tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post6097748115145941983..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Damon Hill: Better than Totilas?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73687219032765224072013-01-19T16:00:12.375-05:002013-01-19T16:00:12.375-05:00The rider is a female. Her seat is similar to Matt...The rider is a female. Her seat is similar to Matthias Rath, so I can see what you mean about her stiff riding. Both being GER riders, perhaps it is the 'style' which they are taught.<br /><br />Damon Hill does not look like an easy horse to ride, seems quite hot. It appears she is constantly keeping him from anticipating the next step or keeping him from running off. So that could be whysu chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043451266706651214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68544639138221441632013-01-09T00:10:23.061-05:002013-01-09T00:10:23.061-05:00Love the horse, I'm not so in love with the ri...Love the horse, I'm not so in love with the rider though. He seems so stiff and rigid. Especially in his arms and upper body. The movements are supposed to be fluid and smooth and almost invisible. The horse is performing beautifully but the rider makes it look difficult. Maybe I'm crazy, lol. But it's just what I see. Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064754360254096215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63211688973027408292013-01-08T12:46:21.317-05:002013-01-08T12:46:21.317-05:00The use of the topline is what gets me with him vs...The use of the topline is what gets me with him vs. Totilas. Really, most of the current top horses. You see it in the head carriage - where the face isn't held in a specific position, as it "hangs" from the topline muscles and sometimes will come BTV and usually be in front just depending on what the current cues are which are happening. It demonstrates WHY a horse is supposed Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48017971609722730932013-01-08T08:20:27.483-05:002013-01-08T08:20:27.483-05:00His babies are nice, too. I am a big fan of chestn...His babies are nice, too. I am a big fan of chestnuts as well ;o)TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77123073823378596982013-01-08T00:15:39.592-05:002013-01-08T00:15:39.592-05:00The passage was amazing...and then I saw the exten...The passage was amazing...and then I saw the extended trot...be still my heart! What a joy to watch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-88037288595009282632013-01-07T19:42:38.272-05:002013-01-07T19:42:38.272-05:00I like this horse much more than Totilas. While To...I like this horse much more than Totilas. While Totilas is probably flashier this horse is just so correct. Thanks for sharing!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121469297442797836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-70362040160193999942013-01-07T17:14:01.037-05:002013-01-07T17:14:01.037-05:00Lovely, lovely. I like the way he goes better than...Lovely, lovely. I like the way he goes better than Totilas--the last time I saw him. Amazing elevation in the piaffe and passage and best of all, very little tendency to go behind the vertical. He is nicely "open" in front and very correct.<br /><br />Keep waiting for the big showdowns with all the top horses in one place again. It will be some battle.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-713095761387774182013-01-07T16:41:49.341-05:002013-01-07T16:41:49.341-05:00I certainly like him better than Totilas, but then...I certainly like him better than Totilas, but then again I'm not a huge fan, his gaits remind me of the big lick walkers, too much flash up the front with not enough behind.<br /><br />This guy is classy, plus he's chestnut :P not enough chestnut dressage horses out there in my opinion.<br />Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743855579428024122noreply@blogger.com