Parzival beats Totilas - World Cup GP

I'd hoped to watch them both live via www.feitv.org but didn't have the chance so will have to wait till they post the highlights. Noticed the American judge had Totilas 3rd. Trust I'll be able to see the Kur tomorrow.
 
According to St Georg's report Totilas was very tense and muffed his second pirouette. Proof that he's a horse not a machine!
http://www.st-georg.de/news/detail.php?class=6&objectID=7352

I adore Parzival, so light on his feet. I really hope that Adelinde can pull it off to beat Edward in the music, although I don't think I'd put money on it!

Ps. St Georg also says that Patrick Kittel was "spoken to" by the steward in the warmup.....
 
I have just applied Google translator to the St Georg report - I never realised dressage could be this much fun or involved foxes!

Cornelissen Adelinde had his hands full too. In the supine position, they drove their fox by the task. He was the only error the program. However, this was not a prime example of handunabhängiges riding, rather the opposite. It is amazing how goes the fox, from now on regardless of the high and really narrow neck permanently setting out taktreinen step. How he jumps Zweierwechsel straight, the tail does not move, but the horse would have a total assembled to go. Only in the rather large pirouettes retaliated these weaknesses of the performance.

I usually find Google translator quite good on the German sites, but have a go, it's hilarious!
 
What it means (in paraphrase) is that Adelinde was leaning back (which she does do), but that Parzival was able to step out into a clear walk despite his rather high and tight head and neck. His two time changes are absolutely straight, and the tail is still, but altogether the horse might be more collected.
 
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