Tokyo Showjumping thread

[Snow Falcon]

Medal ceremony

 

[HashRouge]

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!

 

[Kat]

My young relative went for drinks on Ben's lorry at a show a few weeks ago - I feel this gives me a connection to the gold medal.

Think I'll have to switch back to D+ for the medals now

 

[Supertrooper]

Oh I cried when Ben was crying and the team

And Explosion was so calm ??

What a horse, he’s so so beautiful

 

[Equi]

I always get excited for the lap of honour lol

 

[humblepie]

Must admit Discovery commentator saying they looked like they were off to the gunfight at the OK Corral was funny.

 

[Bellaboo18]

This is a bit rigid down the rein!

I missed it being commentated upon but can remember similar a few times at HOYS when it was at Wembley with riders basically being told to get a move on!

Yeah it happens at all levels and I've never seen anyone been pulled up for it.

 

[Equi]

Aww look at him use a mounting block

and waheeey away they go

 

[Michen]

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.

 

[Equi]

Just rewatching the round wowwwe. Then then the after when so many came to congratulate him. Good sportsmanship.

 

[TGM]

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!

 

[TGM]

So a Brit and a barefoot on the podium? What more can you ask for

Well a female would have been nice! But great to see Maikel get in there - apparently he is a lovely guy and often does his own mucking out and tack cleaning despite having a groom!

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

What an incredible podium of riders. We really did get the best in the world right now. And all 6 clear in the jump off! That's a lot of quality.

Explosion is just something else.

 

[Bellaboo18]

Back on Friday everyone?
We must have a good chance in the teams now ??

 

[criso]

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

 

[Bellaboo18]

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!

 

[Michen]

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.

 

[milliepops]

Report re the nosebleed, not sure if it's been shared already, basically as we concluded not automatically eliminated and horse sent for vet check.

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/oly...U_C67_EQU-------------------------------9.pdf

 

[Bellaboo18]

Report re the nosebleed, not sure if it's been shared already, basically as we concluded not automatically eliminated and horse sent for vet check.

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/oly...U_C67_EQU-------------------------------9.pdf

That's interesting. I thought it'd be automatic elimination and think it probably should be ? to discourage people continuing?

 

[milliepops]

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?

 

[Bellaboo18]

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.

 

[Supertrooper]

Bens interview

 

[Annagain]

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.

 

[Wheels]

Wow, what a horse! and what a rider - fantastic result

 

[HashRouge]

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!

 

[milliepops]

hard pressed to win the team medal twice in the same year tho

 

[Season’s Bleatings]

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.

 

[Rowreach]

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.

 

[Bellaboo18]

Cian has now withdrawn from the team competition, he has posted a video message online. Fair play.

Thanks for that, just watched the video, thought it was really lovely ?

 

[splashgirl45]

nice to see the video, glad he has decided to pull out even though he was cleared to compete.