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Photos:
Images from the official video of the
2002 Games in Jerez:
Farbenfroh's passage,
with
scores beside him.
Invasor's pirouette, also
with scores displayed. Jerez
marked one of the first widely
available transparent videos.
Dressage un Ltd. photos
Nadine Capellmann on Farbenfroh
shown scoring 8s and 9s for the
canter half-pass.
Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty (shown at
Jerez scoring two 10s for one-tempis)
might have placed differently at the
2000 Olympic Games had the three-
rider rule been in effect.
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The larger problem might well be the murmured allegation which hints
at politics: judges who, consciously or sub-consciously, weight
scores significantly in favor of their favorite riders. In the
rare case where such an allegation might have merit, transparent video
could make things awkward. Correctly or not, this is generally
perceived as the basis for objections to transparent video.
What
Do Riders Think?
Riders of all levels -- from Grand Prix to those who are still working
on circles that are ... well ... round --- can learn from watching
videotapes. For lower level riders, it can be very rewarding to
study the movements which they, as yet, only dream of
performing. Having the score for the movement visible on the
videotape provides even more information, perhaps helping a rider
understand how getting a horse bent properly around a circle
eventually contributes to a well-performed zig zag.
It might also be possible to enhance one's show ring performance after
studying judges' tendencies. Perhaps a certain judge appeared to
be very hard on one horse's ever so- slightly flawed collected
trot. Was the judge unfair to that competitor? Maybe
not. Further study of the videotape reveals that this judge is
always a stickler about the collected trot uniformly penalizing every
horse and rider for flawed collected trot. Any rider who plans
to ride in front of this judge, had better perfect the collected trot!
Dressage riders of all levels seem to be wholeheartedly in favor of
transparent video. The consensus is that the educational
opportunities are invaluable. Riders are content to give each
test their best efforts, to trust the judges, and to learn everything
they can from leaderboards and video.
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