New Look - New Horses - Edward Gal Is On Top At The Dutch Dressage Championships With Team Totilas!

Edward Gal and Total U.S. have become the overnight leaders in the Grand Prix division at the 2021 Dutch Dressage Championships which are taking place behind closed doors at the KNHS headquarters in Ermelo, The Netherlands, on 4 - 6 June 2021.
Just like in Balve the scores were heavily inflated in Ermelo as is the tradition of national championships anywhere in the world. The all-Dutch judging panel (just like the all-German panel in Balve) just loves its own riders, horses and style, and assesses mistakes, lack of harmony and bridle contact less skeptically in a 20 x 60 arena on home turf.
The first round of the Championships - the Grand Prix Special - was judged by Adriaan Hamoen, Janine van Twist, Maarten Van der Heijden, Mara de Bel Groenenboom, and Jeannette Wolfs.
Newly frocked in a custom made tail coat, Edward Gal can arrive at any competition feeling safe that he will be generously rewarded for the phenomenal ground quality of his horses, no matter what is produced in the arena. Edward's new tailcoat was heavily discussed on social media yesterday and although its cavalry style might not be everyone's cup of tea, the fact that Gal changes things up and plays with fashion within the allowed boundaries of the FEI should be applauded ! Why not play a bit with the traditional dresscode?! We like it.
Not the more mature and settled Grand Prix horse Toto Jr (by Totilas x Desperados) but the younger and even bigger moving Total U.S (by Totilas x Sir Donnerhall) took highest honour in the Grand Prix Special with an enormous 81.128%. The judges' scores ranged from 79.468 (Wolfs) to 83.404 (De Bel). Total U.S showed huge ground cover and scope in the trot extensions and half passes, always uphill oriented. The passage was not always evenly engaged with more right hind leg activity at times, but there was much suspension. The extended walk had massive overtrack but is not marching through the body and in the collected walk the young stallion was tense. The piaffes were on the forehand (but he scored a 10 for that). The stallion's immaturity at the highest level shows in his unsteadiness in the connection and head position throughout, and especially in his lack of self-carriage, most visible in the canter part. The horse moves in two pieces, often losing the 3-beat stride, and the flying changes are unbalanced. However, in the pirouettes he reveals that the ability to collect is definitely there. The final halt could be more polished and square (8 - 9).
Gal placed second with Toto Jr. The black stallion made his 2021 CDI debut in Opglabbeek, Belgium, in May, where he was also beaten by stable mate Total U.S. even though the horse is more complete and settled at Grand Prix level. In Ermelo, the stallion gave his rider a handful, starting with a big booboo right before entering the arena, where the horse became unruly and Gal needed a few circles to get him back together. The live streaming strategically moved the camera away from what happened and just focused on the faces of the bystanders. The entry and halt still earned him 7.2. The first trot extension was too conservative, the others on the track much better, although the left one needed more overstep. The trot half passes were scopey and balanced, the first transition to passage was almost on the spot via piaffe. The passage was lovely with much airtime and regularity. Toto Jr has quite a chunky stallion neck and Gal did keep the nose out as best as possible, even though he rides the horse virtually on a blank curb. Sometimes the horse tilted to the right. The extended walk was outstanding with superb clarity in the 4-beat rhythm, it was the absolute highlight of the test (7.5 - 9). The collected walk, then again, was not collected at all but a medium walk (7 - 7.5). The piaffe work was not that good today with the horse not taking the weight behind but piaffing with the hocks up and out. The rhythm was good though. In the passage on the serpentines (and final centerline) he swung a bit in the body. In the tempi changes the horse got a bit sticky to the aids, not moving in front of the leg, which resulted in a lack of straightness (7.0). Gal regenerated the impulsion with good extended canter, the pirouettes were tiny and could use another stride. While the horse showed plenty of quality, there were numerous imperfections, the final passage on the centerline was a bit crooked, the piaffe at X had the hindlegs out.
The judges rewarded this ride with on 79.681%; four judges had him second (low score 78.298%) and one judge first (81.170%). Gal's skeptical face at the end of the test did not correspond with the whopping score he got.
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[@nissalindstrom9894]

It's all just become trick riding. All the classic training is gone because that takes time, patience, skill, and feeling. Everyone in a rush. Man I miss Reiner Klimke.

