Standing ovations for Isabell Werth & the fabulous Emilio 👑 | FEI Dressage World Cup™ Stuttgart 2023

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[@GRANT-W-NEALE]

Wonderful to watch with tears in my eyes.

[@stinknbee]

Yeah, right. Those tears blinded you to how awful she is. 🤮🤮🤮

[@nicolas_diaz_equestrian]

Congratulations!! A well deserved win..🎉

[@HikeforFun]

Simply amazing!👏

[@ursulatevis5146]

Emilio!!!!!

[@norbertfischer3563]

Was in der Öffentlichkeit als große Leistung erscheint, muss meist mit extrem harten Mitteln erarbeitet werden. Ich bedauere diese Pferde sehr, dann sie werden unter Zwang über viele Jahre mit Kandare, Sporen und Peitsche für die Gewinne immens hoher Preisgelder abgerichtet. Ob wir dies in unserer heutigen noch erlauben sollen, darüber muss öffentlich geredet werde.

[@elkefaber8873]

Das moderne Training beinhaltet Gymnastizierung, Wellness, Gelassenheitstraining und auch Gelände. Oft wird auf Trense geritten. Die Pferde von Isabell Werth und Jessica von Bredow Wendl haben täglich Weidegang. In den Ställen von Charlotte Frys Chefin und Helgstrand Dressage sieht das Leben der Pferde wesentlich trauriger aus.

[@elkefaber8873]

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[@jennyfranz1168]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lea-wm3pm]

@@elkefaber8873Frau Werth lässt ihre Tiere mittlerweile auf die Wiese? Das ist mir neu. Da gabs noch andere Artikel über sie, dass ihr das zu gefährlich ist… Übrigens kommen die Pferde von Helgstrand auch raus auf die Wiese/Paddock, dass muss man diesem Tierquäler lassen…

[@elkefaber8873]

​@@Lea-wm3pm nicht in der Helgstrand Dependance Deutschland bei Bruchhausen Vilsen. Da gibt es nur Golfrasen rund um die Stallungen. Und bei Langehanenberg gibt es auch nur Maisfelder rund um die Anlage. Es gibt doch Stalltour Videos und Alte Helden mit Satchmo.

[@histockton2759]

What a lovely horse dancer... you can just tell he is enjoying himself.... brilliant Emilio

[@Bettina-mb2xr]

Of course he enjoyed nothing😔

[@vmc9644]

No need to be jabbed in the ribs all the time with spurs

[@halideustun]

Emilllioooooooo ❤❤❤❤❤

[@joannesanford7845]

Tears in my eyes and goosebumps all over. Brilliant!

[@stinknbee]

@joannesanford7845 Those tears must have blinded you. She is awful. The horse was hollow and never collected. What is Werth's side job? Arm wrestling? Could the FEI be more political? 😑

[@maryphelps7381]

Using Every Inch of the Ring .Great movement from a Right Sided Horse in Left Side Manoeuvr' s . Almost flawless Pace . Congrats!

[@virginiahinke2015]

Isabell never disappoints and Emilio could give ballerinas lessons!

[@missricka6801]

Emilio's performance was breathtaking! Such a gifted athlete! His passage will undoubtedly become legendary.

[@sharonmassetti265]

Beautiful animal

[@nunocoelhovicente7290]

Isabell outstanding dressage rider - BEST IN THE WORLD ALWAYS.

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

Tell that to the horses she abused in the training process!

[@thewrongmissy7653]

So beautiful 🥹

[@nancycunningham4225]

Emilio is one cool customer. Not stretched or challenged at all.

[@erinmuetz8771]

Beautiful performance!

[@asifiqbal9607]

Well Done

[@maggiepie8810]

Amazing! ❤

[@georgiacaldattopiovesan8106]

It's impossible not be delighted watching Werth and her horses! They always drive me into tears! Flawless, perfect show.

[@johnmanto1945]

Your tears should be for the horses that suffer😢

[@elkefaber8873]

Canadian dressage horses are suffering from bad riding. And those horses in the dark stables of van Holst. Lotti Fry cannot handle Glamordale without a groom.

[@H.Psauce]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Robin-Cale17]

Queen of the Rollkur! Has previously been excused for having horses with bloody mouths. Emilio is not rounded and under himself, nor pushing from his hindquarters. Oh, what a "flatulent" on the forehand ride. The FEI is useless. 🙄 "Clink, clink," sound of money changing hands. Dear God, deal with these people appropriately. 😔

[@elkefaber3103]

Charlotte Dujardin caused bloody mouth of the sensible Freestyle. So her owner took her away from her. Good to see her back with Cathrine Dufour.

[@StCarion2]

Agreed! He isn't round and at times appears a bit short strided on his lh, not forward enough in the 1-tempes. Isabell is a hand rider rather than riding from a correct seat, and as a result, Emilio's hind legs are trailing rather than engaged. Overall movement appears forced and not a happy horse!

