Olympian Rodrigo Pessoa Shares His Favorite Gymnastic
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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2015
- Get to know Rodrigo and his great horse HH Let’s Fly while they school over Rodrigo’s favorite gymnastic in preparation for the 2011 $231,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix CSI 4* during week 9 of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. This topic focuses on the partnership of horse and rider and features Rodrigo’s play by play of his winning round.
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This is an Olympic rider people... obviously he knows what the heck he's doing and how to equip his horses. Watch his competition rounds and look at how quiet he rides in the show ring. Its all because effort put in schooling behind the scenes that his horses are in so tune with him. I like how he leaves the horse largely alone and talks to him through the grid and THEN schools the before and after... the horse pricks his ears and stays very interested at the jump. And how he stays so normal with quiet support and pretends like the water is nothing when the horse has a problem with it. Amazing body language that translate to the horse.
Taylor Bland I agree. I’ve ridden horses that spook easily and the techniques that he’s using are what I’ve had to use, including words to calm them down and loosen them up. These types of horses are great to ride, but require a very experienced rider. You can clearly see where his horse is giving him problems.
I wasn't paying attention at all just staring at this beautiful background.
Same :')
A great Horse man like his father.... Thank you young man.
Wow! Surprised at all the negative comments! Thank you Rodrigo for taking the time to present such a nice lesson! Was very educational and inspiring! People should remember that trainers have reasons for the way they may ride "at the moment" and also for the equipment they may use!
And usually from ignorant people with no knowledge of horses, & proper horsemanship
These can be people who sit on a horse with no idea of diagonals, leads, contact with the horse, or the meaning of teamwork.
They're not riding. They sit & the horse moves.
Such a brilliant showman! He will be remembered forever for all he gave to the world of show jumping. He was awesome to watch and to learn from, he was such an educator! What timing he had over fences in the show ring!! He had a full life and I will remember watching him in the show ring when I'd been just a young girl.Masterful and genius are the words that come to mind. Rest well in the hereafter. God Bless you for all you gave to so many of us! I won't forget you Bill.
Wow, excellent teaching tool. I'm so impressed, you do not use a crop and you get your horse to respond flawlessly. Thank you!
The comment section is amazing.
All riders have different ways of doing things. And we're all at different levels of activity, experience, and we all have our own quirks.
He is giving ideas and reasons.
Take what you can, leave what you can't fathom, and go on. That's how it is with all clinics.
He's an experienced Olympian and most of us are not. We can learn from him.
For everyone who’s saying his position is bad, or his hand is too strong-how many Grand Prix horses have you trained? So how would you even know what to do?
Grace Ghoul so no one can analysis anything ever unless they do that particular activity? That’s a strange concept.
I've always found that with a "suspicious" horse like that it helps to keep your hands in contact with the horse's neck but still carrying my hands. I want him to relax and soften but I can flex my wrists more if need be. As he gets more collected your hands will naturally come up a bit.
@@BedardJ That's Rodrigo effin Pessoa. You're going to criticize?
@@gaylemanion6869 Exactly....You took the words right out of my mouth!! The CZcams comments section can be a cesspool sometimes; folk just don't know who he is, which says way more about their ignorance than anything else.
@@BedardJ ehi
I loved watching you schooling your horse. It was very inspiring.
Grande Rodrigo Pessoa, parabéns por ser essa pessoa simples e ao mesmo tempo ter um excelente estilo na monta. Estamos contando com você em Tokio. Vamos levar mais essa medalha pra casa....Parabéns Campeão!!!
Horse loves his hang time! This gymnastic session is like weight training and Pilates for horses. It removes the crutch of velocity. It also hones recruitment patterns
Wow the comments section is negative! How could you win a Grand Prix show jumping event if you didn’t know what you are doing? Not starting a war I’m just saying.
I think that he did great! He really cares about his horse and wants the horse to be comfortable. Further the jigging of rein is sometimes used to encourage the horse to give into the bit as some horses like to brace against it and it allows them to play with the bit rather then fight it. And the polos are well done. Maybe they do not follow the protocol but different people do them different ways for different horses that need different kinds of support depending on their legs/joints. I think that he is a great example for all equestrians out there. He looks at his mistakes and finds ways in which HE could improve so that the horse can properly improve rather then blaming it all on the others and the horse, which I have often see girls at shows do: blaming their horse for a mistake they obviously made. We all make mistakes even the professionals. After all we are all humans.