[@doro8856]

Horse looks as if he's trying so hard to do the right thing, but is being pushed before he's fully developed. Very sad.

[@nicitanic]

Unbelievable how many points he got for this disastrous performance. Hurts the eyes and the heart to watch this extremely beautiful horse being ridden like that. I have seen a lot of bad performances by Gal, but this one almost takes the cake. This should all be filed away under 'do not train your horse like that'.

[@graciemac6303]

I totally agree 😪💔. The worst thing is, this horse has all of the potential, with the right rider. Does Gal actually think he's TRULY GOOD? Could he pull that head any tighter 😠 poor thing is concentrating on trying to breathe more than move . With a good rider, wow it would be such a pleasure to watch! Charlotte where are you???

[@user-so8qq3ef1u]

Its like designer's cloth-people pay for the name. Same principle

[@gfke]

So sad I can't watch.

[@MisstyG]

dorotheekemper, I see that you're here with multiple accounts. How tacky.

[@MisstyG]

I trust professional judges before I trust you to score a ride. How even more remarkable, that's such an "awful" rider remained a champion for years and years. Even more miraculous!

[@claudia273]

As a Dutch I am truly ashamed of almost everything that happened at the championship.. Don't get me wrong, there are some riders that are not hard to watch. (Like Thamar Zweistra, Patrick van der Meer, Vincent van Gasselt and sometimes Dinja) But almost every rider that still stands a chance to make the Dutch Olympic team is just painful to watch. I don't even know what is going on with Total in those tests.. In almost every gait he gets irregular regularly. In piaffe and passage he has often one leg on the ground, some of his pirouettes are even ridden in 4 strides in a 4 beat, that almost turns into a 3 beat again (due to his hindlegs..) I saw some pictures (yeah i know.. pictures don't tell the whole story) where he was almost in rollkur during a test.. Some riders made it look like a wrestling competition. I watched most of Balve as well and the difference is unbelievable.. In Ermelo practically every horse was around 75% of their test behind the vertical. Let's start there, mark every exercise at least 2 points lower when it is performed behind the vertical.

[@Julia-mi2ij]

Well, can tell you that confronting Glock leads them to insulting you. Me and some other person questioned why they had Total US behind the vertical and they were like "Who are you to judge Edward Gal? Look at your own riding" and then they fucking linked one of my instagram posts. I would have gladly had a civil discussion with them but they seemed to rather go the bad path

[@doodlesshalom]

I agree...also am Dutch

[@julicallahan3519]

Lots of flashy knee action, but seriously lacking in consistency and carriage. I agree with all you have said.

[@casperasthebest]

I totaly agree with you, i am not impressed at all

[@jinxkrug7000]

I too agree with all of you. At on point I could sit and watch some of Totilas on video and think what a gorgeous, talented horse. That perception of him has never changed. What has changed is my knowledge now of how he was trained and riden, and thoughts about what he could have done with say a ridder/trainer team such as Charlotte du Jardine and Carl Hester! And then to watch Totilas 's decline in the end was just gut wrenching. Horses don't pick their people, and it's sad to see what some do to their horses for their own glory. I remember when, I believe it was Dressage Today, did an expose on Anky Van Grunsven, explaining what the Rollkur training process was with many pictures from an indoor ( thought she was in private) and she was absolutely furious about it! Who were these people who invaded her private training session or to criticize her from of training? It wasn't very long after that exposure that she disappeared from the Dressage world and apparently went into Reining I heard. She supposedly had accomplished her goal in Dressage with her last horse being Salinero,a 6 or 8 year old Hanoverian the she got " because he had some issues ". It wasn't very long before he was her Olympic mount on whom she won another Gold medal. Now we knew why. Rolkur or Rollkur was all of the Dutch teams training method! How sad and totally against Classical Dressage training, which is slower and gradually builds the horse's physical and mental strength in order to rise up to the pinnacle of Grand Prix. Unfortunately this kind of hurried and in some ways brutal training happens with the young, gorgeous and inherently talented horses. Disgusting!! Just my opinion.

