Live La Baule SJ Derby

[dieseldog]

About to start - it's 14.45 french time so I think that is now

http://www.labaule-cheval.com/2008/pages/p_live_video.htm

Their Derby is pretty extreme

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Crikey! Either the jumps are huge or the horses are quite small

 

[dieseldog]

The jumps are huge

 

[Super_Kat]

Their bank actually looks quite cool

 

[dieseldog]

I wonder how a pure SJ horse copes with the 2 different types of water in it's head?

 

[Ellies_mum2]

I thought that too but not sure I would want to ride it though

 

[Eira]

Poor robert smith !!! Thought he was going down that drop alone

 

[Super_Kat]

I was thinking that but I suppose the water they go through is alot bigger and do they get slowed up a bit to go through it so that might make it easier to differentiate between the two?

 

[MizElz]

LMAO at Robert's face!!

Thanks DD.....you've brightened my afternoon up considerably!

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Now that was a spectacualr exit out the side door by Robert Smith lol

 

[Super_Kat]

Well that rider in the blue jackets horse jumped straight into the jumping over water

 

[dieseldog]

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Well that rider in the blue jackets horse jumped straight into the jumping over water

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It took off a mile away and went

halfway over

 

[Ellies_mum2]

I've never watched the French Derby before

but I'm finding it quite enjoyable

 

[CrazyHippo1]

I've never seen it either! Cracking course!!

 

[CrazyHippo1]

ooh this one doesnt like the water!!

 

[Super_Kat]

Olympic would show 'em how to do it

 

[scotsmare]

How big are those fences?!? Makes me glad I like dressage best....

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Must have been a horse eating monster in the water

 

[Super_Kat]

Is this Will Whitaker?

 

[helenhorse]

is it on TV??
if itmis ..what channel?

 

[CrazyHippo1]

Yup - very well ridden by Will down the drop, and to keep the white planks up at the end was very well done

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Dunno bout being on TV but I followed the link on here

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Theres definitely a monster lurking in the water. Thats 3 of 'em that have refused to go in it

 

[Super_Kat]

Oh dear, Tim G didn't do too well.

 

[dieseldog]

A lot of bib martingales - is this the next fashion?

 

[dieseldog]

oops

 

[helenhorse]

ooh that woman just had a nasty fall!!

 

[MagicMelon]

Excellent - Its a thunder storm and pissing rain here right now so what better way to spend time not riding?! Looks like a fun course, which we had mini versions of that here!

 

[Eira]

ow ow ow ow ow at that horse fall

 

[Deefa]

Some nasty falls happening, its is a rather tricky class isn't it!