Cross Country Thread!

i guess it depends on the problem. If it's one out of character mistake then horse and rider can pick back up and complete safely. If it's a pattern of iffy moments then you could say it's more likely to end in disaster.
 
NinjaPony said:
Oh for sure, I'm not saying that one mistake means you should retire, but how many now have we seen going round looking really really hairy, and not pulling up until they actually fall off.
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oh yeah, lots. I think it must be a combination of adrenalin and being desperate to complete that keeps people going on when it's all unravelling a bit.
Particularly if it's hairy but clear, rather than hairy and having runouts etc.
 
Stiff Knees said:
Is the live coverage genuinely live, or is there a broadcast delay? I remember a few years ago see a horse hit a flag which resulted in an impalement and he began to bleed out on the course. Awful.
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I remember that. It was badminton I think, quite a few years ago now. Pretty sure the horse was a chestnut.
 
I haven't read all of this thread as a bit late to the party, but I've seen some debate about the course here and on Twitter too... I have to say that I think the course is actually pretty good (not that I'm an eventer!) but there seem to be a lot more inexperienced riders this year or rather a lot fewer of the eventing stalwarts who would usually eat up a course like this. I do think the course designer can only be responsible for so much. With all due respect there are several combos I would've expected to retire but they continued looking very sticky and consequently did fall, although sometimes it is just bad luck of course.

Looks to me like the frangible pins are doing just what they are meant to do and that riders and horses all seem to be getting up and are hopefully OK.

Does anybody know why Sebastien Cavaillon was stopped? I was pretty confident the horse had blood on its flank from a spur and when the judge stopped and spoke to him he definitely looked down, but then he was restarted and there was no sign of any blood. Not sure if my eyes deceived me but commentators gave no reason for them stopping him?
 
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