[@jonjonwp]

Spectacular action but at no point is the horse in self carriage, he is being held together.

[@claudia273]

Yeah, nice description. It looks like he’s holding him together and when he would let go he falls forward or something.. in the extended walk he tried to lengthen the frame, but he just curled behind the vertical..

[@jonjonwp]

@@claudia273 👍

[@amazon4111]

@@claudia273 exactly

[@janets6474]

That spectacular action comes from the forced action of the riders vice grip hands and death grip legs. It's not natural action. It's false. Just like the training methods of this rider.

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

Disgusting. Its no Classical Dressage. Poor horses.

[@faez222]

It hurts my eyes and heart to see such a sweet innocent horse be ridden like that

[@mv.d.k.prepperoma6310]

Ich war viele Jahre eine begeisterte Freizeitreiterin und weit entfernt von irgendeiner ,,Elite " - aber selbst wenn ich es gekonnt hätte , hätte ich niemals ein Pferd so reiten wollen. Ich habe Pferde als Freunde betrachtet und wert darauf gelegt, dass ich ihnen keine Schmerzen oder Schäden verursache. Ich hatte Freude am reiten und wollte , dass die Pferde sich auch gerne mit mir beschäftigen - im besten Falle sogar gesundheitlich profitieren . Für kein Geld der Welt hätte ich Rollkur angewendet !!

[@NordeggSonya]

Its horrible. Makes me so sad. I trained in Germany for three years and this is exactly what I was warned against. Too round in the neck (broken neck) poll not the highest point, front leg flailing in the "extended" trot (working trot at best). No over track!!! none!!! how is that correct? If the rider had let go of the reins (ueberstreichen) I think the horse would have fallen over! We really can't be angry at the riders and trainers if the judges reward such bad training. The judging must change and the riding/training will follow suit. Once the old guard is gone and Klimke is one of them we are screwed. We might as well start up our very own dressage club that uses the old rules and benchmarks. I still have the old FEI papers that describe exactly how things are supposed to go and look like.

[@janets6474]

What we each need to do is contact the FEI. Keep bringing it into the light. But the other riders should be calling them out and complaining to the FEI as well. Isabel Werth is another. She can't even ride. She is so stiff from the rigid hold on the mouth she ends up bouncing out of the saddle. Lower level students can ride better than that! The last ride I saw her in she was doing a downward transition and was thrown forward, yet she scored higher than Charlotte D. How is it fair to riders like her who ride dressage in the correct way? But it's also the responsibility of every rider to call out this kind of abusive riding; not because of any score they may get but because of the well being of the horse.

[@megofiachra3247]

There are people trying to start fresh. Look up the World Dressage Federation.

[@LemonadeLeLeLemonadelele]

Same.

[@jannagrosse8057]

I‘m glad he finally found the matching outfit for his circus-style way of riding. Just imaging he could wear a cylinder with that!

[@KK-mm8ms]

I'm surprised to hear someone say west I've been thinking. I thought I was the only person who wasn't a fan. His horses looked like they are being forced. Can't stand him. I'm a fan of modern dressage so I'm not being PETA or anything but I don't enjoy Edward...never have. I think he is freaking STRONG abs that's not dressage

[@janets6474]

Thank you!!

[@johanna7096]

@CJ G please what?

[@johanna7096]

I agree with you: I absolutely hate his riding, but I do like those clothes XD shame on me ha ha ha

[@KK-mm8ms]

The tension in this team is palpable. I do believe that horse is frightened of its rider. I'm sorry. I don't have much nice to say.

[@janets6474]

But what you said was a mouthful. " The horse is frightened of his rider. " Great words of wisdom!

[@Ufodressage]

this is horrendous! the poor horse looks like the most extremely bred German shepherd dogs with its back sloping downwards from withers to tailbone. the piaffe and passage dont even follow the correct descriptions on the movement. as the horse is snapping its legs straight up as quick as it can, not having balance to keep the rytmn either. no this is just horrendous, its abuse put into system, and im so sad that its cheered on by the FEI.

