Some Thoughts on the Dressage World Cup in Gothenberg in February 2025.

This month I am looking at the World Cup in Gothenberg held in February 2025. The full video can be found here,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIB0VkqL8iA.

Rather than focus on an individual movement, I have noted errors in movements from several riders during the first half of the competition. These deviations from the correct movements are common across all riders and can be clearly seen throughout the competition. How is it that these errors are being shown so consistently in top level competition?
 
16 minutes - Tempi flying changes on the diagonal. Swinging forehand, horse blocked and on the forehand and disengaged.
25 minutes 50 seconds – Left canter pirouette. Rider makes several hard pulls on the left rein to bring the horse into the pirouette. The pirouette is blocked, and the horse has disengaged haunches.
36 minutes – Passage on centre line. Hind feet dropping in the stride making a double beat, with no suspension. Disengaged in its haunches.
40 minutes – Extended trot. No extension of the frame, horse blocked through the shoulder, and is disengaged in its haunches.
41 minutes – Rein back. Horse throws head up and steps back with a hollow back and disengages its haunches.
49 minutes – Turn on the diagonal. Horse blocked in the forehand by the rider pulling the inside rein, unbalanced, and disengaged in its haunches.
52 minutes – One-time flying changes. Rider pulling up and back with the hands and leaning backwards. Horse blocked, disengaged in its haunches and on the forehand.
55 minutes - Piaffe on centre line. Rider pulls the reins back on every stride. Consequently, the horse braces its neck, drops in its withers and back and is on the forehand. No flexing of the hind leg joints. Loss of trot diagonals. Disengaged haunches.