[@Robin-Cale17]

@@StCarion2 Yep! Isabell Werth is known for training using Rollkur, and when you do that, you force the horse out of proper frame. They can't possibly engage their hindquarters because they are hard on the forehand, and the improper frame causes the dragging of the hind legs. At the extended trot the two legs going forward should be parallel to each other as well as the two legs stretched to the back should be parallel to each other. When you pull the head in so tight, you break that [skeletal] framing, and what results is what is seen here. A bouncy up and down movement instead of a forward extending movement. You have a keen eye. He is not a happy horse. Emilio is also forced to hollow out his back. What does Ms. Werth care? The FEI has chosen to turn a blind eye to this kind of behavior. Although, she was eliminated on July 4th, 2022 from the Grand Prix Dressage Nations Cup at Aachen, because her horse bled from the mouth. Her hands were just pulling so hard on the horse's mouth that the horse "accidentally" bit himself. It’s sickening and It’s getting more and more difficult to watch. Abuse is never a training tool.

[@michaelazochling9355]

@StCarion2 ich finde auch den Galopp sehr holzig. Springt nicht durch den Körper weil es die Reiterhand nicht zulässt.

[@lynnes11]

AGREED

[@elkefaber3103]

Mit 17 Jahren noch diese Leistungssteigerung, spricht für gutes Management und eine schonende Reitweise. Emilio wirkt so frisch und aufmerksam 🐴❤

[@pixie706]

Isabelle is a superb rider but without the horse she is nothing.

[@Bettina-mb2xr]

Leider läuft der arme Emilio hinter der Senkrechten und schlägt mit dem Schweif…schonend reiten sieht anders aus!!

[@TheRaspberry82]

Beautiful ❤❤❤

[@mia707]

It was a brilliant performance which couldn’t happen without a highly trained responsive horse and dedicated rider. The bond of horse & rider is great. Others have sounded the alarm about brutal training methods. I have to believe that the training will continue to evolve and be empathetic to horses.

[@Robin-Cale17]

@mia707, I'm guessing you _aren't_ talking about Isabell Werth when you say, "The bond of horse & rider is great." Back at her yard in Germany, her horses won't come to her when she calls to them in their stalls. Isabell Werth is the "demented genius" behind Rollkur. I don't know what your watching.

[@AvaJochheim]

You're right on! Force does not create beauty and lightness, but years of training and proper conditioning plus that special bond that builds over years on and off the saddle. My gelding willingly dances with me with the lightest aids. It is joyfull. I've seen a video of Isabell doing a grand prix ride on one of her retired horses riding bareback in a halter inside her covered arena.

[@lisamuller-ps9vb]

And who is able to bring so different type of horses to grand prix niveau? There are very normal and very crazy and very gifted ones...she rides them all into very high levels. And what about you????

[@francykayross241]

What is the song in the last line?😊 thanks

[@tinasch2502]

Was für ein wunderschönes Paar 🥰 Für mich ist und bleibt Isabell die Queen of Dressage❤️!

[@Bettina-mb2xr]

Queen? Der arme Emilio, ein sanft gerittenes Pferd läuft nicht hinter der Senkrechten, niemals und es schlägt auch nicht mit dem Schweif!!

[@Bettina-mb2xr]

Leider geht der wunderbare Emilio oft/meistens hinter der Senkrechten😔 besonders toll fühlt er sich nicht…siehe sehr unruhiger Schweif. Für das Pferd 👍🏽 für Frau Werth 👎🏼 das geht auch freier, sanfter, schöner und somit pferdefreundlich! Standing ovations nur für Emilio

[@kennikitty]

Kritik wo angebracht, ok. Ich bin auch kein riesen Fan von Isabell Werth, aber für das, was wir sonst schon von ihr gesehen habe, war ihre Vorstellung gar nicht so schrecklich hier. Die Schweifaktion hielt sich in der ersten Hälfte auch stark in Grenzen. Das sieht man regelmäßig deutlich ausgeprägter quer durchs Teilnehmerfeld. Abschnittweise fand ich seinen Schweif sogar Recht ruhig. Dass Frau Werth früher mit Rollkur gearbeitet hat, wissen wir alle. Dass sie nicht die sanfteste Reiterin ist, auch. Diesen Ritt fand ich ganz okay. Natürlich ist sie nicht Ingrid Klimke. Bei einigen Lektionen sieht aber schon, dass sie bei Emilio gut aufgebaut worden sind. Er ist überwiegend schön taktvoll gelaufen. Er ist vom Bewegungsablauf auch echt kein Glamourdale, Franziskus oder Dalera, das ist nunmal so. Trotzdem waren einige Figuren gut herausgeritten und ich fand die Bewertung angemessen. Er ist weniger hinter der Senkrechten gegangen als Dalera bei den Europameisterschaften.