[@kmsch986]

It reminds me of when I grew up and saw the big lick Tennessee walkers, what is happening to dressage?

[@Julia-mi2ij]

Honestly this horse still doesn't seem ready for this level. Give it 2-3 more years, without rollkur training, and maybe it will become something truly amazing. Gal himself is a good rider, it's the method he uses that shouldn't be acceptable. Still waiting for FEI to start taking action, though I doubt that will ever happen

[@nicolebecker3238]

Time is money. It's all about money. In 2 or 3 Years he will be lame.

[@Julia-mi2ij]

@@nicolebecker3238 Might already be, moves really irregularly but due to his extreme gaits it can be brushed of as that

[@janetemmerson529]

@@Julia-mi2ij agree, a little strange. Did you read Dressage Hub's write up below video?

[@Julia-mi2ij]

@@janetemmerson529 Just did and it was really interesting tbh. Dressage judges mostly suck sadly

[@skskees]

@@Julia-mi2ij I was a scribe in the USA for Winter Dressage in Florida for 20 years. I can tell you the worst thing I ever heard was "he will not be first again" referring to a rider that apparently they didn't want to win.

[@candyzuoriola]

Ein Armutszeugnis. Das Pferd ist noch nicht so weit und alles wirkt quälend für dieses wunderbare Geschöpf. Dass diese Art von Reiterei unehrlich ist sah man bereits bei Totilas

[@lixz23]

Endlich mal jemand der keiner von diesen Pferdemädchen ist null Ahnung hat und Gal noch verteidigt

[@freehorsebreyer]

This is the top of dressage now?

[@lisafrey4717]

😢

[@casperasthebest]

Its sad indeed. Just was watching Carl Hester and it was a relief to see that there are still riders who are knowing what there doing, bravo Carl!

[@janets6474]

No. But some judges say yes.

[@janets6474]

@@casperasthebest Carl is awesome and so is Charlotte. True dressage. Their horses are quiet and that natural movement of the horse is enhanced by dressage. Never forced or coerced. .

[@MisstyG]

Breathtaking! ....and here it is, 2024, and he's still on top at the Dutch championshp with Total Glock Jr.

[@l.8023]

Are they trying to get dressage horses to look like Saddlebreds nowadays?

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

Yap. The abuse is exactly the same.

[@ann-sofienilsson6965]

Härligt att få höra denna kür musik igen🙏🏻❤️

[@Julia-mi2ij]

Inte lika härligt att se en häst som håller på att falla isär och som är tydligt stressad.

[@janets6474]

Ok. I'm not sure who wrote the description here but the remark about his horses grounded movement is balderdash! The horses head is stuck by the complete stranglehold he has on the reins - the mouth. In over 75% of this test his horse is behind the vertical. He is not soft and supple thru the back; it's particularly noticeable in the piaffe. I don't know what he scored but anything was too high because of the obvious discomfort of the horse and his obvious use of rollkur. His legs have the grip of death on his horse. Typical Rollkur: Stop up all the energy and forward motion with the bit and then put the squeeze on the horse to make him go forward. Again, when will the FEI put an end to this training method and dismiss a rider from competition with use of it. I don't get it. It goes against everything dressage is SUPPOSED to be. Here he is in a " training video" . kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4GyaauCe9JnkLs First thing is his inside hand us holding her to the inside. Wait, isnt it the inside leg to outside rein? Then the key words " she wants to go forward to much ". Isn't that the use of a half halt using the leg seat and outside rein? ( closing of fingers NOT pulling the head in.) Of course the horse is flat and inconsistent in the gait. The longer the ride goes on the worse the horse gets. His solution is to keep doing what he's doing. Common sense says if WHT you are doing isn't working how can you expect a different result? So he keeps pushing her into a hyper flexed neck with the head behind the vertical . This also results in the lowering g of the poll when it should be the highest point. When he starts the canter it is flat and the horses hind end gets squirrely. One thing I remember Hester & DuJardin saying that it's important to not interfere with the horses natural gait. The purpose of dressage is to strengthen the horse so it enhances the gaits. Slowly trying the horse thru half halts and forward movement. Gal's horse is being forced into a position he thinks and wants it to be in. Maybe his horse keeps " running forward " is to get away from him.

