Badminton thread!

[armchair_rider]

Replaying Flarup's fall. Absolutely hideous. The pin certainly seems to have saved the horse's life if not the rider's.

 

[9tails]

The safety features are amazing and really showing their worth this year.

 

[Dunlin]

Me too teapot, she's always been my heroine and I'll treasure the day I went round her yard and met General Jock, she is such a lovely lady!

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

I'm liking these fragile pins, really helping today.

 

[starryeyed]

Good luck Tina!

 

[only_me]

But very few horse falls and that's the difference.

Exactly! The safety measures have done their job

 

[armchair_rider]

Hope she isn't held too long, can't be much fun even being held at the start.

 

[teapot]

Me too teapot, she's always been my heroine and I'll treasure the day I went round her yard and met General Jock, she is such a lovely lady!

She's local to me and she's a good friend slash colleague of someone I volunteer with. So got all the goss the other day :biggrin3:

 

[apachediamond]

The pins are fantastic. Dread to think how that fall would have ended otherwise.

Look at the wind! Fingers crossed rain holds off.

Good luck Tina!

 

[HihoGinger]

And another fall - poor poor horse and rider.

Too many falls for the amount of runners, but at least safety features have done their job and stopped some falls that could have been incredibly nasty!

But very few horse falls and that's the difference.

Replaying Flarup's fall. Absolutely hideous. The pin certainly seems to have saved the horse's life if not the rider's.

The safety features are amazing and really showing their worth this year.

Totally agree. It's uncomfortable viewing at times, but great to see the safety features really doing their job.
Ironic, that what looks to be the most serious injury so far was not caused by a fall

Good luck Tina!

 

[starryeyed]

Update on Flying Finish:

Update from Lucinda - Christi has a small cut on his stifle which has been checked by two vets. I pulled him up immediately after the third element of fence five as soon as I felt him lame on his right hind. Vets checked him at the fence as he was holding his leg up. After assurance from the vets we hand walked him back to the stables where he has been washed and cleaned and seems very comfortable.

Great news, was very worried about him.

 

[Dunlin]

Yep, I saw your location and wondered if you knew her. I used to live in W.Sussex (Steyning). Yay go Tina!!

 

[Supertrooper]

Glad I'm not watching, I'd be a nervous wreck! Much better getting updates on here!

 

[armchair_rider]

Incidentally they are now about 15 minutes behind schedule. The fence repair guys are being very efficient

ETA: Thanks for update on flying finish

 

[Supertrooper]

Phew good news re FF xx

 

[HihoGinger]

Oh thank goodness

This from Lucinda's twitter

Update from Lucinda - Christi has a small cut on his stifle which has been checked by two vets. I pulled him up immediately after the third element of fence five as soon as I felt him lame on his right hind. Vets checked him at the fence as he was holding his leg up. After assurance from the vets we hand walked him back to the stables where he has been washed and cleaned and seems very comfortable.


ETA Beaten to it! Great news though.

What a shame for Tina

 

[Dunlin]

Very good news about Flying Finish, thank you for the update!

 

[teapot]

Flying Finish has a cut on stifle but ok.

And nooo

 

[Hedgewitch13]

Oh thank goodness FF is ok - it looked far worse than that!

 

[Dunlin]

Arghhh no Tina! Naughty run out and rather uncomfortable over the second brush.

 

[apachediamond]

Nice trees

 

[debsflo]

Oh dear run out for Tina

 

[angelish]

Update on Flying Finish:
Great news, was very worried about him.

thank god for that he looked very lame

 

[armchair_rider]

Arghhh no Tina! Naughty run out and rather uncomfortable over the second brush.

Very good through the Lake though so it will hopefully end up being a positive experience for the horse

 

[Supertrooper]

So pleased that Pippa is up there with Billy Beware

 

[Dunlin]

Yes and tricky but clever through the Owlhole. Rooting for them.

 

[armchair_rider]

So pleased that Pippa is up there with Billy Beware

Yes. Really nice to see British riders doing well on young horses they've bred themselves.

 

[Fools Motto]

Not a lot of finishers it seems so far... blimey!

 

[teapot]

Du Nevo News is a homebred too I believe

 

[Dunlin]

Thats a lot of whip Tiana is using!