HORSE & HOUND 2020 SEIB HORSE OF THE DECADE - Valegro

[@cordywitt6400]

Will love Valegro forever. Kindest eyes...💝 As Carl said, he is so intelligent and selfconfident.

[@nikkib2143]

What a horse definitely deserved this award, wow x.

[@ericak3118]

What a well-deserved retirement in such a beautiful place

[@bonblue4993]

Thank you Valegro and all of the people who have helped you along the way. You brought such magic to so many people.

[@TinaDerby01]

Excellent choice. Valegro is a truly amazing horse! A legend!

[@ginalopes6083]

The most splendid horse. Dear Blueberry ❤

[@skippyone2769]

He deserves his retirement. Glad he is still with Carl and the team. Truly the horse of the decade if not the century!

[@Haru-eb3si]

How stunning 💖💖 thanks for carl and charlotte for bringing such a miracle horse like him💖💖✨

[@denisebremridge8329]

VALEGRO A WONDER EQUINE and BELOVED OF ALL 🌹

[@kathleenmcdonald1129]

Magnificent horse…Valero is deserving of such high praise….congratulations!

[@sidilicious11]

The Secretariat of dressage.

[@canislunaticus]

Adorable horse and so very calm and kind. Looks like they treat him very well, that makes me very happy :D

[@happyjuicegirl]

Gorgeous Valegro, truly a deserving winner 🥇👏

[@julieenslow5915]

Thank you Carl. You are right - he still looks as young as ever! And oh so gorgeous!

[@kindreebaylay2378]

A wonderful choice…..such a lovely animal. Enjoy your retirement. 🇨🇦

[@angelaainsworth1715]

Congratulations Valero and all the other people that brought you to this moment!

[@matthewalexander2436]

beautiful boy.. wow. ❤ His demeanor reminds me of my beautiful Arabian stallion, who had the gentleness of a mare. How I miss him. God bless you V. ❤💪❤

[@DelilahZoe]

"Head of a Duchess, bottom of a Cook" ! LOL! 😄🤣😁

[@traceyminto9390]

Truly magnificent you are valegro well done and a well deserved hooves up retirement love you

[@jordanlanier-nall7121]

No horse deserves Horse of the Decade more!!

[@thunderbird2426]

🙂Beautiful Horse💫🌻✌️

[@shelleyzoe8254]

thank you ! I had no knowledge of this amazing star till yesterday. Hello from Nor Cal.

[@francisalanbeattie4458]

Brilliant.

[@dianaadhikari45]

Gorgeous

[@TheOldandslow]

I remember watching Charlotte ride him in an indoor school bareback and just in a halter...

[@TheOldandslow]

omg his girls take lessons on Valegro. Wow! What a great opportunity...

[@debrahouston2884]

Valegro is just MAGNIFICENT! 🐴💞 Charlotte, Carl and Valegro -- all 3 of you deserve such admiration for your devotion, hardwork and expertise...Always a JOY to behold! BRAVO!!! 💞🏇🏿🐴🏇🏿💞

[@aprilfox1057]

And how many times was this horse brutally whipped to prance around at the command of its trainer?

[@nickynicks251]

He has no hair around his muzzle and eyes, do they remove it? I thought that was forbidden as horses need this to feel/measure distances

[@vgil1278]

I have never seen a grey without dapples. Is he still called a grey?

[@katrinem1571]

Valegro is a dark bay. Multiple factors, such as cut, grooming and the lighting can affect how the colour is percieved 🙂

[@lucianolaka4795]

Show.big Carl Heston

[@PonyTrotsky]

Is Valegro really "the greatest dressage horse of all time"? Modern standards really are . . . interesting. 😵

[@TheOldandslow]

Yes he is. Truly correct classical movement without tension or reservation. Excellent attitude and willingness to do the sport, these and more confirm he is the greatest dressage horse ever.

[@PonyTrotsky]

@@TheOldandslow I can't agree. An old school horse like Ahlerich, for example, exemplifies movement "without tension or reservation" for better than a modern horse like. Valegro. Just watch the two horses back to back and you'll see.

[@sharonmacintyrebarrett8572]

The guy in the green jacket should not do speeches, every turn he says and, da, and so and the word and over and over again.

[@icklesquish89]

I'd rather hear from someone so involved with him (such as Carl) rather than a polished speaker who isn't relevant to Valegro's story

[@julieenslow5915]

I am sure you don't know what you stepped in, but Carl Hester is the person who bought him as a 2-1/2 year old, brought him on slowly, trained him (and Charlotte!) to dressage while also doing the same for a whole stable full of horses, competing and winning his own share of medals in many dressage events over the years. He is not a trained speaker, but people who know and love horses are thrilled to hear anything he will say. He later sold shares in him to fund Valegro's retirement, so he has a few very special people who co-own him. Since it was Carl that had so much to do with Valegro and Charlotte - everyone wants to know everything they can learn from Carl. He's a pretty special "guy in the green jacket."

[@sharonmacintyrebarrett8572]

@@julieenslow5915 I found nothing wrong with what he does with horses only his speaking pattern.

[@julieenslow5915]

@@sharonmacintyrebarrett8572 Well, since Carl is always ready to help other equestrians who need help, and not at all stingy with his knowledge - I think you will find I am not the only person that was offended by your careless comment - and I am not an equestrienne (I am disabled). Do you ride? Do you want to improve your knowledge, care and training of horses? Or do you just like to drop judgements that have nothing to do with the video, without actually knowing anything useful?

[@sharonmacintyrebarrett8572]

OK God your right he doesn't need to take a six week course on speaking at the local high school.

[@ablue5419]

Love it 💛

[@raffinee_3763]

Valegro is also the horse he is because of Charlotte and Carl. In a different set of hands, he would have been a different horse. Kudos to Valegro and his loving and caring guardians.....

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