not see how judgemental you're being? Everyone can have an opinion regardless of how many trophies and medals they may or may not have.

[@amyallen9021]

makes me laugh...one of the best trainers/riders in the world and ya'll are "trying" to pick her apart....lol

[@RB-xz7gm]

WELL, Clearly SOMEONE isn't EQUESTRIAN!

[@lej6550]

She may be, but generally those at the top even get seduced by what’s “in fashion” even if it’s not correct.

[@turkeyburglarjones6148]

Amy Allen what makes her the best? Winning? Because totilas did too lol I could name several people who are better. The only thing she did here was bring the horse BTV and make it flick its front legs more. It’s not collection

[@amyallen9021]

I said one of the best. I have trained 2 horses through PSG. And have a schoolmaster from Germany to learn to learn to ride the GP movements. That is part of who I am. I train with Germans who are schooled through their system, one with a masters in teaching. I choose to build up people in the dressage world not tear them down but I am not by any means perfect.

[@turkeyburglarjones6148]

Amy Allen and? The corrupt dressage world is still the corrupt dressage world. Haven’t you seen what dressage used to look like?

[@julieontology7214]

Charlotte, you're awesome & so funny!! I never got to train very far in dressage. I'm chronically ill & had to give up riding, but I love watching your videos!! Thanks for your perseverance, hard work, and your beautiful love of horses! And thanks to Carl, also, for recognizing your talent and giving you these wonderful opportunities. Both of you really came up through the ranks and deserve your accolades!

[@user-wi2ev2pp1y]

She’s so good stop hating on the best rider in dressage y’all have seen for a long time

[@millsixstudios]

“Don’t worry if you have an ugly horse… how am I doing this?” Well, Charlotte, it’s a mix of things, isn’t it? Before an audience and… behind closed doors. PEOPLE, RIDERS - CLEAN UP THIS SPORT. The abuse (behind closed doors) has to end.

[@luce1449]

Idk about you guys but there's a ton of comments that pretty much say "Hatres, back off." I haven't seen any of those 'mean' comments so far???

[@andreacavaliere884]

To all the negative comments out there- can you do what she does? Can you even ride? Look at trophies- I HATE armchair riders. I see it at shows , I hear it at shows. This is one very LEVEL headed lady.

[@NolanMCruz]

I get you. This is a hard enough sport, you'd think our fellow equestrians would be trying to lift each other instead of tear each other down.

[@derruffian5150]

Lol.. It's always been like that. Good ol' haters, what would we do without them? Everything is about tearing others down. In Denmark we have something we call janteloven, and that's basically about tearing others down; "because they shall not think they are better than me". This is excactly whats always been going on in the equestrian world, and it's fucking disgusting!!!

[@eligil4629]

I don’t understand why everyone takes what she says so literally. She’s not saying horses are disgusting and ugly to look at! It’s British humour! I fondly call one of my mares a ‘hippo’ all the time because she enjoys wallowing in the mud!

[@carmenwing157]

Bruh i call my horse a hippo because hes a fatass

[@8sour8]

Yess!

[@guitarsoundsaround]

She’s a mutt, hahaha! With a long skinny bri’ish horseface. How’s that for some humour? Horses aren’t ugly, she said 3 times too. (They ‘lack training’ would have been a more acceptable thing to say) Many animals wallow, hardly just hippos. Obesity is the real pandemic.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

You have a hippo.. I have a giraffe 😂

[@katehickcox5048]

I hadn't thought about it before, but I think I agree that the trot is the easiest gait to improve. If the walk is lackluster, you can only push it so much before the horse develops a tendency to pace or jig. I knew a retired saint of an upper level horse who had an unfortunate tendency to pace when asked to walk forward. Pretty sure someone was trying to improve his walk and pushed for more than he had to give. Not to mention, the inherent quality of the horse's walk will be screamingly obvious in the free walk. If the horse is naturally heavy on the forehand in the canter, flying changes are not going to come easily, let alone pirouettes. There are also the horses where they struggle with one lead and no amount of correct work, chiro, massage, etc. makes much difference. My background is almost exclusively hunter/jumper, but I have a passion for flatwork and have thrown my leg across many an "ugly" horse. I have found that when I work with these horses, the gait that I can best improve is the trot. I have found that every horse I have worked with can at minimum be trained to lengthen, shorten, bend properly through turns, and leg yield in the trot. Three of these "ugly" horses were former working cattle ranch horses who weren't even started under English tack yet. I worked with them to improve all three gaits, and the trot was the first gait where I noticed a big difference.

