Badminton XC coverage is not live via the BBC red button this year

[Hormonal Filly]

Update from my last post.. emailed Badminton. Entry is free everyday after 4.30pm, which is great as we are 10 minutes away and watched the trot up yesterday and grassroots prize giving.

Thought it was worth posting. It’s lovely and quiet after 4.30 too.. with shops still open until gone 6!

 

[Denbob]

bit annoyed that it boots you off at the end of the live stream, was watching a bit delayed as work kept getting in the way. Don't they know it's dressage day?! But looking forward to watching the coverage after lunch.

 

[splashgirl45]

Anyone else got double commentary?

 

[Ambers Echo]

That was a good session. Loved seeing Ben Hobday. I hope he does well overall. Kitty King’s test was lovely.

 

[milliepops]

i was also rooting for Ben, he was back and forth for training where mine are kept this week so we were sharing the arena for lessons on Tuesday. I got to watch a bit and his horse is lovely.

 

[Michen]

And Ben rocked up to Badders in a ifor williams trailer which I thought was frankly epic

 

[Michen]

i love mollie summerlands horse and her too!

 

[Ambers Echo]

And Ben rocked up to Badders in a ifor williams trailer which I thought was frankly epic

that is very cool! He seems such a nice guy. My friends had a XC lesson with him and loved it. I chickened out.

 

[milliepops]

And Ben rocked up to Badders in a ifor williams trailer which I thought was frankly epic

he's been back and forth up to David Broome's all week too i believe so probably more economical than driving a big truck with just one horse on!

 

[milliepops]

well my stream has been behaving all day up to now and now even with the quality cranked down as low as it will go, still very glitchy. Do i need to go and kick all the neighbours off their wifi!? wonder if it's better to stream on 4g and cast from phone to telly.

 

[Michen]

is anyone elses coverage super glitchy arghhh

 

[Michen]

well my stream has been behaving all day up to now and now even with the quality cranked down as low as it will go, still very glitchy. Do i need to go and kick all the neighbours off their wifi!? wonder if it's better to stream on 4g and cast from phone to telly.

No mine has gone awful too and my internet i sfine

 

[Tiddlypom]

This 4th session of dressage today after the mid afternoon coffee break has been glitchy for me, too .

 

[milliepops]

it's crap on phone as well. Grrr.

 

[TheMule]

Just as I finish work and sit down to enjoy it it goes horribly glitchy ?

 

[Taliesan]

Mine is and I'm glad it isn't just me.

I've tried casting it from my phone and streaming direct from my Xbox's edge browser and it keeps freezing then speeding up.

My internet speed is nearly 400mbps so it definitely isn't anything my end.

I've had this problem all day but the current session is definitely worse than the previous three.

The audio is consistent and I have no issues with that, just the picture.

I may email them about it because I'll be unimpressed if it is like this on XC day.

 

[clinkerbuilt]

well my stream has been behaving all day up to now and now even with the quality cranked down as low as it will go, still very glitchy. Do i need to go and kick all the neighbours off their wifi!? wonder if it's better to stream on 4g and cast from phone to telly.

me too. Lowest quality; picture still repeatedly freezing. The 3/4 session was mostly fine by contrast.

 

[splashgirl45]

Mine is not worth watching at the moment as it keeps freezing, hope this doesn’t happen for the c/c , I will be very annoyed if it does and will be contacting badminton tv for a refund!!

 

[wishfulthinking]

Lots of issues reported on their Facebook page too, especially with this 4/4 session. Mine was ok until this one, sound was perfect all day with picture clear but issues with ?frame speed or something which gave an unusual fast-forward type picture at times. As I type this session appears to be back up for me, here's hoping for the rest of the weekend!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Glitchy or not, watching this reminds me how much more enjoyable eventing dressage is to watch than pure dressage.

 

[Michen]

Glitchy or not, watching this reminds me how much more enjoyable eventing dressage is to watch than pure dressage.

I totally agree which is weird because it should be boring in comparison!! I just think it's amazing that these fit, phenomenally brave horses can keep a lid on it to perform a dressage test.

 

[Ambers Echo]

My feed is fine. EK. Whatever happened to that horse she crowdfunded for? Wasn’t she saying he was a top level horse?

 

[Michen]

My feed is fine. EK. Whatever happened to that horse she crowdfunded for? Wasn’t she saying he was a top level horse?

It's been sold from the looks of it

 

[Ambers Echo]

I love eventing dressage. I’m also amazed that these bold XC horses can be so calm, poised and obedient.

 

[Ambers Echo]

It's been sold from the looks of it

wonder what the people who helped her but him made of that! But I guess horses often don’t fulfil their apparent potential

 

[TheMule]

My feed is fine. EK. Whatever happened to that horse she crowdfunded for? Wasn’t she saying he was a top level horse?

She sold it- her boyfriend was badly injured in a really bad horse fall with it and it was subsequently sold to a junior, where it is doing pretty badly. https://www.britisheventing.com/abo...orse-profiles/LANGFORD-TAKE-THE-BISCUIT-97805

 

[Ambers Echo]

Off topic but that record makes interesting reading. Stepped up to I and did ok first 3 (though A Le W is an easy course at lower levels. Don’t know if that’s true at higher levels.) Then faulted XC or E 3 times in a row. Back to N and 60 XC pens 3 times in a row and sold. Doing ok at BE100 with a junior. But clearly not an ‘5*, Olympics and more’ horse.

 

[Tiddlypom]

She sold it- her boyfriend was badly injured in a really bad horse fall with it and it was subsequently sold to a junior, where it is doing pretty badly. https://www.britisheventing.com/abo...orse-profiles/LANGFORD-TAKE-THE-BISCUIT-97805

??. I remember Sam's bad fall, but hadn't twigged that it was THAT horse.

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/sam-ecroyd-fall-kelsall-hill-744501

 

[Ambers Echo]

That’s very sad. I remember Sam’s accident and also didn’t twig that it was on the crowdfunded horse.

 

[Michen]

I don't really like that she sold it and (I assume) didn't post anything about it? Or maybe there's a private page for her contributers.

Would have gone down very well if some of the sales price was donated to charity or whatnot.