The Lion King Medley in Equestrian Dressage at the London 2012 Olympics | Music Monday

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Team GB's Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris lift up the crowd in Greenwich at the London 2012 Olympic Games with an interpretation of a "Lion King" medley during the Equestrian Dressage Freestyle performance.
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[@bonblue4993]

That was the best choreography of a freestyle dressage I have ever seen! The horse was in perfect time to the music all the way through. And the horse stopped at the end at the very moment when the music ended. Totally perfect in my view!!! And Laura knew how perfect it was. Kudos to her and her horse!

[@sarajane5306]

I agree, and I thought she should have won.

[@rohansrider]

@@sarajane5306 She should have taken silver rather than bronze. The Dutch rider who did win it, has some dubious methods of training and made some nasty comments about the winner.

[@rohansrider]

Martine N. I know that . I said she should have taken silver . The Dutch rider won the silver.. perhaps you misunderstood my text.

[@kiara6262]

then you need to watch valegro and Charlotte breaking the world record to the music of how to train your dragon

[@karenbartaby8114]

This was good but the best I've ever seen was a glorious grey, Blue Hors Matine, who was hoof perfect and the timing was spectacular! Sadly no longer with us but still on KZbin. Fabulous.

[@VikingHorseCreations]

I love how she gave him a "good job-pat" and cried at the end. It's sadly not that common in high class dressage. And can the horse please give me some dancing lessons lol?

[@lilyjiang4929]

I know right me too

[@casperhskovgaard]

fearless fijalla giving them a pat is a very common way of saying good job to the horse :)

[@elenayukhnevich1032]

fearless fijalla jnmb

[@elenayukhnevich1032]

Casper Skovgaard bjbimo bib jubilant bbibvn

[@cornehaakmeester4544]

fearless fijalla ripafinn🇹🇹

[@toocoolforaname2273]

My favorite childhood movie and music. This horse made it look even better! Lol!

[@siennalightningstar3448]

Oh my gosh you loved my comment! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@brooke4175]

I am the hundredth like on this comment

[@analauragiacco444]

en tokyo me bajas ecuestre el baile individual de los caballos sin comentarios

[@Madi-bv1bn]

I don’t think I’ve ever watched a more perfect dressage round.

[@luhei2230]

I love that passage-piaffe transitions. Ridden so perfectly without loosing rythm or stumbling around.

[@karao.4091]

love how she's keeping almost perfect balance during the whole thing. posting when needed, not being to stiff. I seriously need some kind of lessons from horses at this point I can't even spin without taking a few steps of balance. TEACH ME YOUR WEIGHT TRANSITIONING MAGIC YOU LEGENDARY HORSE

[@mmadelinebarton]

Oh my god ikr!! I've been riding for 8 years and I don't have that kind of balance 😂

[@李海峰-r4j]

你好

[@ピノ-s5e]

沢山練習したんだろうな😢👏 美味しい人参いっぱいあげたい🥕🐴

[@annacox8795]

This honestly made me cry at the end

[@haleynorthpie6740]

why??

[@theresadockery9286]

she and the horse were perfect in music and dance, I loved it God bless them . it was majestic, watching them brought this 75yo lady joy in my heart, thank you,thank you,,love MIMI. from Tenn., USA

[@jinxapologist]

Me...5293 me too :')

[@johannaback3524]

I really like how well the rythem of the music goes together with the movements of the horse! 😍

[@analauragiacco444]

quiero unos videos nuevos ecuestre tokio 2020 con music monday

[@luferreira8928]

I come back to this video like at least once every 6 months lol

[@sarahjobe9606]

Amen same

[@staceyburns4792]

Ive never took interest in the dressage before, i must say its an absolute art to watch! I love it, its amazing

[@victoriousvalentine9779]

Lovely to see - not over bent and fighting the bit as many others do. As ‘natural’ as dressage can get. It wasn’t just the music that was uplifting!

[@ColorfulMusicNeko]

It’s amazing how deftly she uses her feet and hands to direct him. Of course, the horse knows what to expect after lots of practice but it’s cool! No equestrian worth their salt would let their hands and feet flail about! Awesome :D

[@amberp.8279]

SpiritWolf but do you understand that the horse is in an extreme amount of pain, metal bits, spurs, hard hands, no give, muscles being strained and pulled. The horses don't do this naturally it is forced. If you were the horse, how would you feel?

