Rider12
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Talking about the 2018 one that is. Interested to hear people's thoughts. I understand she has a few up and coming horses?
Her name enough can get her anywhere. Personally I can't stand her but sure she will get selected
Her name enough can get her anywhere. Personally I can't stand her but sure she will get selected
If you can't stand her, then why apply to do work experience at her yard?Her name enough can get her anywhere. Personally I can't stand her but sure she will get selected
Her name enough can get her anywhere. Personally I can't stand her but sure she will get selected
not the fact that she's quite good at riding?
I think it will be pretty much 100 % unless the wheels fall off all her GP horses .
Sure her name will help catch the judge's attention on a young horse no one has heard of before. Judges probably don't want to be the one to give CDJ a 5 also.
However she has built that name through breaking countless world records and all in all being very talented. So I'll let her get away with being a celeb, at least she's earned it unlike countless reality TV 'celebs' haha Just hoping and praying I never have to compete against her haha
It's a bit intimidating in the warm up Can't escape her forever if you compete in Gloucestershire! I tend to forget how to ride until she disappears off to do her testReally? I fantasise about competing against the big names... you can't lose- of miracles of miracles you beat them - how good would that feel and if you don't beat them well it's not like anyone would be surprised or critical !
That's what I felt, too. Back when I was competing affiliated in the 80s, it was all open classes. The internationals could start at Elementary, I think, with their young horses. It was great mixing it with them. I never was going to beat any of them, but I came very close once.Really? I fantasise about competing against the big names... you can't lose- of miracles of miracles you beat them - how good would that feel and if you don't beat them well it's not like anyone would be surprised or critical !
As far as I know she doesn't have any GP horses, but seems to have lots of young horses, some of whom are hovering near the top level. When I went to the Nationals last year she was riding in a lot of classes. If I remember rightly she had 11 horses there, at all levels. I enjoyed watching her warm them up. She rode each one with the same concentration and focus.
I hope she is on the team. She is a competitor through and through and won't choke in a big competition. If I were selecting and it was a choice between Charlotte on a 72% horse and an unknown rider on a 73% horse, I'd chose her every time. She is a 'name', but there's a reason for that.
I think it's a shame that people carp about her after all she's done for British dressage, and dressage generally. I've no idea what she is like as a person, but I can't see that it much matters as I'm not married to her or expecting to be her friend.
freestyle went beautifully (I was also sat watching) way ahead of everything else. I don't know what she is like personally but I do like the way a whole range of different horses go for her. she clearly works very hard and is dedicated. even today the young horses went really well for her and the judges really rated them
Heard on radio 4 this morning (how cool to hear CDJ on radio news) Freestyle is aimed at WEG 2018.
Hero I have already booked my tickets for the eventing and have also booked our hotel. It is easy to intergrate WEG in to a holiday . WEG 2010 we mixed WEG with the Dairy Expo. I will pm you later when I have more time to give you some tips you sometimes have to think outside the box.
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