Thoughts/comments on Burghley vids?

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It's brilliant that they're coming up so fast and so smoothly, excellent quality, 10/10 and Big Thanks to Burghley, Joules and HSBC (the sponsors) I think, because for a free service, it's the absolute tops!

Also wanted to say that Mr Nicholson and Armada just made it look like a 1'9" hunter trial, what an amazing horse that is, such a shame he was tense for the dressage because he looks as if he needs a 5* course! Masterful tactful riding too I think because he was so keen and looked as if he might do a bit of a Murphy moment here and there...
A few lucky moments for 1 or 2 others I think but the going looks fabulous and the horses are travelling brilliantly.
I walked it yesterday and thought the choice at the Leaf Pit was really interesting, I thought most would go for the log (because then surely you'd have a better idea of where your horse would land? That's what I thought anyway) but it seems pretty evenly split so far, between the log and the big drop.
Fab stuff, loving it.
What does everyone else think?
disclaimer: i've only watched 6 go so far, I know not everyone's having an easy time out there...
Good Luck to those yet to start.
 
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Really impressed with the vids, tho maybe mine are not coming up as fast as yours - I am up to Rocket Science so far.

I was very impressed with Lauren Shannon - never seen her ride before.

I think the course looks a tad soft so far, but easy for me to say sit here in my garden :D
 
Nicola Malcolm has just been airlifted off after a nasty fall. Phoebe Buckley also had a nasty fall.
 
Really loving it.
Generally don't like seeing Louise Skelton ride BUT when she said "Good Boy" to horse she really sounded like she loves him & I am now a fan.

Thought it was interesting that when Quixotic stopped both rider & horse looked confused. No recrimination or temper from Lauren Shannon & they kept on going like nothing had happened. Just an unfortunate blip I think. I hate it when some horses stop and then freak and you know they have been really hit previously.

Andrew Nicholson's round was just a masterclass.

Really enjoyed Nick Gauntlett, thought he was riding brilliantly and am amazed he wnt through the 2nd water with no stirrups.

Would like to take Laura Collett's mare home though, what a classy horse.
 
LEC said:
Nicola Malcolm has just been airlifted off after a nasty fall. Phoebe Buckley also had a nasty fall.
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Really hope they're both OK :( I've noticed the results haven't been updated for more than 20 minutes, hope there hasn't been a fall or anything
 
GMK - A classy mare with a running gag with two mouthpieces, kineton and grakle to give her some brakes!

I love Just Appeal he seems so honest yet has a very mediocre record apart from 4*!
 
just been told about Nicola Malcolm, very sincerely hope she'll be okay.
It looked to me as if Quixotic just didn't get it, saw the water under that brush and was confuzzled by it. Beautiful riding by Lauren to just keep on as if nothing had happened... I think she's the first I've seen do the direct route at the Dairy Mound first corner, and definitely the best through the arena fences imho.
Discovery Valley seems very soft this year compared to the last 2 years, either that or everyone went home and built one and practised over it a lot.
 
It's working really well for me and it's great to be able to watch it. Wish there was a pause button and a volume control but that's me being very picky :o

Best wishes to the fallers..

Only watched a couple so far, and as you say AN made it look a piece of cake, he's such a classy rider.
 
Lauren's round for me is the best so far, what a partnership her and Delphie have, such a shame she didn't read the first water as would have been a classy clear!
I think the fantastic ground has made the course 'softer' rather than any of the questions as it is the terrain that makes this 4* so tough, fences are still mahooosive!
Gutted for Nicola really hope she is ok. Disco Valley is a lot softer though.

The time seems fairly easy to get near, even if you have 20pens by the look of things- normally that is unheard of!
 
SOOO frustrated - can't get mine to work!!! Was getting the dr vids yesterday - with a few stops and starts, but can't seem to get the x-c ones to work!!

They START ok, but then a few seconds into the vid, it just stops..... What am I doing wrong?? (please don't use long technical words as I won't understand!!:eek:) Have Adobe Flash player 10 installed and am on Internet Explorer.

