Badminton thread!

[armchair_rider]

Yes Clark Montgomery dressage leader retiring. Wonder if he had his horses fit enough, they both seem to have run out of steam.

Well I said 30-35 finishers and 35 there are. *bows*

Must confess I hadn't included AN falling in my calculations though

 

[googol]

I take it they don't do the sj if they don't finish today? Sorry for stupid question!

 

[Beausmate]

Unbelievable!

 

[Dunlin]

No, they are eliminated on XC that means out of competition.

 

[only_me]

:eek3:
AN off as well!!

This has been an unbelievable xc day - and tim price is lying 2nd on his other horse currently who was placed 41st after dressage :eek3: that is quite a rise in places!!!

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

Just caught the last 30 mins.

O.M.G.

 

[3Beasties]

Wow what a day!! Not many for sj tomorrow!

 

[bananaloaf]

This has been the weirdest day. Absolutely bizarre.

 

[frostyfingers]

Gob smacked at today - great competition though, and actually I think it does the sport good to have a shake up sometimes. It can get dull if it's always the same people winning - and I imagine it gives everyone hope.

 

[armchair_rider]

Apparently everyone is ok.

 

[Dunlin]

I will stand by my earlier remark when I said it has to be in the 90's when we last saw a Badminton XC course cause so much carnage and leaving outsiders up at the top! It's going to be a tense SJ now!

 

[angelish]

who'd have thought it :/ what a brilliant days competition nice to have a proper 4* xc

 

[Dunlin]

I wonder how many horses will be pulled or eliminated tomorrow morning after todays efforts and knocks.

Thanks all for the great company and chatter today!

 

[only_me]

Funnily enough paul tapner moved the least after dressage, he was 2nd lying after dressage and is now in 1st.

Although there is a rider currently in 23rd who was 82nd after dressage!

 

[debsandpets]

It seems the course is back to the old days .............
What a turn up for the books though, WFP out, Andrew Nicholson and Nereo, Piggy French and Redesigned !!!!!

 

[armchair_rider]

Just as well there as so few finishers in a way - the SJ course is going to get trashed, I don't think the last few will be jumping off good going. I wouldn't be surprised if there was another major shakeup, anyone who goes clear is bound to move up considerably.

 

[JFTDWS]

Mr Stickability's crown slipped at a water fence And I didn't even get to see him in wet breeches worst luck ever!

 

[Dunlin]

I'm sure a video will appear somewhere JFTD, are there not XC highlights tomorrow on BBC2 before the SJ?

He didn't land in water though, came off at the jump out of the water.

 

[JFTDWS]

He didn't land in water though, came off at the jump out of the water.

I know - that's the problem!

 

[starryeyed]

What an eventful day!! Feel like I can finally breathe again. Hope all the fallers aren't too battered and bruised, there were some very nasty ones. Looking forward to tomorrow's SJ!

 

[ClobellsandBaubles]

What an eventful day!! Feel like I can finally breathe again. Hope all the fallers aren't too battered and bruised, there were some very nasty ones. Looking forward to tomorrow's SJ!

Wow just got back from work and what a shake up looks nothing like yesterdays board. The new course and the weather has definitely taken it's share of scalps reminded me a bit of watching footage from the 80's.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Epic. Worn out. Just wow.

Thrills and spills and shake ups, but apparently no serious injuries to horse or rider.

Agree that tomorrow's trot up might lose a few more, though.

 

[Mrs B]

Still feeling !

 

[Goldenstar]

Epic. Worn out. Just wow.

Thrills and spills and shake ups, but apparently no serious injuries to horse or rider.

Agree that tomorrow's trot up might lose a few more, though.

Agree there may be well a shake up tomorrow and the SJ will sort the tough from the less tough .
Great viewing and what a great job those frangible pins did for the horses today .

 

[mypegasus]

Just been to look at the cross country results on the Badminton website and the page is saying that the results are being confirmed and will appear shortly.

Do you think that there may be a few appeals going on?

 

[elliebrewer98]

Just been to look at the cross country results on the Badminton website and the page is saying that the results are being confirmed and will appear shortly.

Do you think that there may be a few appeals going on?

Should think so, especially with the corners, as in Huntsman

 

[mypegasus]

Results now appear to be back up.

I've noticed one change Tiana Coudray now has 40 pens not 20 pens

 

[mypegasus]

Also Nicola Wilson has been awarded 21 faults for breaking the frangible pin at the pond

 

[teapot]

Also Nicola Wilson has been awarded 21 faults for breaking the frangible pin at the pond

Hmmmmm. Though she's lucky given the photos of her at the Vicarage Vee I've just looked at.

 

[AandK]

Wendy Schaeffer also been added 20pens