04/08/2026
🇬🇧 And just when you thought the horse was only 25%…
let’s ask the real question:
Do we actually see the horse in the other scores too? 🐰
Short answer:
Yes. Very much yes.
Because the horse doesn’t stay politely inside its 25% box.
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🔸 In the Artistic Score (20% – Harmony with the Horse)
Harmony is not just a nice word judges use when they’re in a good mood.
It means:
• Can the horse actually handle what the athlete is doing?
• Does the movement stay fluent?
• Does everything look like one team… or like a negotiation?
If the horse struggles, braces, or simply disagrees…
the artistic score quietly starts to slide.
Because “artistic” without harmony is just… effort.
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🔸 In the Technique Score
Here the horse becomes very honest.
• If the horse breaks the canter → technique drops
• If the rhythm is unstable → technique drops
• If the horse is not supportive → everything suddenly looks harder
And then… the famous moment:
The final dismount.
If the horse:
• slows down
• trots
• or (in rare dramatic cases) stops
Then yes:
• Horse score goes down
• Technique score goes down
Because landing out of a correct, balanced canter…
is kind of the point.
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So no — the horse is not just 25%.
It’s in the artistic.
It’s in the technique.
It’s basically everywhere… quietly influencing everything.
And once again:
when the horse says no,
the scores tend to agree.
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