The great Oscar Konyot describes the horse above Sultan, as having the highest action of any horse he had ever seen. I think both John Herriott and I would agree that there are indeed some exceptional, once in a life time animals. I think we would also agree that the rider has to be as exceptional to develop that exceptional animal. While some of you may find this subject of no interest, if you believe in animal welfare, bear with us. Right now John Herriott and I are talking horses, so we are as happy as two pigs in the mud. Let us play for a while. John, if you have an extra picture of the saddlebred, or of Anthem, download it, and I would sure post it..jpg)
You suggest "expert commentary" and here it is. He is obviously "looking down to see what the horse is doing and he has shifted in the saddle with his left leg and spur sticking out completely away from the horse. Obviously these are no-no's in the art of riding, so it must be a training photo, but I am quite surprised at his over emphasizing his "aids" John Herriott" "I suggest it is a training photo, as apposed to the "publicity photo" above. Where would you put your left leg and spur getting him to lift his left shoulder? Not going forward, but just lifting, which is very beneficial for "freeing up/limbering up muscles before a strenuous work out. Wade Burck" 
" Interesting also is that of both photos of Albert "in saddle" that the horses are not moving on "behind". John Herriott" "I would suggest that the angle of a still photo can enhance uprightness, and going forward, and the left rear hock coming up suggests forward motion. Just a shot a second to early. I heard the black Lipizann did something unique with his foot when it was as its full extension/elevation. Wade Burck" Dianne Olds Rossi, can you elaborate?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Arthur Konyot/Albert Ostermaier/John Herrriott Clinic--Defining free shoulder action
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Certainly can comment. Albert's black Lipizzan's Spanish Walk was so controlled that Albert could in slo-motion have the horse go up and out and point. It was unusal and beautiful to see. His White Lipizzans Aleros and Saffan also did this but the black really had it down. Albert had so much control over the legs of his horses he could at anytime hold a leg in cantor for cantor in place or even for what he called "double passage" not a pretty trick but certainly one of great difficulty.
Albert used to ride in this manner with his leg going out. Over the years I saw him change his riding style accepting the correctness of Dressage riding. You can see on the black Lipizzan that his leg is not protuding out like the one when he was younger.
A bit of Ostermaier trivia that readers might be interested in. The horse Aleros was named using the first two initials of Alberts full name.
"AL"bert "ER"ic "OS"termaier.
Wade Burck
Yes, that is some good trivia Wade!! Hmm, Hejalo... could work as long as you used a spanish accent.
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