"How times have changed in the dressage world! Take a look back at the gold medal-winning performance of Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich at the 1984 Olympic Games. While the horse's movement is far less dramatic than today's top dressage horses, it is a clear picture of harmony between horse and rider with the poll at the highest point throughout and impressive levels of relaxation.
Not only have the standards of performance changed, the type of horse has also moved on. Ahlerich is a lighter framed horse compared to the powerful warmbloods seen today at this level."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbqokuTzh8&feature=PlayList&p=0C292CE88BDDE949&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16 -Reiner Klimke wins gold at 1984 Olympics
Enjoy!
In case you didn't see this here is a link to the famous one tempi changes during his victory lap.
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Here is a link of the victory lap itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4tiMDe19T0&feature=channel
Just as an added piece of trivia, Mike Matson posted those videos to youtube. He wrote that the person who filmed the one tempi changes did so with an old video camera hooked up to a car battery. She said imagine getting all that into an Olympic stadium these days. :-)
http://www.ultimatedressage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=141038&highlight=klimke
the whole presentation is beautiful. i really can't translate it, but it is the perfect example for that, what we call "schwung, takt, losgelassenheit". and this belongs to both of them!- horse AND rider ;)
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