tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post1207052856508293201..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: A Prix St. George test: What's missing here?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-37653763873889823232010-02-26T13:50:07.610-05:002010-02-26T13:50:07.610-05:00Beautiful ride even with a few faults or quirks or...Beautiful ride even with a few faults or quirks or whatever they were. I am amazed that he is 18hh!! and Heather looks perfect for him! Not to small on him at all!<br /><br /><br />Am also really thankful that these wonderful riders are willing to share their rides with us. Not to long ago we would have to buy an expensive video tape or have not have any access at all. One of the perks of the Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527462761708705266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43411456672709684522010-02-25T15:35:24.591-05:002010-02-25T15:35:24.591-05:00I think the score (didn't some say it was in t...I think the score (didn't some say it was in the mid 70s?) speaks for itself if this was an "S" qualified, USDF/FEI/USEF approved show....<br /><br />Regardless of critques, the people who know and have trained for decades are the true experts - and they are the ones who handed down the 76%. Just because I skate and can watch videos of skaters, does not mean I know more than the Enginerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429671685652482485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-32964132020760449932010-02-25T15:31:41.547-05:002010-02-25T15:31:41.547-05:00I think my favorite part is the canter extension a...I think my favorite part is the canter extension at the end. Love this horse!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8123005608625420182010-02-25T12:43:52.481-05:002010-02-25T12:43:52.481-05:00I know from reading COTH that NO video can be post...I know from reading COTH that NO video can be posted without receiving critiques :-). Heck, people are picking Totilas and Matine apart! <br /><br />My big concern is that if we (meaning the Internet community) get too critical Heather will stop sharing these wonderful videos. I love the horse. He is young. This partnership is developing into something. I agree with Val, it's very easy to getStacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-15961826840773934472010-02-25T12:23:11.378-05:002010-02-25T12:23:11.378-05:00Paragon is young, he's like a teenager.
I mea...Paragon is young, he's like a teenager. <br />I mean come on he just finished growing, and he's only seven, he will probably fill out more. And i think the wind was freaking him out a bit, he gets a little nervous sometimes, but heather is such an awesome rider that you can't really tell.Meridethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265481044358677892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85983694474708159302010-02-25T12:14:45.339-05:002010-02-25T12:14:45.339-05:00Beautiful animal and lovely, tactful rider. At 18...Beautiful animal and lovely, tactful rider. At 18 hands and still young, I am impressed that he carried himself around the ring so delicately. <br /><br />Since this is PSG not GP, I am not sure that it is fair to pick apart the performance too much. However, the trot looked "showy" in front on two tracks and then locked up in the halfpass. There was some serious head-nodding in theValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-14347145988953460702010-02-24T20:07:29.055-05:002010-02-24T20:07:29.055-05:00This competition footage *is* different from the a...This competition footage *is* different from the at-home footage of this horse -- more contained, more syncopated (passagey?). I'm told that the hallmark of a passagey trot is that it is "stuck" -- can't go forward or collect. I didn't see Paragon as stuck, but I agree there is something less satisfying to watch about this video. He's so big to be navigating that tiny Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-27377723680154469492010-02-24T19:53:36.204-05:002010-02-24T19:53:36.204-05:00Lovely relaxation, especially in the tempi changes...Lovely relaxation, especially in the tempi changes which can really rev a horse up. <br /><br />The trot gets passagey now and then, and I'd like to see more from the hind end in the extended trot, but hey, the test rightfully scored 76.8%--well deserved. Really some lovely moments. <br /><br />He is quite some good looking horse, and really impressive in the arena. I can see why you like himJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-60725517004997436192010-02-24T19:29:27.542-05:002010-02-24T19:29:27.542-05:00Six feet. And blonde...Six feet. And blonde...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21118817855687854602010-02-24T19:28:18.325-05:002010-02-24T19:28:18.325-05:00How tall is the dag-on rider? He doesn't look ...How tall is the dag-on rider? He doesn't look 18 hands at all!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558668876103778821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-24904088960977306982010-02-24T19:27:10.788-05:002010-02-24T19:27:10.788-05:00Sydney, you mean passagey?Sydney, you mean passagey?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-50002725339523824622010-02-24T19:10:12.811-05:002010-02-24T19:10:12.811-05:00He is very lovely.
However I see a teeny hint of t...He is very lovely.<br />However I see a teeny hint of that weird gait at the trot. Now that you posted on gaits I have started to look at a lot of upper level dressage horses and I am seeing that. Look at a horse from 5-10 years ago and you don't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-72425298489240962562010-02-24T17:23:58.696-05:002010-02-24T17:23:58.696-05:00interesting.
Long back. Wow. Hard to tell how far ...interesting.<br />Long back. Wow. Hard to tell how far under himself he's actually stepping because damn - long back. :)<br /><br />I'd be interested in the score for this test - riden correctly.<br /><br />The biggest issue is something we're seeing with two horses at our barn - in the left half pass at the trot, the horse gets "hitchy" for lack of a better word... watch Enginerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429671685652482485noreply@blogger.com