Tokyo Showjumping thread

To be fair, I’m liking the emphasis on the horse. Obviously Ben is extremely talented and I would never underestimate the skill it takes to ride a horse like that, but his horse is something very special and it’s great to see that being celebrated too.
I loved that too! So important to show that horses aren't just tools like a bike or a boat!

I adore all our Olympic horses of course, buy Explosion might just be my favourite! I loved seeing him standing there being very un-explosive while everyone fussed round him!
 
Aww look at him use a mounting block

Explosion is not an easy horse to mount apparently, hence the mounting block. And did you see how Ben carefully tucked his medal into his jacket before he got on, so as not to be flapping about. The last thing you want is to get decked before the lap of honour!
 
Well we may be a small country but we’ve done pretty damn well in equestrian sports af the Olympic eh! Amazing. I think our riders are genuinely a cut above the rest in all three disciplines.
Apart from the US, big countries haven't really focused on equestrian. Australia and New Zealand are very competitive with small populations and in Europe, Germany has a bigger population, France slightly higher but similar, all the rest like Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland and Sweden smaller but very competitive.

GB have had a good games but there's been lots where it hasn't quite happened
 
Well we may be a small country but we’ve done pretty damn well in equestrian sports af the Olympic eh! Amazing. I think our riders are genuinely a cut above the rest in all three disciplines.
Completely agree ?? A medal at every opportunity!
Edited to say, not *really* every opportunity but every equestrian event but hey still very proud of Team GB!
 
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Apart from the US, big countries haven't really focused on equestrian. Australia and New Zealand are very competitive with small populations and in Europe, Germany has a bigger population, France slightly higher but similar, all the rest like Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland and Sweden smaller but very competitive.

GB have had a good games but there's been lots where it hasn't quite happened

Well it’s happened this time and I have personally really enjoyed watching their riding. I’d rather celebrate them getting the results they, IMO, truly deserved rather than looking back at the games where it didn’t happen for them.
 
That's interesting. I thought it'd be automatic elimination and think it probably should be ? to discourage people continuing?
i guess because some horses could burst a small blood vessel through moderate exertion and it be a bit overkill to eliminate automatically when it's just physiology? compared to an injury from the spur. Dunno. it seems proportionate if vet could still eliminate at the point of checking?
 
i guess because some horses could burst a small blood vessel through moderate exertion and it be a bit overkill to eliminate automatically when it's just physiology? compared to an injury from the spur. Dunno. it seems proportionate if vet could still eliminate at the point of checking?
Yeah good point ?
I think more and more about how 'our' sport looks to the outside world now and I worry what it looks like to them ? but in theory yes I agree.
 
What a performance from the Swedes though, 2, 4 and 5 - they will be unbeatable in the team competition if they carry on like this.

Though I think we stand a good chance of a medal. Wouldn't six of six be incredible!?

I'm a pedant so I'll apologise now but there are 12 medals overall. There's one team medal and 3 individual medals available per discipline (Sweden could have got a 1-2-3 going into that jump off) so it would be 6 from 12 if the SJ team win something. But still amazing. Half of all medals going to one nation would be pretty special.
 
I'm a pedant so I'll apologise now but there are 12 medals overall. There's one team medal and 3 individual medals available per discipline (Sweden could have got a 1-2-3 going into that jump off) so it would be 6 from 12 if the SJ team win something. But still amazing. Half of all medals going to one nation would be pretty special.
I think Kat means one medal in each possible medal event (so individual dressage, team dressage, individual XC, team XC, individual SJ....and maybe team SJ).

And there are actually 6 medals per discipline (3 team, 3 individual), so 18 overall, not 12!
 
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i guess because some horses could burst a small blood vessel through moderate exertion and it be a bit overkill to eliminate automatically when it's just physiology? compared to an injury from the spur. Dunno. it seems proportionate if vet could still eliminate at the point of checking?

Cian has now withdrawn from the team competition, he has posted a video message online. Fair play.
 
i guess because some horses could burst a small blood vessel through moderate exertion and it be a bit overkill to eliminate automatically when it's just physiology? compared to an injury from the spur. Dunno. it seems proportionate if vet could still eliminate at the point of checking?

Hmmm a spontaneous nosebleed is a rare thing, it usually has a cause, especially both nostrils. I'm very surprised it isn't automatic E and referral to the vet. Not sure I'd jump the next round on a horse which had bled today.
 
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