http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6noog_nuno-oliveira-19251989_sport
This is great!!! Now the circus can lay claim to Nuno Oliveira as well as Oscar Konyot and Albert Ostirmeir and reference them as great circus school trainers. The fact that their fame was achieved in the private sector is of no consideration, thank you. I also wonder why these beautiful Gala's had to "pimp" themselves and try to become "awards festivals?" Such a shame. Let them be the beautiful spectacle they truly are.
Madame Col., deferring to you, note after the one tempe introduction the horse does a right leg extension, and also just before the passage I believe. Do you think that was confusion on the horses part, or a "salute" that Oliveira added in? The horse sure works well of his back end with power and lightness, what do you think?
Thank you Jody for the fabulous video.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Nuno Oliveira in the circus in 1966
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Wade G. Burck
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Wade
You are welcome.
I too had to take a double look when I ran across this...
Circus....Nuno Oliveira???
Glad to see you posted it...
What a treat to see Nuna Olivera at last. I had seen pictures but never actual video. Albert Ostermaier told me once he figured that Nuno was his only real competition. It was interesting to see that the great's also have problems with a circus arena when it comes to high powered horses. The one tempe's as he entered the arena held together until the 2nd time around when the horse couldn't hold the circle any longer, his hind quarters dipped in and from that point only the front legs did the changes.
All trainers have a trademark of sorts making it easy in most cases to see who trained the horse. I have one as did Ostermaier and Konyot. Nuno's seems to be a busy mouth and a little behind the bridle and it shows on every horse that was posted. You could see the problems with that kind of bridling when he attempted to reverse in the Spanish Walk and he lost the leg. A horse more up into the bridle could have been taken around that corner easier. Most of the videos were taken when he was young and I would be interested in seeing ones when he was older. That being the case Wade, that is why the horse was throwing the leg out in anticipation of doing the Spanish Walk which he finally did in the end. You will note also that the passage although very high, the horse had a dipping head and very busy mouth, that worked for him but would not work for me. A horse up into the bridle and light would be steadier and the tempo could be controlled more definitely. This is nick picking but it shows how you can know the trainers of horses. I found the most interesting of all the videos to be the training of the Lavade out of Piaffe. That was good stuff.
Madame Col.
Wow. I ask a simple question about one leg, and you have to own me right in public. LOL That's great insight. How about that boy's and girls? What's that little seminar worth? Thank you.
Wade
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