Bellaboo18
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Brilliant Bertram!
Tokyo Showjumping thread
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Snow Falcon
Hoping for drier days
Clear?
Kat
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Ireland looking good, Bertram Allen has a beautiful position over a fence
Nicnac
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Pity Bertram didn't pat his horse either. Is it that there's so much money in SJ compared to other equestrian disciplines the horses are but machines or ?
Bellaboo18
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I wouldnt read too much in to a pat you may or may not have missed!
NinjaPony
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I often wonder that with some riders having a high turnover of top horses, they just don’t get particularly attached. Just from viewing there does seem to be a slightly different attitude from some of the top SJs to say the dressage riders who have had the same horse all the way up the levels.
I also think due to the difficulty and height of the fences it will never look as smooth as eventing SJ, but would prefer to see less yanking that I’ve seen so far….
I also think due to the difficulty and height of the fences it will never look as smooth as eventing SJ, but would prefer to see less yanking that I’ve seen so far….
piebaldproblems
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Possibly with the adrenaline running, they forget?
Not seeing any patting at all though.
Snow Falcon
Hoping for drier days
I'm going to play spot the canvesson. There are too many tight flash/grackle nosebands. I appreciate a degree of control is needed but softer hands mean less pulling or yanking about.
Kat
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I hate this criticism of riders for not patting their horses. I once got a snotty comment about it on a dressage sheet. Just because someone doesn't give their horse a massive slap on the neck doesn't mean that they aren't praising and rewarding their horse.
They may have spoken to it, or given them a scratch, or stroke or they may wait until they get out of the ring because they are still "in the zone". Lots of these horses are really hot and could still have a moment leaving the ring.
They may have spoken to it, or given them a scratch, or stroke or they may wait until they get out of the ring because they are still "in the zone". Lots of these horses are really hot and could still have a moment leaving the ring.
Nicnac
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I bow to your superior knowledge when it comes to show jumping. Not a fan as you probably have surmised. Although I do like this one - the Lolloper as Lucinda says. Lovely.
shortstuff99
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There has been some controversy for how a few nations qualified. FEI ranking shows were being run on a limited/invited entry only (particularly in the ME), so that certain riders got a lot of ranking points to guarantee an Olympic entry without any competition really.
piebaldproblems
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Quite a few of these horses don’t look mentally capable of doing what they’re doing, definitely over the threshold. Result seems to be very strong bits, and very heavy handed riders.
Chinese horse that just went appeared to be exception to the rule.
myheartinahoofbeat
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I'm on discovery and I've got John and Lucinda commentating
Bellaboo18
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See to me his weight is on his forehand and it's making the task at hand unnecessarily hard for him.
Bellaboo18
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Did no one find Thailand uncomfortable to watch in the xc?
Nicnac
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I said I liked the horse? Didn't comment on his way of going, but FWIW agree with you. Not using his hocks to ping so lolloping could be changed to laboured
piebaldproblems
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Second Japanese horse to be bucking…
ihatework
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Very uncomfortable. Plus some of the others.
piebaldproblems
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That one Brazilian rider made me feel a bit sick.
humblepie
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I don't know but I would say there is a lot more "dealing" of top show jumping horses for big money so they do tend to move around and it is a business from that aspect rather than producing your top dressage horse to be for yourself.
humblepie
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If you look at the world rankings this chap is 1160 - I imagine all the dressage riders were much higher up the rankings.
Michen
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Fools comment but... the pure showjumpers seem to go around with their nose up and out. Eventers seem to always be "round" with the horse lifting their head a little way out of the fence, but generally in a more rounded frame.
Is there a reason for this?
Is there a reason for this?
Kat
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Bloody hell Cian O'Conner's horse has got some scope - very nice
Snow Falcon
Hoping for drier days
Another clear
DabDab
Ah mud, splendid
Another cracking round for Ireland
Kat
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OMG! Has Cian had a bit of an accident? Perhaps the local cuisine isn't agreeing with him. The state of his breeches!!!
If anyone has listened to buck off banter they were talking about Cian wearing joggers for the trot up, perhaps now we know why!
If anyone has listened to buck off banter they were talking about Cian wearing joggers for the trot up, perhaps now we know why!
Kadastorm
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Cian and Kilkenny were fab! If this was a team event, they would be well ahead. Classy from all the Irish riders!
Bellaboo18
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I'll be the fool that answers. The fences are far higher, the questions far more technical. They need their weight on their hocks and off the forehand to make the height. You see so many eventers bowling along and wack a sj fence out with the front end. Simply, i'd say pure sjs need to sit more to make the height.
Kadastorm
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I think he was probably just a bit sweaty and had saddle marks ?
Michen
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I thought they were two tone breeches ha!