Burghley 2022 XC thread

Sorry to be late to the party with a moronic question.... we've been out with ponies all day, is there any way I can watch today's action on demand?
 
ponynutz said:
I was wondering this, no mention of ground in the highlight coverage but might have been in official Burghley TV coverage?
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They said the ground was perfect on Burghley tv...the humidity was high friends that went said it was absolutely boiling out there so that may have been why
 
About to watch the whole XC again after a busy few days at the event. Having seen the course in person and watched some on the screens I think it was quite a fair course that required good riding but wasn’t unfair on the horses.

Ditto what others said about the heat. For some reason Burghley has been incredibly humid this year. Even when the sun wasn’t out it was very hot.

The ground was good on the course, firm with a very slight cut. And water was not just sold in cans so unsure what type of water they were all drinking at the end. Perhaps something with energy replacement/electrolytes added.
 
Supertrooper said:
?? no withdrawals

Would really really like Piggy to win as she always comes across as really lovely and I love a feisty mare so Tilly bean is fab

But also really like Tim & Jonelle so good luck to them too

Just out of interest who was stopped for dangerous? riding. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that at the big events
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It wasn't dangerous riding, it was because the horse was deemed too tired to continue.

Dangerous riding is when the rider is out of control or doing stupid things and is a danger to himself/horse/spectators.
 
Watching on TV yesterday, I thought Zara's horse was naughty to run out.

Reminded of Ian Stark's remark about the foremost quality of an event horse being "the desire to get to the other side of the fence."

All the riders were saying it was tough, maybe everyone underestimated the effect of the humid conditions. There seemed to be a lot of corner fences.
 
Just to bump this, according to Eventing Nation, a Brit at their first 5* at Pau, was asked to represent on a looser rein in the trot up, before subsequently being eliminated.

https://eventingnation.com/pau-field-thins-by-two-at-final-horse-inspection/

Who in the Brit camp is saying it's ok to present horses in this way, knowing they're not 100%? I'm not fluffy by any stretch, and I do appreciate how much people desperately want to complete 5*s, but these tricks and techniques aren't doing anyone any favours when it comes to welfare.
 
teapot said:
Just to bump this, according to Eventing Nation, a Brit at their first 5* at Pau, was asked to represent on a looser rein in the trot up, before subsequently being eliminated.

https://eventingnation.com/pau-field-thins-by-two-at-final-horse-inspection/

Who in the Brit camp is saying it's ok to present horses in this way, knowing they're not 100%? I'm not fluffy by any stretch, and I do appreciate how much people desperately want to complete 5*s, but these tricks and techniques aren't doing anyone any favours when it comes to welfare.
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I watched that live and even I could see the horse was lame on the second trot up. Judges looked serious and one shook her head almost before he was done. Since she was an owner-rider I could only imagine she thought somehow he might even up (apparently the horse cast a shoe in the XC).
 
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