Round 2 Olympic Showjumping thread

[pinktiger]

ive caught snipits of what happened with peppermill but would anybody be able to xplain what actually is/has gone on?????many thanx

PT

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

Crikey!!! Terrible round for Holland

 

[lucretia]

you have to feel sorry for him when it goes so wrong in an olympic final

 

[xspiralx]

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spiral - Meredith was American, never rode for us

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Oh really - I thought she was English! Well she should have married an Englishman then and been on our team anyway

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

BEN I BEG OF YOU TO GO CLEAR!!!

 

[volatis]

norway must be right up there now, he was lucky there as he could have had 2 or 3 down the way the horse slittered over a few fences

 

[lucretia]

loving norway but ben will do his best

 

[Puppy]

Man, the amount he rubbed he should have had more down!

 

[little_flea]

Bloody Norwegians are doing a bit too well for my liking...

 

[Puppy]

COME ON BEN!!!

 

[CrazyHippo1]

come on ben!!!

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

Go Ben!!!! Go Rolette!!!!!

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

God we neeeeeeeed a clear!!

 

[haybales]

the way he collected rollette from the water to the double, amazing!

 

[lucretia]

and to think there were people on here earlier this year who said this horse wasnt scopey enough to be selected! Brilliant round

 

[missshell]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CrazyHippo1]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

YES!!!!!

 

[haybales]

OH HE IS JUST SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rachel_M]

Yeah! Bloody well done Ben! *Bravo*

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

YYYYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! HUUUURRRRRRRAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

 

[Puppy]

PUPPY AND SUNFLOWER RUN AROUND THE ROOM SCREAMING!!

AWESOME!!

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

YES!!! Yes!! Yes!! I didn't breathe the whole way around for him

 

[Starbucks]

OMG!!!!! Ben was amazing!!!!!!

 

[volatis]

what pure class. Fantastic Ben!!!

And of interest, the mare is a granddaughter of Ferro who had 2 in the dressage and 1 direct son in the SJ here at Bejing

 

[RachelFerd]

now that was how to do it - and a big

to those who were questioning his place on the team

 

[librauk]

wtg !!!! Ben...knew ya could do it , yippeeee !!! one for the individual now

 

[CrazyHippo1]

ohhh im so so so pleased for him! So many people doubted him and in their face!!! FANTASTIC! HUGE well done Ben, you deserved that SO much!

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Redems self after dancing around the office

 

[AutumnRose]

Wahoooooooooooooooooooooo go BEn!!!