Who’s commentating the Olympic dressage?

[Laureltree]

Anyone know who’s commentating?

Watching on discovery

It’s just so dull (sorry!)

Miss Bobby Hayley who has some verve and wit about her

 

[spacefaer]

The dire Richard Vaughan and Nicky Pasco (nee Bartlett) she's brilliant.

 

[U.N.Owen]

Bobby is doing the BBC coverage I believe. All the Eurosport/ Discovery coverage will be Richard Vaughn and a guest.

 

[MuddyMonster]

I'm not a fan of the Discovery + commentators, although did like Spencer for eventing but the dressage pair are awful IMHO.

I'm seriously considering writing an email to Discovery Plus about them but suspect it won't achieve a lot!

 

[Lizsark]

I'm not a fan of the Discovery + commentators, although did like Spencer for eventing but the dressage pair are awful IMHO.

I'm seriously considering writing an email to Discovery Plus about them but suspect it won't achieve a lot!

Totally agree. Nicky Pasco is driving me insane. I’ve had to mute her.

 

[lme]

Nicky Pasco appears knowledgable but her insistance on referring to horses as 'it' is grating

 

[Lizsark]

Very! Not doing the sport any favours and does she EVER draw breath?

 

[piebaldproblems]

Very! Not doing the sport any favours and does she EVER draw breath?

Why have you made an account on here just to b*tch about someone who's doing their best? She's representing the sport well and she has to keep talking, she's a commentator.

 

[Lots of Gift Bags]

I'm really enjoying Nicky's commentary, she's giving me lots of insight into how they are marked.

I'm not commenting on Richard Vaughn though

 

[FieldOrnaments]

She was asked to step in quite last minute I think and isn't actually a commentator. I couldn't talk for hours even about horses without sounding a bit of an eejit at times

 

[Tiddlypom]

I was pretty critical of Nicky’s commentary on the first day, but I think she’s improved. She’s braver at calling out tension and faults now.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

She just occasionally says something a bit thoughtless. Like saying the how lovely it is that the Aus team is here but that you can’t compare this rider in now (Simone Pearce) to Isabell.

Whether it’s true or not, it’s not really necessary to say. The rider is competition at the very highest level of the sport.

 

[Rowreach]

I think she's improving all the time, and let's face it, most of us would be pretty poor at doing something extremely public, for the first time, with all the other "stuff" overhanging dressage at the moment, and she's not being helped by Richard V's inane remarks.

She's also had a hell of a bashing on sm too, which nobody deserves.

 

[scats]

My dad has been saying he wished she would explain things in layman’s terms a little more. He’s got a decent knowledge of dressage having followed it for years 20 plus years, but equally he’s not a rider and some of her thoughts are going over his head but he wishes he knew what she meant.

I suppose most people watching are riders though, so she’s going to pitch it a bit more to that level.

 

[splashgirl45]

I think Nicky is doing a good job, much prefer her to Bobby Hayley

 

[MuddyMonster]

Totally agree. Nicky Pasco is driving me insane. I’ve had to mute her.

In fairness, the bits I've seen today have been much better.

She's not just brushing under the carpet tension, actively pointing out harmony and she's actually referring to the horse as a horse and not 'it' so I'm much happier listening to her today than the first day.

I think she's settled into it a bit more - I didn't realise she wasn't a commentator day to day, so her first day makes more sense especially given the circumstances leading up to the Olympics.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Well that’s my favourite bit of commentary… you can work on the flexibility in the ménage as much as you like, Richard, but I think you’ll find it’s the manége work that’s going to improve the dressage.

 

[scats]

What time is Lottie?

 

[Tiddlypom]

One more to go after this Swedish horse then it’s Lottie at 2.05pm.

 

[94lunagem]

What time is Lottie?

2.05pm BST

 

[Nicnac]

Credit where credit's due - I complained about RV the first few days and at Tokyo but think today he's far better. Nicky is also excellent today and seems to have gained in confidence vs. day 1. Her and RV also seem to be a better partnership than RV and SS (who was excellent in the eventing).

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

I was pretty critical of Nicky’s commentary on the first day, but I think she’s improved. She’s braver at calling out tension and faults now.

Same here, and I hold some of those critiques still but others I would not have had if I knew the background of her commentating.

Absolutely no need to have a go at her online though.