WEG Cross Country Thread

[EveningStar]

Poor peter, how sad to stop at the last.

How gutting would that be!

C'mon Lucy, Willy Do is just the coolest horse

 

[only_me]

That looked like a heavy fall

Is that all of the NZ team elim?

 

[EveningStar]

Oh no!!

Lucy was riding as an individual, she was doing so well

 

[teapot]

Ingrid has been given penalties now.

Oh no...they've gone again

In, out, in, out...

 

[Lexi_]

She was riding as an individual, I think. Nicholson and Paget are the other two team members.

 

[Marydoll]

I really hate that frickin step up outta that water, its bugged me from the get go, what a horrible fall

 

[armchair_rider]

Jiff is such a legend.

NZ team has been eliminated because 2 of their 4 riders have failed to compete - Lucy was an individual. I assume NZ still have 2 team riders to come and another individual.

I feel very sorry for Peter Flarup, apparently he was clear up to the last as well.

 

[only_me]

Ah ok thanks guys that would be horrible luck for NZ!

Any sign of camilla spiers?!

 

[kirstyfk]

How gutting would that be!

Reminds me of the day when I fell off at the first!

 

[EveningStar]

*snort* FEI TV commentator getting snarky about not seeing Camilla Spiers

 

[armchair_rider]

Ah ok thanks guys that would be horrible luck for NZ!

Any sign of camilla spiers?!

Being held whilst the last water is fixed post Lucy's fall

 

[only_me]

Take it out, take the fish out...

 

[kirstyfk]

The weg website is great if you don't have it up. It has live updates of each horse on the course.

 

[mypegasus]

What's happened to comilla? Results say she's been eliminated?

 

[only_me]

What's happened to comilla? Results say she's been eliminated?

Shes been held as far as i can tell while they fix the fish

 

[Marydoll]

If something scrambles over that fish, the shoring post is in the way

 

[3Beasties]

I don't like the repair to that fence!

 

[Darremi]

Take it out, take the fish out...

That wouldn't really be fair on the multiple competitors who had penalties at that fence!

 

[only_me]

That wouldn't really be fair on the multiple competitors who had penalties at that fence!

Its happened before though, especially after a fall that damages it, has happened at burghley etc. if they can't fix it it is safer to remove it

 

[only_me]

Well done camilla love her horse/pony - such a great combination!

 

[Darremi]

Its happened before though, especially after a fall that damages it, has happened at burghley etc. if they can't fix it it is safer to remove it

But with such an influential fence at a major championship it would have caused an uproar to remove it.

I agree the repair looks a bit iffy though.

 

[mypegasus]

First thing I said to my hubby when they measured the pole to shore it up was hope that nobody lands on it!!

 

[EveningStar]

According to Eventing NZ - Tim Price was pulled up by the ground jury at the penultimate fence because the horse looked tired. How disappointing for Tim.

 

[teapot]

According to Eventing NZ - Tim Price was pulled up by the ground jury at the penultimate fence because the horse looked tired. How disappointing for Tim.

But the right thing to do maybe? The ground jury don't tend to pull people unless necessary

 

[only_me]

According to Eventing NZ - Tim Price was pulled up by the ground jury at the penultimate fence because the horse looked tired. How disappointing for Tim.

That is very disappointing his horse must have looked incredibly tired though as most horses are finishing tired!

 

[Marydoll]

Its a brave person on GJ that made that decision

 

[EveningStar]

But the right thing to do maybe? The ground jury don't tend to pull people unless necessary

No I would imagine not, we didn't get to see video of him at the end of the course so the horse must've been done

 

[only_me]

This is making me really want to get out and do some xc!!

 

[Marydoll]

I do like Alexander peternell, a nive quiet rider

 

[armchair_rider]

Where have you all gone? Though it does seem fairly incident free at the moment