[@lillerella]

Was never an ugly trot

[@DressageHub]

+lillerella right but she talks about the tools to improve your horse if they have an ugly trot

[@josephmonaco4503]

Bullshit, read my comment above lillerella's comment! She might have talked about improving the horses trot, but didn't improve the trot because the horses trot was fine to begin with. All she did was added Passage into his trot, therefore doing 2 things at the same time. Are you Blind?

[@bonnie448]

Charlotte Dujardin never said it was an ugly trot, she specifically says it is a nice trot, but not "special". You are criticizing the video when you should be criticizing the person who wrote the title to the video!

[@tiramisumochi4787]

lillerella she didn’t say that lol she wants to make it look spectacular not just a “normal” trot by her standards. And her standards are obviously very high 🤷‍♀️

[@allsion123]

Why are people so quick to attack?! This is about improvement: to say there wasn’t anything wrong and ‘she just added piaffé’ is sad:( and like the other haters just don’t see the difference. Sure the horse is extremely athletic but definitely started more on the forehand than after corrections. You can literally see the hind increasingly engage. Why not just observe?

[@Melvern832]

I look at this video very different now.

[@josephmonaco4503]

Exactly, it was never an ugly trot. All Charlotte did was combine Passage into the trot. Then it wasn't really a better trot, it was simply adding Passage into the trot turning in into passage. Or am I blind in what I'm seeing here.

[@traceyhewison1185]

She isn't adding in passage, she's adding in suspension, created through collection.

[@boudiicea]

Semantics.

[@traceyhewison1185]

Realism.

[@kittyflufflove5894]

passage is a very collected trot,that has lots of positive suspension and collection. This is not passage, but would it be more collected, it would be a good base for it.

[@katrinentrup7928]

That s what I thought. I agree with you.

[@arianag2675]

In horse training, does the horse get any form of reward? I’m just wondering

[@oliviahills5683]

Ariana G In western natural horsemanship, I am taught that release on the rein, legs, or crop, that is a reward to these horses.

[@vibeskouenborg6842]

the problem is, when the noseband is so tight, it never is a reward.

[@jennyandersson6238]

Vibe Skouenborg And if your noseband is tight you have tacked up incorrectly.

[@horsegirl07]

It’s subtle reward. It’s a release like someone else said, that can even be as slight as releasing your fingers a bit or like she did and let him go forward more. When he got a little sloppy he was reminded and then I bet she released her fingers as the reward. You can release them but, they can’t take advantage of it. When she was all finished I’m sure she patted him.

[@genevievem598]

@@vibeskouenborg6842 That horse's noseband was not too tight

[@heathercollins4432]

Beginner question here: If you can improve the trot, does it help the canter to become better?

[@DressageHub]

Kind of. While there is a correlation for improvement, there is a stronger correlation btwn inrpoving the walk and canter.

[@heathercollins4432]

@@DressageHub - Thank you !!!!!

[@Kat-mu8wq]

All the canter needs to be better is the right muscles built up, which you can do by doing more canter. Eventually when the muscles are there the horse can carry itself correctly in the canter.. that's why so many just starting to canter buck going into it because they haven't the muscles there to carry themselves.

[@ann-cathrinandersen9412]

its hard for a non- expert to see the difference between collected trot and passage to me it looks like the latter

[@DressageHub]

Yeah there is not much difference for sure. Which probably means it does not deserve and 8.

[@carmenwing157]

My trainer always says “if you can’t tell a difference you’re not doing it right”

[@casperina2439]

Christ. I once said a judge was blind because I didn't place in a show (I was like 7, mind you) and my trainer almost killed me (metaphorically speaking, of course) and here are some of you, criticizing and Olympic dressage rider! The nerve of some people.

[@sarahwagland1559]

FFS no one is perfect and beyond criticism. Do you think she would be where she is without listening to criticism? Do you not think that there are many good equestrians out there who have the skills and experience to comment without showing you their trophies and medals?

[@lej6550]

Still wished even this nice horse tracked up better behind.

