Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus FRH 👉 How's THAT for a slice of history! 🍰 | FEI Dressage World Cup™

Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus FRH have blown our minds! Klimke’s powerful finish in the Freestyle included a remarkable one-handed extended trot to the halt, and the programme earned marks above 89 percent in the artistic category. With a score of 83.440 percent and a personal best, the two rocketed to the top position... just watch and be wowed! 🇩🇪
Heading the German 1-2-3 on the podium, this is a first in FEI Dressage history!
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[@JurgenLange-mp2sz]

Sehr taktvoller Auftritt 😅❤

[@lauracole743]

My favorite thing about Ingrid is that her horses are never behind the vertical and you can see how they allows them proper movement through their spine. It’s just beautiful.

[@TKDDLJ09]

It has to be that eventing Dressage. They all go like that in the dressage phase. Maybe pure dressage should take note of it and actually make it so thats the desired.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

Ingrid educates and trains the horses without violance and things like "Rollkur". The are doing the movememts by their own will, they are well educated and developed and have enough time to grow and live like a horse should live!

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@TKDDLJ09 No, it is not "special Eventing Dressage", it is a consequence of a fair treatment and handling of the horses!

[@vibeskouenborg6842]

but they don't carry themselves. In front of vertical is only a visionel thing as far as the 2.-3. vertebrae is highest. You have to look at the hole body. The hind legs carry behind the body, the mouth is stressed, the beat is broken, the hoese is never bend in the neck because of hyperflexion and does not cross over in side moves. Klimpe is training a lot behind vertical- this is also revealed here.

[@Romovictorio]

Stunning riding & such a beautiful horse ❤🐴 ❤

[@Nightgrauen]

I would choose Ingrid over Isabelle anytime. Her rides are so much more harmonic than Isabelle's.

[@harinu9339]

Also Ingrid keeps her butt in the saddle

[@trppro7640]

Absolutely!

[@veronicamolterer9711]

Agree 😊

[@westangayidols]

Try to praise your faves without bringing down others. No need to compare, both are top riders!

[@Nightgrauen]

@@westangayidols I am just stating my opinion and that is that Ingrid Klimke is the better rider. Feel free to disagree, but don't tell me what to think.

[@trppro7640]

Reiner Klimke her Dad was called the father of dressage. He passed it on. I have his lessons still on video. He did not worry at all about where the Horses head was. He worked on the steps and let the horse tell him when it was ready. She rides like him. This horse the first in a long time is comfortable and it’s head is not forced. It’s throat latch open and it can breath. The head is juts forward. Not behind the vertical. How wonderful. She is a breath of fresh air. Wish it would catch on. ❤

[@maga2550]

Yes! I read his book "Ahlerich" a lot of times, and 1987 he signed the book on the german Championship!😀

[@trppro7640]

@@maga2550 lucky. You met him too. 👍 I admire him so much.

[@trppro7640]

@@maga2550 and your right his book his good. He loved that horse.

[@xhaltsalute]

I remember her Dad riding in the Olympics. Made me fall in love with dressage.

[@Romovictorio]

It doesn’t get any better than Klimke ❤

[@plumbfia5436]

Wonderful to see a horse with it's nose slightly in front of the vertical being rewarded by the judges 🥰

[@barbaramommen812]

Yes!! So rare in modern dressage

[@xhaltsalute]

Her Papa taught her well!

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

As a consequence the horse can move much more elegant and swing much more and very smooth.

[@liajulee4451]

Ingrid is such an amazing rider with a great attitude and so much kindness towards her horses and I'm so glad she is getting rewarded for that

[@harinu9339]

Yes, it was so cute when she pointed at Franz when the public applauded, like “It’s him not me”

[@kennikitty]

​@@harinu9339 She always does it. She knows exactly how well the horse has worked for her and appreciates it very deeply.

[@harinu9339]

@@kennikitty I know, I admire her so much

[@kimsutherland977]

She had one of the best trainers in her famous father.

[@charlottegalves-chambellan2359]

@@harinu9339 I dyn Lm 🎉 hip LG E gh

[@kymharris269]

Interesting to see Ingrid using a more traditional dressage saddle without the massive knee blocks that current saddles have. She rides so well she doesn’t need knee blocks to keep her in the seat! 😊

[@Suselsu1]

This woman is a POWERhouse! To ride a horse with such movement, like this, in this wonderful „old school“ saddle - amazing. Love her! My idol!!!!