[@cornet959]

Beautiful

[@vivientakacs5599]

I don't think this woman should be allowed around horses, much less ride in COMPETITION. She was one of the starters for popularizing Rollkur in dressage, and she used that method without shame. She might not publicly use it anymore (though its hard to tell when people aren't even allowed to film in the warm up arenas anymore, wonder why /s ), but the way the horse moves, how it holds its head and how the back legs move, +the jerking of her hands and bouncing like a sack of potatoes shows that she most likely still uses Rollkur. Like come on people, it works to force the horse to do what you want faster, the judges still give points and no one is really punished. They just keep telling the public they're nice. FEI is a useless piece of crap, saying they put horse welfare above everything but let animal abusers compete and even just own horses, like Isabel Werth or Edward Gal. Their careers should be underground, yet they're still at the top. Shame on FEI, on these riders, judges, trainers, and whoever still supports them, despite knowing what the riders are doing.

[@Robin-Cale17]

@vivientakacs5599, The fact that cameras are barred from the warm up is very telling. The bigger proof is that when you watch the horses you can clearly see which ones were trained using Rollkur. What you said about training faster is right on target. That's all it's about these days. Charlotte Fry started with Carl Hester, who does not ever use Rollkur, but left to train in a Denmark yard where Rollkur is used. Yeah, she's on top now, but what about her horses? Rollkur physically damages the horse's spine and other skeletal bones, and for what? So the rider can claim to be the best! Shameful. Charlotte Dujardin is the best because she won't use abuse as a training tool. When Charlotte Dujardin and her horse perform they are a true team. I never cringe when I watch her ride. It seemed like the FEI was going to do something to ban all the cruel crap, but they suddenly backed off. 🤝 💰

[@elkefaber8873]

You can watch and film the warm up and you find Videos on KZbin, dressage hub for example. And remember, Dujardin was eliminated because of bloodrule with wonderful St. Monts Freestyle. She always was not happy in her mouth and the owner took her away from Dujardin. Now she is ridden by Cathrine Dufour with soft and gentle hands and nose in front of the vertical. Looking forward to see them competing.

[@fischleinklein2954]

Ich empfinde diese Reitweise als Tierquälerei und sehe Pferde lieber in ihrer natürlichen Bewegung.

[@wwaxwork]

Beautiful horse, great round. I absolutely hate the trend for music over dressage and had to watch it with the sound turned off.

[@janetcoertzen7439]

All the negative comments why don't we see you in competitions. Really if you don't have anything nice to say, keep quiet. These are horses not robots

[@kelseyk530]

This was a horrifically bad performance that if it was anyone else than Werth, a local schooling show would butcher you for this wooden, complete lack of impulsion especially in the extended trot which looked like a regular trot and wasn't tracking up at all and the piaffes had no suspension. Yikes!!! 😮

[@koralotus5785]

agree !

[@victoriatoulmin958]

I’m not sure if I’m missing something. I know she’s an icon in the sport and has accomplished loads. But I really don’t get it. I think there are much better rider and horse combinations. Her horses tend to look a bit hollow and maybe not as free as others and you can see her hands jabbing at the bit. But I totally get that Iv become an online expert haha. So maybe it’s just me

[@4legs4paws55]

Stop praising Werth so blindly … yes she is an accomplished rider ans she might have changed her ways but she achieved her success mainly using brutal training methods ….

[@elkefaber8873]

The british commentator was very enthusiastic and he does a good job.

[@4legs4paws55]

@@elkefaber8873 one can be enthusiastic and still give criticism when criticism is appropriate

[@elkefaber8873]

@@4legs4paws55 but he did not. Why should he be critical? He seemed very honest in all his comments. I also love Natasha Baker and her way of commenting.

[@4legs4paws55]

@@elkefaber8873 he listed her accomplishments and praised her as one of the most accomplished ridders - without mentioning a bit that she used very cruel and barbaric training methods for decades ... and I am not calling for a cancelation - but we should acknowledge that her accomplishments are tainted...

[@elkefaber8873]

@@4legs4paws55 maybe that will happen to Andreas Helgstrand and his way of training horses after TV debunking. Or to those riders who abuse their horses in the warming up.

[@carolynstewart8465]

Not an attractive rider. Odd hand placement arms so floppy. Bounces too much. Bless that horse's heart!

[@MissJools11]

Not a fan of hers either!!

[@ezire]

Rough hands. Just brutal jerky movements right from the start before she even entered the ring. It must have been painful but the horse just tilts its head. If this was done by one of pupils in old days, they would have to dismount at once as a punishment.

[@RobinTaylorLandry]

The horse is graceful and appears to be a saint.