[@TheOldandslow]

Lacy Jinks yes, it's a problem. Totillas and his successors of extreme movement have made many blind to this reality. No hock movement, not really engaged, beautiful yes, but not as connected as he should be.

[@saldressage7380]

It is important to train one's eye to discern what is correct- in the first trot the horse is not tracking up. In the "improved" trot the horse's hind legs are trailing behind, rather than stepping up underneath the body with the ability to thrust and carry: i. e. engaged power. Toward the end of the video with the horse back in regular trot, he is still not tracking up.

[@NordeggSonya]

I trained in Germany for 3 yrs and have my Bereiter. The horse does not over track in the extension. There is no push power just front leg action and THAT is false. The hind foot/feet/legs must propel the horse forward so that the feet show an overtrack. Lifting the neck should be done by squeezing the legs and encouraging the horse forward INTO the bridle, not by fiddling with the hands. This lifting the neck is espoused by many riders of the day. Fortunately for me I was able to witness true horsemanship when Klimke came to my stable in Niederndorf in 1993 and I was able to see him and his daughter train in our riding rings.

[@lautjenotimportant]

NordeggSonya agree with you this time

[@Nicole-qc5dh]

I agree! The first thing I noticed was the lack of push from behind throughout this. This horse isn't working through, it's false.

[@perfectchaos5721]

This was my thoughts as well, wish I could have seen Klimke in person, watching him ride was what drew me to dressage 20yrs ago as a teen

[@susantunbridge4612]

Having had fairly long and not so great experience with three Bereiters who trained in Germany, I can tell you that all Bereiters are not created equal, or all that smart. So I'll take that with a big grain of salt.

[@lucindra766]

Beautiful. I always love watching Charlotte ride! She was the dressage rider that inspired me to start learning dressage, I have my own quarter and we will soon be starting training to help him re-learn leg signals/leg commands.

[@bonnyd.5334]

How dare you support a known animal abuser? There is something really wrong with you. Get professional mental health help.

[@smeeze8979]

The title wasn't being literal, and when she said the horse is "showing off" she was joking

[@chloemills5117]

SO GRACEFUL!!!

[@lunagaia8723]

Anyone know what breed that horse is? I'm thinking Percheron, but I think it's skinnier and shoter than it. It's beautiful! 😍

[@angelmoen502]

Thoroughbred maybe? Could be Andalusian. Percherons are a lot heavier built than this horse is.

[@BonafideKat]

A million dollar says it’s some variety of Warmblood (type, not a breed). Not nearly fine of bone enough to be a performance bred Thoroughbred, and they’re not the “it” kids for dressage right now. Most probably not an Andalusian or PRE horse either, they have a very distinctive neck set and heaviness on the front caused by conformation.

[@dieginny3140]

If I'm not completely mistaken, the horse is called Renaissance Tyme, he's an Oldenburg Gelding.

[@angelmoen502]

@@dieginny3140 looked it up, it does look like a Oldenburg

[@lennisemann2002]

@@angelmoen502 that's Rennaisance Tyme and he's Evi Strausser's beautiful horse that she lent Charlotte Dujardin to do a clinic on. I think if you look up the Chronicle of the Horse on fb you should be able to find the whole video there! It was a pretty neat one to watch!

[@mls616]

Love Charlotte, so no criticism in the riding, but wondering why she throws her hands upward every once in a while. Is that to bring his head more up? I don't love it, as it's a bit too obvious a movement for me - thoughts??

[@NolanMCruz]

She could be half halting and then giving the rein. This guy has a shortish neck and might be prone to grabbing onto the bit and curling. By half halting and giving (even exaggerating the give) she could be going after more than one thing: he is not given the opportunity to latch on again, he is encouraged to stretch into the bridle and keep the throat latch area open so as not to curl.

[@grylund7493]

She is just amazing.

[@hallhv01]

ok sit and half halt. I don't get anything like this with when executing those instructions. Lovely, I just think there's MUCH more to it.

[@sarah-mj9tw]

Yeah, you have to train the horse and not all move the same

[@satanasmr1160]

It's just much more training

[@kathrynshaw9820]

this horse is all in front and doesn't track up from be hind. yeah ,to me thats something missing in basic training. how does he have self carriage if he doesn't track up ??

[@canterlevi]

Kathryn Shaw aren’t the hind feet supposed to step into the prints from his front feet?