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

This woman has the absolut feeling and the perfect Personal fitness to riding this horse and beeing a perfect union in his movement.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

She beat that horse up. He hated her. Terrible ride.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Just awful.

[@kennikitty]

Such an amazing horse and finally a gold medal for this beautiful pair. Franziskus is so lucky Ingrid got to ride him. He's very beautifully trained and at the age of 14 he still has a good couple of years ahead of him, not pushed into the hightest difficulties as early as possible. Finally a soft ride, proper carriage and the nose exactly where it should be with the perfect neck position. Yes, there were a couple of mistakes and sometimes I wonder what performances he would give with dressage as his primary business. He's a breeding stallion first and foremost and is dancing around the international elite in dressage in his free time. He's got fire, that's for sure. I love that horse.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

A perfect couple to be loved. Without Ingrid as a rider and Trainer he would never have been that perfect horse.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Horse is good, rider was awful.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Beautiful horse, very mean rider.

[@TriciaBridgesKoontz]

This harmony between horse and rider, lightness of the horse’s movement, and rider’s soft hands are so rarely seen in today’s dressage. Awesome to see this pair get the honor they deserve for this work.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

She beat that horse, no harmony. Watch his tail. Terrible.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

That horse hated her.

[@randomvielleuse527]

Gorgeous ride. I love the ease and accuracy of the transitions and how this beautiful, athletic stallion was so workmanlike and into what he was doing. No tail wringing, no other signs of distress or irritation (that I could see) and his extended work was just fantastic. Klimke rode him so generously and her praise of him at the end was definitely heartwarming.

[@julialuana6104]

I am speechless! They are so amazing! An incredible feeling to watch- I got goosebumps!

[@pirahna]

Dressage done right! What an absolute joy to see a ride like this. No hyperflexion, no toe flick, correct impulsion through the piaffe and passage... perfection.

[@pab742]

Correction, the piaffe was not perfection, look at the action of the hind legs. Incorrect.

[@danagalloway1217]

What a beautiful horse, and I love how absolutely relaxed he is leaving the arena 🙂

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

He was happy to leave and get her off his back.

[@KaiAquila]

Nice to see a horse not behind the vertical and with a calm tail. She also gave him his head during the walk and after the test and it was nice to see a rider so positive towards her horse.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

His tail was not calm, he hated her on his back, she drove him but did not care a thing for the horse. My least fave rider.

[@maffell6427]

These two are absolutely stunning and exceptional. This is how dressage should look like.

[@Kathiemin]

Can i just say, that it is amazing to see, how she actually rides trough her and the horses body, not using her hand as force! And how it is visible how difficult it is, when it has to be done the right way, not the easy.. How hard selfcarriage actually is! I find her amazing and i love watching her ride. Not just dressage, but also when she does Vielseitigkeit whit helm camera .

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

I saw her as heavy handed and hard. The horse was perfect, she was a monster.

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

A very worthy heir to her father, the great Dr. Rainer Klimke. What a wonderful ride! And Franziskus is absolutely stunning. Love it!

[@lil1thquinzelnz]

Wow, absolutely stunning! Great connection between the pair, Gold medal quality 👌🏻

[@noemieschr5813]

now that's the kind of riding we want to see rewarded to its right value

[@oswaldwagner3302]

today this is a rare example of classical dressage. beautiful to watch. in contrast to the rollkur presentations of most dressage riders.

[@ulrikesolbach7251]

Unglaublich! Was für eine Kür! Ingrid Klimke reitet mit so einer feinen Hand. Franziskus immer vor der Senkrechten. Das ist Reiten in Perfektion!!! Gratulation! Nur beim Zuschauen habe ich Gänsehaut bekommen. Und was für eine Schlusslinie!!!!

[@Mia05877]

God yall judges need to spoil her with these scores she’s just so awesome through everything. Especially the extended trot and changes 😍

[@colleen867]

That collected walk into the pirouette though 😍

[@DiekoetterImmobilien]

Ja, das kann man sich wirklich gut ansehen, das Pferd geht immer frisch nach vorn mit Rahmendehnung, weil die Hände das vormachen. Und am Ende verläßt das Pferd ganz entspannt den Platz im gelassenen Schritt.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

Und voll motiviert!

