Olympic Eventing xc thread

Lexi_

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I think thats the one - Fence 19&20 the ski jump with the skinny brushes - she looped back up the hill to take the second brush/skinny

Incidentally, I really don't like that long route. It's just encouraging them to approach from trot and the course is hairy enough without that sort of thing!
 

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I'd really like our remaining 3 riders to have a nice safe round taking as many long routes as wanted because this x-country is not only a massive and technical 4* but one that needs some quite frankly frightening riding, not brave but literally take your brain out, kick and hope for the best!
 

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I can't help wishing the next three GB riders were on much more experienced cross country horses.... only William and Chilli have been round a 4* track. It seems to me that we took a risk that the dressage would be important and actually given the course design that hasn't paid off, particularly as we aren't even in a medal position post dressage... I'll be watching through my fingers hoping that our riders will watch the rounds, learn from others' mistakes and get the horses home!

I do agree with you, but I wouldn't worry too much about medal positions right now. There were only 5.7 marks between 1 & 4 place and most people are getting more time penalties than that! It'll look wildly different at the end of the day.
 

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Incidentally, I really don't like that long route. It's just encouraging them to approach from trot and the course is hairy enough without that sort of thing!

I think that's the emergency long route that you take when the 2nd element goes t*ts up. The Brazilian guy took the 'proper' long route and it was much more forgiving.
 
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