[@WingsOnMySkin]

@@canterlevi that depends on the amount of collection. The more collected, the shorter the steps will become

[@theskirtrider]

Is a horse’s back supposed to be raised too?

[@hey_le_nez7618]

Abigail Autumngate yup, self carriage doesn't come from the head or neck of the horse, but from the hind legs stepping under the horse properly. There is a muscle all along the horses top line, which means the poll, back and hind end all work together. The head (which everyone obsesses over) does not determine self carriage. Engagement of that muscle along the top line and a horses core does and this results in the back lifting.

[@theskirtrider]

Thanks! How do you get a horse to lift it’s back? I’ve watched videos about lifting a horse’s back, but it doesn’t say how.

[@tyttivanhala2444]

Check out Art2Ride Foundation training. We're all about training the topline and activating the back and 'lifting' it up into use before advancing to anything else. You will find detailed info on how to do this in there.

[@theskirtrider]

Thank you so much! You helped me a lot :)

[@RB-xz7gm]

no it's mostly used to show pain or heavy breathing from a horse :(

[@karen5022]

WHERE ARE HER CLINICS IN AMERICA ,WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE GOOD HORSES?

[@germaineprien7691]

Whatever criticism she gets, she's winning and has alot of intrigue and attention in the competitive Horse world, and isn't one of those spoiled brats that came from money, she's made a name for her self-hats off to you!!!

[@sarahwagland1559]

What is the problem with criticism? We learn from our mistakes. We wouldn't achieve success without them. We all need to stop being so sensitive to criticism and stop confusing it with or assuming it's bitchiness.

[@Worstthumbplayer]

trot is the most majestic gait on a horse, even how «ugly» the trot is :)

[@freddyvonrabenau1]

The trot wasn't ugly but it didn't track up. Also Charlotte is saying very well what the goals are but she doesn't simply pick up the reins and gets the horse's suspension to improve. She fails to tell the audience what she actually really has to do with her body to get the horse to do that. This is why she wouldn't be able to teach a novice to simply do what she is doing.

[@kittyflufflove5894]

Telling someone exactly what you're doing when you have a system that you're so used to that you do it automatically. I don't think this show is to teach a novice HOW to achieve that, just to show, that any trot can be perfected, and what really matters when buying a horse is the walk and the canter.

[@lucybeswick7219]

It is actually quite easy to get suspension in trot, you just need patience!

[@Roheryn100]

She said she sat up and shortened the reins. Add in more leg, and you’ve got it. It’s not a magic trick.

[@fuddyduddyhorsemanship]

@@lucybeswick7219 that in itself is already an oxymoron as most equestrians that I have met don't have enough patience and therefore the ease will forever elude them. And therefore so will the suspended trot. The other thing is that you need a relatively sound horse and many horses are not that sound.

[@fuddyduddyhorsemanship]

@@Roheryn100 if you look at how much core strength is needed to achieve this it is it more than the average female riders have. You are right, not magic, but there is more to it than is being said.

[@silverkitty2503]

thats a working trot ..nice passage

[@horsegirl5135]

that horse is STUNNING!!!

[@lynnes11]

I wish she'd train/ride my horse!

[@katehobbs2008]

Aaah, the expertologists are swarming.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

Kate Hobbs and majority of them ride a pony their parents are paying for. Lol

[@sarahwagland1559]

Ahhh, how the star struck gaze in awe at their gods.

[@sarahwagland1559]

Comment after comment criticising criticism! Do you think Charlotte would be where she is without listening to criticism, taking it on board and acting on it? If a teacher tells you what you want to hear they're not a teacher worth having.

[@josephmonaco4503]

The horse is not showing off as she says, Horses don't have ego's like humans. No pride in their bones just pure will and desire to please their mounts. Period.

[@vuibg3656]

Horses do show off, but not out of pride or arrogance. It's body language. Watch two rival stallions in the wild, they prance, paw & rear. Not for humans' benefit, but it is inspiring to see. Or watch a horse- or any prey animal, for that matter - when they sense danger, they kick up their heels to show how healthy they are. Dressage is trying to encourage that confidence & strength at best, but at worst is cruel exercise in puppetry. Like a puppet though, when driven by fear or pain the movement of the horse becomes ugly & ridged instead. That's the difference between a good horseman and a bad one- maybe too subtle for competitive sport.