[@gingerrobbins8743]

Wonderful performance! Absolutely gorgeous horse! What a great team!🐎🐎🐎🐎❤

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

The horsecwas great but super unhappy.

[@burghbrat3319]

Thank you for not overtalking it. Gorgeous. Those extensions. WOW!

[@losvaqueros4761]

Atemberaubend schönes Pferd, unvergleichlich elegant, allein, wenn er nur Schritt geht! Tolle Verstärkungen, schön frei in den Schultern bei Piaffe und Passage; mannmag ihm die kleinen Taktunteinheiten rechtes HB in Traversalen, Pirouetten verzeihen; ein echter Champion für mich; einer der besten derzeit!

[@lynnes11]

I replayed those downward transitions-- so smooth!

[@Romovictorio]

The Spanish theme was wonderful ❤ The elegant Ingrid & her beautiful horse ❤ True harmony & a pleasure to watch & learn. I’ve said it before, it doesn’t get better than Klimke ❤

[@PonyTrotsky]

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I honestly can't think of a modern team that looks so fresh, forward and unconstrained. I admire Ingrid Klimke more than any other living rider/trainer.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Terrible. That horse hated her. Hard stirrups, mean hands.

[@angelasmith8695]

Such a versatile rider. I love watching her hands over fences. She's beautifully soft and stylish too.

[@christinenemoz7814]

Quel plaisir a regarder, c est bien, c est beau, c est élégant, une vraie leçon de dressage haut niveau, quel talent!

[@crzyshaker]

I just had to come back to this video after the CD drama. I still believe in Ingrid Klimke and friendly riding at a high level.

[@val_nightlily]

That HORSE!!! 🥰

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

That rider 💯🥰😍

[@annip5573]

the only horse without suffering that is in the grand prix successful

[@faibishclassical]

Ingrid is the best in the world, when is coming to competition.

[@Thelastchangeling]

I just love that the horse was on beat

[@mariellabreinlinger8183]

Amazing!

[@beautifulandfullofmonsters9368]

I love Alvaro Soler and dressage so this is right up my alley! Music editing could have been a bit smoother though... Also, whoever planned putting on "Despacito" (which means "slowly") as they launched into the extended canter has quite the sense of humor!

[@ranmakuro]

In Germany Despacito is a party song made for bouncing. :) It just makes us happy and gives us the urge to dance fast. I don't know how it's percieved in other cultures. Spanish songs are somewhat summer songs and made for party. Germans aren't loud in daily living, we do it only when we party hard.

[@beautifulandfullofmonsters9368]

@@ranmakuro It’s an upbeat party song where I live too, I was just being a bit of a literalist with the lyrics. :) I think the actual song fits the routine well!

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Yeah. She did not get the music but the horse tried and she sucked his freedom.

[@bloodymerrie9455]

Proud Klimke family tradition to ride well and with kindness

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Stunning! Just Wow!

[@oakcreekfarm3918]

Love love love this ❤

[@smokedoliver1]

Her Dad would have been very proud

[@kellytyrrell1253]

Superb! The horse enjoyed himself as much as the rider!

[@meganparisrose7311]

I'm not seeing that but sure...

[@ulrichstoffers3440]

Bravo 🤩🤩

[@l.jayefisher8336]

This is what it should be.

[@shankarrajgopal5165]

Ingrid, legend of legends.

[@sofyalizzy8927]

What a gorgeous stallion!

[@nicolamorrell3723]

He is such a stallion! Quirky at times..I felt he tried to take over at times!!

[@kennikitty]

Oh definately. I've always thought riding him must feel like a ride on a canon ball. Also, he's an active breeding stallion. The dressage competitions are just a side business for him, so it's harder to have him 100% focussed and they can't train as much together. Some of his offsprings are already competing alongside of him (at the world cup in Herning for example Franziskus was competing against 2 of his sons) and I believe Ingrid is currently training a son of his. I don't know if she bought him, but I know she's riding him. /edit: I checked, she owns two sons: Firlefranz and Freudentänzer.

[@elkefaber8873]

This time he was listening to her.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@kennikitty Both sons are also very talented and promising!

[@harinu9339]

Great performance overall but I can’t agree with the judges for the piaffe, the hind legs are not in rythm

[@bonnie448]

He is going forward only on one diagonal, the other is staying in the same track, sort of jumpy going forward.

