YR Team for Kreuth

[Rosiefan]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/article.php?aid=266734

Wonder why LC hasn't been chosen.

 

[MissDeMeena]

I was thinking the same, as she's not even listed as a res.
Maybe they don't think the horse is 100% back to fitness. ie, he's 1day fit, but not 3day fit

 

[AutumnRose]

I thought that when i read it. I guess with Rayef off games they maybe think that Fernhill Sox hasn't had enough runs under his belt since he came back?

Although you'd think with his record that they might've taken a risk but they others have all so very good recent form. Pretty strong team.

 

[MissDeMeena]

But then F.Sox did manage to come 2nd in the YR Final trial
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663 PARDON ME II Llewellyn, Emily 30.0 (70.00) - 6.8 (5:24) - 36.8 1
653 FERNHILL SOX Collett, Laura 31.7 (68.33) - 5.2 (5:20) - 36.9 2
654 TIMING Galbraith, Emily 36.0 (63.96) - 1.6 (5:11) - 37.6 3
661 SKYLIGHT Spence, Georgie 35.6 (64.38) - 4.4 (5:18) - 40.0 4
662 UPTONS WHO Hobday, Ben 36.5 (63.54) - 6.8 (5:24) - 43.3 5
660 BALLIN WILLOW Cuomo, Dani 31.5 (68.54) - 12.4 (5:38) - 43.9 6
656 BEAU BEAR Pearson, Alice 38.3 (61.67) - 9.2 (5:30) - 47.5 7
665 LAZY ACRES SKIP ON Stretton, Sarah 40.4 (59.58) 4 4.4 (5:18) - 48.8 8
652 SOCIETY SPICE Llewellyn, Emily 36.0 (63.96) 4 8.8 (5:29) - 48.8 9
655 OUT OF AFRICA TWO Agnew, Charlotte 34.8 (65.21) 12 3.6 (5:16) - 50.4 10
658 CAVORT Howe, Ginny 41.3 (58.75) - 10.0 (5:32) - 51.3 11
657 SEABOY Griffith-Jones, Sophie 38.3 (61.67) 4 12.4 (5:38) - 54.7 12

 

[seche]

Thrilled Emilys on it -but there wasnt much questioning - both her horses are superb, and P's record is pretty special!

But Yes suprising LCs not there.

- Sad for a friend of mine who owns the other horse of Georgie Spences - Tom, he had a minor set back and couldnt compete at Gatcombe otherwise im sure he would have been on the list. Horses for you!!

 

[MissDeMeena]

Yet Lazy Acres Skip On managed to get in the team with a dressage in the 40s and a SJ down.

 

[AutumnRose]

Hmmm didn't know that, i'm very suprised then!!

 

[Bubblegum]

I wondered that too.

 

[jackson30]

FERNHILL SOX hasn't qualified under FEI rules so she is off to Blenheim instead. see her website.

 

[AutumnRose]

Ah that explains it then

 

[MissDeMeena]

Interesting!!
Seeing as Blenheim is obviously an FEI event as well, i wonder how he can be qualified for that, but not the YR champs, which is only a 2* instead of a 3*

 

[Bella3puff]

I'd been told they (and don't no who they were) were trying to pull strings to get her on the team but could not change rules so pulling even more strings to do blem instead.......

 

[BBs]

Nothing more odd than the fEi

 

[kerilli]

definite oversight from someone there, i think. makes no sense at all!

 

[lifeslemons]

Yeh they F-ed up Colletts qualifications. She managed to get special permission to do Blenheim, because its a 'standard' FEI event, but its a well known fact that the FEI make no exceptions for championships. End of.

The fact that the horse has 3 three day wins to its name no doubt helped their case for Blenheim.

Slightly surprised to see Skylight there, but all good experience. Shame Cavort isnt there though.

 

[lucretia]

and it wouldnt be the first time they have done it either. as Lifeslemons points out there are no exceptions for championships but there is a tiny little bit of BE's small print hat allows anyone one to run in pretty much anything HERE if the selectors wish to see it.
kreuth is a very strong track though so we will need to send a good team to beat the germans on home ground

 

[TableDancer]

Glad to see you think track is strong, L

I think the main thing is the angles - you need a really, really honest horse who is straight as a die as there are plenty of runout opportunities.

 

[seche]

Skylights there as Tom was injured (only very slightly and could infact have run) boot rub I think, I no the owners wouldnt ever risk him so decided not to run him. Shame as he is a cracking horse!

 

[MillbrookSong]

think the fact lazy acres was picked was the fact he had got 3* form at where ever the final 3* trial for the YR is!

Sham for Alice not to get picked would have been a great achievement as shes only had the horse a season