Olympia Kur Thread

I think Tucker was referring to the fact that they are going to try to syndicate Valegro so Charlotte can keep the ride. I believe they are going to give it a month to see if there is enough of a response.
Carl's riding was supreme. Utopia doesn't always look easy in the contact but Carl didn't really give him a chance to drop it. His piaffe looks fragile which detracts from the transitions too. For me he is technically correct but it is Carl who owns the arena rather than the horse so he struggles for the really high marks.
It wasn't hard to see Valegro was tense especially at the beginning and his piaffe was not of his normal standard but there was also some real highlights - 2 time changes, half passes, extensions, passage, etc. which is where his high marks came from. Also Charlotte looked like she was struggling - hardly surprising as she was ill.
Isabel's marks came from the one judge getting carried away so, effectively, Carl beat her.
Undercover is going to be brilliant if his nerves don't get the better of him. Edward Gal rode beautifully and the horse gained in confidence through the test.
The last horse was quite jolly but technically has room for improvement. I don't think he should have been placed any higher.
The one that really excited me was Half Moon Delphi. Yes, there was some tension and errors but she is a stunning mare. She is so elastic and powerful and has such presence. She owns the arena in a way that Utopia didn't. Michael has trained her beautifully and they are both young and inexperienced. This is just the beginning for them and they could become a force to be reckoned with.
 
What a great evening it was yesterday! Lovely to see such superb horses in action, and nice to know even the top pro's have the odd whoopsie !!

I personally felt that overall Valegro's test was better than Utopia, although I would have had them much closer together than they finally finished.

I was gobsmacked at the breakdown of the marks for Charlotte in the entry/halt ... which to be fair was pretty diabolical, the briefest of very unsquare halts drifted into walk and eventually picked up tense ... the video link doesn't quite show how bad it was.

I think she averaged 7.5 for that movement, so 'fairly good' ... um that would have got me a 5 at a normal competition?!

German judge at E ... Isabelle marks ... eurovision anyone?!
 
oldvic said:
I think Tucker was referring to the fact that they are going to try to syndicate Valegro so Charlotte can keep the ride. I believe they are going to give it a month to see if there is enough of a response.
Carl's riding was supreme. Utopia doesn't always look easy in the contact but Carl didn't really give him a chance to drop it. His piaffe looks fragile which detracts from the transitions too. For me he is technically correct but it is Carl who owns the arena rather than the horse so he struggles for the really high marks.
It wasn't hard to see Valegro was tense especially at the beginning and his piaffe was not of his normal standard but there was also some real highlights - 2 time changes, half passes, extensions, passage, etc. which is where his high marks came from. Also Charlotte looked like she was struggling - hardly surprising as she was ill.
Isabel's marks came from the one judge getting carried away so, effectively, Carl beat her.
Undercover is going to be brilliant if his nerves don't get the better of him. Edward Gal rode beautifully and the horse gained in confidence through the test.
The last horse was quite jolly but technically has room for improvement. I don't think he should have been placed any higher.
The one that really excited me was Half Moon Delphi. Yes, there was some tension and errors but she is a stunning mare. She is so elastic and powerful and has such presence. She owns the arena in a way that Utopia didn't. Michael has trained her beautifully and they are both young and inexperienced. This is just the beginning for them and they could become a force to be reckoned with.
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Couldn't have put it better myself.

Can't wait to see both Half Moon Delphi and Glocks undercover with another 12-18 months experience under their belts !
 
Thanks for the link to the prize giving ceremony. If it's any consolation, I was actually there and still didn't get to see the prizegiving as we were told the last train was at 11pm and Olympia went on too late! (then much to our annoyance the held the train anyway for everyone who had stayed!).

Absolutely loved it. Another one here who was suprised by Charlotte's score. Also, thought the last horse to go was fab so suprised she didn't score higher? Pah - what do I know!

My mum is now a dressage convert. She particularly likes the skipping (1 turn changes) and pointy-toed run (extended trot).

Horses doing dressage to Queen and Shakira - what more could you ask for!
 
Who was with Nick BW commentating in the arena.

I thought she sounded like Anna RD but then later wasn't so sure.
 
oldvic said:
The one that really excited me was Half Moon Delphi. Yes, there was some tension and errors but she is a stunning mare. She is so elastic and powerful and has such presence. She owns the arena in a way that Utopia didn't. Michael has trained her beautifully and they are both young and inexperienced. This is just the beginning for them and they could become a force to be reckoned with.
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absolutely-hadn't seen this pairing before as before the Olympics, I had quite 'gone off' hight level competitive dressage and couldn't be bothered to keep up with it. Really liked them.
 
Enjoyed the Dressage so much last night :D
Glad I wasnt the only one thinking Charlotte got a high score heheh as much as I love the pair, I though Carl rode amazingly :D feeling rather inspired for my BD campaign next year!!!
 
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