“Doesn’t move like a dressage horse”

[Core6430]

As I’m not rich enough to afford a “moves like a dressage horse”, i just look for a 4 beat walk, a decent length of stride and freedom in trot, a good hind leg that freely steps under, a true 3 beat canter with good step under, and something with some natural balance to it. That’ll get you pretty much every where at lower levels at least.

On the flip side, I bought a “does NOT move like a dressage horse” and after a few years of correct dressage training I beat out 8 “moves like a dressage horse” warmbloods at 2nd level (rated show). Don’t under-estimate what a dedicated owner and good training can achieve. 🙂

That vid didn’t show much, but first impression was he’s tight and not much freedom of movement. But who knows. Crappy video.

[WildLittleWren]

@Jenerationx

@KBC if you do get her, I’d be very interested to see a decent video of her. I couldn’t say what she’s like at all from the very short video already posted. It would be cool to see what her gaits are really like when she’s not just messing around in turnout.

I second this! Good luck on everything

[KBC]

Ok, I’ll post a video of my test crash dummy riding her. First ride in a year, and confirmed what people were seeing.

https://youtu.be/mz98aY6hQ6s

I still liked her, nice mind, fun prospect, but not for dressage! In the end the seller valued her higher than I did, so she didn’t come home.

[Highflyer]

Yeah I think she could certainly be improved quickly with weight loss and fitness and less tension, and improved further with training, but she is definitely at a disadvantage compared with more sporty and less stocky types.