[@WayneOnTheLam]

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[@megmarston5593]

Amber Poeppel I do agree with some things you say but all the dressage moves seen in this video are exaggerated natural movements that you would see a horse in the wild do 🙂

[@coollikegrass2489]

Life.In.The.Saddle No it's really not what wild horses do naturally. I've never seen a wild horse do a half pass, or a canter pirouette, or run around with it's head behind the vertical and it's poll tucked. Wild horses don't do these things. You should actually research wild horses.

[@ggu5297]

@@amberp.8279 i know this is an old comment but still. . . if this horse was in "an Extreme amount of pain" it would have its ears back, swish its tail, and play up in other more subtle ways that are hard to pick for an inexperienced person, so mentioning these things is pointless, it would be like explaining things to a rabbit. i don't really like the way this horse was ridden, the rider looks quite rough and jerky, but the horse seems relaxed and comfortable all through the test, no signs of distress. and i cant judge the rider too much as i haven't ridden that horse, he may be a rough ride, some are smooth as silk, some quite bouncy. but i want to assure you, that dressage when done correctly, is not painful for the horse. the bits are only as harsh as the riders hands, while its just sitting in their mouth it doesn't hurt them, a small amount of pressure doesn't hurt them either, its when you yank and jar them that its an issue. spurs are used so the rider can do more accurate ques, they hardly have to touch them, especially at this level. and they don't stain and pull their muscles, they build them up over a long period of time, it takes ages to train a dressage horse for this level of competition, they don't just pull them in completely unfit for this. its the same as building up any muscle, it takes time, and as it gets stronger it gets easier and the level steps up.

[@applecrwb6371]

this is the most beautiful thing ive ever seen in my whole entire life

[@和枝-l2z]

人馬一体、心が素直になりましたね、✨お馬さん姿、惚れ惚れです✨偉い、✨

[@livetwice7702]

What a lovely open frame this horse has …..never over bent , uphill and swinging

[@sarakeith2246]

I dreamt about this for two sunsets. I don’t know what it was telling me but I always love the freestyle dressage in the Olympic Games. I always love the music from the Disney film The Lion King.

[@hellencaldasdesena8696]

many people call this horse abuse. but this is not abuse, this is verry well preformed. 👏👏👏

[@justme-ks5kh]

Wunderschön...ich hatte Tränen in den Augen 😍 Absolut tolles paar die beiden ❤️👍🏼

[@lonestar5053]

LOVE that she is at the Olympics but took the time to pat her horse at 4:42!!!! Wish all horses were treated this way!!

[@debrabolton9372]

Absolutely magnificent horse and rider. Beautifully choreographed to the music.

[@chitchitthan8627]

Just brilliant .. brings tears every time I watch it ..x

[@IoaleKelina]

I can't stop rewatching those flying changes 😍 They're so on beat!

[@효징]

헐 귀여워...마장마장 걸어다니네ㅋㅋㅋㅋ😍

[@amberrose7495]

The ending how proud she was made me cry! She should be proud! Although not perfect it was something 99 percent of riders can’t do! It was technical it was didficult and her and her horse had a good communication!

[@高橋順子-z8d]

すばらしいですね見とれてしまいました😂

[@Slayingyes]

This is the best dressage I have ever seen

[@lucybreech3435]

The fact that she is riding a chestnut just brings the whole thing together.

[@beverleymoseby4184]

UNITY is a wonderful thing & the LOVE of an Animal, through PATIENCE & ENDURANCE, is a MAGNIFICENT thing to watch & behold...even the Animals, through hard work & commitment, get to DANCE, before their Maker!!! 🙏 ALL to the Glory of God!!! Amen 🐎🐎🐎🙏🙌🙌🙌🙏🐎🐎🐎

[@Heesun111]

This is a perfect video with the music, background, and the perfomance of both the athlete and horse.💚

[@JINGIRL8]

사뿐사뿐 넘나 기여운 말 솜털보다 가벼운 듯 해^^

[@caitlinhargreaves145]

The horses free walk omg 😍

[@ladyj6278]

one of the best ever - Alf strides out like he is going back to his stable, lovely to watch

[@CircleofLifeStudios]

Perfect dancing!! Wish I could download that medley Im a huge lion king fan

[@bentem.s8449]

You can

[@edermenezes1688]

★Pilgrimspass★

[@shellyjones1564]

I think she looks terribly stiff in the upper body, and a ton of jerking on the reins! It would be nice to see a rhythm without her body convulsing, along with her jerky, jerky hands! But beautiful

[@echostorm89]

@@bentem.s8449 do you know where I can find this lion king medley?

