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

[Tiddlypom]

I don't see many happy horses at any level in pure dressage, and this is coming from a former affiliated dressage competitor .

Watching the dressage at Badminton is like a breath of fresh air. I agree that it is a nice flowing test, which helps, and not one designed to trip the horses up. I particularly like the stretchy neck working canter circle for movement 23.

 

[teapot]

Who is this commentating at the moment? Really enjoying it - I feel like I've learnt lots from her!

It was Sarah Bullimore and then Kylie Roddy

Coverage is great today, I could watch eventing dressage all day!

 

[ester]

It’s better without the canter serpentine pretty much everything used to look pretty awkward doing that ?

 

[RachelFerd]

Just watched Arthur Chabert's test and just had to feel sympathy throughout with a joggy tense horse who just wants to go and get on with the real job. Very quietly ridden despite it being a bit of a lost cause - hope they have a better day tomorrow!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Goldsmiths Imber was keen to get the dressage phase done and dusted as quickly as possible! Arthur Chabert sat quietly and they did stay in the arena.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Felt for that last rider. Horse was so unsettled

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Last session…. And book is proof read and about to be emailed to printers. Hope I didn’t miss too many typos ?

 

[splashgirl45]

What a horrible test to watch , the first overbent horse I have seen, ugh!!!

 

[Denbob]

Typically the only time of the day I've got any meetings, right when Will, Ros, Pippa and Olly are due to go in. Gutted!

Away Cruising looked a bit on his toes for that, bit of a shame for Harry after having to withdraw on his last one. Hopefully tomorrow is smooth for them!

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Stars coming thick and fast now

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Williams test was lovely. Horse looked relaxed

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Ballaghmor Class looks quite thin. No criticism - I’m sure he’s in tip top condition! But I wonder how people decide what ideal weight for an event horse is?

 

[Michen]

Ballaghmor Class looks quite thin. No criticism - I’m sure he’s in tip top condition! But I wonder how people decide what ideal weight for an event horse is?

Funny I thought the same! Bony! I'm sure just super fit but didn't notice the bones in the others lol

 

[Michen]

Weird I wonder what's going wrong here. Or not wrong just not as good as expected

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Judges seemed fairly stingy but well
Under 30 so not too shabby!

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Super consistent - no real mistakes except maybe that reinback

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Funny I thought the same! Bony! I'm sure just super fit but didn't notice the bones in the others lol

as soon as Lottie’s hips were visible I upped her feed. But maybe we are just not used to seeing bony event horses. Racehorses all are.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I do like MGH Grafton Street. Not the flashiest, but he looked comfortable, settled and secure in his work. Well done Pippa.

 

[RachelFerd]

Funny I thought the same! Bony! I'm sure just super fit but didn't notice the bones in the others lol

He's always been a pretty angular horse - and I think where he isn't actually the finest boned type, he probably does need to run up fairly light to be eventing fit. Agree he looks nearly old school fit for a long format 3 day perhaps ...

 

[Michen]

He's always been a pretty angular horse - and I think where he isn't actually the finest boned type, he probably does need to run up fairly light to be eventing fit. Agree he looks nearly old school fit for a long format 3 day perhaps ...

Oliver is probably trying to avoid having to give him a few whacks to keep him going again

He will be disappointed with that test I'm sure as he will have wanted to be up there leading the dr

 

[splashgirl45]

Seems like they are marking more harshly in this last session, I thought Ollie was marked a bit low, he had a square halt before the rein back and for some reason didn’t get the sort of marks that the ones in the first session got, there were a couple of 10’s then.

 

[ester]

BC had always looked light to me.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

I’m not sure why but I don’t like the way this horse moves. Some strides just don’t look quite right

 

[Ample Prosecco]

That was an awful halt. Surely more than 2 points worse than Olli’s! I don’t really understand the marking

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Lovely how Kylie was grinning all over her face as she came down the CL

 

[Ample Prosecco]

She’s over the moon. Lovely to see someone from a non horsey background making it at this level.

 

[RachelFerd]

Super test from Kylie - great story to have made it to Badminton as a first timer having put the hard yards in.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Bet Kylie's a great trainer. Lovely smile. Ashamed to say that I hadn't heard of her, and she's not long got her FBHS.

Really nice to watch.

 

[teapot]

Bet Kylie's a great trainer. Lovely smile. Ashamed to say that I hadn't heard of her, and she's not long got her FBHS.

Really nice to watch.

Runs her own successful yard too; I occasionally see her where I ride while she was prepping for her fellowship.

 

[shortstuff99]

Does anyone know the start time for XC tomorrow? Start list isn't up yet on the website.