very sad news

[lucretia]

ruth edge is out of olympic contention, the horse is injured. really sad to hear that as ruth is lovely and doesnt deserve the bad luck. and shaabrak has to prove fitness monday which will e even sadder if doessnt make it.

 

[Geraldine]

The olympic team aren't having much luck at the moment.

 

[vivhewe]

Oh no!

 

[Daffodil]

At this rate we'll be lucky to get any teams competing at all!

 

[MillionDollar]

Oh no

poor Ruth!

 

[michaelj]

ARGH! we will be lucky to have 1 person left!
x

 

[eventrider23]

Oh NO!!! Soon we'll have to have William and Mary riding their reserves as well! Guess it's down to Daisy and Tina now then....

 

[pinktiger]

oh no, this is not good,,, poor ruth edge (n all competitors with dreams of getting selected, and doing just that, only to lose it due to really awful luck) how heart wrenching!!!

 

[Kate260881]

Oh god no! I was really really rooting for her as she deserves it so much. This is such bad luck. Keeping all fingers and toes crossed that we'll have no more horses injured please!

 

[merlinsquest]

Better ring Katie Price!!!

 

[Gingerbird]

How poo is that! Poor Ruth, such a shame. As lots of you have said, not much luck is going our eventers way at the mo!

 

[Eventerlad15]

Oh my god. Poor Ruth. She has been working and training so hard this week
I was meant to be having a lesson with her today, should I cancel?

 

[chester1234]

EL - I'd give her a ring before you go, she might want to give the lesson so she can't stew =/
Poor lady =[

LOL @ the katie price comment xD

 

[lucretia]

i believe they will be officially annoucing who is going after monday when they see how shabraak is as obviously they wont want the reserves galloping round barbury competitively now x

 

[jesterfaerie]

Poor Ruth she really did deserve the spot on the team.
She must be gutted

We really aren't having much luck are we.

 

[annie083]

gosh, seems like everybodys horses are getting injured! so we may have tina and daisy on the team at this rate. would it get to the point where their horses are out too and we have to use the 2nd reserves?!?!

 

[PeanutButterDragon]

OMG - we really are not having much luck at the moment are we?? Poor Ruth

 

[doodles]

Gutted for Ruth

 

[Cruiseonamiro]

Jeez, we're not having much luck, are we? Mind you us Brits seem to do best when we're the underdogs, not that we will be with the likes of William and Mary in the team but surely our luck is due to change soon!

 

[teapot]

Tis such a shame

Saying that, I can't really think of better reserves to have than Tina or Daisy. Both deserve their chance. The GB team is very lucky to have such good reserves and a number of them.

Can anyone remember the second reserve list and who was on it?

 

[lucretia]

nicola wilson, georgie davies, oli on coup de coeur, and cant remmber the others rodney on zin zan and polly maybe?

 

[teapot]

Ah ha - knew you'd know L

 

[moon_drop]

Oh no that's a real shame!

2nd Reserves (in alphabetical order)


Georgie Davies (Fachoudette)

Pippa Funnell (Ensign)

Rodney Powell (Zin Zan II)

Polly Stockton (Tom Quigley)

Oliver Townend (Coup de Coeur)

Nicola Wilson (Opposition Buzz)

 

[lucretia]

pip has apparentlyruled herself out, i saw her today and it was mentioned.

 

[Bossanova]

Georgie and Nicola have been named on the Aachen team so I doubt they'll be called up.....

 

[Rachntabby]

ill be expecting a phone call later at this rate

 

[lucretia]

they can run at aachen. its the same weekend as barbury and all the others are going there.

 

[bexandspooky]

I will do the decent thing and put myself forward for it - I came 4th in a mini one day event last year...the jumps were 1ft 6 - that should be ok dont you think?!?!

 

[lucretia]

yr in. make sure someone doesnt try and steal the ride from you.

 

[LindaW]

Dim question, but I missed that Ruth had been selected. What horse was injured - not Impala? I owned his dam, and have his cracking 1/2 sister at home - did I miss that?