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[Peregrine Falcon]

I'm no dressage expert but Fame looked rather short through neck at times.

 

[Surbie]

Who is the lady commentator?

Nicky Barrett?

 

[Goldie's mum]

If you qualify for the individual, do you take today's score with you, or does everyone start again with a blank slate?

 

[scats]

I imagine Carl has had a pretty rough week. Keeping focused on the Olympics while all the CDJ stuff has been going on must have taken its toll.

 

[YourValentine]

Not a fan of the commentator tbh, not doing the sport any favours.

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

I know I'm probably not supposed to say this because it's Carl but I didn't love that. The neck seemed so short.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Where is everyone watching?

 

[scats]

I wonder if people are watching with more scrutiny now, in general?

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

Where is everyone watching?

Discovery+

 

[Spotherisk]

Nice horse and test but chin on the chest I am looking forward to seeing Becky later but don’t enjoy Lottie and Glamourdale at all.

Anyone have any educated views on the judging, are they rewarding btv etc?

 

[Surbie]

CDJ's behaviour has 'raised some eyebrows in some quarters' -stupid comnent.

Apparently to be diacussed at the beginnng of the next session by the commentators.

 

[Spotherisk]

Where is everyone watching?

Discovery +

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

The commentator said at the end he had qualified but I thought it was top 2 from each group and then top 6 across all groups.

I realise it is pretty likely he'll qualify but it isn't a certainty....or am I wrong and it's top 3 from each group??

ETA just checked the app, top 2 have the Q next to their scores. It is top 2 and 6 best across all groups.

 

[Equi]

Nice horse and test but chin on the chest I am looking forward to seeing Becky later but don’t enjoy Lottie and Glamourdale at all.

Anyone have any educated views on the judging, are they rewarding btv etc?

Well the current leader was btv a fair amount of time too

 

[GreyDot]

From Olymics site:
The top 2 athletes from each group and the 6 athletes with the next best scores (including ties) will qualify to the Individual Final (Grand Prix Freestyle).
The best 10 teams (including all tied for 10th place) qualify to the Team Final (Grand Prix Special).

 

[Equi]

If you qualify for the individual, do you take today's score with you, or does everyone start again with a blank slate?

It’s a qualifier so doesn’t count to medals

 

[Equi]

Wow thee stands are pretty much empty can you get out and back in there in 15?

 

[LadyGascoyne]

We don’t have discovery plus and this is husbands iPad and I can’t annoy him at work I guess I’m not watching the dressage then…

So annoyed about the different app nonsense

 

[Equi]

We don’t have discovery plus and this is husbands iPad and I can’t annoy him at work I guess I’m not watching the dressage then…

So annoyed about the different app nonsense

It’s £3.99 to subscribe if you wanted then you can cancel next month.

 

[Spotherisk]

Well the current leader was btv a fair amount of time too

Ah, I’ve only seen two tests

 

[Kat]

I normally love Carl's tests but that wasn't as lovely as usual. I know Fame is hot but despite the commentator saying it was a nice open frame I thought he was very tight and compressed in his neck. The passage looked a but lacking in rhythm in places too.

Carl must be feeling a huge amount of pressure and stress though so perhaps that's affecting his usual ability to hold the horse's hand and coax out a performance.

The commentator said this will be Carl's last Olympics, I know he's been muttering about retirement for years but has he said this will be his last? I hope not.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Our pro dressage rider who schools Mim is there and sent me a video so I could see Carl’s test

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Love the choice of music between groups, Under Pressure and Vouge

 

[j1ffy]

Fame is alway short in the neck - whether it's purely conformation (he looks like he has a similar neck to Imhotep and Everdale) or down to previous training with Bigwood / Dahl, who knows. I'm not a fan and his tension / spookiness at the start made it worse whereas previously he has looked like he was improving. Every time Carl touched the rein Fame tucked his nose in even more instead of reaching for the bit.

Nicky's avoidance of the CDJ discussion was annoying, the dressage world MUST address it head on if we're to stand a chance of dressage still existing for the next generation...

 

[criso]

I couldn’t find it anywhere on BBC or Eurosport.

Honestly, this carving up of major sporting events between different subscription channels is a travesty. I thought the Olympics had to be on free to air TV by law? Why is the BBC not covering it all?

Blame the IOC/OBS. They choose how to sell and distribute and they sold the rights

How to watch Paris Olympics in UK and why BBC only has two channels

IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live action

www.theguardian.com

The BBC just can't afford to sub licence. The national broadcaster in Spain RTVE did a sub licencing deal with Warner's but they got additional government funding to help with the cost

 

[teapot]

I couldn’t find it anywhere on BBC or Eurosport.

Honestly, this carving up of major sporting events between different subscription channels is a travesty. I thought the Olympics had to be on free to air TV by law? Why is the BBC not covering it all?

The ruled on bidding right and contracts changed before Tokyo and BBC were outbid basically.

 

[Surbie]

Do the marks per movement start appearing part way through the session?

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Commentator keeps saying this horse for Germany looks relaxed but it doesn't look all that relaxed to me?

 

[Surbie]

Oh FFS! Don't talk such UTTER drivel!

So fed up of whitewashing abuse an statements like 'it doesn't reflect on how she trains her own horses'. Of course it bliddy does!

 

[LadyGascoyne]

I have now spent an hour trying to download apps, and discovery plus is telling me the dressage is only on tomorrow