Burghley XC thread...

[PeanutButterDragon]

Great to see Sara Squires got a good Dressage mark

 

[jules89]

loving lucys test!

 

[kerilli]

hmm, i don't think i'd call 4th after dressage at Burghley "outclassed by the rest."

 

[CastleMouse]

Ooooh, I forgot ElleJS was competing! Best of luck to her!

 

[DiablosGold]

Is it right that I'm watching dressage ATM? What time does XC start?

 

[jules89]

xc starts at 1104

 

[DiablosGold]

Cheers

 

[jules89]

oh yesss i wanted to see tams test!

 

[jules89]

oh my godddd that trot! and in that mud! gosh he really is a good horse, ive never seen him work this well before!

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

Jules you're a veritable wealth of info!

Not long at all till XC then

 

[jules89]

haha im an eventing geek so i know all the useless bits of trivia that never help me out in pub quizzes but i can talk about eventing as much as tucker himself! haha

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

I love Tamarillo

 

[jules89]

i love him now!

xc time me thinks

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

Glad they're showing us Mary and Cavvy

 

[hellsdarkrose]

I'm still tipping Tam and WFP to win.

 

[DiablosGold]

Sometimes I wish the commentators would shut up!

 

[jules89]

gosh isnt the ground horrible there...bit worried about the xc now...!

 

[jhoward]

does anyone have a link.. please and thankies

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

Lets just keep our fingers crossed that everyone comes home safe and we don't see any AN at Beijing style performances

 

[jules89]

im on bbc red button sorry there are links in other threads if u have a browse

 

[jules89]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/391/267217.html

4 xc course changes

 

[clairencappelli]

I loved karin's horse i thought it was expressive and soft and obiedient.

I do love tamarillo too he did the most beautiful rein back bang on but the judge at c scored them 8% lower than the others- maybe she dropped her glasses!.

I do see what they are saying too about doing the dressage on a surface these later riders have really had the ground cut up so will lose marks. It would make it much fairer for everyone. What are others thoughts on this?

 

[jules89]

haha PBD thats exactly what i was thinking...wrestling horses over fences...

 

[Equus Leather]

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hmm, i don't think i'd call 4th after dressage at Burghley "outclassed by the rest."

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I said she LOOKS outclassed, as in watching her after Ruth she LOOKS amateurish.

 

[librauk]

they have removed some of the fences because of the rain....

They are:
• Fence 4 – The Land Rover Leaf Pit
The ‘C’ element will be removed
• Fence 10 – The Hunting Hedge
Will be removed altogether
• Fence 17 – The Land Rover Dairy Farm
The ‘A’ element will be removed.
• Fence 22 – Capability’s Classic
The back rail will be removed from the ‘B’ element

 

[CastleMouse]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/391/267217.html

 

[jules89]

re:surfaces
yeah in some ways it would be lovely and looking at hartpury dressage results in the 3* it does seem more consistent, and it is fairer, yes, but cost of doing so...and then also the main arena is used for the start/finish of xc (at badders at least) so would the horses jump from the surface onto grass? im not sure... a good idea though definately

 

[jules89]

oh oh ohhhh im excited!!!

 

[carys220]

They are showing the leaf pit now.

 

[CastleMouse]

It just wouldn't be the same though, would it?