Showjumping qualifiers start today, 2pm UK time

[sasquatch]

Some leap over that water :O

 

[Supertrooper]

Lovely round

 

[spookypony]

Just why do the commentators feel it necessary to keep saying, "lady rider"? They don't say "man rider" for the others. It's not exactly a new thing to have females riding in the Olympics! Getting my goat a little.

 

[sasquatch]

does anyone know the difference between an elimination or a disqualification?

The Belgian rider is down as disqualified on the FEI live results, but Ukrainian and Argentinian rider are down as eliminated - or are they the same thing with different names.

http://rio2016.live.fei.org/Jumping1/live

 

[sasquatch]

This big grey horse looks like he's dripping with sweat.
looks like he's a bit of a handful as well.

 

[TheOldTrout]

Just why do the commentators feel it necessary to keep saying, "lady rider"? They don't say "man rider" for the others. It's not exactly a new thing to have females riding in the Olympics! Getting my goat a little.

I know, it's really grating on my nerves too!

 

[Tasha!]

Cripes all that was missing was a cry of kamakaze!

That link isn't displaying properly on my phone. Is it not the falls that are eliminated and multiple refusals are disqualified? May be mistaken.

 

[sasquatch]

I know, it's really grating on my nerves too!

I think if they were to say 'British man rider' it could take on new connotations

 

[Tasha!]

I think if they were to say 'British man rider' it could take on new connotations

Lmao

 

[Supertrooper]

Apparently the Japanese rider is based with Pippa&William Funnell

 

[Kylara]

Might have been disqualified due to spur marks? Looked like might have marked the force he was using. Guessing dsq after leaving arena. Elimination was due to one rider fall and one who refused at the double. Belgian elimination as refused too but if says dsq then I'd assume stewards saw blood or something when he got checked afterwards.

 

[TheOldTrout]

does anyone know the difference between an elimination or a disqualification?

The Belgian rider is down as disqualified on the FEI live results, but Ukrainian and Argentinian rider are down as eliminated - or are they the same thing with different names.

http://rio2016.live.fei.org/Jumping1/live

Is eliminated because of something that happens during the round, eg a fall, and disqualified because of a kind of legal transgression, eg failing a drugs test?? Maybe he was disqualified because he used his whip after he was eliminated???

 

[Supertrooper]

Yes, I agree xx

 

[Tasha!]

What a shame for Greg, looked great until then.

 

[TheOldTrout]

You don't need to ask when a Brazilian rider comes into the ring, do you??

 

[Supertrooper]

LOVE the Brazilian horse, springy xx

 

[Tasha!]

Another clear for Brazil, they're looking good

 

[TheOldTrout]

LOVE the Brazilian horse, springy xx

Me too!

 

[Tasha!]

Argh >.<
Will we never get a clear lol

 

[TheOldTrout]

Oh no! Don't think anybody else has had that rail down, have they?

 

[Tasha!]

Oh no! Don't think anybody else has had that rail down, have they?

One person iirc but unusual to have that down

 

[stencilface]

Hopefully the oldest person competing for team GB (maybe the oldest competing in the games?!) Can give us a clear.

 

[Emilieu]

Speaking of rider temper &#128545;

 

[Tasha!]

Another one with questionable use of the whip. Some of these SJers need to grow up

 

[TheOldTrout]

Hopefully the oldest person competing for team GB (maybe the oldest competing in the games?!) Can give us a clear.

The old ones are the best ;-)

 

[TheOldTrout]

Another one with questionable use of the whip. Some of these SJers need to grow up

Just what I was thinking. Great minds!

 

[Emilieu]

Hopefully the oldest person competing for team GB (maybe the oldest competing in the games?!) Can give us a clear.

The oldest competitor i'm sure is a female eventer

 

[sasquatch]

Is eliminated because of something that happens during the round, eg a fall, and disqualified because of a kind of legal transgression, eg failing a drugs test?? Maybe he was disqualified because he used his whip after he was eliminated???

I know one of the 'eliminated' riders I think fell? (missed her round) and one had 2 refusals at the same fence the Belgian rider did. Could have been spur marks found, I'm not sure if he would be DQ'd for use of the whip if he was already eliminated?
Disqualified and eliminated do mean the same thing, but he would have been eliminated for the refusals he had anyway. So I am confused.

Be interesting to see if he receives a warning or yellow card.

 

[Jazzy B]

Wow some pretty questionable riding this afternoon...

Good round from Amy Miller though on her 9 year old!!

 

[TheOldTrout]

The oldest competitor i'm sure is a female eventer

There was an NZ dressage rider who Mike Tucker rather rudely described as 'even older than Mark Todd'.