[@erin555marie]

Joseph Monaco horses actually kind of do. Horses who race, barrel race, jump, etc, they all have some thrill to do it because if they didn’t we wouldn’t push for it and they wouldn’t let us on their backs. And if you’ve ever seen a stallion with a mare they do have a little dance routine like this. But that’s just my opinion.

[@tay3167]

they do show off. look up "intrinzen"

[@skibz192]

also..some horses believe it or not..when you pull out the camera..some will instantly "show off" and make themselves look proud :D it's kind of funny to watch..ex. in price giving after a show the horse is standing sloutching and looking bored and next second someone points a camera at the same horse it will totally change his posture and ears forward :D while some don't care at all, like my own horse now..he looks like a donkey no matter camera or not xD bring out the candy tho and hes a totally different looking horse hahah!

[@mandyonsaber9238]

Horses do have peronalities and ego for that matter, they have a mind of their own, they can even have temper tantrums.even out playing in the field the strut their stuff and perform. I know a mare that gets miserable when she knocked a jump...she just isnt happy at all yet when she wins her classes she is cheerful and loves her round of honour.My gelding and i have recieved plenty of penelties in our XC because his speed was deemed reckless but from the moment he hears that bell he takes over he loves to gallop and is very brave into jumps ...I dare not even try hold him back because he will tense up and be sour. Animals can choose what they like and dislike.They really arent as simply programed as just to please their riders. Horses can have a great fun when learning new things and they are really happy. Its proven that they secrete endorphins when trained with possitive reinforcement..so they can truely enjoy what they do

[@amandapettersson6497]

"dont worry if you have an ugly horse" bitch im dead

[@arianawong7406]

I belive there are no horse considered "ugly" Ugly is such a gross word. never use it on somthing that is so wonderous and beautiul. like. horses.

[@arianawong7406]

wat the heck xD i didnt expaect 31 ppl to like the comment xD ty

[@carlastuart9512]

It never says the horse is ugly

[@stefaniekurschner8648]

Das wär mein Pferd! ❤️😍

[@alicestemmet868]

How do you get rid of the writing. Its all over the video🤔

[@karen5022]

WHY CRITIZE SHES TRYING TO TEACH US HOW, IF YOU REALIZE THERE ARE SO FEW GOOD TRAINERS , PLEASE SEE THE EDUCATION WERE GETTING BY THIS VIDEO BEING SHOWN

[@seanq5223]

Yeah she's clearly a great trainer lol

[@catherineiselin]

Calling a horse ugly is saying much ... `

[@Kat-mu8wq]

My horse is beautiful, unfortunately that's all he is. 😂 As an Arab his nose is constantly in the air or his neck is straight vertical (nearly) and his back hollows and he won't listen to a damn thing I tell him other than go or woah. 😂

[@dragonstudiowilliams8221]

To do dressage u needed to b physically fit as well as the horse

[@DiRTemma]

"don't worry if you have an ugly horse" sad! 😂

[@Doryplory]

I don'tt think any horse is ugly tbh

[@xoLiinaxo]

I don't think she meant the horse itself, rather the horses ugly trot

[@Roheryn100]

Some horses are more beautiful than others. It’s a fact. But she has a yard full of ugly ones, so she obviously doesn’t mind.

[@emah4518]

@@Roheryn100 No, it's not a fact, beauty is a subjective thing.

[@kateyahanda3296]

I just feel like dressage looks so unnatural and sometimes the training they do for it is so unspeakably terrible.

[@rachel3591]

Katie Yahanda it is much better than letting your horse bob around without any sort of roundness or collection. This horse probably can outlive most school horses or jumpers due to always being in proper form

[@Sabrielle32]

Some of the methods used are indeed despicable, but that's not about dressage, that's about humans, and humans in the equestrian world. Dressage is a much more ethical sport than show jumping or racing. Dressage emphasises natural movement and demonstrates a connection between horse and rider.

[@RB-xz7gm]

thats why I NEVER want to do dressage irl, I would do it in games and stuff but IRL+DRESSAGE+ME=A NO GO! I WILL NEVER DO DRESSAGE!

[@Raty-ok7ku]

The actual movements can be trained just as well with no bits, Spurs, whips or shoes- even without a rider. It’s not the dressage it’s the methods of training

[@NinaR860]

But dressage done in the right way offers a great base. Teaching a horse to carry himself, which is done in Western as well, as far as I know, is quite benefitial.

