Eventing: Showjumping Thread

Lexi_ said:
Yup! Poor girl.

Looks like Yoshi and the Duke of Cavan aren't jumping either according to that start list :(

Commentators have just said that the scoring graphics aren't accurate. The change to the Brazil score has pulled them up to 7th ahead of us. Did Marco go clear then? I just remember his water incident!
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FEI has Marco down as 20 penalty points, not sure which fence or what for though!
 
Hard to judge it after just one horse but it doesn't look *too* tricky a course. Time might be a smidge tight though.
 
sasquatch said:
I've noticed how over lots of events there's been loads of empty seats, it's not nice to see :(
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It's not an Eventing hotspot and it's still early - the swimming has been packed in comparison.

Where this idea of the Brits are 7th came from I don't know - we've been 8th on the Rio website/app since early evening yesterday.
 
teapot said:
It's not an Eventing hotspot and it's still early - the swimming has been packed in comparison
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it's not just been eventing. I can understand some sports are more popular than others, and swimming, rowing and athletics will always draw massive crowds, but the women's 7s and some of the football didn't seem to have many either.
 
Hurrah for Ranco! 4 faults is very respectable.

I do wish Mike Tucker would stop banging on about hunting. When we're all meant to be trying to make eventing more appealing and accessible, it really doesn't help the image :(
 
Re the sevens - new Olympic sport AND it's on the same site as the equestrian, maybe it's a distance/time/cost thing
 
Lexi_ said:
Hurrah for Ranco! 4 faults is very respectable.

I do wish Mike Tucker would stop banging on about hunting. When we're all meant to be trying to make eventing more appealing and accessible, it really doesn't help the image :(
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He's only saying the horse would be a preferred hunter, nothing else.
 
also found an update on the Polish horse, both him and rider are fine and horse is banged up a little but under vet care.

I have to go now for driving lesson then to sort the horse so hoping if I paused the iPlayer it'll allow me to watch where I've left off once I get back.
but it means I will be leaving this thread until I've caught up! once I'm back I'll probably just watch the individuals.
 
teapot said:
Re the sevens - new Olympic sport AND it's on the same site as the equestrian, maybe it's a distance/time/cost thing
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yeah, it could well be. I think that the empty seats in general can be put down to time and cost as well, both for international and home supporters. I know for us, we could have gone to an Olympics in Europe, but there is no way we could afford Rio or the southern hemisphere.
 
teapot said:
He's only saying the horse would be a preferred hunter, nothing else.
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First one today, but it's a constant feature of his commentary.

Oh these starts lists/graphics are useless! It definitely said Yoshi had withdrawn!
 
Lovely round by Gemma, thankfully the mares fright yesterday and subsequent green round has not affected her too badly today for the show jumping.
 
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