Wishfilly
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Thank you for sharing all of this!
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They've got an article up there now and so does the Guardian. I think sometimes there is a bit of a lag when things happen over night.I looked on bbc news this morning, nothing re us being in team and individual gold currently
there's no footage of it happening. I don't even think BBC showed much more than him starting.So, should I watch on iPlayer and where do I FF to miss out poor Jet Set ?
So, should I watch on iPlayer and where do I FF to miss out poor Jet Set ?
The Beeb actually cut off just after Jet Set had started to go to the swimming, so you just see him come out of the start box.So, should I watch on iPlayer and where do I FF to miss out poor Jet Set ?
Oh god. That doesn’t bode well for the nerves. Not sure if I’ll be able to watch!! ????And not sure it’s really entirely fair on these horses to make them go twice! They aren’t used to it for starters and I the heat/humidity? Who thought that would be a good idea?!yep, everyone jumps the first round, inc individuals, and that decides the team result, then top 25 combinations jump again for the individual.
Oh god. That doesn’t bode well for the nerves. Not sure if I’ll be able to watch!! ????And not sure it’s really entirely fair on these horses to make them go twice! They aren’t used to it for starters and I the heat/humidity? Who thought that would be a good idea?!
Oh god. That doesn’t bode well for the nerves. Not sure if I’ll be able to watch!! ????And not sure it’s really entirely fair on these horses to make them go twice! They aren’t used to it for starters and I the heat/humidity? Who thought that would be a good idea?!
Oh god. That doesn’t bode well for the nerves. Not sure if I’ll be able to watch!! ????And not sure it’s really entirely fair on these horses to make them go twice! They aren’t used to it for starters and I the heat/humidity? Who thought that would be a good idea?!
A friend of mine was a groom for W F-P and said he dislikes Oli T and refused to be on the same team as him. I have no idea if that is true, but she did groom for W F-P for a while.Yes it was Lexi. But it annoys me that it’s biased towards good show jumpers. I’d rather them do a little Burghley young event horse type thing with a bit of everything!
Did we not see MJ go over the fence that he had penalties at? I thought I had and it wasn’t the cleanest jump. But I was dog tired by that point.
Interesting re your Oli comments. I met him at a clinic he wasn’t teaching once. I couldn’t ride it in the end and he came and said hello to everyone watching in the café. He worked in a riding school in his early days while training, and really polished his people skills. I also remember the Harry Meade incident at Burghley, it was far worse than the Oli incident at Badminton (in both incidents they rode past me on v tired horses). But Harry has become everyone’s darling. Anyway I think this Olympics will possibly put it all to bed!
It’s also interesting that you mentioned other top riders not being so nice. It’s kind of surprised me how little some of the others long/short listed have congratulated these inexperienced team members on their performance. The Fox-Pitt camp rave on and on about their working pupil, which is lovely, but there really isn’t much mention of their own nation - which is a bit sad imo considering how much support they’ve had over the years. Same for Pippa, Piggy and Nicola. I’ve been a little shocked. I thought they’d have been publicly supportive.
It’s also interesting that you mentioned other top riders not being so nice. It’s kind of surprised me how little some of the others long/short listed have congratulated these inexperienced team members on their performance. The Fox-Pitt camp rave on and on about their working pupil, which is lovely, but there really isn’t much mention of their own nation - which is a bit sad imo considering how much support they’ve had over the years. Same for Pippa, Piggy and Nicola. I’ve been a little shocked. I thought they’d have been publicly supportive.
no, they showed him at fence 11, then cut away and returned to him at 16 when the 11 pens were showing but it wasn't picked up on Disco+ commentary for a while. BBC had lost interest by then!Did we not see MJ go over the fence that he had penalties at? I thought I had and it wasn’t the cleanest jump. But I was dog tired by that point.
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Snap, I've just been doing the same.Just rewatching on bbc
Enjoying Ian and Nick's commentary much more then D+. I think Rishi has been brilliant and great match with Alex's "layperson" questions; both great presenters. Can still hear those blinking cicadas!!!! ???