[@secretsquirrel7374]

This is the difference between an average rider and a good rider.

[@juliamaplesden1317]

Beautiful..Jxx 💜🌻🌺🌹👑🇬🇧

[@mickyms3999]

I wouldn't exactly call that an ugly trot

[@amycarter1331]

No one said it was an ugly trot. Just the difference between "nice" and "ooooh". I agree, nice horse.

[@sineadbeel1917]

she said it was a 'nice trot' but IF they have an ugly trot it can be changed

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@amycarter1331 *points to title*

[@guitarsoundsaround]

She calls the horse ugly, numerous times. Have a look in the mirror girl, you ain’t a show stopper.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I'm going to guess you're American and don't understand British humour.

[@guitarsoundsaround]

@@Kat-mu8wq Suggesting that I don’t understand humour of ones nationality, isn’t why I made my comment. I threw an equestrian joke back by suggesting she ain’t a show stopper. 😂 I’m a Zimbabwean. Go to the 10 second mark “I love hot horses” … Real horseman don’t call horses “hot”. (and yes I understand why she used the term). Nor do real horseman call them ugly. I stand behind my comments 💯 without rewatching past the 10 second mark. I didn’t even pay attention to her nationality when I watched the video originally either tbh.

[@guitarsoundsaround]

Ok, I watched. Got to the 18 second mark “I’m a lazy rider, I don’t like to kick …” yawn 🥱 why would someone at her calibre of riding even say that? It’s not about being a lazy rider, nor kicking (yes I understand her term isn’t flagrant kicking) Dressage is about the fine subtle details involved to move the horse in such a way that it looks like a beautiful effortless dance. “I’m a lazy rider?” Haha, 😂 I seriously cannot listen to this. I have absolutely nothing against her nationality either.

[@unactiveaccount5224]

I met her

[@humanityandloves]

your the best

[@Raty-ok7ku]

Love dressage! It’s the only discipline with minimal cruelty. I’d like to see it advance towards bitless, ideas from ‘progressive’ trainers moving into professional riding.

[@kilaniobrien4667]

Wrong

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Umm sorry. But unfortunately any discipline can have cruel people and tactics in it.

[@fintanhunt4638]

Dressage is the cruelest of all the equine disciplines. At bottom and top level. Constant nagging going around in circle after circle.

[@monikagajzler2103]

It is not taking the trot from ugly to awesome, it is taking the trot from natural to unnatural. This semi-passage trot is unhealthy for horses.

[@justineb3640]

Monika Gajzler it fixed itself in the end, what you saw was (hey a palindrome) the very first trot. Of course she doesn’t trot her horses like that all day.

[@justineb3640]

Monika Gajzler and do you think thee minutes was the whole session? You don’t know the horses tendencies.

[@mayabjack]

They do it in the field.....on their own!!!

[@coollikegrass2489]

@@mayabjack I have NEVER seen a horse do this in a field on it's own. No one never has, because it is not natural.

[@mayabjack]

@@coollikegrass2489 keep trolling x

[@Managable_Mayhem]

There is no such thing as an ugly horse. It always depends on the training it recieved and what the human on it's back is telling it to do.

[@ThePaulaPudding]

Was Never an ugly trot but the hind leg is pretty much dead 😝

[@VickiEllen]

She abuses horses

[@catherineiselin]

She is just stiffening the horse's back, it creates the legs to move more flashy. We know.... `

[@ievatrofimova6432]

2:06 no horse looks ugly 🥺no hate

[@linnekstrom2888]

Ieva & Ringla some kinda do tho...

[@MF-qh8pg]

She’s talking about the trot. If the horse is flat and not connected then yes it has an ugly trot that can be improved through training. And beauty is subjective

[@marinogarzella4454]

charlotte dujardin eu assisto todos os dias zoe raven

[@jamestheodore4120]

It's hard in a short session for anyone to achieve much with a wrecked horse.

[@tofindmrright]

Go back to baby basics with a wrecked horse. Forward-straight-off the leg

[@makaylagracy]

It's not a wrecked horse! In fact I wouldn't even call it 'green'. I think he/she was just being lazy...

[@kais3297]

notice how the horse's back hollowed out, the hind end didn't step under properly and the horse started avoiding her hands? yeah

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Weird to say there's such a thing as an ugly trot. To me horses are natural beauty and grace all by themselves.

