Dressage Disaster: Ashley Holzer Sets Valentine Up For Dressage Failure (Blog In Description)
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2022
- You have one job as an equestrian. That is to set your horse up for success. That means from stable to show ring you are doing all of the things necessary for your dressage horse (or any horse) to be awesome.
Ashley Holzer has once again failed to do this one simple thing for horse grand prix dressage horse Valentine. Many of you might remember Valentine from a series of dressage disaster videos we did during the 2021 season. In these videos we repeatedly watched Ashley Holzer set Valentine up for success. Instead, we watched a trigger-stacked and frantic horse repeatedly go down centerline to compete in dressage.
Here are those videos:
• Ashley Holzer Nails Th...
The 2022 season in Wellington, Florida has kicked off and once again we watch Ashley Holzer fail to set Valentine up for success in the Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle. This video is interesting because the camera angle does not allow us to see much of the disaster that is happening. We see the hind end frantic and out of place.
What is even more interesting is that Ashley Holzer has chosen to create and ride a Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle that is way to high of a level of difficulty for her horse. When you watch the video the Degree of Difficulty is shown on the bottom left.
Riders have to submit their floorplan beforehand and if the judges accept the degree of difficulty as being completed then the light will turn green. During the grand prix dressage freestyle with Ashley Holzer and Valentine we see one green light. This means that 95% of this floorplan was unable to be executed by her horse. And as an equestrian, she has once again failed at being a good equestrian.
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Here we go again. This is downright abuse. She never takes her spurs out of the horses' side. This is clear evidence of Rollkur. Her abusive use of the inside rein, almost constant use of spyrs, her horse is not straight at all - which appears to be an evasion of the death grip she has on the horse with legs and hands, during the piaffe she is jerking on the reins. All of this resulted in the horse stumbling and fumbling during the entire test. It's not just abusive but is a degradation to the spirit of this horse. Yet another example of the appalling disregard FEI officials has for the well-being of the horse.
I’m sorry, but the use of the spurs is so they can have an infinitely more complex cue system as is the tightening and loosening of the reins. If you knew anything about dressage, you would realize that. In fact, I dare you to go get on a horse, and try to make it do any of these movements and see how far you get.
@@allegraadams3037 There is use and abuse. If the horse is correctly trained a d working off ALL aids, the going the spur on the horse the whole rude _not necessary. The problem with Rollkur is they yank the head in the dig the spurs in to make them move forward. Thus the horse ends up in the wrong frame.
What a lovely horse who deserves a rider who is calm and more sensitive than this rough forceful one. Painful to watch. She looks better suited to a rocking horse.
Ross Jacobs would say that her horses' "cup of worry" is way too full.
Yes, this poor horse deserves a better rider, one who is sensitive with touch. I don't think she should ride any horse!
Well said!
Way to ruin any confidence that horse had wow and she'll probably blame the horse not herself that's disgusting and sad ☠️
Well said
I just see push push push here and speed up...this horse is frustrated and upset doun his best to carry on, SAD.
Appreciate the explanation on the DOD and the lights.
Also, don't competitors have to achieve a certain level of success at lower levels, before they can enter the Grand Prix levels? So, they are allowed to continue entering competitions at the highest levels, with so many mediocre or failed performances stacking up?
Nope. You can buy a horse and pay money and come show.
@@DressageHub wow had no idea that was the case 😳
It looks like the horse has too many legs and doesn't know what to do with them.
The horse is lovely, the rider not so much. I just can't fantom- how can anyone compete when they just don't have anything to show to the judges... Go train more and show on when you do have something to show us.
Everyone who is an advanced dressage rider know this happens every now and then, the horse is bothered by something, has a pal at the stall and he’s whining for him to come back, there is a flag flapping in the wind, etc. Then you have amateurs who compete once a year or maybe not at all; they will make all kinds of condemning comments from the comfort of their bed.
Watch the rest of the series of Valentine videos. Link is in the description. This is not a bad day. It's bad horsemanship.