[@martinalewis6010]

Our horse are amazing! Don’t forget to thank them every day.

[@wiccadwitch1060]

The classical masters would be rolling in their graves to see how modern day dresage has massacred a sacred and exquisite art form. All of the judges need their eyes checked. That was an abomination.

[@klarapasztor4871]

Terrible to watch, makes me uncomfortable, that horse is struggling and this is not dressage anymore. Shame on everyone supporting and participating in this.

[@janets6474]

What we need to do is start calling them out; starting with the FEI. This was an email I wrote to them last week. "After making numerous comments on You Tube videos of horses in the upper levels, I felt compelled to write your organization. If you see something, say something! There has been an increase of issues with horses during a test. Prior to a test, in the warm up. Riders and trainers who use the rollkyr method are using a method which is abusive to horses. Then we have judges rewarding this behavior by giving these riders favorable scores when even the simplest horse layman can see the artificial nature of the horses back neck, throughness, cadence and impulsive. These horses are not relaxed. There was one individual who was schooling at a show and the horses tongue was blue. We have Anky on videos teaching rollkur and what a wonderful training method it is. We have Isabel werth using this method as well. Her riding was atrocious as she bounced on the saddle never really having a connected seat. Yet judges are giving her the high marks. On fact there we'll might have been others who shoukd have come up higher in the standings. The art video I saw was horrible. The changes were jerky. So much so it threw her forward. Her horse was flat, hollow backed, behind the vertical, and other things. She was scored higher than Charlitte DuJardin who rode an almost flawless test. While I have never heard Charlotte openly say anything, I submit to you she was robbed of ranking in that test. One can only come to a conclusion that judges are political or incompetent. It's time you reject this type of training. When a rider and horse are clearly distressed, judges should be excusing riders from the test. Then, follow up with owners, riders and trainers about the infraction. People at this level should be held to a higher standard. Judges should also take some time to walk through the barns and watch warm ups and training sessions. This is how you catch people in the acts of abuse. It's time your organization condone all types of abusive behavior on horses. It's time to stop it! For good! By the way, I saw McClain Ward at a show in Lake Placid. He was in a small training paddock away from the crows. As the horse jumped the fence they smacked it on the belly with a rod. Supposedly, this keeps the horse from hitting the jump. This is also abuse. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. (His dad). " If everyone, including the riders started a ruckus, maybe even boycotting shows, see how fast the FEI changes their tune.

[@dimarmo5725]

Пивом душу не обманешь!

[@dmmchugh3714]

Isn't that music Totilas' music ? RIP to the one and only.

[@SBlackmare]

Poor thing. Flailing limbs and absolute lack of self-carriage. This is not a horse I ever would have thought would be the preferred type for dressage as it takes a tremendous amount of work to get all the parts working all together. He would stand half a chance, I’m guessing, if he had been trained more slowly and always in a snaffle.

[@janets6474]

A snaffle bit wouldn't make a bit of difference because the rider has a vice grip on that horses mouth and a death grip with his legs. It's like squeezing a tube of toothpaste with the lid on. He stops all forward movement with the bit and then squeezes him forward. The horse has no where to go.

[@SBlackmare]

@@janets6474 Try reading carefully and using critical thinking skills. The horse has been brought to a level he has not been prepared for by a rider never known for patience or subtlety. To scream what I was saying, he should have been trained by someone other than Edward Gal. I haven’t watched a second time, but Gal usually uses the curb rein nearly continuously. This is much easier than using only a snaffle for purposes of control. If a proper rider/trainer had this horse from the beginning, they could respond to a horse losing contact with a snaffle, and the curb wouldn’t be introduced until that wasn’t a problem. I’m muting this thread.

[@mv.d.k.prepperoma6310]

stimmt , Selbsthaltung ist da völlig Fehlanzeige . Ohne die massiven ,, Hilfen " kippt das arme Pferd wohl um.

