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I don't think so. The rider's have to learn for year's to get to this level. Night and day. They have their horses: they are feeding them, taking care of them,..the create a real bond. These are all stallion's in this small place.

not with those bits it won't

@@innagjorgieva8343 A bit is just as harsh as a riders hands

They have women riders

Usalky its woman who are the equines

@@theonlynashay9908 NO THEY ARE NOT!

There are two women who are full riders and one apprentice, plus several women training in the school.

Andaluisan

No, these are the Lipizzaner Stallions of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. The name reflects the bloodlines of their horses. Look them up, wonderful breed and the only one i have ever had such a deep bond with.

OMG are you serious??? ANYONE who is ANYONE knows that they are the Lipizzaner stallions!!! OMG SMH

Interesting. Other than the color, as I understand that Orlov trotters are also often grey, I see very little similarity between the Lippizan and the Orlov trotter.

@@Jefferdaughter they are black when they are born then graduly turn white as they get older

Yes, the mares are kept for breeding :)

Yes, only stallions go to the SRSV but the mares do get ridden, trained and then bred at the breeding facility.

what version of history did you read? well its the one i am going with ...

Jenni Young did you know that hitler made the first animal laws in the world. He actually loved animals.

Jenni, thank you for recognizing that. My father was part of that effort.

Absolutely. Who would have ever thought that would happen. Pure providence!

@@jennyandersson6238 - sorry, but the first anti-cruelty laws were passed in the United States in the 19th century. Hitler wasn't even *alive*. He also had no qualms at all about having his dogs put down before he shot himself, plus of course there's the 10 million Jews, Roma, Sinti, POW's, and political prisoners he murdered.....

They are very traditional, the school used to only perform infront of royalty so breaks and praise arent done until they are out of the arena. They do get plenty of praise and love when not performing.

They live like royalty.

I am sure these horses are neglected, starved, whipped, beaten and otherwise abused every single day. And twice on Sunday. That explains why they are so thin, nervous, cowed and covered with whip and spur marks, blood coming from their mouths and nostrils. Right?

@@DoubleDogDare54 I actually wanted to write the same. These horses would very much prefer to be wild horses somewhere between an autobahn and a deforested area full of snow, high water and hurricanes. Horses must hate culture, they prefer being hunted by wolf packs, having nothing to eat and so forth.

@@u.v.s.5583 Exactly. There are plenty of videos on YT to show how the Lippizaners of the Spanish Riding School are raised, trained and live out their lives. At the school the stallions have grooms, riders and instructors waiting on them hand and foot, the stables are beautiful and the horses get the best of everything. At the breeding stables the mares, foals and colts/fillies past weaning live freely in huge pastures, get the best of care, want for nothing. Every horse should be treated as well. Clearly the crybabies on here screaming about "abuse" don't have a clue what they are talking about. YEEEESH!!!!!!

Equine Royalty. These horses are not taught to do anything that colts playing together could not do naturally. This is the inner sanctum.

That is a crupper which is a leather strap that goes under the tailbone. It doesnt hurt the horse and keeps the saddle from sliding onto the horse's shoulders

@@tay3167 ahhh ty lol sorry for late reply.

Those aren't ropes ;-;

The croppers are heavily padded.

The cropper is a leather strap that is usually used to keep the saddle or harness in place. It is an outdated tool that usually is only used on illfitting saddles. The SRSV only use them because they have a certain ''dress code'' to follow, most of these look quite loose.

You cannot judge a whole discipline by one disciple.

They DO need to chill on the reins a little bit tho...

They’re not, the horses are seeking contact with the bit, that’s why it can seem harsh to a beginner like you.

Yeah I’m not a beginner thanks

The bits are there to support the horse, the necks are exaggerated because these are stallions, they have very thick necks and keeping their body in balance takes power. When comparing a proffesional dressage rider and these, these guys have much quieter aids, their legs arent all over the place, their hands are still and not shaking with the horses movements.

gawd what an idiot you are-- would you rather have boots whacking cobblestones? if you want a symphony concert, go to a concert hall where clapping is prohibited.

Julie Hare That’s just the „Schulquadrille“. It’s kind of the easiest version of the show and also for the „younger“ horses. In the other parts they show more difficult things like the long reining or airs above the ground, which means the show is longer than 15 minutes 👍🏻 And when I talk about younger horses I mean between 7 and 11 years. Each of the horses has a special qualification for the Levade, Courbette or Capriole and so on. And because certain things are so difficult to do and learn, not every horse can do it and they can’t show it every single minute. Every horse has just one rider, all the things they are showing, is the training from their own human. And of course they are alle stallions and of different age so that’s also some kind of difficulty in doing a quadrille 😉 Greetings from Austria, Maren 😙

@@o0Nai0o I understand all.of that and that's what I would pay to see. If this didn't represent the whole show but merely part of it...then that would be acceptable.

@@juliehare3403 It doesn't represent the whole show. Schmidt London 's channel has other videos from the same show showing solos, duos and airs above the ground.

Euw what?

how very rude, why bother watching?