#rafalca

[postcardsfromanferny]

The morning after always brings the hottest takes.

[ilovelaica]

My endless list of favourite horses: <i><b> Rafalca. </i></b> [Ridden by Jan Ebeling.]

[sanddancingwithanxiety]

Rafalca, ridden by Jan Ebeling. (X)

My favourite dressage mare.

[sanddancingwithanxiety]

Rafalca and Jan Ebeling, 2013

pretty much the whole last minute has incredible sit. love this mare - proves you don't have to triangulate the piaffe and jam back the nose to get a good lowering of the hind.

i threw in the little moment where she breaks into a levade from the piaffe just for fun.

[sanddancingwithanxiety]

what you guys think of this video? the changes look obviously very rhytmical and effortless, the piaffe looks well under itself with the nose before the vertical... i quite like it but maybe i'm missing something. the walk was a bit tense obviously but this horse looks lovely and sensitive to the aids.

interesting that in the piaffe, the horse accidentally goes into a semi levade. will post the screenshot next.

edit- actually it is slightly more tense than i thought, looks like the horse is shying at stuff and/or very sensitive to the aids so breaking rhythm everytime the rider's legs move in the slightest bit she's losing rhythm. buuut i like it and with improvement they could be fantastic. i also like that the canter pirouettes aren't grounded, they're light and the feet are actually leaving the ground not spinning haha.

[kath-wren]

life goals: ride rafalca b/c she is the most perf horse ever ugh

[theglittertour]

i'm not a crazy huge fan of rafalca -- i think she's a beautiful mare but she's a little choppy strided and eh, she's just not one of my absolute favorites -- but i've always wanted to see her under carl hester because i feel like he would do a really nice job with her. 

random thought of the day!

[linsight]

Oh happy day! #rafalca #romney is now following me! #exactlywhatiwanted

Oh happy day! #rafalca #romney is now following me! #exactlywhatiwanted

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