Ik citeer even regel nummer 1 van de algemene principes van het FEI jury handboek (https://inside.fei.org/sites/default/fi ... 202024.pdf )
Ik heb gemarkeerd wat ik heb gemist in de proef van Fry. Zij is daarbij slechts een voorbeeld, maar denk juist ook aan de positieve voorbeelden zoals Basquin, waarbij de jury’s niet gescoord hebben volgens hun eigen (!!!) regels.
Citaat:
The object of Dressage is the development of the Horse into a “Happy Athlete” through harmonious education. As a result, it makes the Horse calm, supple, balanced, loose and flexible, but also confident, attentive and keen, thus achieving perfect understanding with the Athlete.
These qualities are demonstrated by:
• The freedom and regularity of the paces.
• The harmony, lightness and ease of the movements.
• The lightness of the forehand and the engagement of the hindquarters, originating from a lively impulsion transmitted through a supple back.
• The acceptance of the bit, with submissiveness/throughness (Durchlässigkeit) without any tension or resistance (e.g. open mouth or swishing tail).
Oh en om nog terug te komen op de loodlijn waarvan wij amateurs zogenaamd niets begrijpen. Dit is een quote uit regel 5 van de basisprincipes van eerder genoemd handboek:
Citaat:
The head should remain in a steady position, as a rule with the nose line slightly in front of the vertical, with a supple poll as the highest point of the neck, and no resistance should be offered to the Athlete.
En nog een stukje over hoe er gepunt dient te worden:
Citaat:
The most important task for the Judge is to keep the Welfare of the Horse in mind. Therefore, he/she must pay special attention to all signs of discomfort and penalize them significantly - be it by deductions from the originally intended mark for minor mistakes or in case of serious mistakes by a 'Firewall', i.e. by a mark that shall not exceed five (5).
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Apart from irregularities in rhythm or severe suppleness issues, such as a tight or hollow back, a severely agitated tail or arrhythmic, compressed breathing in certain movements, Judges must pay special attention to all contact problems. A neck that is pulled together, an unsteady contact or a very busy, clearly open mouth with the tongue drawn up must be seen as fundamental mistakes.