Is this horse flying? Did you notice how lately we post only flying/levitation/walking on water illusions? Hmm, will have to find some new types!
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it drinks too much red bull…
this is stupid, obviously it’s jumping
Too too tooooo much you mean
its jumping and theyve had a good fast photo camera then the put a man holding a lead ontop of the original photo genius klkl though
That is a very fancy move perfomed only by the lipizanner stallion called a capriole…google it and you can find some cool videos
haha.
Wow. that horse jumps really high
Its called a ballotade, and let me tell you, that one is very sloppy, the back legs are supposed to be tucked.
i dont get it how does this one work???
LoL, i find it funny that that lady is holding onto the straps still xD
man, shes gonna be pulled by that monsturous animal lol
in anycase this illusion looks pretty amazing in the standpoint that the lady with the leash appears to be trying to keep the horse from flying away if thats an illusion, but its a nice pic =]…makes me laugh a ton tho -Haha
It’s a special jump called a capriole that lipizzaner horses are taught, in which they kick out their legs while in mid-jump. It’s kind of like a person clicking their heels–same general idea.
Ok you can tell by the comments who is a horse person and who clearly isn’t :)
wow, you guys are real idiots. you can DEFFINATELY tell who knows about horses and who doesnt. clearly you would know that its a Lipizzaner stallion doing a capriole. im glad theres at least one person in this room who knows what theyre talking about (Halley). this picture doesnt do them justice at all though, seeing them in person is an amazing thing to watch.
Lol its not any of the ones i read Lippizaner Horses were trained to do that For entertainment and other things
It is a true horse jump.
I have attedned the Apassionata show and saw this live.
the horse is obviously bucking or jumping. duh
Dani, the original purpose for most of the movements the lipizzaners are taught were used in war, not for entertainment. Almost everything horses now do (dressage for instance) are a byproduct of when horses were used in war and everyday work.
You guys are killing me…It’s the Spanish Lippizans yes a true breed of horse and this is one of the stunts the do for show !!!
Actually, you can call it a “trick” if you want, but the capriole has been trained by the Spanish Riding School for hundreds of years, and was actually used as a move in battle. It falls under the “au du concours” (airs above the ground… my spelling might be off) category of movements taught in classical dressage.
Also, not only Lipizzans are taught these movements. Many Baroque horses (although mainly Lips and Andalusians) are taught au du concours… but any breed can be taught these movements. Note, I say any breed, NOT any horse. It takes TREMENDOUS discipline and hindquarter strength to pull that off… its also considered the highest level of performance in dressage, and is not even required in international dressage competitions at the highest levels.
Don’t believe me? Google “airs above the ground, and see what you find.
can i just say it is sooo stupid that horse is a lippazana and they are taught that trick it is just doing this fancy sort of jumpish thing!!!!!!! STUPID!!!!!!! :| NOT VERY GOOD!!!
red bull gives you wings hee hee!
it looks more like its swimming in air to me
ya that horse is jumping,
it is a lippazaner is is not uncommon for these horses to do this!
they were taught to
poor thing
I think it looks like it is just jumping nothing cool because it is a statue
It looks like as if the horse isnt real…if you look closely at the stone wall, it looks as if the horse is actually made out of something like clay, since it looks like the feet are glued to the wall or something
I’ve seen this at a fair before. Either the horse is as strong as the one I saw and is just jumping, or it’s been fixed…probably the first one…
Puhahah – reminds me of shrek 1..
the flying donkey =]
Five Gallions Of red Bull LOL he Hates his Master.
Five Gallions Of red Bull LOL he Hates his Master
@Lotus450:
haha! yes! this can well be another red bull ad!
~Red Bull gives u wings~
and here me thinking it was gonna sprout wings lick pegasus
i think its standing on the brick .
This is killing me.
I went to see a Lippizaner Stallion dressage show, have been riding for 5 years, and read about horses all the time.
This is a special dressage movement called the Capriole. Lippizaner horses that are highly trained, most likely in Grand Prix level, dressage. Only such a horse could preform the move.
When preforming the Capriole, the horse jumps into the air, pulling its forelegs under his body and kicking out with his back legs.
In my opinion, this is a fairly sloppy one. The horse should be more centered and balanced, and have more confidence in the move. His legs also should not be so far apart. They should be parallel.
its jumping not flying……. but i like how he looks like!
Soon I will be able to teach a horse to Capriole, I hope I can do much better then this. His angle is not right it is rearing in the air, It should be straight in the air, so I agree with apaloosagirl. :)
HELLO!!! Its OBVIOUSLY a Pegasus!!! DUH!!!
this is a very pretty horse. i think he did a fine jump.
this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo weird but yet sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ovius he’s jumping don’t make fun of my spelling i am only 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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