[@patriciacrosson2209]

No horse is ugly let’s get that straight

[@PercheronAppLVR]

that horse couldn't look 'ugly' if it tried. :) wow

[@potatoslyrics1400]

?????? What do you mean

[@graceconnolly5765]

@@potatoslyrics1400 they are saying the horse is pretty

[@maraikejer1016]

Horses ain’t ugly!

[@RB-xz7gm]

BEST THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY!

[@princessalliecat8]

That’s not what she meant...

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I have actually seen some that do look rather hideous and others that are absolutely stunning and then the average Joe's that aren't beautiful or ugly.

[@AllieRedwood]

This has aged poorly

[@spiridoulaathanasopoulou9244]

ribbons money vanity. who really cares about the horse?

[@marusiaradimiow7811]

This title is a clickbait... The horse hasn't ugly trot, just isn't collected enough and Charlotte collects it. What a waste of time

[@lautjenotimportant]

Its not the same as with that other horse ( that dutch one) Also it looks like she is riding this one with side reins a lot in training you can see it by the chest But it is a beautiful horse

[@everythingshiny]

It's not her horse, she doesn't ride it in training, she was just sat on it for a demo. I would guess from the flag on the saddle pad that it's Canadian.

[@RB-xz7gm]

THE HORSE IS FOAMING!

[@valeska6434]

Lps Lizzie it means the horse is relaxed. He is excepting the bit and chewing on it which is good

[@princessalliecat8]

Foaming is a good thing. It means he is working correctly and excepting the bit

[@coollikegrass2489]

Besides what people actually think and have told you, foaming is from too much pressure and not being able to swallow. On top of that, most dressage horse "chomp" not chew at the bit. This doesn't help with salivating.

[@coollikegrass2489]

@@nightbird8348 Look it up and find your scientific proof. It's funny how you basically call us all ignorant, and then ask where is the proof. You're on the internet you know. Ignorance is your choice. Do you need me to find you links of actual studies and their findings? Or do you think you've got it? Sorry to sound rude, but seriously? Don't butt in and say everyone is uneducated, while you too are uneducated as well.

[@coollikegrass2489]

@@nightbird8348 Almost every word you say in your first post makes you seem like you are educated and the rest are idiots. "No one has it freaking right, but they all think they do." "It's just disillusioned know-it-alls thinking that they are knowledgeable and and understanding the first thing about the horse." Perhaps to better your argumentative skills, don't say things like this. They make you seem like you are a know-it-all, and then it makes you seem extremely stupid when you comment saying you know nothing about the subject. By the way, what was your point of commenting?

[@scotchb29]

Charlotte: you would manage to change any walk and any canter. Probably you do not know how a bad walk and a bad canter feels like because all horses turns to perfection when you are sitting on them.

[@Roheryn100]

She’s ridden her share of ordinary horses, but not in the last few years.

[@nickitatze2299]

rains shorter .. okay bye! BYE, BYE, BYE!

[@bonnie448]

the reins are shorter, but the head carriage is not behind the bit.

[@princessalliecat8]

What’s wrong with making the reins shorter? She’s not hanging on his mouth at all, and he is just on the bit.

[@princessalliecat8]

Besides, by making the reins shorter it allows you to COLLECT the horse up and so the horse is not strung out to where it can not collect

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I got yelled at by the dressage judges (intro level) because my reins were too slack.

[@destrybrack3027]

He looks like he’s behind the vertical a lot....

[@danielthomas3333]

She’s taking on airs and graces. I’m afraid

[@caitlinlynnete152]

There is no such thing a ugly horse

[@princessalliecat8]

Caitlin The Horse Rider that’s not what she meant...

[@miriammiller5293]

It was an ugly trot

[@Arborwaychet]

hovering and suspended ... even in the extension ...

[@heatherduke7703]

It’s funny, I took an immediate dislike to this woman even before making the connection that she’s the same one in that horse whipping video…

[@caithart3908]

Did she say I hate kicking? Well then why do u wear spears?!

[@elliewilson3283]

Cait Hart spurs allow for very small cues and commands. It should be used for kicking.

[@stephaniehawkstorm9140]

spurs are not used to kick at all, they are for light aids or cues.

