shortstuff99
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Maxime 's round so far, living on the edge 
Who is watching Pau XC?
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clinkerbuilt
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pants, seat ofMaxime 's round so far, living on the edge
clinkerbuilt
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Barely saw anything of Harry Meade's (short) round.
shortstuff99
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Harry's horse wasn't enjoying the XC (or the dressage either TBH).
lannerch
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Interestingly the only horse to get in the time so far ( Boyd Martin ) was one of the ones held on course
TheMule
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This has not been a fun viewing day- this course doesn’t reward good forward Xc riding, it punishes horses for making small mistakes and it has had far too many on the floor.
Maryland was big but really fair and created the right result. Burghley the same. This is smaller but far more difficult for the horses to read the questions and give the right answers
Maryland was big but really fair and created the right result. Burghley the same. This is smaller but far more difficult for the horses to read the questions and give the right answers
clinkerbuilt
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on the other hand, Piggy quizzing Kylie on her race-riding during the break has been great.
MuddyMonster
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I personally loved them refusing to talk about Ros Canter in fear of cursing her round so talked instead about Tom McE's stag do
They should become a full time commentating double act!
shortstuff99
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Kirsty Chabert has had a nice round, that hold really helped the mare out.
clinkerbuilt
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the main guy might as well turn his mic off while he's got them in.I personally loved them refusing to talk about Ros Canter in fear of cursing her round so talked instead about Tom McE's stag do
They should become a full time commentating double act!
shortstuff99
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Gutted for Muzi, that horse was brilliant.
clinkerbuilt
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what a brave little guy - looked like they were getting the time, what a shame.
TGM
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I personally loved them refusing to talk about Ros Canter in fear of cursing her round so talked instead about Tom McE's stag do
They should become a full time commentating double act!
They were so good in the commentary box - I think Piggy in particular has a vocation as a commentator when she eventually retires from eventing! She's amusing, supportive and gives spectators so much insight into the sport.
Nicnac
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I watched off and on between doing other bits. Hope Tim Price is ok as he w/d his 2nd horse even though he completed on a cricket score with the first. Great to see Pippa complete well on her two and Gaspard on his own Bambam after his tip off on Zoe earlier in the day. Somehow saw both his rounds.
Hope Jesse Campbell ok after nasty fall.
Agree Kylie and Piggy were fantastic in the commentary! Made it very warm and engaging as well as insightful having both had super rounds earlier in the day.
Pau is always twisty turny and suits smaller nimble blood horses. There's only the racecourse part of the course which allows a good gallop. That said it's the friendliest and most fun of all the 5* events I've been to imo. It has a real party feel. The music during the show jumping is epic.
Hope Jesse Campbell ok after nasty fall.
Agree Kylie and Piggy were fantastic in the commentary! Made it very warm and engaging as well as insightful having both had super rounds earlier in the day.
Pau is always twisty turny and suits smaller nimble blood horses. There's only the racecourse part of the course which allows a good gallop. That said it's the friendliest and most fun of all the 5* events I've been to imo. It has a real party feel. The music during the show jumping is epic.
SEL
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I knew Kylie Roddy was doing well because I was riding with a friend of hers this morning who was getting text updates - but I've just pulled up the results after xc and it looks like the course started to ride much better later on. Pleased to see Kylie in the top 10 still
TGM
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Leaderboard after XC:
teapot
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Ooo they've adjusted Ros' time down!
TGM
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Presumably that was because originally it was a provisional score due to her being held.
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teapot
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Ros's time penalties meant she was on the same score at Tom earlier, but it's been changed!
lannerch
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Will France be two hours time difference tomorrow or the same as uk due to the clocks going back , help am confused ( to be fair it doesn’t take much to confuse me )
shortstuff99
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EU changes at the same time as us so should stay 1 hour ahead.
TGM
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I know, I heard them saying that she was on the same score as Tom on the commentary at the time she finished. I though they might have adjust the time due to a discrepancy over her being held, but just found out that the change in score was nothing to do with that but according to H&H:
"Ros said as she was galloping towards the final combination (28abcd) three fences from home, a string was still up at a crossing point and she had to shout to the stewards and slow Isaac down on approach, resulting in them losing time."
So she appealed and her appeal was upheld.
teapot
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Full article here for anyone interested:
www.horseandhound.co.uk
Neither of those things should happen, and she had polite words with a cameraman before her test on Issac too. Pippa F also had steward issues to pre dressage.
Ros Canter lodges appeal following Pau five-star cross-country
Ros Canter and Izilot DHI are in first place at the close of the 2023 Pau Horse Trials cross-country in what was a drama-filled day of five-star action
www.horseandhound.co.uk
Neither of those things should happen, and she had polite words with a cameraman before her test on Issac too. Pippa F also had steward issues to pre dressage.
teapot
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'Tomorrow’s finale here at Pau will begin at 11.45 a.m. local time/10.45 a.m. British time/6.45 a.m. EST with the final horse inspection (and yes, those time conversions are correct – the clocks turn back an hour tonight both here and in the UK, but not in the US, which is definitely not confusing even one little bit), and the remaining competitors will head to the showjumping ring from 2.30 p.m. local time/1.30 p.m. British time/9.30 a.m. EST.'
Allez All Day: Ros Canter Takes the Lead on Wild and Woolly Pau Cross-Country Day - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary
One of my most closely-held pet peeves is when I hear someone refer to Pau, the south of France’s late-autumn offering, as a ‘soft’ five-star. That’s usually an assessment that comes from people who’ve not
eventingnation.com
clinkerbuilt
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spotted that in the footage and it looked slightly alarming
Ambers Echo
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They then didn't remove the string so she had to canter over it! And she was stopped on course while jumping a tricky combination, instead of at the next stopping point. Sounds like a hairy round for her but, consummate pro that she is, she just dealt with it all.
myheartinahoofbeat
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it looked like it was a harsh XC. Pau is always very twisty but not hugely scopey. Harry Meade said Red Kite was just not travelling and he pulled him up in the first half of the course. This morning he thinks the horse is throwing a splint
shortstuff99
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Due to some WDs, the SJ has been pushed back to start at 2pm UK time (3pm French time).
teapot
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The EN article I think it a good summary of how Pau is compared to other 5*s with regards completion rate/issues.
splashgirl45
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Just switched on and they are now talking , that’s my afternoon sorted 