Dressage Disaster: All In Is All Out .... Again...

All In ridden by Brittany Fraser was rapidly declining prior to the Olympics. Now that they are no longer under the intensive care of the Canadian team vet the pair is headed for a dismal downward spiral in their performance

All In entered the dressage ring for the Grand Prix Freestyle at Aachen with a GIANT Fuck you to Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu by launching out of the halt in hopes of some reprieve.

For several years Dressage Hub has done a series of videos of Brittany Fraser riding Rollkur, while the masses cried out that it was only a moment in time or a single test we now have the longest-running series of show, after show, after show, of All In saying he is All out. I think that argument is dead in the water now folks.

With close to a 100 Grand prix starts under his belt All In was at one point a very steady grand prix horse, but now that his soundness has come into question we are rapidly watching the wheels fall off. While not lame enough for the judges to ring out you could really see the wobbles in the corner during the grand prix and the complete disaster prevailed in the grand prix freestyle. While she careful cut the corners and did piaffe fans to reduce the amount of unsoundness you could see there is definitely something brewing for All In.

Often horses that are confirmed at grand prix and start to make a lot of mistakes in the ones, are struggling with a hind suspensory injury. We have video of Totilas making the same mistakes with Edward Gal in the warm-up at WEG in Kentucky. A month later he was sold and shortly after diagnosed with an injury.

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[chabazie]

Oof, the hind legs movement looks really bad – not balanced, uneven, not a pretty image :((

[LiSa.N.J]

I see a lame and sore older horse who's had enough and needs to be retired and blame owners, trainer and rider who continue to push, push and push. All in the name of greed. Time to retire. This horse earned it.

[angiebess]

I completely agree the horse is tired! And the rider I agree has very aggressive hands. I’m amazed at how well behaved the horse is considering the riders roughness. Learn to ride without your reins before this level. I think the rider is over horsed and has been often before which is why the aggressive hands, it’s a need for control because the seat and leg isn’t developed enough to handle it, so the reins become a control and safety for the rider to hang on. 🤦🏽‍♀️ this is not good horsemanship.

[carolynstewart]

This poor creature has had it with this job. RING sour and resentful . Give him a break... please!

[_stillyellowsnow]

I hate the title, thats a damn good horse, the rider is 'all out'. I see a riders fault 0:22 off centered seat and waaaay too much leg, horse is confused thinks forward it is, then she is behind movement for like 7 seconds (!) and sits back, horse confused thinks extended trot it is and delivers. Big! credit to the horse for staying in show mode and with rider rather than freaking out completely.

[raymondwong]

Let’s just forget the horse a moment and pay attention to the rider’s hands. How can she be riding a professional Grand Prix level and STILL HAVE SUCH AGGRESSIVE HANDS?! This alone already raises SO MANY red flags.

[riverp]

How this pair made the olympic team with their past record is truly mind blowing. What ever is going on exactly there's just no consistency here. It's all evasion and fear beginning to end.

[phoenixx]

Sometimes horses have just had enough, they get over doing what they were trained to do. Its not always the riders fault. Our horses are so patient with us, they may put up with what we want them to do for years, but then they slowly start to crack. There's a tipping point. It happens. I've seen quite a few patient, obedient, good horses that just one day say, 'No more!'. Their riders desperately try to find an answer but they usually don't. It's sad, but it is what it is.

[buleria]

I can hardly watch dressage anymore. I see the cruelty and overbearing control demanded of the poor horses.

[holidayshorses]

Hind movement was an issue that presented itself here. There comes a point when a Dressage horse has learned all that he can and done all that he can. Dressage horses tend to retire earlier than other horses due to how much they are worked. I love this horse to pieces and I’m sure that Brittany does too but it’s time for him to be a pasture pet.

[dianelaes]

Horse is SCREAMING "LET GO OF MY MOUTH!!"

[janethill]

How can horse lovers be ok with this horrible treatment

[canadianperspective]

It could be a personality conflict as well. I would love to see this horse retired; or at the least, taken back to a lower level with a new, less demanding rider.

[janniekiepiekie]

It could be me, but it looks like the hind legs couldn’t take that anymore. The rider stayed cool, but I don’t think the horse can handle this mental pressure and isn’t having fun.

[rhondaserges]

Even a well trained War Horse got trail ridden to the fight. These horses are stall kept, except when in the arena in training. Is it any wonder they tire of it all ..

[christinebaker]

Poor horse, he can hardly lift his forefeet in the piaffe. Definitely showing signs of his heart not being in it either.

[anmariegibbs]

Spurs don’t suit all horses…he leapt forward at the start when they were applied. Would be good to see the difference in him when ridden with no spurs as he is clearly very sensitive.

[bonnielol]

He’s 33. The fact he’s still competing tells you all you need to know about the people who own him.

[helenakove]

Beginner dressage rider and omg her hands, my trainer would chase _me_ with a whip for that.

Edit: looked at the vid again, the horse moves pretty oddly, especially during those passages. Seems so unbalanced

[farmershonor]

This poor horse has said, I have had enough. Please stop. No more. That was so sad to watch.