quiet hands. excellent use of rider's core. only had issues bringing the horse back onto its haunches after the last big jump. he uses his body first to attempt to get the horse to change its balance and then had to use the reins. The horse momentarily ducking BV at 4:41 is just for a moment. Most of the time, the horse's throat latch is correctly pushed up from the ground indicating correct use of its top linee
Thank you for sharing ❤️
For people saying that his riding position and hands are bad; it’s his riding style to keep the horse in a small stride. He lengthens when jumping, then brings them back into a collected canter. He has the horse push with his back legs. And while he’s cantering, look at the horses back- it’s a pretty flat line. So the horse is still working, just in a compact frame. The style of his generation. He’s still an amazing coach and such; but his riding is outdated. But hey, just what I see.
very interesting! thanks for sharing
Is his horse's nose behind vertical OVER THE JUMPS OR BETWEEN THEM? It looks like some people who are leaving here their comments not fully understand what does it mean to be BEHIND or ON THE BIT. If the horse is behind vertical it doesn't mean that he is NOT ON THE BIT! A horse not at every moment of his movement must or needs to be BEFORE VERTICAL, although for all the time of his cooperation with a rider he should be on the bit! What is needed for a successful performance (no matter in dressage or in on the ring in the show jumping) is that a rider needs to have a permanent elastic and flexible contact with his horse, COMUNICATION which is not only supporting but at every moment actively transformed into elastic and flexible horse's performance at every phase of his movement. No matter in piaff, pirouette or at 2.35 m jump! It looks nice (of course!) if a horse during his performance has his nose before vertical and his hindquarters are very low ☺ (it means that he is collected but also at the very same time allowed by his rider to perform in elastic way). Not every horse has the right conformation for that and not in every movement this is needed what just was said before. Also n some cases not every rider's riding style is supporting this and if so (even if it is possible for a horse) it is not needed and it is not wrong.
/It's a little bit funny that there are people who just like to say something in order to say anything/
Pessoa is an individual gold Olympic medalist from Athens in 2004, a World individual Champion from Rome in 1998, a Winner of 70 Grand Prix and a National Team member of Brasil at six Olympic Games. And he doesn't know what he is doing while excercising his horse ☺
/sorry for my not so great english/
Wasn't Rodrigo [also] three-time world champion consecutively??
..thank goodness fur warmups..snnnickerss..he's absolute..gorgeous
World champion Rodrigo shares his training techniques without concern that some of the "dressage" enthusiasts might be stealing his ideas. Be assured that they will not! Galloping alone is a challenge for them in my experience. This horse is going in harm's way for his rider. We can expect him to be a bit tense. I can see that Rodrigo saws on the reins a little. This may not be ideal but it was very common a generation ago. This horse is jumping beautifully reflecting the superb leadership and training he has had! Thank you, Rodrigo!
it seems to be that in the gallop stride he is holding the outside rein and making fist with inside rein , i didnt see "sea sawing" sounds like a ny term
Amazing video👍
good
I love to jump
OK - can someone explain to me why he is so focused on keeping his horse behind the vertical?
My question exactly!!!! "Round" is about the horses whole body, and a product of proper training. That's why I said this video is misleading, because to get the horse "round" he jigs on the reins!!!
he is not "focused" on the horse being behind the vertical, and the horse is never behind the vertical while jumping. And I can guarantee you that this horse is round primarily due to the leg and not due to the reins. The end product speaks for itself.
+Ann Baumgardner you can clearly see him using left-right-left-right rein actions on the horses mouth to achieve the desired "frame" that he calls "roundness"
He is collecting the horse not rounding, and the horse is round. Please do not comment on what you are not an expert on. He is an expert, try to actually listen to what he is saying.
Emily Corwith idk
..I'm curious to know how old his HH baby is..he'superb but drags a bit..these are good lessons for him. Pessoa is never harsh on his horses..Lets just "look"at it 'eh?
😉 well, he uses the same gymnastics we do. glad to see it. ...but our distances to not encourage the horse to gain momentum thru it... get quick a bit? no. and we give them the reins, as we proceed , encourage the most natural form from the horse and self-carry cadence... so a very quiet ride from the rider... once the jumps are raised, distances will close, so there is that. but I like no reachy-quick from the start of the exercise. upon landing it should then be without issues and no nonsense smooth. I'm fussy like that though.
Hi
Why does he see saw so much on the reins? Especially 4:41. The horse is already behind the vertical no need for more hyperflexion.
Sometimes people do that when the horse is fighting the bit, not sure if that was it in this case, but is a definite possibility.
It's a tool I use a lot myself when my horse gets very strong, most of the time just grabbing both reins and pulling won't do you any good and some don't respond to that.
when your a pro and your using a horse you've never ridden before and you are rodrigo passoa using a snaffle or a french training bit you need a bit more communication with the mouth. its a young horse its gonna happen.