[@elliewilson3283]

I don't mean like harsh kicking, but light kicking. As in what she is doing

[@stephaniehawkstorm9140]

Yeah the squeezing of the leg means to go forward/move laterally. Spurs are for more finer aids used in higher dressage movements.

[@manclass3]

Enough i read spears to imagine what your thinking, dresssge not the OK coral love

[@once_blinkmelanie3091]

horses aren’t ugly in any way in my opinion

[@cade_gov7977]

It wasn't really that nice looking not like valegro

[@lisajolleysh]

Actually I was at this symposium and this was just a small clip of her session with this horse. She started out talking about the issues with this horse (not her horse or her training) including his tendency to shorten his neck and fake collection by taking "bouncier steps" instead of more powerfully using his hind end underneath himself, being lazy. Its been making me chuckle seeing people criticize without seeing the whole picture.

[@justineb3640]

lisajolleysh not to mention valegro is one in a million

[@charlotteanddenni]

NO HORSE IS UGLY :(

[@princessalliecat8]

Charlotte Ponywin that’s not what she meant

[@charlotteanddenni]

Dw I know it was a jk sorry I didn't make it clear it was a jk no hate was Amed at anyone :)

[@Systems1]

You should know better, there’s no such thing as an ugly horse.😊

[@marieriegelmann2236]

awful

[@Savannah-fn3zy]

Her breathing made me so uncomfortable 😂

[@susantunbridge4612]

Riding IS a cardio workout

[@o0Ithildess0o]

When people are lazy with the comfort of ”we have allways been doing this like this”, can’t take science of motion into their vocabulary...

[@Kathiemin]

She has no clue what she is saying!! So sad! I mean i agree. The trot is changeable .. But she is just ruin this horse with 'lifting his neck '.

[@pluto-nium6804]

Katharina Paul you do realise this is one of the worlds top riders/trainers that you’re saying ‘has no clue what they’re doing’

[@Kathiemin]

Pluto-nium yer i work in the horse business . I have even seen her live. I know what I'm talking about. Fame is not a guarantee that you're good .. And with this one she fails. Sorry

[@ciaraobrien601]

soz u cant rlly say charlotte dujardin does not know what she is talking abt she is one of the best riders and has beaten so many world records if she was ruining the horses then valegro wouldnt be a healthy as he is now

[@Kathiemin]

Ciara O'Brien she had so much help with valegro, who also, if you actually know something about horses, is very different from this one. You can't just sit on a horse and ride it the same way you ride the others. So yes this one she doesn't do a good job with.

[@ciaraobrien601]

the aim is to build the muscle in the neck and get him light which is very desirable in a dressage horse. getting the horse in a frame will get him working properly she knows way more than you about horses and has advice from highly qualified proffessionals

[@aleksandrameyers4525]

Ugly horse? You think ugly people 🤨

[@unwelcomejohnny8933]

Poor horse

[@jordanharder7404]

All I see is abuse

[@Sabrielle32]

Don't be so melodramatic.

[@RB-xz7gm]

EXACTLY!

[@sophiefrancz]

all I hear is bullshit

[@willemijnvdb9339]

That horse is better cared for than the one in your profile pic😤

[@valegrodressage404]

All I see is stupidity from u

[@RB-xz7gm]

THE WOMAN WAS HURTING THE HORSE BECAUSE SHE WAS PULLING ON THE REINS/BRIDLE AND SHE WAS GETTING HIM TO BREATH HARDER BY PULLING HIM! SHE WASNT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE HORSE BE COMFORTABLE! I CAN TELL THAT SOMETHING IS A LITTLE BIT ANNOYING! THE SADDLE WASNT EVEN ON CORRECTLY!

[@cj597]

Lps Lizzie it’s a dressage saddle... as said, learn to type properly before making an opinion on a world famous rider. There’s nothing wrong here. You’re probably one of those idiots who are like “BIts ArE tHe DeVIl”.

[@RB-xz7gm]

I can't i dont have the money and the stable that i went to closed down due to lack of money.

[@justineb3640]

Lps Lizzie did this stable teach you what a saddle was? I don’t think so.

[@MrAriane414]

Seriously if she was hurting the horse I don't think it would be going that well do you?

[@maura_the_rose]

Wow. You are just. . .not smart, at all. Wow.

[@emilia6967]

she's crazy