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    Olympics - who would you chose after Badminton?

    If you are separated from your horse, whether voluntary or involuntary, you are eliminated.
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    Olympics - who would you chose after Badminton?

    It's down to the selectors, not Yogi.
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    Event Masters live feed from Chatsworth

    I'm not sure any bridle is easy to put on when you are sitting on the horse and the noseband and throatlash are done up! I don't think there was anything complicated about the bridle itself.
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    Good showjumping/eventing instructor in Oxfordshire/Berkshire?

    Fred is excellent and a really nice man.
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    Happy Retirement Balthazar King

    Somersby is going to be shown in ROR classes. He could be very successful as he is a beautiful horse.
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    Oliver/King Joules

    He was sent to Oli after Andrew Nicholson had his accident. He was going well for Andrew but needed to keep competing.
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    Too much work?

    Providing he is fit then it should be fine - he can always have a few easy days after if necessary!
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    Ear veils in eventing dressage?

    It was lined with neoprene and under FEI rules that wasn't allowed. They seldom get taken off at BE to be checked. It is debatable whether they are now allowed as the wording has changed.
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    Recommend long competition boots and do you find spur rests rub?

    Yes, the spur stops that are either side of the heal can rub. I don't know why spur stops have become so popular with the bookmakers. They aren't necessary and, on many boots, they make the spur too high and at an incorrect angle.
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    Transitions!

    Make sure you ride the canter forward first then ride the hind legs forward to collect rather than bringing him back then letting him out. If you do that you let him drop behind you and lose connection as he goes forward. Just because your leg is firmly on doesn't mean you are getting the...
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    Transitions!

    Totally agree with this. Normally when this happens the horse is behind your aids. It can feel fine in that you are not having to kick and the contact feels ok but the fact that you can't make the transition in a forward way shows that the connection from the hind legs to the bit is not good...
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    Eventing europeans - who will be on the team?

    It will be announced after the trot up.
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    change to olympic eventing team format?

    Yes, in Rio but it will be different in Tokyo. The format is not yet decided so team and individual may or may not be the same riders.
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    change to olympic eventing team format?

    Way back, it was a three man team then it became 4 man. For Atlanta the IOC said they couldn't give 2 medals for one performance so they brought in the 2 competitions for there and Sydney (yes teapot, I now recall that Athens was the first time they did the 2 rounds of jumping). Then it became...
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    change to olympic eventing team format?

    This is true, just 4 riders per nation. This is how it used to be although I can't remember when or why it changed.
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