Kimberpony1 and Horses not seesawing. i’m not a fan of Rodrigo but what you’re pointing out is him softening his horse. it gets him back into your leg, soft and in the moment, instead of ahead of the moment, which is very common in hot and hot & spooky horses. it gets your horse focusing back on your hands. it’s like asking your horse to go on the bit by squeezing with the inside hand, but instead of holding your outside hand also, you alternate squeezing with both hands. it prevents your horse from solidifying against the hand and the leg, and keeps them from hardening their back and stiffening & raising their neck and clenching their jaw.
I don't know who put polos on his horse but they need a lesson... The polos are to thick, to close to the knee and to loose on the fetlock, the polos are supposed to me about a inch to a inch and a half below the knee so the knee can bend flawlessly, the loose part on the fetlock is supposed to be snug with a "v" on the front of the fetlock for bend and flex. Not sure if they put the 'v' shape on the front but there's a lot wrong with this polo job... Not trying to offend anyone i just observe
If the show jumpers were schooled in DRESSAGE UP TO SHOULDER-IN, IN WALK & TROT at list, then the jumping, will be much better and the horses could jump without martingale and remain round, of course, the riders need a light hand to keep it like that.
Thank you for the explantion, Mr Nobody.
a very good ride but the horses mouth doesn't seem quit
think its a bit too tight
HAhah...you funny gurl
@@wellstone1897 .....
This is very misleading to beginner riders, or any rider at all actually. You can see right after he says he will try to keep the horse rounder in his shape, he jigs on the reins to bring the head in. That is what causes horses to want to duck behind the bit instead of reaching out to it, which is one of the main goals of proper dressage training. Roundness is a product of proper training, not from what you do with your reins to bring the nose in. the horse will naturally round itself once it reaches a certain stage in its training provided the rider has established the building blocks to get it there.
+sammisoccer7 Is it collection what you're talking about?
What he's doing is pushing the horse into the bridle with his leg, then collecting the horse with the reins, then repeating the process. That is what you are supposed to do.
dude it says Olympian...in other words u should start on that if ur a beginner. Holy S*** no!! It never says beginner level did it???
you are incorrect, soft pulses on the rein aids the horse to give. This is talking with the reins, not to be compared to 'dead hands' that say nothing or pulling. I doubt you are at this mans level of riding due to your comments.
Sammi do you even know that rider !!! He rides perfect so shut up ! Its rodrigo pesssoaaaaaa !!!!!!
maybe the horse would be braver if rodrigo would not use hexagon poles sharp as knives forbidden from the rules of the sport
I don't understand why when his horse is clearly coming off the jumps in a nice soft manner, Rodrigo has to respond by pulling on the horse's mouth and sitting hard on his back... if you watch after almost every jump, the horse starts to "scoot" and lift his front end almost like he is rearing. He is doing this as a response to the aggressive riding Rodrigo is demonstrating. Rodrigo is a great rider, an Olympian that I've admired as a rider for a long time but his riding here is very unnecessary. Not only was he too aggressive while riding in this video but I don't understand why he is encouraging the horse to be behind the vertical. As for the polo wraps, I agree they seem a little thick but most wraps that are "warmblood" sized tend to be thicker and he might use them for the extra protection. At any rate, that is the least disturbing thing I witnessed watching this video.
i agree. get off his mouth
Samantha Allen - You said it, " YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND " An Olympic GOLD Medalist, A World CHAMPION ('98-'02), A Triple World Cup FINAL Winner. I shouldn't even waste my time & energy replying to a pleasure rider. Q. What International WINNING Show Jumping horses have you owned or sat on ? Good Bye.
If Rodrigo Pessoa doesn't understand what he is doing so much more you Samantha ☺ J.
maybe you should learn how to actually sit on a horse and not be a passenger youd understand that keeping your bumb in the saddle on the backside of the jump keeps your center gravity steady for the next cue in communicating with the horse. this horse is in training and under 7 years old and fresh. how many grand prix horses have you trained ?
Not sure why hes see sawing the horse so the horse gives him the "round shape". its a false frame, the horse is just trying to avoid the pressure.
Horrible position plus harsh hands equals a badly taught rider and of cause his leg needs to slide back qnd spur over the jump and saw on the hosres mouth to hyper flex cause its pretty when they cant breathe
Rodrigo is in the same boat as George Morris - incredible trainer and instructor, bad rider. They both seem to really piss off their horses. Watching him compete really upsets me, he’s kind of violent and it seems painful for the horse he’s riding. Sad, he has such natural talent with training.
you call that riding my 2 year old siser rides beter
Stuart Dean my two year old sister can spell better than you!
awfull !! you have very hard hands not correct at all
I suppose you, horsesforever xxx, are also an Olympic rider?
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