[@Pari28]

I wished I would’ve seen more “push,” into the movement from the hind quarters.

[@harinu9339]

@@Pari28 Piaffe is a trot movement, I’d rather see a good rythm (one two one two) with a lack of impulsion than to much “push” and no coordination

[@ejack4961]

Bravo!,

[@DARKhorses73]

The one Temps where spot on. So cute 😍 😃

[@kaynine1834]

Supi gemacht👏👏👏👏👏

[@Vivienne2614]

Wow ❤❤

[@wendylamastra5888]

SPECIAL....THANK U

[@francinpascaline3750]

j adore !!!

[@J.K.649]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@elkefaber8873]

Franz macht gute Laune 🐴💃🕺🐎

[@anonymusanonymus3932]

Ja, das war eine Freude zu sehen 🥰.

[@anonymusanonymus3932]

So absolut super süß und in Vertrauen ❤️. Mein altes Pflege Dressurpferd ritt ich über das 24.Jahr hinaus immer gern, lösen wichtig, und dann darauf aufbauend.leider haben uns die Wirren des Lebens nach meiner Scheidung getrennt und er ist nun im Pferdehimmel, bei meinen Katzen Felix, Yoshi und Luna...😭. Knuddels an Franz und viele Möhrchen!!!

[@kim-h2m8j]

Красота🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@CarmenSkralovnik]

Kenne ich anscheinend....leben im schlaf😱😱😱😱😱😱❤💯

[@marybeshay8504]

Such beauty unbelievable beauty how this horse 🐎 dances

[@stlspatar]

❤

[@ameluaclair3389]

Two Hearts to the far too rare Single Beat .

[@sjaelfre]

Nice to see a horse in that frame. As natural as it can get, under the circumstances. Definitely don't mind the small glips in transitions when they are traded for welfare and natural movement.

[@heikeroserhamburger383]

👍 😍

[@teresasines1524]

So pretty.

[@reginajaquysh7360]

Umm, no comments on the hooves? So large and long, thought I was looking at a stacked Walker

[@chiquitabanana9836]

E/Wehen can you see them?

[@heikeroserhamburger383]

❤️ So schönes reiten 🐎

[@francinpascaline3750]

ses musiques sont extra...

[@thegreyrider4315]

What was the first song that was played when she was entering the arena?

[@stefanieschramel3194]

I think it's Álvaro Soler - Sofia :)

[@thegreyrider4315]

Thanks!

[@philippkramer5165]

Wie kann man nur so eine Musik dazu auswählen 😮😮

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

Die Musik passt perfekt zu den beiden und zu dieser Performance! Ebensowenig verstaubt und muffig wie Ingrid und ihre Reitweise!

[@c.h.8227]

@@maximilianemusterfrau1265 Okay, musst mal beschreiben was an der Reitweise "muffig" und "verstaubt" sein soll.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@c.h.8227 Du hast mich missverstanden. Ich habe geschrieben "ebensowenig", d.h., Ingrids Reitweise ist eben nicht muffig und verstaubt.

[@c.h.8227]

@@maximilianemusterfrau1265 Oh sorry. Tut mir leid. Wer richtig lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil.

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

@@c.h.8227 🙂🐎👍

[@timohusgafvel7348]

look to the piaff from behind right hindleg is not under the hip it's to the outside off the hip and she had ss

[@GF_Barrel_Racing]

Which breed is this horse!!??

[@dana5944]

I believe he's a Hannoveranian

[@Not_today444]

5:12…. Him powering up in to the canter was amazing.

[@carolynstewart8465]

She looks like her father.

[@timohusgafvel7348]

The horse is land right hindleg check that!!!

[@chiquitabanana9836]

.6.59 min you see it in the piaff

[@KK-wi9tz]

Tanz mit Franz

[@PrincessStabbityStabb]

Didn't like the hindleg at all, very toe first

[@blackvelvetfries]

Exactly every human who dont see the spaghetti legs is blind

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Mean hands, mean legs, horrible to the horse.

[@Barbara-md5vn]

Zu eng, deshalb wenig Untertreten

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Great ride but the music is horrible, doesn't fit at all.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Beautiful horse. Terrible rider. She demanded rather than asked.

