Badminton 2024 thread

[Kadastorm]

I do love Tom Crisp

 

[eggs]

I've been watching the dressage but listening to the commentary on radio Badminton. It has been commented on a few times that in their opinion some of the work was worthy of higher scores.

 

[Kadastorm]

@eggs i also feel like they are being harsher this year. I didn’t see the first session but was surprised at the scores.

 

[splashgirl45]

I agree especially with Georgie Goss, her medium trot and extended trot were worth at least 8.5 IMO especially compared with others that were running. Hers was the only one I’ve seen who was balanced and using his back end properly. I was late to watch so didn’t see the first 2 go so don’t know about them..

 

[DressageCob]

Does anyone know why Gubby is called Gubby? These posh people nicknames always make me laugh.

 

[paisley]

Does anyone know why Gubby is called Gubby? These posh people nicknames always make me laugh.

If I recall-when he was younger he was always out getting mucky and called ‘grubby’ which became ‘gubby’ or ‘gubs’

 

[equinerebel]

Do you need Badminton TV in order to listen to Radio Badminton? I can't seem to get it working on my phone so wondered if that was why
ETA - never mind, I've got it working now

 

[Escapade]

You don’t but I’ve been having issues with Radio all morning, finally seems settled in time for lunch break

 

[equinerebel]

Glad it wasn't just me

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

Do you need Badminton TV in order to listen to Radio Badminton? I can't seem to get it working on my phone so wondered if that was why
ETA - never mind, I've got it working now

Please share how you worked it out……

 

[equinerebel]

Please share how you worked it out……

Aggressively spamming the play button and refreshing - good luck!

 

[Kadastorm]

Definitely marking more harshly. WFP did a really nice test, which I would have thought would be in the 20’s, but got 30.6.
Of course, I’m not a pro, I’m not a judge, but just going off of previous years I thought it was a good test. His canter on a long rein looked fab and H judge said 8 but judge at C said 6.5.

 

[splashgirl45]

Yes but there were little mistakes starting with his halt so that knocked him down quite a bit, I think he got about 5 from all judges and that wasn’t harsh because it was quite bad .. luckily the rest was ok but the horse looked tense which is unusual for a William ride

 

[Kadastorm]

Well done to Helen Martin. Her 18 year old lad being a drama queen at the applause for the previous rider. She did bloody brilliantly to even get him in the ring and he started to do a nice test (even if he shot off in canter at the start) but then the rein back was cheeky. She did so well, he is a beautiful horse.

 

[splashgirl45]

Will be interesting to see if they mark higher tomorrow as they sometimes seem to. Today they seemed to be stuck in between 6 & 7, and have hardly given anything an 8 . I think they need to reward more of the good movements , there was one horse who did a fabulous extended walk and it got 7 , when comparing it to the next horse who was hardly tracking up and got a 7 , it seems very odd , and I am someone who watches pure dressage so do know a bit about it, even though I haven’t agreed with the latest lot of judging in the Grand Prix, but it seems I am not alone in being critical

 

[teapot]

Just catching up (someone had scheduled meetings, how rude!) - judges needed some happy pills imho

 

[Chippers1]

Absolutely boiling at Badminton today, lots of hot dogs! Complete contrast to last year's mud fest.
I was having some lunch in the Mars hospitality tent when William Fox Pitt walked in! I was too nervous (and hot and sticky) to ask for a photo but I am slightly regretting it now...

 

[timbobs]

Absolutely boiling at Badminton today, lots of hot dogs! Complete contrast to last year's mud fest.
I was having some lunch in the Mars hospitality tent when William Fox Pitt walked in! I was too nervous (and hot and sticky) to ask for a photo but I am slightly regretting it now...

I’m going on Saturday - would you said the ground’s ok for trainers or should I wear walking boots?