Any tips??? or is the server or whatever just too busy?

Also - horrified to hear about Nicola - what happened and anyone got any more news? Do hope she is OK...
 
Ignition said:
It's working really well for me and it's great to be able to watch it. Wish there was a pause button and a volume control but that's me being very picky :o

Best wishes to the fallers..

Only watched a couple so far, and as you say AN made it look a piece of cake, he's such a classy rider.
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^^^ agree with all of this. And a rewind button. But the quality is great and a good substitute for not being there. Great to be able to hear the horses breathing etc.
 
nikicb said:
^^^ agree with all of this. And a rewind button. But the quality is great and a good substitute for not being there. Great to be able to hear the horses breathing etc.
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I'm enjoying some of the impromptu commentary from spectators, not enjoying all the yapping dogs so much tho.
 
Tried Internet Explorer and Firefox, better on Firefox. Punk, maybe you haven't the latest "player" installed on your computer or your broadband isn't up to it.

I thought Lauren's horse deserved a great big pat and thank you cause she really did her very best. I haven't seen all the videos yet, but so far I am impressed by the riding. The ground looks great and some of the fences are more forgiving as they are brush rather than solid.

I have only been to Burghley once, but I can remember looking at the vast, vast ditches and wondering how they were jumpable, and the horses just toottled up to them and hopped over, which just goes to show how good the horses are.
 
Next year please please please can they have differnet people commentating on the dressage. The 2 (have no idea who they are and they are probably high up dressage judges) I thought we're rubbish and very VERY annoying.

Also another that was very imprssed by Lauren Shannon (again never seen her ride) but was lovely and such a shame about the water.

Also hope all the fallers are well x
 
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No one there knows what is going on as been held for 20 mins.
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It was Eddy Sans' turn to go when the results stopped being updated and as it's been more than half an hour since then, I'm afraid something wrong happened to him :( Fingers crossed both horse and rider are fine.

Re the videos, I think they're excellent and it's really great of them to make them available for free.
 
Only watched Angus Smales and Sarah Wardell so far - need to go and get my own horsey ready for an ODE tomorrow (somewhat smaller affair than Burghley, lol). Will watch rest later on.

Brilliant TV though and free! - the footage is excellent and is so nice to see more of each riders round (whereas live TV, they're obviously cutting to other riders etc.). Vids are running beautifully smoothly for me. Hope other events take suit!
 
ajf said:
Next year please please please can they have differnet people commentating on the dressage. The 2 (have no idea who they are and they are probably high up dressage judges) I thought we're rubbish and very VERY annoying.
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Oh dear, are you serious? Honestly?
Between them they have judged many times at 4* and Championship level iirc.
I thought it was absolutely fantastic to hear a couple of Proper Judges' viewpoints, explanations of exactly WHY they give certain marks, etc. I loved it. Much better than usual imho!
 
Armada surely has to be one of the best xc horses in the world, just awesome, his stride devouers the ground! (sorry can't spell) AN is just too cool for school, cruises round and makes it look like a novice!
 
Hope all fallers are ok and its not to serious

cant wait to see Zero Flights round as have followed him from the begining, lauren did a really good job on delphie (sp)
 
kerilli said:
Oh dear, are you serious? Honestly?
Between them they have judged many times at 4* and Championship level iirc.
I thought it was absolutely fantastic to hear a couple of Proper Judges' viewpoints, explanations of exactly WHY they give certain marks, etc. I loved it. Much better than usual imho!
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I started thinkg it was really good but after watching lots (I've watched well over half the tests, and not only the well known riders but alot of the first timers) I found they were really quite nasty about a couple of tests (and especially the horse of the Lituanian (sp?) rider). I also found some of their comments very inconsistent, whereas the "top" riders it was overlooked but the "unknowns" were told off for it (especially the first halt, many cantered then troted then walked then halted - completely ignored but others had one step of trot and told its suppose to be canter halt!). Also I'm now very confused as to what bend your suppose to have in counter canter as they seemed to changed their mind through the tests! Just my opinion though and probably should be ignored! ;)
 
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