Europeans cross country thread

[Honey08]

Yes it's live.

Oh no, that's horrible news.

 

[Tiddlypom]

How sad, he was a grand looking little horse. Not liking this course at all now.

 

[TheOldTrout]

Poor little horse.

 

[stormox]

If this is the way eventing is going- twisty courses tricky lines, trying to fool horses in a way as they don't know where theyr going, I don't think the xc part is evolving in the right direction. A horse much prefers a nice straightforward gallop and brave attacking riding.

 

[teapot]

Twitter saying otherwise re Bob.

 

[only_me]

If this is the way eventing is going- twisty courses tricky lines, trying to fool horses in a way as they don't know where theyr going, I don't think the xc part is evolving in the right direction. A horse much prefers a nice straightforward gallop and brave attacking riding.

Think they have limited space for this course, so had to make do. I actually think xc is heading back to traditional gallop courses, especially the past 2 years. But this course is so twisty, so busy and so many questions that most likely a lot of horses aren't used to it?

 

[Honey08]

Sadly it seems he has broken a foreleg

Where did you hear that?

 

[Auslander]

Twitter saying otherwise re Bob.

What is Twitter saying? I saw the video playback, and it looked bad for the horse

 

[Honey08]

Come on Tina! Show us why you should've been at Rio (and ridden!!)

Let's have some footage please.

 

[teapot]

There's nothing online as yet that he's broken a leg. The Mule has sources I'm sure though!

 

[Scoti1420]

Come on Tina!!

 

[Honey08]

Is Billy the Red from the Billy stud?

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

Finally back online and I think one of the recent camera angles sums up the course for me... 3 horses on the course and all 3 could be seen from one camera angle. Very twisty, more like arena eventing gone large. I do hope this is an anomaly and not the direction eventing XC is going to be taking.

 

[Turitea]

Nope, he is German bred.

 

[teapot]

Is Billy the Red from the Billy stud?

Nope. He's by Balou Du Rouet though.

 

[Honey08]

Loving Tina's round so far (hope I don't jinx her!).

 

[Auslander]

There's nothing online as yet that he's broken a leg. The Mule has sources I'm sure though!

It could be that she and I have a mutual facebook friend. I don't want to go into graphic detail, but I can't see how the leg isn't broken. I felt pretty sick watching the video. Poor horse, and poor rider/groom/etc

 

[Scoti1420]

I forget how nervous I get once someone I like is going round...can't watch!

 

[catwithclaws]

Yesssssss *faints *

 

[teapot]

Yessss Tina :biggrin3:

 

[Honey08]

Woohoo! Superb round. Such control. So glad she's on the team!

Bit of pressure for Nicola now!

 

[TheOldTrout]

It's all right ScottyJ, she's finished, you can look now!
Clear inside the time

 

[Scoti1420]

It's all right ScottyJ, she's finished, you can look now!
Clear inside the time

It's Ingrid now, another I can't watch I'll be back in 10 minutes!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Love Ingrid, but the speed of her cross country riding always gives me the willies.

 

[only_me]

Lol at Austin O'Connor not wanting to be held

 

[Honey08]

It feels like there's an Italian rider every three horses!

 

[Scoti1420]

Horseware Hale Bob looks like such a machine!

 

[TheOldTrout]

French rider just fell, she and horse both look ok and France are out of team competition.

 

[teapot]

Hard to believe the French have never won the Euros

 

[conniegirl]

where can you watch it now that its not on red button?