Badminton XC day

Sure she'll get a slapped wrist at least, the FEI website is worth keeping an eye on in the next few weeks, they list those who are yellow carded or worse.
 
I'm so, so sorry for the horse, but I've never been happier to see a rider hit the dirt. Shameful riding :(
 
The Americans don't seem to be doing very well today - 4 started and only 1 has finished, 1 retired, and 2 eliminated. Poor tired horse really didn't look right after Elisa fell :(.
 
ycbm said:
I'm so, so sorry for the horse, but I've never been happier to see a rider hit the dirt. Shameful riding :(
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^^^^ this. She just threw the reins at him and left him to it as the last. Can't imagine why the stewards didn't stop them earlier
 
I have to agree. That horse could barely move yet alone have the energy to jump that fence. I hope the horse is ok. As for the rider, she deserves a card. Yes, it is hard work and disappointing but that horse could have thrown the towel in and refused. Honest horse to continue, shame the rider didn't show the same commitment. :(
 
is it only me that remembers armada looking the same at least once? yet I don't remember much vitriol for ollie?

The horse jumped both gates on an angle cleanly not far from home, yes he was on weary legs and that happens less with short format but horses are still nursed home fairly frequently?
 
There was some antiness towards Ollie at the time, and I'm fairly sure he got an official wrist slap for it too.
 
there always is some towards ollie ;) but it proves the point that horses can and do complete like that and go on to complete successfully, I'm sure he placed the following day, so I would rather think people know their horse and which decision to make even if they aren't infallible.

Do you remember which year TP?
 
ester said:
is it only me that remembers armada looking the same at least once? yet I don't remember much vitriol for ollie?

The horse jumped both gates on an angle cleanly not far from home, yes he was on weary legs and that happens less with short format but horses are still nursed home fairly frequently?
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But American horse was on its knees way before the last fence, plenty are nursed home but that horse was exhausted, wasn't that clean and tbh was irresponsible of rider to angle the second gate. She also threw it at the last fence with no support whatsoever. She kept asking but the horse has nothing left to give, was clearly struggling and needed to be pulled up.

Armada/oli have experience and was nursed home with support from rider, and to that point had a better round with less hairy moments imo. Still got a slap on the wrist though.
 
SpringArising said:
What happened? Missed her round!
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She was nursing home a desperately tired horse who clearly should have been pulled up, even the commentators were uncomfortable with it. She went into the last in a lolloping canter with reins waving in the breeze, slapped it down the shoulder to try to get some energy from somewhere and it pecked badly on landing and she hit the dirt.
 
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