@@DressageHub I will…. Thanks
Horrible rider . She caused this with her lousy riding. She needs to be taught how to ride calmly
I watched the young riders ride their tests on this arena at the Robert Dover clinic, this is a super spooky arena, the poor horse looks overwhelmed and the rider dealing with it as best as she can. The plastic down the end is really noisey and causes all sorts of problems 😔
Read the blog and watch the entire series of Valentine videos. This is 💯 a rider problem
You have got to be kidding me. This horse is only spooking at the appalling abuse this rider inflicts on this horse. If a rider at this level cannot handle a "spooky horse," they shouldn't be riding this level.
If she would’ve dealt with it the best she could, she would’ve stopped immediately. Even if it were the case, being harsh to your horse doesn’t solve its fear. It takes patience, and that’s the last thing this rider is showing here..
But let’s not act he’s spooking.. He’s not.
Never seen a more hostile rider at a fancy show. Rescue organizations would step in save for the fancy clothing and money that allows this behavior at these events. Shameful.
Circus trick riding. Poor horse needs someone to love her and not ride her with the shank plus spur every stride.
I'm not a horsey person but love to watch on UA-cam - I can see the horse is not comfortable but can some kind person explain what was wrong?? 🤔 Thanks
You’re right, this horse is far from comfortable. This is a perfect example of a rider that doesn’t really knows and understands her horse. She just asks way too much of him. The difficulty of the exercises is really high. And he’s just not ready for it. Her aids are harsh in an attempt to make him understand. But it just results in frustration and misunderstanding.
The only fair thing to do was stop, she just made it worse.
@@claudia273 thanks for explaining that, it seems such a skilled thing to get right 🤗
@Claudia You are being far too kind. Again, at this level (which you rightly point out) is a high degree of expertise. She clearly lacks it. But beyond that, it is the abusive tactics. The spurring, the grip of death of hands and legs, the jerking of the horses' mouth - all resulting in this horse trying to evade to the point of stumbling, inconsistent gaits and transitions coupled with a staggering swaying motion in extended trot. It was absolutely painful to watch.
@@janets6474 where was I too kind? I just tried to explain what was going on here? 😅
@Claudia She was more than 'not understanding her horse'. She was abusive. She wasn't just asking too much of him; she was abusive. Frustration doesn't have to be abusive. How do we really know what the horse is capable of when, right from the moment she entered the ring, she manhandled the horse? ( Even asking the horse to do something beyond what he is capable of, as you suggest, is a mild form of abuse because it sets up a situation for the rider to be unfairly harsh with the aids). We can't keep making excuses for what is clearly meaness, and the judges should have called her out and refused to score her ride.
This horse needs carl hester in their life
I thought of saying that but considered the comments I would receive. Every rider and trainer should take a course in horse husbandry, training, and general care of the equine.
She's competing for the US now? I think she used to compete for Canada, and I think she may have gone with the dressage team to Tokyo last summer, in some capacity. This is unfortunate ☹️
She is the cult leader ... I mean coach for Canada
@@DressageHub Team USA find another rider!! She is painful to watch.
And what's the deal with the heart on the saddle pad? She has anything but love for this animal.
What the hell is this? Who is this horrible rider? Why don't the judges stop this abuse?
What was the score ?
Higher than it did have been. Scores in Wellington are all fake anyway.
The sad part is that she shouldn't have scored! She should have been asked to leave the ring and not return until her abusive riding tactics ceased.
@@DressageHubthey are not 😢
Honestly sad that she’s my step aunt
Riders are more interested in blue ribbon than abusing their poor horse
This is hard to watch. Oy Vey
Don't blame the horse; it's the rider. What an unfortunate mis- pairing here.
This rider could not be nor should be paired with any horse since she clearly has abuse problems
Things go wrong, no hate :)
Click the link on the description and watch all of the Valentine dressage disaster videos then tell me that things go wrong.... I'll wait...
@@DressageHub Amen
I'm so tired of toxic defense strategies that dismiss abusive riding ...
@@DressageHub Well said!!!
You sound "woke." No hate?! Really? How about the hate displayed by the rider toward the horse? Nothing but hate creates this type of abuse!
What a horrible ride.