Olympics Team Dressage Day 1

[PolarSkye]

Oh please let us finish 1st and 2nd after day 1!

Wish granted .

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[Ibblebibble]

I think I may have held my breath a little . . .

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lol i think i went blue during the 1 time changes!!!
lovely test and into 2nd place

 

[Munchkin]

"This is a dark horse" - ha. And it wasn't even Mike!

 

[igglepop]

I am very sad to admit i was holding my breath threw all of that cant beleive how into it i am. GO TEAM GB

 

[KingfisherBlue]

Wish granted

Fantastic about the current 1st and 2nd positions

 

[Mince Pie]

1st and 2nd!!!!! GO TEAM GB!!!

 

[Sophie123]

WELL DONE TEAM GB - meant to be working, but all I have done all day is watch dressage! Nail biting stuff!

 

[Daffodil]

This and Goodwood, I'm not getting much done!!

Brilliant, keep it up Team GB

 

[Andalusianlover1]

Nice one team GB

 

[Fabforester]

Omg, I literally cannot wait for tomorrow. If we ended on 1 2 3 that would be a dream come true. So so exciting, keep it up Team GB! Yay!

 

[Fabforester]

PS unless I am very cruel I am going to have to go out at some point tomorrow to take one of my daughters to a party, it won't let me record on interactive, is there any way we can record ?

 

[Sophie123]

Not equestrian news but.... we have just won gold AND silver at the mens canoe slalom!!!! WHOOOO!

 

[missy_mare]

Not equestrian news but.... we have just won gold AND silver at the mens canoe slalom!!!! WHOOOO!

Woo!

 

[mtj]

Thanks for all the updates. Much appreciated

 

[Kat]

PS unless I am very cruel I am going to have to go out at some point tomorrow to take one of my daughters to a party, it won't let me record on interactive, is there any way we can record ?

If you watch online using the links higher in the thread you can watch at anytime, live or afterwards.

 

[Munchkin]

Tickets now available for tomorrow if anyone's interested...

 

[Over2You]

I have to say my favourite horse of the day was D'Niro. Loved his attitude, loved the way his mane was plaited, and loved his test (despite those walks). It was also nice to see some Spanish horses for a change. Can't wait for Fuego tomorrow.

I have also been enjoying the commentary with Judy Harvey. However, none of you who have been criticizing Mike Tucker, have mentioned her mistake that needed to be corrected by him. It was when she said the star systems in pure dressage were the same as eventing. Also thought her jodhpurs remark was rather odd. A pair of them getting wet and a little mucky warranted them being thrown in the bin?

Anyway, well done Carl, Laura, Alf, and Uthopia. Let's keep everything crossed for a British gold!

 

[HashRouge]

Excellent news from the first day...although I have no idea as to who is who in the dressage (aside from the British riders of course) so wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that the German big guns are still to come tomorrow

And I'm another one who can't wait for Fuego

 

[sally87]

Been at work all day so couldn't watch it. Is dressage just a one round competition? Will the medals be awarded tomorrow?

 

[JanetGeorge]

Blooming heck, this Australian horse is constantly grinding his teeth . . . it's become quite off-putting.

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No surprise - with the tooth grinding and the very compressed neck - she's trained by the King of Rollkur!

 

[igglepop]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but it just popped up on my news feed.

 

[rowy]

I can't wait for fuego either! Lots of great horses tomorrow! Have to finish work quickly and then rush home so I can watch just got home today to watch the last 30 seconds of carl's

 

[Kat]

I went home last night and watched Carl and Laura's tests on the TV rather than the computer and - wow, they really looked a class above the rest

I also wanted to say the commentary from Judy Harvey was fab, really informative and interesting, kind of like listening to the judges.