So surprising that I'm the only person to vote for Astier. Do you all not see his soft following hand. I don't want to start anything but it troubles me that no one else seems to appreciate how difficult this is to achieve. It's the direct result of perfect balance, which lets his horse stretch fluidly over this large fence. You can tell this horse probably lands softly and also in balance. What a pleasure to see this soft and supple ride after seeing so many jumping ahead of their horses balancing on their hands. Astier, I don't know how well you did overall but I appreciate your high level of riding.
So surprising that I'm the only person to vote for Astier. Do you all not see his soft following hand. I don't want to start anything but it troubles me that no one else seems to appreciate how difficult this is to achieve. It's the direct result of perfect balance, which lets his horse stretch fluidly over this large fence. You can tell this horse probably lands softly and also in balance. What a pleasure to see this soft and supple ride after seeing so many jumping ahead of their horses balancing on their hands. Astier, I don't know how well you did overall but I appreciate your high level of riding.