lex2501
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Mine was just recorded on our Youview box.... Possibly because red button is it's own channel on freeview?!
The Olympia freestyle thread
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claracanter
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ok thanks, i have sky and I can't record red button. Drat! But I'm going to watch the puissance in 10 mins
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Well, that's sounds a lot simpler than the way we have to do it 
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We only bother for very special programmes!
!We only bother for very special programmes!
Prince33Sp4rkle
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no they werent but they would have had the *show trot* installed well before GP so i doubt Bruno is going to change much now. Its not just about the flash front leg either, his ability to maintain the cadence of the trot and canter and cover ground sideways in the moment of suspension in the HP is limited( compared to Marc's horse, Siro etc) and thats nature, it cannot be changed.
he's a lovely horse no mistake, but he simply isnt going to burst out his own body and suddenly be able to move in a totally different way.
_GG_
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I don't really care for flashy front legs...at least not unless they are natural and matched by the rest of the movement.
Like I said, we can all have our own opinions. I totally understand your reasoning and agree with it entirely. I have no basis for my thoughts on Fine Time other than it is a gut feeling I have when I watch him. I find him odd looking in his movement at times even, but there's just something that makes me think what I think
nikkimariet
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I don't really care for flashy front legs...at least not unless they are natural and matched by the rest of the movement.
Like I said, we can all have our own opinions. I totally understand your reasoning and agree with it entirely. I have no basis for my thoughts on Fine Time other than it is a gut feeling I have when I watch him. I find him odd looking in his movement at times even, but there's just something that makes me think what I think
PS said it's *not* just about the flash front leg!...
Fine Time doesn't do it for me - he's laterally limited and has a slightly pony trot, doesn't show the scope of a superstar and it really shows in the pi/pa work especially. His extensions just don't take your breath away like Valegro/Undercover.
Marcs horse and Siro are ones to watch for the future IMO. Marcs horse has real lateral ability and a wonderful passage. Siro is just so soft and correct with a cracking piaffe. Can't wait to hear more about those two.
Goldenstar
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Fine time did not do it for me too .
trakehnersrock!
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Was Boblet's horse the black trakehner, or am I getting confused?
TheMule
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I like Fine Time's Pi/Pa work at the Nationals, he has good ability to use the hindleg well. He needs to find his strength and balance in it more, but I see scope. I do agree though that he will never be a patch on Valegro, not sure any horse will!
_GG_
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PS said it's *not* just about the flash front leg!...
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I know....I just never made any reference to flashy anything so I didn't want PS to think that was something I look for in a horse that's all. Like I said, we all like different things.
Prince33Sp4rkle
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And no one is denying that we can/ do like diff things but whether you or I ( as joe public) like it and whether the judges like it......
There was a very sweet little horse that wasn't even placed, I liked him for his heart and try but in no lifetime will he ever trouble Valegro.
Valegro is not an old horse and fine time is not a young horse...being national champion is very diff to the worlds or Olympics and I think Carl would be the first to admit he wont challenge any records on this horse. He has produced him beautifully but nature has limited him.
There was a very sweet little horse that wasn't even placed, I liked him for his heart and try but in no lifetime will he ever trouble Valegro.
Valegro is not an old horse and fine time is not a young horse...being national champion is very diff to the worlds or Olympics and I think Carl would be the first to admit he wont challenge any records on this horse. He has produced him beautifully but nature has limited him.
Lego
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AM I the only one staring at the feet and whether they are shod or not...and what with
Nope - I catch myself doing it all the time now
And excitedly point it out to people who either don't care or think I'm nuts for going BF with a riding horse... Loving the Puissance mare! Some of the shoeing arrangements I've seen on the TV look very bizarre - never sure how they are ok, but you can't use a ported bit...