PAU*** Update

[flohelf]

Although there doesn't seem to be any great enthusiasm for it among HHO members, here it is:
Zara & Claire Lomas/Eliminated on XC
Tristram Owers & Robert Stevens retired on XC

AFTER XC:
1st Nicolas Touzaint

2nd Lucy Wiegersma

3rd & 4th Polly Stockton

10th Nicola Tweedle

Temperature over there (like here !) is around 26°

SJ at 3:00.

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Still very close and less than a mark between the top 4. SJ could certainly change the results - I for one have my fingers firmly crossed for Lucy.

 

[flohelf]

Agree!!!

Thanks Sarah_Jane ! At least one person across the channel's keeping up with what's going on this side of it

 

[Hattikins]

nope im very interested in Pau this year as my trainer is competing

 

[flohelf]

How is he/she getting on. ** or *** ?

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Very interested particularly as train at the Wiegersma's when I can. Is Pau anywhere near you?

 

[flohelf]

About an hour's ride...Couldn't go though...

By the way, it's now official: Pau will be a **** next year

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Saw that on the website great to have another 4* that will be 5 now I think.

 

[flohelf]

Yep but 6 I think: Adelaide, lexington, Badminton, Burghley, Lumulhen and Pau.
Hope it has the same stimulating effect on French riders Lumulhen had on the Germans

 

[Hattikins]

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How is he/she getting on. ** or *** ?

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Shes in 16th i think, in the ***

 

[lorenababbit]

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Although there doesn't seem to be any great enthusiasm for it among HHO members,'

Dont you worry we are enthusiastic but there was an earlier thread giving us details of the events web page so we are all watching it!

 

[Sarah_Jane]

How dissapointing Shaabrak and Lucy failed the vet or not presented.

Polly now moved up to 2nd and 3rd

 

[lorenababbit]

Personally am convinced that horse is made of glass and caries a sick note just in case. Fair play to her for gettingas much out of him as she does.

 

[teapot]

There's a thread in comp riders too

Hope it all goes well for Polly

 

[lorenababbit]

yes but its not as current as this one. Seems to me there are alot of people who have reason to wonder why they bothered going so far.....the sj jump list is also minus tristan owers and nick Gauntlet . Hope polly wins.

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Results are in and SJ was very influential with only 3 clears.

1st ESPOIR DE LA MARE ECOLI & JEAN TEULERE
2nd ICARE D'AUZAY & JEAN LOU BIGOT
3rd IRHAM DE VAIGES & NICOLAS TOUZAINT
4th REGULUS & POLLY STOCKTON

Pollies other horse Tom Quigley was 7th

 

[flohelf]

Well, I guess Jean still has it in him...Funny guy, hugely talented, could do Grand Prix SJ as well as olympic eventing...Completely in his own world, on another planet I mean, totally unassuming and....Lazy

as well as unambitious !

Had a terrible fall last year and was out of riding for quite a while. I'm happy for him. And Espoir is such a difficult horse (in fact, Jean doesn't really like him...)

Sorry, just giving you a bit of the Frenchie backstage info here
And what a pity for Lucy... Polly did really well though with her 2 horses in the top 8 !

 

[lorenababbit]

Old horse is lucky to be alive as one year at samur the creature kept the whole lorry park awake banging door all night, by sunday morning i was not the only one dying to throttle it! However it did mean that large amounts of alcohol HAD to be drunk each evening to ensure some sleep!

 

[flohelf]

When was this ?

Sounds like him though...