[@amazon4111]

This horse is beautiful but I’m seeing a horse that needs to mature. I just felt bad watching, he just didn’t look comfortable at this level.

[@janets6474]

His maturity had nothing to do with it. It was the rider.

[@j.heventing2440]

I’ve seen someone who used to ride this horse comment on a video of Edward Gal. The horse used to be really promising and a lovely mover until he got it. The poor horse is now forced into unnatural movement

[@monikafarber7666]

The horse is not ready for this level !

[@mv.d.k.prepperoma6310]

Kein Pferd ist wirklich bereit so geritten zu werden . Es geht nur mit brutaler Unterwerfung .

[@wagnersonja3824]

Das beste daran ist die Musikauswahl. Da kommt Trauerstimmung auf. Ein hektisch und verspanntes Pferd das nur irgendwie strampelnd läuft, die Hinterhand Null unter den Schwerpunkt kommt und das nie das Genick offen hat. Von Rahmenerweiterung sehe ich weder in der Trab noch in der Galopp Verstärkung etwas. Und ich meine die Schritt Passage wurde komplett heraus geschnitten, bin aber erst bei der Hälfte des Trauerspiels.

[@citroengoden4321]

I would love to see how they ride en what’s good in there eyes to watch.

[@ZingaroXIV]

This horse is nowhere near ready for this level. Gal was sitting on that left rein the whole test. Was he just trying to hold the horse together? Very little self carriage, no fluidity, no gracefulness, only momentary collection in the collected movements. There's potential but only if this horse is allowed to develop - not just physically but mentally. Rider and horse are just not in anything close to harmony. Sad to see that this is "the top" of any dressage championship. I wonder if their scores are inflated by virtue of the relationship to a big name in the family.

[@janets6474]

Wow!! I saw that too. But I thought maybe I wasn't seeing that correctly. But it really didn't matter because he had a vice grip on that horses mouth from the moment he entered the ring. Then he had a death grip with his legs. This type of riding/training doesn't allow for even the most basic movement of the natural horse.

[@debrabiderman4275]

I see A horse whose neck was never meant to be in that position. Why is this cruelty allowed?

[@Julia-mi2ij]

@@debrabiderman4275 Money

[@debrabiderman4275]

@@Julia-mi2ij I wish it was just greed. It's also about ignorance and misguided belief systems.

[@Nightgrauen]

God, how awful. At now point was there any harmony in this ride. The only thing that makes this look good for the untrained eye, is the spectacular leg action of the horse, which it probably was born with - that is not Edward Gal's doing. Neither the horse (which isn't its fault) nor the rider understand the purpose of the movements they are performing. This Piaffe is not a Piaffe, it is a desaster! And the horse isn't even able to perform the simplest of lessons, standing with its feed correctly placed beneath its body at the beginning and the ending of the performance. Again, not the horse's fault! I can't fathom how somebody like Edward Gal is allowed to ride like this and ruin another horse. I can't fathom how judges are so blind or so uneducated they give Gal's performances high scores!

[@janets6474]

It seems like political dressage to me. The top riders from Germany, Netherlands and some other Europeans just want the win and will do anything to the horse to get them there - fast. It's time to start telling these judges to start judging fairly or don't be a dressage judge. We all need to keep pressure on the FEI to force changes. Because we will be the only voices for the horse who is subject to constant abuse. What is wrong with the other riders. Regardless of the assumed commarodery between riders. It's time to put aside politics and start calling these people out. There is strength in numbers. It makes me sick to see it. Anyone who has taken a training level test can see what's going on here. I'd rather see a horse going around on his front end than watching this torture.

[@anja-uteschmitt5340]

Brutaler Reiter da seh ich nur Druck und harte Hand furchtbar

[@charmainlee6618]

Still so tight and tense

[@mjr8791]

I used to love dressage and practice it myself. Nowadays not so sure anymore... :( Especially because I ask myself how grateful these riders are towards their horses... 😬

[@janets6474]

You have to watch the riders who do.

