Burghley XC thread...

[piebaldsparkle]

**snigger** she went so far round then, I thought she had got lost!!!

 

[_April_]

Wahey - horse wants to go for it!!

 

[Nickijem]

Well she didn't get overtaken - so well done her!

 

[lucretia]

lovely horse though

 

[kerilli]

didn't Dunauger's brakes fail at Thirlestane or something? If so, i can see why she's keeping the handbrake on, if she lets him go she might not get him back!

 

[jules89]

yeah. i thought brakes had failed at the step down to house at 4!

 

[Acolyte]

I'm confused - what actually would she achieve by going that slowly? Dont want to be negative, no way in my wildest dreams I would get to Burghley, just seemed a bit strange

 

[carys220]

This will be good!

 

[lucretia]

go the tweddler! this will piss round!

 

[hotellie]

go nicola!

 

[jules89]

llol i missed that did he just go up !?
haha its brilliantly cat like then!

 

[B_2_B]

Lmao at that jump!

Bless him

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Don't know..................They haven't started giving CLEAR ROUND rossetts have they???

 

[Nickijem]

Crikey this one is crossed with a gazelle!

 

[lucretia]

and if it gets round it will almost certainly leave them up tommorow

 

[carys220]

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I'm confused - what actually would she achieve by going that slowly? Dont want to be negative, no way in my wildest dreams I would get to Burghley, just seemed a bit strange

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She got round clear, no injuries to horse or rider......just look at how many have been eliminated or retired and how many of them were really pushing.....surely safety is paramount in these conditions.

 

[Acolyte]

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Don't know..................They haven't started giving CLEAR ROUND rossetts have they???

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She got 20 penalties, so cant have been that

 

[piebaldsparkle]

[****] it has a pop!!!

 

[jules89]

yeah
im chuffed for her to go clear even if it was slow. hope the horse is totally sound 2moro

 

[Eventerlad15]

Well done Tracy and Dunauger, didn't tink they deserved 20pen at fence 4, didn't even present. She went though! Collected canter around a 4*, new thing? She had alot of critisism from Alice and Scottie though!

Well done Jeanette and Bob, hes such a grumpy s**te at home and hasn't run since Luhmuhlen.

 

[lucretia]

did i see earlier on hre that rosie was inside the time?

 

[CastleMouse]

Well said T_K...

 

[jules89]

20? i thought that she was clear at the drop to house cos she didnt really present at the house...

 

[_April_]

Woohoo! Love this horse/gazelle

 

[kerilli]

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I'm confused - what actually would she achieve by going that slowly? Dont want to be negative, no way in my wildest dreams I would get to Burghley, just seemed a bit strange

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well, completing clear, in spite of time penalties, is a MAJOR achievement.
if you're not sure of your brakes, you don't dare open them up too much, the consequences could be catastrophic. sometimes the big crowds, atmosphere etc can make the horse feel totally different to how it's felt before.

 

[Acolyte]

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I'm confused - what actually would she achieve by going that slowly? Dont want to be negative, no way in my wildest dreams I would get to Burghley, just seemed a bit strange

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She got round clear, no injuries to horse or rider......just look at how many have been eliminated or retired and how many of them were really pushing.....surely safety is paramount in these conditions.

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She was given 20 penalties on the results page. Yeah of course I realise about safety etc etc, have seen others do that today and dont blame them at all, but this was exceptionally so, Scottie thought so and his opinion is OK with me

 

[B_2_B]

What a great round! Well deserved 6th place

 

[carys220]

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did i see earlier on hre that rosie was inside the time?

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Yup

 

[SilverSkye]

Yep only her and Phillip Dutton within the time everyone else got penalties!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

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20? i thought that she was clear at the drop to house cos she didnt really present at the house...

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