Badminton thread!

[Dunlin]

I can't seem to connect to the Badminton website to listen to Radio Badminton, it keeps timing out saying insufficient bandwidth, anyone else?

Edit - Don't worry it's worked now!

 

[armchair_rider]

Sounds like it'll be a massive achievment if anyone gets a clear inside the time.

That or a minor miracle

Peter and Henny on course. RUN HENNY RUN!

 

[armchair_rider]

Claire Lewis runout at outlander bank. The skinny at the bottom rather than the owlhole just to be different.

 

[Dunlin]

Arghhhhh we're missing Peter and Henny GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! At least Peter has a headcam so we will be able to watch that in due course. Run Henny Run!!

 

[teapot]

If I miss Tina's round I will not be happy!!

YAY!

 

[starryeyed]

It's back!!

 

[9tails]

Woohoo!

 

[MagicMelon]

We're back! Phew!

 

[apachediamond]

And we are back!

 

[superpony]

Its back!

 

[armchair_rider]

Yay its back on BBC. think I will leave Badders radio on though

 

[Dunlin]

Wooohoooo! We're back on the tele just in time for Henny and Peter!

 

[Peppa95]

And we are back

 

[Befney3]

Really pleased to hear Andrew Heffernan come home safely. Well done Andrew!

 

[Dunlin]

Ohhh Henny, 2 run outs at the Outlander bank skinny section and retirement.

 

[teapot]

Ouch Henny!

 

[armchair_rider]

Henry and Peter retiring. Real shame. Andrew Heffernan's finished though, good effort by him.

 

[Dunlin]

Oh my goodness! Henny breaking the frangible pin log at the birch doubles, nasty.

 

[only_me]

Woops there goes the frangible pin

 

[9tails]

I imagine Henny's back legs were rather sore after whacking the previous fence.

 

[armchair_rider]

Poor Henny. I thought you got eliminated for breaking the pin?

 

[BBP]

I can see exactly why I'd never make it to 4*, I'd not even start my horse on a day like today, all this chaos would put me right off! Nice to see Tim at the top, I'd like to think the $80 van I sold him in NZ had a big part to play in his success!

 

[only_me]

Poor Henny. I thought you got eliminated for breaking the pin?

think its 21 penalties? Cant remember but afaik its not elim

 

[only_me]

Beautiful grey now

 

[Hedgewitch13]

Yes that was a shame for Henny - lovely combo.

 

[armchair_rider]

Thanks only_me. Well done Claire Lewis, shame about the stop.

 

[Dunlin]

It's a very grey area the frangible pin thing. A few years ago someone took down a back corner rail on a pin just by the horse tapping down on it with back hooves and did not get penalties but another rider at the same fence took the front and back rail down as they properly crashed through it and did get the penalties, think it's 25. For the life of me I cannot remember if it was Badminton or not but I think it was and was the double corners.

 

[bananaloaf]

I can see exactly why I'd never make it to 4*, I'd not even start my horse on a day like today, all this chaos would put me right off! Nice to see Tim at the top, I'd like to think the $80 van I sold him in NZ had a big part to play in his success!

Same here! I'm bit of an anxious mess just watching them start. Fingers crossed for a safe and sound competition for all horses and riders.

 

[HihoGinger]

Gutted about Henny. Came back on just in time to see him go out.
What a shame after all that build up.
Let's just hope the coverage stays on for the rest of the day!

ETA. Bless her. How long did it take to pull that grey up!!?

 

[starryeyed]

ohh very unlucky there for Viktoria.