The thread of all Olympic Threads

[Peregrine Falcon]

Looks a bit run up to me too. Or is she a tad long and tubular?

 

[ihatework]

As a good friend of mine would say, gawd she moves like a sewing machine

 

[Equi]

Ok I’m off. Hopefully I’ll be back before ros!

 

[IfWishes]

Just watched a recording of the opening ceremony. Made me wonder about horses in the Olympics.

 

[Parrotperson]

Blood rule

Ah. Thanks. I wish the commentators would say that every time they mention it!!

 

[SAS56]

What on Earth is going on in the background - is it music or what?

 

[fidleyspromise]

What on Earth is going on in the background - is it music or what?

I can't work that out either

 

[SAS56]

Call me a fuddy duddy but I am not sure about loud dance music being played at an equine competition. It is bad enough between breaks in the tennis but they are humans.

 

[jenbleep]

I am loving this music for the break

 

[jenbleep]

Call me a fuddy duddy but I am not sure about loud dance music being played at an equine competition. It is bad enough between breaks in the tennis but they are humans.

Lols I just said I liked it
I doubt it's loud where the horses are. Can't see them having speakers on the warm up

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Horse was fussy before entering arena

 

[ihatework]

Having previously noted nosenets earlier, I’d be interested to see if the Finnish horse was any different with a net. Looked a little more than bog standard tension/contact

 

[pistolpete]

Dan the man!!

 

[Honey08]

I do feel sorry for them sitting watching in this pouring rain!

 

[Honey08]

This horse is looking pretty lovely too. The standard has generally been pretty good, hasn’t it.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Very good

 

[jenbleep]

Wonderful test from Alex

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

That bounce coming out of the arena

 

[ihatework]

So pleased for Alex

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Well deserved score

 

[Caski]

What good ponies, they put up with the rain so well! A few a bit short in the neck going into the rain, but how can anyone fail to understand how much the horses put into the sport!

I'm the woman with a headless horse because he stuck it between his knees if it rained on his face!

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Gosh the blocks on this saddle. How saddles have evolved.

 

[Honey08]

So many sub thirty scores. There have been some fabulous tests. No pressure Ros!

 

[SAS56]

I am not only enjoying the high standard of most of the dressage but realise how much I prefer the elegance of the more TB/Sport horse look rather than the big dressage tanks that are now coming out at GP. I do like elegant rather than brute force.

 

[ihatework]

Not a typical event model this Portuguese!

 

[jenbleep]

That Portuguese horse was all legs

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Slo mo showed some interesting shaped footwear

 

[SAS56]

the feet in the stirrups!

 

[SAS56]

Not the most forward going horse

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Ooh, piano hands