[@RobinTaylorLandry]

I don’t get it. She rode like a sack of potatoes. If I hadn’t heard of her before, I would have though she was just learning to ride.

[@barbstein9016]

@@RobinTaylorLandryyou simply have no clue … she is known to be a strong rider and this horse is massive. You would probably bounce off his back in 5 sec.

[@Mia05877]

I don’t mind all this equipment they use bc honestly I use it too but most of these top level dressage riders are SO harsh like imagine having ur mouth be held in a certain position for 9-10 mins just for a score is it really worth the abuse? Same with the spurs, some of these riders are just way too harsh. No horse needs harsh aids to get a movement, I miss the old dressage.

[@lisamuller-ps9vb]

Horse doesn't look so unhappy...

[@sharron2650]

Amen, well said, thank you!

[@NancySingletonCase]

This woman is a world champion in dressage…but I don’t understand how. She has SO much upper body movement, I found it totally distracting from the horse’s performance. Beautiful horse!

[@lolotaeja3911]

He's a lovely, lovely guy but I'll take Valegrto snd charlotte every day.

[@lynnes11]

Now that I have a basic understanding and some experience with classical dressage, I cannot even watch competitive dressage. There is no drop in the hind, no collection, no coming under, no lift of the lumbar. Yes, the horse is obedient, but it is a nightmare biomechanically. What is the span of this horse's useful/sound/healthy life going to even be? Very sad. Plus, now that the FEI has condoned ROLKUR, it's all a meaningless farce.

[@carolinerake4024]

He's 17 already! Quite a long useful life.

[@kylechapman131]

Isabell Werth

[@natalya402]

Hard hands, behind the vertical, a weak back and dragging hind legs. This is what passes for excellent nowadays. Competetive dressage is a circus

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

The QUEEN OF ROLLKUR IN DRESSAGE! Don't praise her!

[@Bjubybu]

I actually do not enjoy watching this at all. I feel like these figures were too difficult for the horse to do, while for other horses it sometimes looks as if what is asked is easy for them. At some points the movements just look a bit rough and not as compact, precise and light as it is the case for other horses. I don't want to say that Werth is a bad equestrian, obviously she has skill to ride these figures. But I don't see that she can compete with the others - this will sound a bit exaggerated, but compared to how balanced and still other riders sit in their saddles, Werth is bumping around, there is too much movement in her body in my opinion.

[@pippilangstrumpf4329]

Warum sehen die Hufe so bescheiden aus?

[@meaghanloud9851]

The most uncomfortable horse in the entire show managed to win first, how???? Get out of Isabel's butt. This woman is awful in her training and riding.

[@Robin-Cale17]

She's German. She's in a German city. Of course she is going to get a standing ovation. It doesn't matter how badly she treats her horses when she is in her home country. All that matters is what the untrained eyes of most of the audience wants to see and believe.

[@lynnes11]

YES

[@charleschristiane9286]

Is this a real sport, what is the use for the horse to behave like that? So many hours of training treating the horse like a puppet.... beurk

[@persephonemaeve2704]

Dressage began in the military for war manoeuvres. It’s always been cruel and way too much pressure for horses. People can’t see past the money and “beauty” of it. Sad.

[@angelrose7906]

Any positive media about this lady should be deleted. Nobody no longer wants to know.

[@vmc9644]

Spurs not needed should be banned as well as cruel methods of training 😢

[@elizabeths1117]

I agree…. Sloppy up top….

[@Tylwaa]

Hip hop horse

[@susanmayes1651]

Such as? I am opposed to cruel trainers but allegations without proof just sound like sour grapes

[@vivientakacs5599]

Unfortunately, these aren't allegations. She has been known to be one of the first riders to popularize Rollkur. There are many, many videos of her warming up using that method.

[@erikasturaro9521]

there is PLENTY of proof against riders like Werth, Kittel, Helgstrand. But the FEI cares about money not horses, so they continue to be top level riders.

[@susanmayes1651]

Well I'm sure that you are both correct however I was called cruel when I had my appendixbred quarterhorse and while longing him used a carriage whip to encourage him while never touching him with it I do so wish that people respected horses as they should however now they are killing them in mass quantity in the west American lands it makes me sick that if not for the horses there would not be a country but that is the sickness of humanity in its failure

[@vivientakacs5599]

@@susanmayes1651 Cool. Their allegations aren't "holding a lunging whip", it's putting their horses into physical and mental pain to get higher scores and train quicker. A .method that limits the horse's breathing, destroys the ligaments in the neck, causes inflammation of muscles, on top of making the horse stiff and hollow.

[@erikasturaro9521]

@@susanmayes1651 so what is your point?? Nobody here is screaming cruelty for a damn whip, and the fact that horses are being slaughtered elsewere does not justify their unfair tratment by upper level riders.

[@janethill4365]

Nothing natural or normal looking here. Equine cruelty to win,,?