Direktlänk till inlägg 4 april 2011
Big thanks to all of you lovely people that sent your messages!!
Sorry you could not follow us on Melpi, I don't know what kind of problem Melpi and ANCCE are having, apparently ANCCE does not qualify a competition for SICAB if Melpi does the footage. We were all disappointed after all FIECVAL is a European Championship and the information should be accessible for everyone.
Morfology; Festivo didn't have his most brilliant performance on the thursday, he slipped on the surfice and did not feel comfortable to do his longrun. There was also a little stress around the second handler that he picked up on. Not sure what he did chasing him beind but they had a plan, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. He did not show his nice trot until the end. However what they did was all correct and F looked smashingly beautiful and standing like a true star!
What is not ok is a movement provoqued by a handler. The handler of the MM winner was exciting his stallion as you do when he is about to cover a mare during the lineup, not so tasteful.. Then he trots his horse with a big pole just in front of him kneeheight to provoke his movement to be flashy. We all know a stallion like to kick what is in front of him, so with this tecnique we see a showy and artifical movement rather than a natural one. The horse is a real good one, (and the handler is a true artist) but I really don't think there should be any need to 'makeup' the movements. It is a pity you did not see it so we could comment (objectively) on this one.
So here we are happy and content even though we don't look it, we have passed through some serious nerves this weekend I can tell you! We sat down with the other breeders nervously observing their horses, this morfology is real intense stuff! I do understand why breeders/owners have their riders/ handlers, it really takes the pressure of your shoulders. This time I got the pleasure to ride on top of those nerves! But I love it, it makes all the difference when you feel you have actively contributed. We got a ok score 25.8 and Festivo secured his bronzemedal in the adult section after the gold MF (mejor morfologia) and silver MM (mejor movimientos), that we knew we were not gonna pass no matter what.
Coolest Festivo MR during the long award ceremony with all the mares, music and big crowd!