[@janets6474]

Here is an example of what real dressage is. Pls don't be discouraged because it still is the best of riding experiences. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ7Vp6avZ52GjtU

[@sandieouvry8768]

Pourquoi reprendre la même musique et même chorégraphie que en 2009 avec Totilas ?New look and New horse but the same music and chorégraphie that in 2009

[@claudia273]

I assume he’s using it as a sort of sentiment. He wasn’t able to use it for the Olympics with Totilas, so he has to ‘complete the story’ or something like that. Plus, it kinda suits him..

[@mildredgrossman5653]

Beautiful movement! I see talent!

[@pameladowe5330]

I am blown away by this equestrian ballet, I will be watching more of these events in the future!

[@janets6474]

Please don't watch this guy. This was horrible. Watch someone like Charlotte DuJardin; or anyone that won't hold the horses mouth with a constant death grip on his sides. It should be fluid, quiet and soft.

[@my3bcs]

Hands of iron😪

[@Janine.H]

I really hope they dont choose these two for the Olympics i would prefer Toto jr. And Edward Toto is ready to be at the Olympics hes stronger can keep himself together not like total who needs to be hold together

[@amberblyledge7859]

I don’t like the editing out of the collected and extended walk.

[@DressageHub]

I know but people stop watching if I leave it in

[@amberblyledge7859]

@@DressageHub My question is, are you doing this for education or money? Could you just put a “Skip to:” to the rest?

[@janets6474]

What difference does it make the little we see here is enough to make you want to kick him and put a bit in his mouth - see how he likes it.

[@hundehilfeportugal5220]

New look and horrible riding as before 😕

[@annabellehenkel6081]

Edward kwal

[@clivewilson116]

too on edge

[@heckes8214]

Abartig, keine Balance. Keine Hankenbeugung, im starken Trab hat der Edward Probleme mit aussitzen- verspanntes Pferd. Könnte man wetten abschließen wie lange dieses Pferd gesund bleibt. Schade.

[@J_L2000]

The horse Looks like its drunk or on a drug Trip

[@smile_y2.0]

I like Toto more than Total… Edward works better with Toto I think

[@predatornz.5493]

Yes i like the other one better for some reason too .

[@Janine.H]

And with toto it looks better because the horse itself is ready to go a grand prix total is a great horse with a huge amount of talent but i think hes not ready for this level yet

[@birgitplewe1938]

Broken Horse... in a few years dead

[@nicolebecker3238]

Tolles Pferd aber unzufriedenes Pferd.

[@enawaldstein]

It is interesting to see Gal and I sadly have to agree with most of the comments. This wasn't a good performance. I believe that the hard hand resulted from the "need" to get a little more control of what's happening there. I have seen better from Gal. What most people here forget is that it's perhaps not his decision to show the horse on this level but the owners choice. Sometimes the rider has to make the best of a difficult decision and I hope that there will be a decision to give this truly stunning horse more time to grow into the champion he can be. 🍀

[@Julia-mi2ij]

Sadly every horse he has ever competed had a extremly hollow back with a trailing hind end. The only horse I almost liked watching was Zonik, but sadly we won't see that beauty again.

[@simoneroeder2700]

Poor horses...

[@dorotheekemper69]

Gal is a bad rider

[@citroengoden4321]

And how do you ride, do you have video’s of your good riding?

[@MisstyG]

You must be blind.

[@larissaa3465]

Terrible beard

[@christianeherrmann815]

Neuer kleidungsstiel man die zeitweise nicht wett schade

[@maggiepie8810]

A horse lifting its front legs higher than its hind legs is never a good thing.

[@margitgombotz1145]

Super. Super. Super. Congratulation Edward. Very good potential.

[@Julia-mi2ij]

Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting

[@janets6474]

WRONG!!! This horse is trained all wrong. He has a vice grip on his mouth and the grip of death with his legs. This is abusive. His head is behind the vertical which stops the free, supple, strong movement and being thru the back. It's clearly evident in the piaffe. But all the other gaits are affected as well.

[@lixz23]

Bro do you know what you’re talking about? That was disgusting from the start til the end you should rescue the poor horse

[@raymundorebueno8761]

This horse does need a lot more of polishing, compared to how Gal would ride Tortillas Moorland. Probably Tostillas Moorland was one of kind never to be replicated in its performance.

