Surbie
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I am quietly fuming at the Beeb for advertising dressage and showing rugby instead.
Anyone want a thread for the Olympic dressage live?
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PoppyAnderson
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Rugby still on BBC.
Really uncomfortable watching current rider (orange jacket). Very tense and so much pushing, pulling n shoving. Poor horses mouth.
Really uncomfortable watching current rider (orange jacket). Very tense and so much pushing, pulling n shoving. Poor horses mouth.
TheMule
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I really don’t enjoy watching this kind of riding, it’s not dressage.
Shame it’s rewarded with decent marks
Shame it’s rewarded with decent marks
milliepops
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yeah I'm glad I didn't believe the TV listings! coughed up for a month on discovery + last night.
southerncomfort
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I'm no expert on dressage at all but I thought the same.
She looked like she was battling the horse rather than riding in harmony with it.
Equi
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As this is the first I’ve seen, is this a set test or make your own?
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Lol a Sky commentator described dressage as "that special competition between horse and rider" ? . Yeah, I've been there.
milliepops
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This horse's trot and pi/pa stuff is very enjoyable to watch, i think.
milliepops
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set test, it's the Grand Prix Special.
CanteringCarrot
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I am not even watching and know which rider this is ?
Malibu_Stacy
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As no actual stream to watch, time to do some maths instead assuming the marks available are 470 per judge (as given on FEI site), then total possible marks for the GPS are 3290 meaning current % are:
NED 71.20
ESP 70.15
POR 68.69
SWE 67.44
NED 71.20
ESP 70.15
POR 68.69
SWE 67.44
Equi
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Pa really is nice
Equi
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Wonder if the poo stain gets marked down lol
Malibu_Stacy
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USA 76.11 %
Sprat
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Also watching while wfh, work on the laptop and dressage on the ipad. A Lyles test was nice to watch
milliepops
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Adrienne's test was very nice to watch i thought, the horse has super super trot and passage, i felt his balance in the canter didn't look always quite so amazing, but the whole test just looked utterly fluid and confident which is lovely as a spectator i think.
PoppyAnderson
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Beautifully ridden test. Slightly strange passage I thought but lovely overall.
Lucinda talking absolute guff about shoeing again.
Lucinda talking absolute guff about shoeing again.
Equi
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Carl after this one then? Hope vouge is playing ball today
Splash2310
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Is there a page with live scores to follow?
I’m watching live but working so missed the USA score….
I’m watching live but working so missed the USA score….
milliepops
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yes
milliepops
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yeah but they are showing in points rather than %
i think this page is clearer than the FEI one today
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/oly...strian/results-dressage-team-gpsp-000100-.htm
PoppyAnderson
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palo1
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This is a fabulous horse! 
Malibu_Stacy
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76% (see above)
Equi
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Far hind has a bit of a different action the the near sometimes on this one
milliepops
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really helpful commentary from Lucinda there, "a little something happened" if you weren't watching that's fairly meaningless, haha.
if you weren't watching that's fairly meaningless, haha.
milliepops
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this horse has a lot of jump in the canter.
Splash2310
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milliepops
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I love those tempis, they are so expressive and regular, really super to watch.
Equi
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Finally the music saga has been cleared up by John ?