[@h495]

Zoe Addison you can screen record it? Or just search up online!

[@YoshimiRokutani]

人馬一体 とは、この事 泣けてくる どんなに練習をしたんだろう どれだけの時間を共に過ごしたんだろう エールを送ります ありがとう

[@charlym.7757]

For me personally she is a bit harsh with her hands and it looks not as harmonic as it could. But beside from that her Ride is on point and especially in the trot parts (and variations of trot) the horse's movements fit perfectly to rythm.

[@RennaTrans]

Eu fico impressionada como os cavalos entendem que têm de fazer isso. São animais muito inteligentes!

[@laurenjames515]

Beautifully done and so much fun

[@jimmyjames8122]

I loved the passage-piaffe! So well ridden ❤

[@lochlynmclean3890]

i’d love to see her train in her own stable! it would be so cool!

[@SandraPerkins-h7l]

Beautiful horse❤

[@Merle20738]

For me it's always crazy to see him because he looks like an exact copy of my Horse.. they could literally be twins. But my Horse would be the Lazy Twin... idk if you guys still ride competitions, but i wish you good luck! You did a Pretty Good Job Back then!🥰

[@BobSaysWhat22]

Most elegant Hakuna Matata!

[@najaolsen1840]

Beautiful horse😍

[@kafazai7837]

Naja Olsen რტჰ53რფ. ვვვბბ. ვვჰბბბგფ. ჰბჰგვბბჯჯნნჰვჰბბბჰგნ. თგგბგჰჰუუჟუუ

[@marcosmonica5455]

Naja Olsengood

[@johngiannis6074]

Naja Olsen g

[@dutchgalchi]

Beyond beautiful ~ so moving 💓

[@lileenirv1753]

The horse was amazing, the rider left a bit to be desired, but then again, shes the reason why the horse could do what he did. Although she looked a bit stiff and her feet were almost touching the saddlepad at times, which kinda looked ridiculous. I honestly love how into it the hirse was, ears up, big movements and very little tail movement, he seemed to like what he did However i really enjoyed this, wonderful to watch!

[@zuzannawiatrowska3332]

I saw so much dressage videos but this is the best i saw😍🐴🏇🏿

[@shermanian392]

My sis was just in the Lion King Junior Musical, so this is pretty much us combined! That horse is beautiful, the rider was sooo sweet at the end! 🐴 ❤

[@MissJools11]

That has nothing to do with this Musical Freestyle!!

[@nickibarker4738]

I was there . It was soooo hot that day , we had tickets for row D but didn’t know until we got there that rows A B C didn’t exist so we were on the front row . I cried LOTS

[@たあ-n8w]

駆歩の踏歩変換とピルーエットが特に好き。 早歩のパッサージュで締めた所も最高！

[@hoshi1397]

The head frame is beautiful

[@patriciaariley5810]

I love watching this horse.

[@hellu00]

Such a beautiful horse 😍

[@mariaibarrola306]

very cute horse and beautiful music I love!!!

[@Em-dh2eh]

Always thought they should get more recognition.... beautiful pair!

[@bishqueen5514]

They did fantastic however Charlottes performance was legendary.

[@ROFLCOPTERLOLBRUH]

Why Da Long Face rsdgdfu

[@ladyj7517]

are you serious?

[@mariaaugustdotter5692]

Amazing performance! 💫

[@ha2359]

Beautiful...

[@leonardocoiado8592]

Wonderfull dressage apressetacion

[@cyndybutler7330]

The horse is amazing

[@hayleymerchant7689]

What a honour to watch I’m in tears 😭

[@juulxx388]

What a beautiful horse😍 well done both

[@parksh810]

말도 리듬을 타고 음악을 알고 춤을 추는군요 말과 사람의 완벽한 교감 잘 봤습니다.