[@annabell7646]

I don’t think that you know the rider. We can clearly see that the horse is healthy and she does not hurt the horse. I hope that you never ride a horse you would hurt them more than she does

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

@@annabell7646 I grew up on cow horses. They don't need a rider.

[@vibeskouenborg6842]

I feel so sad- just because the hoirse is not BTV people think this is fine. But this horse still is not carrying himself or in balance. Mouthstress, broken beat, hindlegs ''carry'' behind the horse- when does people look at the hole horse. The overbended neck says a lot- .

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

Ferocious hands, beating in the sturrups. The horse was pissed. Watch his tail, she rode only for herself. Horrible.

[@BOOTSWITHTHAFUR1]

I don't think that horse likes her. He seems to be frustrated😢😢😢😢

[@timohusgafvel7348]

Lame it should be

[@kommentatort3496]

to me that has nothing to do with becoming one with a horse, only look at the horses head...thats just not natural

[@haleyps6929]

His poll is at the highest point and nose in front of the vertical, which is the correct position for a horse that’s properly using its back and hind end.

[@kommentatort3496]

@@haleyps6929 lol..might be according to the sport...but did you ever see a horse walk like that on a daily basis...probably not...thats my point...its a forced attitude...and it does not look natural at all...and probably does not feel natural at all either

[@Rubyruebchen]

@@kommentatort3496 well, horses in nature also do not have riders on their back. If you let them walk the way they would in nature, they would get massive back problems! I’m a western rider, so our horses do have their heads a lot deeper but that’s just the style. If you ride a horse, you must make sure it carries the weight right over the back. This rider is actually really fair and lets the horse keep the head in front of the vertical. That’s how it should be!

[@KateTrojan]

@@kommentatort3496 stallions arch their necks like this all the time to show off, and they’ll also “puff up” and grow through the chest and shoulder to show their power, this is what dressage wants to emulate. Their natural movements and expressive character. Most fall short but this is one of few top pairs that aren’t actually “unnatural”, as in head behind the vertical, back hollow and legs trailing. He’s using himself fully and properly.

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

@@kommentatort3496 du kommst aus Deutschland. Beschäftige dich mal mit den Prinzipien der Anatomie eines Pferdes und mit denen der Klassischen Dressur und du wirst feststellen, dass Ingrid Klimke zu einer der ganz wenigen Reiter gehört, die noch klassisch reiten, dh natürlich und pferdefreundlich Die Nase ist immer leicht vor der Senkrechten, damit ist sie die Einzige! Auf diesem Kevel. Genick ist vorbildlich der höchste Punkt, das Pferd ist losgelassen und entspannt, was man an den ruhig pendelnden Schweifbewegungen sieht. Hinterhand Aktivität könnte stärker sein, allerdings setzt er sich trotzdem schön, was zei, dass er eben NICHT Rollkur trainiert ist. Seine Bewegungen sind natürlich und harmonisch. Wenn du unnatürlich strampelnde Pferde sehen willst die LDR trainiert sind, schau dir Bella Rose an, alle Pferde von Edward Gal, Anky van Grunsven, Charlotte Fry, Adelinde Corneliessen und die der meisten internationalen Spitzenreiter. Das genau ist der Grund warum dieser Sport der eigentlich zur Gesunderhaltung der Pferde entwickelt wurden, so in Verruf gekommen ist. Ingrid Klimke steht für faires pferdeschonendes Reiten und sollte unbedingt gewürdigt und unterstützt werden.

[@Anonymous-DON]

بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أشهدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إلاَّ اللهُ وأشهدُ أنَّ محمّداً رسولُ ٱللَّٰهِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّد ﷺ

[@sabinedolzynski1985]

Tierquäler 😢

[@luhei2230]

Wer? Klimke? Das ist DIE tierfreundliche Reiterin und Pferdehalterin. Besser als bei der kann es kein Pferd haben.

[@helena6439]

Hast du Ahnung wie die anatomie von werden ist?

[@maximilianemusterfrau1265]

Das gilt definitiv NICHT für Ingrid Klimke. Sie ist das Musterbeispiel dafür, wie man pferdegerecht und fair mit den Pferden umgehen und sie Ausbilden kann. Sie ist DAS Vorbild an dem sich alle orientieren sollten!

[@heikeroserhamburger383]

❤