[@janets6474]

Even that horse was NOT riden correctly. Go back and watch videos again. Tortillas suffered the same fate as this poor fellow. Rider the same with the same, false results of true dressage riding.

[@mrbabianrumpa]

@@janets6474 "tortillas" hahaha

[@Julia-mi2ij]

@@mrbabianrumpa Idk man point still stands, Totilas was fucking broken just like Total US is.

[@mrbabianrumpa]

@@Julia-mi2ij i agree, just tought it was a sweet misspelling 🤠

[@Julia-mi2ij]

@@mrbabianrumpa Tortillas would be a really funny horse name tbh

[@ursulak.8948]

Isnt it possible to resque the horse from this awfull rider?

[@pippatheguys1625]

Terrible! 👎👎👎👎👎 The horse walks like a tin soldier. I'm not an expert, but imo this horse is totally tense. And it is under stress. A harmonious, relaxed ride looks different. The new outfit doesn't make the ride any better.

[@FirewillReign96]

Mir geht das so auf die nerven. Mit dem ganzen Edward Gal gelaber. Leute wenn ihr es besser könnt. Dann macht es und geht selber zu Meisterschaften. Das ist einfach nur noch nervig. Ja ich finde Rollkur auch nicht gut. Aber ich sag dazu wenn du das von Anfang an so beigebracht bekommen hast dann ist es schwer etwas neues zu finden. Weil das alte noch im Kopf ist. Und ganz ehrlich die deutschen sind auch nicht immer heilige. Auch eine Isabell Werth nicht. Also mein Fazit macht es besser oder hört auf euch zu beschweren.

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

Du redest Bullshit. Rollkur /LDR ist reine Tierquälerei und hat im Reitsport nichts zu suchen. Mach die Augen auf und erlerne Grundlagen über Pferde.

[@FirewillReign96]

@@saarlooswolfhund6237 Ich habe nicht gesagt das ich es gut heiße vllt sollten Sie erst mal das ganze besser durchlesen. Ich habe hauptsächlich gesagt das es für einen Reiter der das sehr wahrscheinlich in seinem Grundbasis Training von Anfang an beigebracht bekommen hat. Schwierig ist wieder abzustellen. Ich heiße es keines Weges gut mir tut vom zu sehen schon alles weh. Doch ich verurteile den Mann nicht weil ich ihn nicht kenne. Daher hab ich nicht das geringste Recht dazu.

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

@@FirewillReign96 Schwachsinn. Tierquälerei abstellen ist schwierig? Was läuft schief bei dir? Moderne Dressur besteht zu 98 Prozent aus Tierquälerei, diese grottige Reitweise hat sich international durchgesetzt. Dieser Sport ist in nichts besser als Tennessee Walking Horses Bullshit. Er muss verboten werden.

[@chrislad496]

Show us you riding grandprix!!!! Put it up here so we can pull you pieces.....u make me laugh. Everyones a expert sitting in the bleachers.....thats why none of you will be ever representing yr country....no you will at home riding like a champion you are, YES IM SURE YOU ARE ALL LEGENDS IN YOUR OWN LUCHTIMES..... Was it perfect -no, im not defending him, but if you cant regognise the level he riding, show us how you do it.......get a life. SO CRITICAL OF EVERTHING. Its an imperfect sport so change the channel if its that bad and watch your own videos or tennis. ....

[@Julia-mi2ij]

He's abusing a horse but yeah sure Chris said that we can't point out the obvious so let's just say "wow how gorgeus of him to rip apart a horse that looks like it's about to have a panic attack and like it's gonna break any moment because it can't handle it's own gaits or even lift it's back"

[@Pferdecoach]

@chris ladbrook....I totally agree with you....people are impressed by the horse but think its with wrong rider ....ha ha...why are they then not impressed before Total US went to E.Gal ?

[@saarlooswolfhund6237]

Pure bullshit babble. Mimimi. Edward is like god and the pad pad Karens are soooo nasty. Ts, ts, ts. About bullshit coments like that i must laugh.