[@djemilachinese9554]

So clever a horse. It looks like a naughty gentleman.Good job

[@susanwest7771]

Loved watching this it was amazing x

[@StephanieRaupach]

Das Pferd läüft aus meiner Sicht sehr schön, dass einzige was mir missfällt sind das ganze Gezerre an den Zügeln und die Rollkur. Pferd tritt mit der Hinterhand schön unter, was für Aussenstehende heißt die Hinterhand ist aktiviert.

[@썬썬-w4f]

우와!! 하루 한번씩 보고있어요!!😊 기승자도 너무 훌륭하고 말의 표현력은 볼때마다 감탄스럽습니다!! so beautiful❤

[@babyruth225]

Excellent!!!

[@karimu_aoi7620]

6:04 very satisfying piaffe in tune with the music there! eye candy all the way through!

[@manoelamelgarejopilz7235]

Pluvinel never would have allowed himself to hold a horse in an artificial collection for more than several minutes at a time. He understood the kind of tension that occurred in the entire cervical area of a horse’s spine and in her whole muscle system.

[@Olimpiaandcookie]

Beautiful

[@kanesnewzealandcamfootageo49]

I will so be going and watching dressage it seems so cool

[@chandlerfaye7110]

This is amazing!

[@sugarandpie9123]

What a beautiful horse! OMG!!😘

[@해마-r8m]

저 말 뭘좀 아는데 박자를 가지고 노네 ㅋㅋ 멋지다 👍😍

[@elitzaradeva1217]

The horse is fantastic and the routine is very beautiful. And for all those who criticize hr riding style are you an olympic level rider. She knows what she is doing people so stop bitching about her riding style

[@ririlol1431]

Elitza Radeva It ain't rude to Share Opinions And It's true She Too Aggresive With her Horse At least some people care about the horse and do you do Horse Lessons? You Should Know About It

[@ladyj6278]

Nobody is hating or trying to take away her achievement, people are just making observations (which for the most part are accurate).

[@mmadelinebarton]

So amazing! You can see the partnership between the horse and rider! So pretty! 😍

[@maryolson7407]

That is amazing!

[@sacajawea83]

Just amazing 🥰🐎🙌🏻

[@wee.woo.weasel]

This horse and rider where the the reason I started horse riding

[@ぴんすけママ-j2d]

感動🥹

[@ashliethacker6633]

I have always loved horses

[@rohansrider]

2012 was really the zenith for British Dressage!

[@lillyofthevalley208]

Dressage, my all time favourite!

[@kiara6262]

piaffe trot transition was... perfectly ridden

[@chadstallard5985]

I like this and the lion king

[@jrequestrian3240]

I want to go to the Olympics for dressage 😍✨♥️🐴training is hard

[@elisemysterybook2199]

JRA Equestrian i know!

[@bayongzulfikar8175]

JRA Equestrian g

[@bayongzulfikar8175]

JRA Equestrian pada

[@dogo1013]

JRA Equestrian I do to

[@monaboray5913]

Alie Robbins rdwfqja

[@김쏘쏘-c8i]

너무너무 멋있어요

[@강범감쟈]

I am korean he say veryvery good!

[@sharleenmike7373]

amazing

[@jennifer_m.8613]

The horse looks like he's dancing to the music

[@equinejumperedits6606]

Such a talented rider and horse🥵

[@_hitomi114]

可愛すぎる！

[@alidost4126]

She's way too hard with her hands, working against him, so it looks very heavy and not as playful and light as it should. She doesn't give him the space he needs for his movements, he's a quite big horse and she seems afraid to let him go a little more foreward. I mean if he wants to run, he will and she couldn't stop him anyways, so there is no reason for trying to pull him back and all the time trying to be in control. And he seems very confident so she doesn't have to be afraid he would spook 😌

[@0Mirus]

Well said! I also looked like she was trying to mine diamonds the way she was digging in with her spurs.

[@alidost4126]

OMirus Yes, that's true and you can see where she was using them on his belly, which shouldn't be 😞

[@kaitlingoodison3807]

Hi Ali Dost, I can see where you are coming from but do you have to post your opinion if its not nice. Yes she is a bit heavy with hands and her spurs, but you have never ridden that horse so you have no right to judge unless you are her coach. Please if you comment just say something nice like they were always in beat to the song

[@alidost4126]

Kaitlin Goodison Everybody has the right to judge and tell their opinion. Especially if it's about an animal not being treated as good as it should. Constructiv critism should actually help the rider in this case to improve. I didn't say she's doing it on purpose or to hurt the horse, sometimes you don't notice what you're doing wrong in that moment and I don't think talking about these mistakes is wrong at all. I can understand why she was riding like this, it was an exiting event and stuff, but as I said, especially in a case like this it's not wrong to talk about the mistakes which have been done.

