Dab
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^^^hehehehe this plus they have really boring voices and i can't listen to them, i just switch-off
Watching Kentucky 2012
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^^^hehehehe this plus they have really boring voices and i can't listen to them, i just switch-off
HihoGinger
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Anyone else got dressage on at the moment?
ETA Scrub that. It's back on
ETA Scrub that. It's back on
beckypj
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Yeah, what happened? According to scoreboard, James Alliston elim 2nd fence?
doratheexplorer
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Something must have happened to James Alliston - it says E at fence 2... and the coverage has gone straight to phillip dutton.
Fingers crossed James and Parker are alright.
Fingers crossed James and Parker are alright.
MollyMoomin
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Yup, although PD just started. XC results board shows James Alliston as eliminated at fence 2 - hope both he & horse are OK given the hold.
lannerch
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Has any one else noticed they haven't bothered interviewing the leader?
beckypj
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No way could we be this biased towards our GB riders at Badders!!
beckypj
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Cos the leader is from GB!!
teapot
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It's not the FEI's fault re coverage - this is what American sports coverage is like given it's being filmed and produced by NBC. Not sure if the FEI commentators are the same as those on the USEF network coverage as they're not that bad and have had a couple of riders in with them too 
typekitty
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Found the USEF coverage to be okay, actually. Anyone know why Hoy had that extra 1.00 penalty before hitting time?
lannerch
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Yes he broke a frangible pin
Cate21
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If you break a pin it's 21 pen. New FEI rule.
typekitty
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Wow, didn't know that brought on penalties. Thought part of the 'advantage' of the cross-country was that so long as the horse got over, there would be no penalties?
angelish
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i managed to miss the first half of the xc before the break ,is there somehow i can watch it now on fei tv ?
kerilli
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Are you serious? They're all 4 star riders, I honestly learnt more listening to the coverage today than I have EVER learnt watching a 4* (and I'm an addict, have been watching them for decades!) I thought a lot of what they said was fascinating. Why WFP took PH there, for e.g.,truly fascinating.
I agree that the editing totally sucked, they should have shown replays, what went wrong, and more of certain rounds (and less of others), and the sound-guys really sucked (playing an interview + the voiceover concurrently a number of times, not to mention whoever left the mikes on at lunchtime!) but "a pair of hockey moms"... you have GOT to be joking!
lannerch
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I too enjoyed the commentary and the total american bias was nothing to do with them.
kerilli
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Especially since 1 of them is Canadian...!
Doris68
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No, I'm not joking - they spent some time discussing teaching their little girls how to canter and how sweet it was. I prefer the commentary that we have in the UK for 4* events - they may have been 4* riders but I didn't enjoy their commentary. Sorry......!!!!
rhino
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Remember that not everyone watching would have been experienced riders with a working knowledge of eventing, they have to cater for the 'oh look pretty pony' people too
If we want eventing to remain as is, we need to make it as user friendly as possible, especially at International/Championship level. Yes it can be irritating to watch and listen to but we don't want it to be seen an 'elitist' sport, do we?
dafthoss
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I think they started off saying how one rider had their mum watching and how nervous she must be and they sort of went off on to how parents are nervous at any stage. Wasnt listening properly as I was kidding my self I was doing an assignment which it appears I still havnt done.......
HihoGinger
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Yeah, they were referring to Doug Payne (I think it was him anyway) and his sister, who were running one after the other, and discussing how anxious their mum must be with them both on course at the same time. That then digressed to the little girl cantering etc..
kerilli
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Fair enough, I think we'll have to agree to differ... I find Mike Tucker's commentary (with mistakes everywhere, he really is the Colemanballs of eventing, I recall one round where he got Ian Stark's name wrong about 10 times fgs!) far more annoying! Lucinda Green was a great commentator but they ditched her because she has "too posh a voice" apparently (oh fgs) but they keep Lorna Clarke, whose voice sounds no more 'common" to me... but luckily Lorna is very good at gently correcting MT, because she has to do it a LOT!
The only mistake I heard yesterday was when they confused Lucy W with Tina Cook and claimed that Lucy had won indiv gold at the Euros. Other than that I thought their comments were really insightful and enlightening, which is more than I can ever say for MT's, he makes me want to throw things at the t.v!
I did think the 'let's show everyone what studs are, here's a stud kit' interlude WHILE HORSES WERE RUNNING was awful, what the hell was that all about? I hardly think you're going to get many new people to the sport who'd want to know that... use it for a filler if they're on a hold but not when horses are running. Argh!
Oh, and the sound guys should be hauled over the coals. Surely not that difficult to turn 1 feed off while another's playing?!
lannerch
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And what an air jacket looks like when Lucy was going round! That was a tad irritating.
kerilli
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I'd managed to forget that. They must be on a huge back-hander or something, never known such promotion of a product that isn't one of the event's sponsors!
wilde2
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Kerilli - would you mind telling me what WFP reasons were for taking Parker there? Was interesting in H+H where he mentioned reasons for horses he was taking to Badminton this year. I watched all coverage yesterday but could not get the sound to work!! Thanks v much
kirstyhen
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He took Parklane Hawk because although he's a good galloper and jumper, he's not necessarily the best at coming back to him on twisty courses. So he wanted to see how he would fair at Kentucky, with Greenwich in mind.
Think that's basically what they said anyway!
Think that's basically what they said anyway!
wilde2
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Thanks - v interesting! Presume the team will be announced sometime after Chatsworth - can't wait!
Doris68
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Ooooo no Kerilli, I certainly wasn't referring to Mr. Tucker's commentaries....heaven forbid! I prefer the likes of Tina Cook and Scottie's commentaries. MT is pretty dreadful and as for his his mispronunciation...... You see, we do agree on something ;-)
Saratoga
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Is there anywhere I can watch the rounds online today?
Supertrooper
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What happened to Calico Joe?