Does anyone know why PF has withdrawn from Badminton?

[Taffyhorse]

Just curious really - I know Redesigned is injured but she had two other's entered - Mirage D'elle and one who's name I have forgotten and they have all been withdrawn.

V sad that she will miss the Olympics too.

 

[NR99]

There is a thread on here somewhere also in the horsey mags. Neither horses are right so are out of Olympic contention

 

[Taffyhorse]

Ah ok, will search for them. I know that Billy Shannon is injured too but thought Mirage D'elle and t'other one (whose name I still can't remember) were ok.

Will search threads anyway - thanks

 

[barneyhunter]

I don't know, I was asking earlier in the week. Mirage and Pure Addiction haven't been reported injured and to have all 4 top horses injured in such a short length of time is exceptionally bad luck. She never runs them unnecessarily and very careful so I would be interested to know. She was at SOE last week and seemed fine but maybe its PF rather than the horses?

 

[Fanatical]

I think she's pregnant! ;-) No idea, just my feeling.

 

[Rambo]

What happened to Billy Landretti? He looked like he would be her best horse for a while...

 

[caramel]

hmm... shame as I loved watching her ride. She always makes it look so easy Maybe she'll head to Burghley in September...

BDWP has Pippa entered for Aston 1 OI on Mirage D'elle and pure Addiction. Maybe they're just not ready yet?

 

[dunkley]

I think she's pregnant! ;-) No idea, just my feeling.

This did cross my mind, too! I understand it is something that has been wanted for a long time, so if that is the reason, I cannot imagine any risks would be taken, whatsoever.

 

[caramel]

you know what?? I have a feeling that may be the case too... we shall see. She seems to have been having a rather quiet season. Didn't hear a lot of her last year either.

 

[Honey08]

Aw bless, don't go on about her being pregnant unless its confirmed. As someone who tried and tried to get pregnant and couldn't, it would have broken my heart to read a thread like this about myself if I wasn't....

Plus, I don't think they would have been trying when she was up for olympic selection, and she has only been "out" of the list for a few weeks...

 

[lannerch]

Billy Shannon is also injured?

 

[caramel]

yep. She's not having much luck at the mo! Still curious as to the withdrawals of Mirage D'elle and Pure Addiction, I loved the ride PF gave Mirage D'elle last time I saw them (can't remember where it was though!)

 

[LEC]

My guess is she is mega competitive - no point sticking the miles on the legs for a middle of the order placing when she could perhaps go to Bramham and get a better result?

As she was there anyway it would be worth taking a horse as a back up but not if none of them are going to be realistically in with a shout.

 

[Honey08]

My guess is she is mega competitive - no point sticking the miles on the legs for a middle of the order placing when she could perhaps go to Bramham and get a better result?

As she was there anyway it would be worth taking a horse as a back up but not if none of them are going to be realistically in with a shout.

I think that sounds much more likely.

 

[Wilbur_Force]

My guess is she is mega competitive - no point sticking the miles on the legs for a middle of the order placing when she could perhaps go to Bramham and get a better result?

As she was there anyway it would be worth taking a horse as a back up but not if none of them are going to be realistically in with a shout.

^^^^^ This