Olympics Team Dressage Day 1

[I love my Spanish horse]

'yes, errr its a mare mike' lol,

 

[PolarSkye]

"It's a mare, Mike."

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[SusannaF]

Diva Royale had the most wonderful, honest face. Just to make a ludicrously British comment, I'd love her for a happy hacker

 

[stencilface]

I love the grunting!

 

[ClobellsandBaubles]

I like this combo

 

[PolarSkye]

Well that was a lovely, lovely test . . . very well ridden and what a beautiful mare. I thoroughly enjoyed watching that.

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[Miss L Toe]

Mike Tucker has Olympic ambitions, well pigs might fly over Tucker Towers..........lol

 

[Mondy]

Did Hiroshi Hoketsu just age three years in the time it took to ride his test?

According to M Tucker, he was suddenly 74 yo - I knew dressage was tough, but I didn't imagine it was that bad! :-D

 

[Kat]

Thought the marks looked a bit on the low side for the Japanese guy, looked a nice test to me...

Point of interest, the japanese equestrian team seem to have an awful lot of mares, is that chance or cultural?

 

[Miss L Toe]

Did Hiroshi Hoketsu just age three years in the time it took to ride his test?

According to M Tucker, he was suddenly 74 yo - I knew dressage was tough, but I didn't imagine it was that bad! :-D

M.T. counting skills, he ran out of fingers and toes.

 

[angelish]

Oh bless him, Santana only has one eye . . . bit like Briarlands Blackberry who used to event . . . whatever happened to him?

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he's still competing saw him at bramham this year still enjoying himself at 17yrs old

http://www.britisheventing.com/asp-net/Events/Results.aspx?HorseId=43896

 

[PolarSkye]

he's still competing saw him at bramham this year still enjoying himself at 17yrs old

http://www.britisheventing.com/asp-net/Events/Results.aspx?HorseId=43896

Really? Oh that's so good to know . . . always enjoyed watching him. Thank you.

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[Andiamo]

Apologies to anyone who likes him, but MT is a knobhead.

 

[Miss L Toe]

Diva Royale had the most wonderful, honest face. Just to make a ludicrously British comment, I'd love her for a happy hacker

A Mike Tucker comment, he would be entering her at Olympia though!

 

[mtj]

Please can you guys please add the scores when available. I'm at another olympic venue so sneaking look at phone when I can. Thanks

 

[PolarSkye]

Is it me, or does the crowd need to shut up?

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[Mondy]

Thought the marks looked a bit on the low side for the Japanese guy, looked a nice test to me...

I agree.

 

[PolarSkye]

Please can you guys please add the scores when available. I'm at another olympic venue so sneaking look at phone when I can. Thanks

Will do.

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[Mondy]

M.T. counting skills, he ran out of fingers and toes.

Funny, mean and elegantly done - the perfect putdown. :-D

 

[Mondy]

Sorry, the Irish pair should not have beaten the Japanese.

 

[SusannaF]

A Mike Tucker comment, he would be entering her at Olympia though!

I'm watching in Germany so no Mike Tucker for me. My German isn't tip top but the commentator here does appear to know what's going on.

He was in ecstasies over Carl Hester, all "wunderschoenes" and "perfekt" before they even hit the ring. Anky? Not so much.

 

[Munchkin]

Geeeez the rain! Can barely hear the commentary team (shame ) but poor riders.

 

[zefragile]

Donnperignon and his rider make a lovely combination, they've really gelled.

 

[PolarSkye]

Current scores:

Carl Hester - GB - 77.72
D Schneider - Germany - 76.27
Anky van Grunsven - Netherlands - 73.34
Anne van Olst - Denmark - 71.29
A Bakenhol - Germany - 70.97
Jan Ebeling - US - 70.24
A Merveldt - Ireland - 69.74
JM Martin Dockx - Netherlands - 69.04
Hiroshi Hoketsu - Japan - 68.73
J Brooks - Canada - 68.52
K Oatley - Australia - 68.22
M Telde - Sweden - 67.47
M Rapcewicz - Poland - 66.91
Y Mahrouni - Morocco - 64.45

I'll try and give you updates as and when.

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[Morgan123]

Loved the Japanese guy. I thought they both moved in a lovely free way, ijn comparison to some of the others who seem quite tense. Looked like they have a lvoely partnership. did you see the news article about him saying about how he has to feed Whisper bananas to keep her happy?

Does anyone know what happened with the one eyed Finnish horse/blood on mouth? Gorgeous horse, though i thought it moved quite unevenly?

 

[Miss L Toe]

Denmark, that was wonderful, she is only 22yo and rain was horrid, 75.243!!!!! .something else

 

[PolarSkye]

Anna Kasprzak - Denmark - 75.24

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[zefragile]

Loved the Japanese guy. I thought they both moved in a lovely free way, ijn comparison to some of the others who seem quite tense. Looked like they have a lvoely partnership. did you see the news article about him saying about how he has to feed Whisper bananas to keep her happy?

Does anyone know what happened with the one eyed Finnish horse/blood on mouth? Gorgeous horse, though i thought it moved quite unevenly?

Blood on mouth?? All horses have a bit check after the test. If the horse had been bleeding from the mouth it probably would have been disqualified.

 

[PolarSkye]

Andrew Nicholson take note . . . the dressage riders are getting on with it without moaning . . .

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[Morgan123]

Blood on mouth?? All horses have a bit check after the test. If the horse had been bleeding from the mouth it probably would have been disqualified.

That's what i meant - earlier on this thread someone seemed to be saying it was being checked and I was wodnering what happened, therefore? Maybe I misread - I am skimming, at work!