Burghley 24 entries

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

So annyoing they cut off WFP presentation!!

I agree!

 

[rosiesowner]

Watching the highlights on BBC. Is it just me or did they show a totally different horse and rider when discussing Emily king?!

 

[SkylarkAscending]

Got to love Carl Hester….. “walk pirouettes, difficult to ride even when you know what you are doing”

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Just watching Harry's mare thinking 'gosh, she looks quite weak through the front end' then had to give my head a wobble because she's just completed a bloomin 5* and with class too!
It's funny how horses that don't look much can achieve just brilliant things - if she walked through a sales ring without any info I don't think anyone would have her pegged as a top horse.

 

[Kadastorm]

Harry is such a classy rider, hope he manages a clear on his last ride too!

 

[ihatework]

Yup. I still want Libby’s horse, my kind of pony!

 

[Kadastorm]

the Japanese riders are really doing so well now and fun to watch!

 

[ihatework]

the Japanese riders are really doing so well now and fun to watch!

It’s really nice that this horse is one that Sabu got fairly young and has done most of the work himself, whereas a lot of the other Japan horses have been bought in already fairly established.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Yup. I still want Libby’s horse, my kind of pony!

I agree, just fab! This is a good read too: https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/e...C_UQxej1d99rGzPHtA_aem_Bofhq9snSp97mo2e0dkK3A

Just goes to show what you can achieve when you don't even have an arena!

 

[Kadastorm]

Oh Topspin what a horse!

 

[IrishMilo]

Just catching up with the XC. Always dislike watching Gemma. The constant pulling, shouting, scrambling about…

 

[Kadastorm]

Yassssss. Go Tom and Walshy! Also really thrilled for Alex Bragg.

A lot less poles rolling this afternoon.

 

[NocturneNoel]

What’s happened to the commentary

 

[Tiddlypom]

Here’s the fast and furious Frenchman from yesterday

 

[ihatework]

Well what a super weekend Harry has had.

 

[Kadastorm]

right Vitali, pick those legs up… help your dad out!

 

[Kadastorm]

I actually won’t be upset if Tim gets this… I love Ros and Walter so would be thrilled for them, but also, Tim deserves to win with Vitali as he has never given up on him.

 

[Kadastorm]

Ros and Walter - pure class

 

[Honey08]

Fabulous result. Mostly well deserved places. I’m glad for Ros but I’m really pleased that Tim didn’t have a catastrophic round and stayed in second.

 

[Honey08]

We were at the dairy mound when he was flagged down. The commentators thought he’d withdrawn, but they said they were glad as the horse had looked tired and they hadn’t been jumping well for a while. But he was definitely flagged by the fence judge. He was setting up for part A.

 

[PoppyAnderson]

Just catching up with the XC. Always dislike watching Gemma. The constant pulling, shouting, scrambling about…

Agreed and the horse didn't look sound to me either as it dropped into trot at the end of the xc.

 

[Honey08]

I think Gemma was nervous. She hasn’t been at this level for a few years, has she? When WFP was riding her Chilli morning clone she was peeping round the judge’s like a star struck little kid, taking photos.

 

[Kadastorm]

Gemma has been nervous eventing, I think she prefers pure showjumping now but has a couple of her event horses still that she runs alongside.

 

[teapot]

Walter is da best

 

[ester]

'I know I'm a good rider but my head gets in the way sometimes'

no hope for the rest of us

 

[Tiddlypom]

Such class from Ros and Walter.

I initially had put Ros down as a one horse rider who had struck lucky with her partnership with a great horse in Allstar B .

 

[Honey08]

Such class from Ros and Walter.

I initially had put Ros down as a one horse rider who had struck lucky with her partnership with a great horse in Allstar B .

I did too. A bit Louise Harwood/Mr Potts type thing. But I couldn’t be more wrong. She’s an absolutely top rider and deserves all she wins. Just a pleasure to watch.

 

[daffy44]

I did too. A bit Louise Harwood/Mr Potts type thing. But I couldn’t be more wrong. She’s an absolutely top rider and deserves all she wins. Just a pleasure to watch.

Oh no, absolutely not. I first met Ros 12/13yrs ago, when i think she was riding for Judy Bradwell, and she was on the (then) 2* European team, along with a client of mine, and she was amazing. Rode beautifully, soaked up information/instruction like a sponge, and was such a positive Team player, it was glaringly obvious she had a huge future ahead of her, but I dont think I could have predicted just how huge! She deserves every success.

 

[RachelFerd]

Such class from Ros and Walter.

I initially had put Ros down as a one horse rider who had struck lucky with her partnership with a great horse in Allstar B .

Yep she's extraordinary - and also incredibly generous with her knowledge having had the chance to learn from her a few times in training/online zooms/course walks. She's a consummate professional and her training is meticulous and seemingly very horse-friendly too (as is her mainly at grass management)

 

[94lunagem]

Watching the highlights on BBC. Is it just me or did they show a totally different horse and rider when discussing Emily king?!

I thought that too.