lannerch
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Crikey Im going to have to try and stay on!
Crikey Im going to have to try and stay on!
Im not up on BE rules but surely you were elminated for a fall in the ring anyway?Or were you allowed to fall off in dressage...?
Yes you could previously fall off in any phase, get back on and continue. Now you can't.
Presumably that's elimination even if your fall is XC and not associated with an obstacle. I've seen the occasional rider go base over apex because the horse slipped or napped between fences. As a fence judge rather than a competitor I hate that I'm going to have to potentially eliminate some poor soul for hitting the deck like that.
Im not up on BE rules but surely you were elminated for a fall in the ring anyway?Or were you allowed to fall off in dressage...?
You say that but I just saw a video on Instagram of a riding falling off over a fence and landing on her feet. But noticed as she fell her head hit the horse's neck fairly hard which could certainly cause concussion - easy to spot that in a video not so easy to spot in the heat of competition.In the past my daughter has had an involuntary dismount a couple of times cross country but as she landed on her feet, clearly was fine to continue, even her air jacket didn’t go off as her horse is only 15hh..