Express Eventing

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PMSL!
emac makes less sense than I do.
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Dont push it love xxx
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Why wanna join in my love?
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Naw I love ya, Can I be your love? It seems Scoops is two timing me - again
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How dare you say that BB's ..................
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I was hurt scoops! real hurt... but its okay, Im now over it
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We still on for friday
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Naw I love ya, Can I be your love? It seems Scoops is two timing me - again
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How dare you say that BB's ..................
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I was hurt scoops! real hurt... but its okay, Im now over it
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We still on for friday
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Friday in brushes at 7pm ! be there or be square !
 
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sorry love but things like this happen all the time i know about horses ive been around them for the past 23 years of my life i work with them ive worked with race horses treck horses and now with event horses. there are more horses put down from this than i think you know about, but they dont ever get a 2nd thought about. iam sorry for mary and cavvy but like i said dont wacth the sport if you dont like what can happen.

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Good God!!!!!

Sure....actually yeah you're right. Totally acceptable to wtach the worlds best and most precious event horses either fall, lose their confidence, get injured or die. I mean who actually wanted to watch a good day of sport????? What we really wanted to see was one elimination and humiliation after another and only 6 horses actually complete. Its just so much fun being on the edge of your seat the whole time willing them to finish safely and not get hurt rather than actually caring about who won...

Quite honestly those that understood what was happeneing were terrified for those horses and those that didn't got such a bad impression of the sport. Those that claim to know anything about the sport, were there and say it was 'Great day' just astound and disappoint me.

And there seems to be a big 'brave face' PR effort going on now...I would love to know what a lot of those riders really feel about the event rather than what they have said to the press. Tina and Karin must wish they had never taken part as they potentially have a lot of work to do regaining their beautiful talented horses' trust and confidence. Although I guess they are just grateful they got to take theirs home...
 
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If i mention your bad grammar and spelling, will you throw the "I'm dyslexic" card at me???

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Hahaha, i'd been sitting on my hands over those points.
I thought it was an 8 year old so was prepared to be lenient, until the"worked with horses for 23 years" comment. Hmmmmmmm.
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In my opinion, this forum is generally a friendly place to be.
Please dont come on here patronising people just because they have a different opinion to yourself.
We are all entitled to our own opinions, and should not be slated for it.
Oh, and maybe use spellcheck before you submit your post.
 
lol you think i wanna join in sorry ive got better things to do then act like im in a chat room trying to have cyper sex
 
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Well where do i start? Maybe i should start with what a GREAT day is was. Never have i seen people get excited about eventing like they did do then.

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In your opinion. Personally I have seen people much more excited about eventing with a much better atmosphere at many events.
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People where on the egde of there seats.

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Well yes, but mainly because the course was such carnage that we were willing the riders to actually get round.
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Now for all the small mined people who say it was a bad day. how many of you thought it was a bad day when you where shouting for William or when Oil rode such a great round and showed everyone how it should be done?

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I take it you mean Oli?? Strange that, for both of those rounds, while they may have completed the course neither was particularly comfortable to watch.
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My guess is you didnt think it was a bad day then. If you did then why didnt you bother staying why didnt you get up and leave?

[/ QUOTE ] several people around me DID leave after the fiasco when Gandalf trashed the corner. We stayed because there were combinations we wanted to see but left as soon as Bettina retired as we didn't have the heart to watch the presentation ceremony and judging by the mass exodus we were not the only ones to feel this way.
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im sure the whole team of EE have got some ideas now how to make EE better so roll on next year i cant wait for it

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I certainly hope so, the day started off quite promisingly and the dressage was interesting and entertaining. But they will need to seriously rethink the jumping phase, and even then I am not sure I would want to go again.
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it only looks worse than what it was because everyone could see it, when it happens out on xc course (as it does) not everyone gets to see what happens

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Possibly, but I feel the situation was made much worse by the unbelievably crass commentary while CAC was being assessed by the vets. To witter on about how great the event had been, how much money the winner would get and how the event had claimed several "scalps" was unforgivably tactless
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so i guess one is going to pau next year as Tsunami II was put to sleep. that should be shelevd too then

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I don't think you quite understand .
Most people are not boycotting next year because of a accident ( which yes has happened before !)

They are calling for it to be shelved because it was poorly advertised and run not to mention overpriced !

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I think it is very unfair to say it was badly run and advertised. that is simply not true and a kick in the teeth for the people who worked tirelessly to try and make it a success
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Yes there was alot of areas where things can be improved, and the course was too tough, but no-one knew how horses would react to being inside, and the course was doable, but horses reacted to the arena and shortened format in a more obvious way than anyone could have known without running a test event which even then wouldnt have been proof or evidence enough and was nearly impossible to arrange with the expense of the venue etc.

The organisers etc of the event were absolutely distraught at the outcome, as you can imagine. They are massive supporters of eventing and have probably had more involvement with Mary and Cav, and the other riders who were competing than any of us, so they will be feeling similar if not more emotion to the rest of us who were just mere spectators and admirers of the competitors.

So please, the people who organised and came up with this event want all the feedback and help possible to make this acheivable. The funds were never going to be going to BE, so please remember this was a privately funded venture to help eventing, not to take anything away from it. The people who organise dit are very experienced event organisers, so everything that was put together was done with much thought and time taken, aswell as the thousands of hours to make it possible.

Constructive comments will be welcome, the continuous thoughtless comments make that are untrue and ill informed arent really helpful or acceptable. So please think before posting a knee jerk reaction.
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*KatB climbs off her soapbox*
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If i mention your bad grammar and spelling, will you throw the "I'm dyslexic" card at me???

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Lol - have been reading this post wondering whether to comment on that, trust you to be the first to pipe up!he he!
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