Sunday, July 4, 2010

I wanna see him in person!

Heather if you're reading this, will you be going to Devon this year? I'd sure love to watch this guy go boing, boing, boing, boing....



15 comments:

  1. I like his attitude, very willing.

    Not quite solid at Grand Prix yet, but it's all there. Nice transitions in and out of passage/extension/collection. An you are right, "Boing!" But it actually looks moderately "soft" to ride. I wonder.....

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  2. Oh my what a fabulous horse... Imagine what that would feel like to ride!

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  3. Yes, he's beautiful. However, if the angle of the hind leg doesn't match the angle of the front leg in the trot (as his clearly does not--he "flicks" his front legs), the training is improper. It's rewarded because it's "flashy," but it's not correct.

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  4. He is beautiful! Can't imagine what a pleasure he would be to ride... beautiful collection - and his lead changes (I thought, at least) looked flawless! Boing, boing, boinggg....

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  5. He doesn't look incorrect to me, just young -- he's trying to power through behind but struggling a bit. From what I've read, the incorrect movement (toe-flipping, etc) would include the presence of tension, which I don't really see here. He's so leggy!

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  6. What a handsome boy; and he does indeed look willing and nicely focused too :o)

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  7. WOW! What suspension! He floats! Pretty hard to do with such long legs ;)

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  8. You certainly have nice taste in horses Stacey, I always love when you post videos of this guy. So impressive!

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  9. Heather Biltz and Paragon are one of the best up-and-coming horse/rider combinations in America today IMO. Heather just debuted Paragon at PSG this year, so while not a finished GP horse, you can see the unlimited potential he has. I would give almost anything to ride a horse like him for just 10 minutes! Thanks for posting, what a pure pleasure it is to watch these two...

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  10. It's actually his hind legs in the extended trot that make me go wow! He's going to be really nice.

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  11. Is it just me or is he not tracking up/under behind in that trot? Doesn't look correct to me in that he's not extending his hind legs underneath himself as much as he is extending his forelegs in front of himself.

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  12. WOW! Proper..improper...so. I wanna ride that just once in my life

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  13. Heather makes that helmet look so cool. Thanks for posting.

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  14. Absolutely stunning. My video clunk-paused while loading during the working trot portion. He has amazing vertical movement (I guess I mean lift, duh.). Heather makes it look easy. Judging against the rail, at one point he was rising (vertically) nearly 12 " while going forward.

    Rode a horse with lift and drive like that for a period while owner was injured. Very very hard to sit that lift and drive trot gracefully, and one of the most exhilarating catch rides of my life.

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  15. There are brief sequences of steps where he isn't fully enegaged in the back, but overall, VERY impressive for a young horse. This really shows up in the canter pirouettes - not as on his haunches as he should be.

    The rider's equitation is far from classically correct, though. I'd prefer her legs to come back under her (less of a chair seat), and a more open hip angle. Clearly, she's effective for what she's doing (though the tempis are a little tense in the rider), but I'd just like to see a prettier picture. It might help the horse's balance as well if she were supporting her own weight more.

    Great video. WANT!!!!

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