Olympics Eventing - Dressage Day One

only_me said:
Lololol so the early riders at Olympic level are not great riders?

impressed by the Irish tests, Clare's was brilliant :)
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Not bad riders by any means, but certainly not the more experienced ones/the ones expected to perform best in terms of score.
I kinda think the results thus far show this, as the scores are getting better throughout the day, having started only mainly 50s and high 40s.
 
that was a lovely test, we deserved mark! Good job WFP!!

I seem the judges are marking very fairly from what I've seen so far. Must go and do other things now but fingers crossed for Kitty and Pip tomorrow. Will be watching with interest.
 
FlyingCircus said:
Not bad riders by any means, but certainly not the more experienced ones/the ones expected to perform best in terms of score.
I kinda think the results thus far show this, as the scores are getting better throughout the day, having started only mainly 50s and high 40s.
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Sandra A has apparently been asked what happened in her test not to go sub-40, so there were some who were expected to do better. Gemma T's can do a better test than her score reflects too
 
I'm loving the slow mo videos of the horses at the end when riders patting them, shows how soft and supple they are as the muscles just ripple and flow! :)
 
teapot said:
Boom 36.9 (still not convinced he's right but woohooo)
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No, I disagree, I thought that looked like the William and Chilli I know and love, totally different from the William and Chilli I watched at Bramham. Really nice to see. I've been nodding off on the sofa throughout a lot of this afternoon's tests, after just getting home and being knackered, but that really woke me up!

And I really like watching MJ and Sam, but he's had so much glory and wins this year that he could stand not winning something for once, surely?
 
wfp's score has been revised to 37.0

Be interesting to see how Sam goes but I'm not sure it'll be a massive lead
 
Honey08 said:
No, I disagree, I thought that looked like the William and Chilli I know and love, totally different from the William and Chilli I watched at Bramham. Really nice to see. I've been nodding off on the sofa throughout a lot of this afternoon's tests, after just getting home and being knackered, but that really woke me up!
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After seeing him at Barbury and his interview on BBC one before the dressage started, there's something, only minor, that makes me wonder. Not complaining about his score that's for sure but I dunno...
 
Just seen on facebook that Pippa is on at 3.20 and Kitty at 6.58 tomorrow afternoon. And my OH has just brought me a glass of Merlot :-)
 
Nice test by Mark Todd, but the horse was curling up on him (that said, I'd give my right arm AND leg) to ride like that!

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i think if you have just freeview there is nothing on the red button till later tonight when they are covering other sports......i was really looking forward to seeing dressage on my tv but have had to watch on line instead....w.f.p did a lovely test and is currently in the lead but we have michael yung soon ....
 
I love the fact that because of the sponsorship rules, he's just called Sam - makes him seem like a bog ordinary horse when he's really anything but!

I find it surprising that Pippa's horse hasn't had to drop his prefix? or is it just if its the name of a sponsor rather than a stud's prefix?
 
LeannePip said:
I love the fact that because of the sponsorship rules, he's just called Sam - makes him seem like a bog ordinary horse when he's really anything but!

I find it surprising that Pippa's horse hasn't had to drop his prefix? or is it just if its the name of a sponsor rather than a stud's prefix?
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I hadn't realised that was why he'd dropped his prefix - thought there must have been a change of owner or sponsor. Like the thought of him being Sam, just like an 'ordinary' pony...
 
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