Slo-mo Outtakes RITS documentary by Cees Slings with Commentary by Hilary Clayton

Cees Slings and Hilary Clayton.

from Cees Slings  PLUS 

 An outtake from Riders In The Snow documentary: it answers some of my technical questions about horse locomotion in FTM movements, commented by Hilary Clayton (Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, Dipl ACVSMR, MRCVS Professor and McPhail Dressage Chair Emerita President, Sport Horse Science, LC).

It shows the stunning riding performances of Swedish rider Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and some of her horses. Talking about harmony and being one (and in control) with the horse; Tinne is an extraordinary example of a top class rider, extremely in harmony with her horses. Hilary’s comments also confirm my statements about the horse’s rhythm, time signatures and left and right handedness; which were (are) often discussed by famous FEI 5* judges. Sorry for all of you: this footage shows the real truth… and who’s wrong.

The FEI should use the knowledge of (musical) experts in educating judges about horse rhythm, tact, tempo and pulse compared when it’s used with music and as long as this does not happen in FTM judging, FTM will be a very subjective matter; resulting in painful and silly scores and impossible to maintain in the Olympic Games.