Loved that! Also shed a tear, ugh! I'm glad they are retiring him. He has nothing left to prove now. He is one amazing horse and I doubt we will see another partnership quite like the one they shared. He always gave me goosebumps watching him perform!
I am extremely thankful to Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. As jaydee mentioned they really have changed dressage for the better. I am very impressed with the British style of horsemanship. I love that Carl insists even top international competitors hack out, get turnout and have a real life. We're seeing a much softer outline in competition horses with more emphasis on throughness vs the tense, hollow backed, expressive moving horses. And I think a lot of that is a thank you to Valegro and the people involved in bringing him on.
I'm sad to see Valegro leaving the competition scene but I'm also really glad they're doing it. Cheers to Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin and the horse who changed the sport.
There's currently a series going on in the UK on Horse and Country TV where a presenter called Jenny Rudall has been riding Valegro under the watchful eye of Carl Hester. She isn't a novice in the true sense of the word but she isn't a dressage rider so its really good to see how well Valegro behaves for her, he must have a wonderful temperament
That sounds very entertaining @jaydee, I would love to watch it. I've wanted to recommend the Horse & Country series "At Home with Carl Hester" to people here on Horse Forum, but you can't watch the episodes online in the states. The show was a fabulous look at life on his yard, before the Olympic medals: At Home With Carl Hester.
I saw the series a few years ago when old network called "Horse Racing TV" (HRTV) aired it, but I haven't seen it come up on US TV since then. And I didn't realize he was such a "big deal" while watching the show, until I saw him ride in the Olympic games that followed the broadcast. Have been a huge fan of him & of Charlotte ever since.
Ah darn...tears too....so glad he's retired happy and healthy. That's the way it should go for all horses.
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