[@kaelyncorun4397]

Ali Dost a rider at this level does not need, nor asked for “constructive criticism” from a youtube commenter. until you have trained 6-7+ years consistently at the Olympic level, or until you have established yourself as world-renowned coach, then that is when you can give this rider “constructive criticism.” you also have never ridden that horse, so there is no way you can adequately judge the needs of the horse through one video. your statement is invalid. period.

[@vanished3306]

Well that was fun!

[@samarthsaxena1562]

deserve more than a gold

[@TimTam3]

4 legs, expert dancer. 2 legs, falls over

[@sarahjobe9606]

So relatable

[@pringlesx312]

Only me who think there is too much hand in her riding? U clearly see it on the horse head it is being a bit rough ._.

[@tursiopss]

Annii 97 yes, I was thinking that too. My ridding teacher always tell us to ride just with our legs and try not to use our hands in order to not hurt the horse's mouths

[@marykatecuff2736]

Yup she is being a little rough..

[@larawieden89]

Tursiops 👍

[@frisullka]

Yes, there is too much of it. At first I thought it's probably just me being too critical. But then I compared this to for example Charlotte's performance at London 2012 and man, there is too much hand in this video.

[@pringlesx312]

Yeah, at this level people should know how to ride without pulling in the rain so hard like she does. I dont know her horse and he might be a bit tricky one, and I am not perfect in my hands as well. But i am personally not comfortable at watching such use of hands.

[@cloudsart3166]

Amazing horse and rider

[@magdalenaprocyszyn303]

It doesn't look good. This horse is amazing but the rider looks hard and heave in her moves.. All this looks heave and strenght..

[@tairaribeiro]

Magdalena Procyszyn j

[@Ambelica]

Well she made it to the Olympics and you didn't soooo🤷‍♀️

[@equine1235]

She did come second in the olympics and she was not bad

[@honeybutter153]

잘한다 잘한다 잘한다👏👏👏👍

[@little_mushrooms9910]

OMG this horse is better than me!!!!! The horse looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sweet

[@JuLiiaLynn]

An sich gut geritten, aber leider mit etwas zu viel Druck und mir ist die Reiterin auch etwas zu unruhig.. Mit jedem mal wo sie so unruhig mit der Hand ist, gibt sie dem Pferd ein Ruck im Maul, was mich etwas stört. Und auch das das Pferd leider etwas eng läuft. Aber ansonsten ganz ok..

[@idontcare4126]

JuLiiaxXlEaxXProducti0nx bin ganz deiner Meinung, zu unruhig im Oberkörper und deshalb sehr hart in der Hand. trotzdem alles in allem ein guter ritt☝

[@InaReding]

da stimme ich dir zu. Finde auch die hand sehr unruhig und hart. ich will gar nicht wissen was das für schmerzen sind mit dieser harten trense... Andererseits ist das ein niveau das viele nie erreichen werden und den weg dort hin auch nicht verstehen werden. aber ich bleibe lieber mit langem zügel hobbyreiterin als dass ich meinem pferd schemrzen zufüge.

[@alexademag7451]

Da Stimme ich die voll zu. Wenn man mal überlegt, das Gewicht, das der Reiter in der Hand hat mit vier multipliziert(je nach Gebiss auch mal mehr), entspricht ungefähr dem Druck, den das Pferd im Maul spürt... Klar die Leute die im Grand Prix Nivau reiten können schwere Lektionen, ob sie das unbedingt zu besseren Reiter macht bezweifel ich

[@sentagawlitza]

Ich finde auch, dass sie gerade bei Schenkelweichen und den anderen Lektionen ihren Unterschenkel zu weit hinten hat und mit der Spore ganz schön in den Bauch rein geht.. die Hand ist auch zu hart meiner Meinung nach..

[@moritzundich6420]

Das mit der hand sieht man vor allem gut am anfang und wenn die mal näher an die ran filmen und das fällt mir schon auf und ich bin eher im western Bereich unterwegs 🤔

[@makenna935]

I got chills??