Showjumpers win gold - nobody says a word

[Burnerbee]

Blimey, is it a sign of the times that the British showjumping team win gold and we don’t say anything? Or is there some behind the scenes editing going on?

Personally I think it suggests we’re perhaps all a bit weary and wary of professional horse sport now, underscoring my belief that it’s had its day… (because if the horsey set care little, Joe Public really don’t care and the sponsors will be deeply unimpressed with their returns)

 

[Bellaboo18]

I think you've missed the main thread on this? That they were just interviewed on bbc and that it's all over social media?

Where have you been?

 

[Bellaboo18]

Thread 'The thread of all Olympic Threads' https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/the-thread-of-all-olympic-threads.839965/

 

[criso]

And covered on the main news though apparently ITV news referred to the men's show-jumping team.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Well I can't speak for the rest of the world but there was much excitement over it in this house
it was on the front page of the bbc news as well though ....

 

[cauda equina]

But on BBC radio (the bits I listen to anyway) there has been far less about the SJers winning than Andy Murray losing!

 

[Chiffy]

Well I was out all day and specifically avoided social media when I got home and watched the whole thing when I got home on Discovery+ catch up. It was great entertainment and very exciting.
The trouble is these days , those of us that sort of follow SJ ( I am really an Eventing person) know the top riders but not necessarily their horses. I did know the names of two out of the three. Back in the day of huge SJ popularity, the horses were the stars and we knew their names, loved the horses and followed their careers.
Andy Murray is in a different league for promoting tennis in Britain but I have to agree that recently his farewell has been a little on a par with Frankie Detori’s one!! Andy has found it hard to let go and is still big news to the media.
Anyway….well done the SJ team!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Not quite sure what sources that the OP has been looking at, the SJ has been extensively followed both on this forum and on the mainstream news.

 

[Northern Hare]

Hi, you'll find the posts from yesterday on the Olympic thread, from about post 2,961 through to the end of the thread. We were all very excited and holding our collective breaths!

 

[humblepie]

Was saying to someone the other day that when I was young (long time ago) Britain winning any medal was huge and a gold was a rarity. Given better funding, more sports included and perhaps in some sports reduced dominance by various countries, Olympic medals and even golds for Britain are less of a rarity and that is in no way denegrating the huge amazing achievement but it means that coverage of many successful sports.

 

[Burnerbee]

To clarify, I was talking specifically about on here - I saw it on the news / BBC coverage. If it’s on a specific thread then yes, my bad, I didn’t see it.

 

[criso]

But on BBC radio (the bits I listen to anyway) there has been far less about the SJers winning than Andy Murray losing!

I think there's been more about Andy Murray losing than just about anything. At one point the BBC were showing one of his matches on rb1 and cutting to in on bbc1 as well despite the other sports.

There's been more on the SJ than the Trampoline gold on the same day and they were brought into the studio for an interview last night.

 

[criso]

To clarify, I was talking specifically about on here - I saw it on the news / BBC coverage. If it’s on a specific thread then yes, my bad, I didn’t see it.

The olympic thread of all olympic threads has become the main horsey one. They discussing the dressage right now.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

All on the Olympic thread - it’s a fun thread, you should join.

 

[Clover Girl]

Blimey, is it a sign of the times that the British showjumping team win gold and we don’t say anything? Or is there some behind the scenes editing going on?

Personally I think it suggests we’re perhaps all a bit weary and wary of professional horse sport now, underscoring my belief that it’s had its day… (because if the horsey set care little, Joe Public really don’t care and the sponsors will be deeply unimpressed with their returns)

My non horsey friends are very much anti horse sports, the latest incident really finished them.