zara phillips

[ruby111]

looking at the results after x country at burgie.she is not having a great time yet again.hard to believe she has hit such a slump in form this year.with one or two horses you could understand.but none of her horses seem to be going well.whats happened?

 

[Kentisheventer]

IMO its the change in XC colours- a bad move

 

[enna2262]

If you look at her BE record, this year is not really very different to previous years!

 

[jonny]

and a change of sponsors from RBS to Coutts

 

[ruby111]

i doubt thats the reason.but there must be something.all riders go through good and bad patches but you must admit this year so far has been disastrous for her.i want to say that this is not about bashing zara but im just really curious about the reasons why

 

[Gingerbear]

Maybe she is just lacking good horse power!

All riders need good horse power, there are lost of good riders by few good horses!

 

[SJFAN]

A run of bad luck can cause loss of confidence even if it's at subconscious level. Success usually breeds more success.

 

[Nosey]

OK don't shoot me down. She has had cataclysmic success on Toytown so now the spot light is on her and then Toytown has had a long time out so inevitably interrupted their progress I suppose. She has an excellent partnership with that horse but hasn't been in the sport as long as most of those who are in it at that level and producing a lot of horses week in week out as part of their livelihood. She doesn't perhaps have the depth of horses waiting in the wngs that a lot of the other stars in the sport have? Just my opinion..am not being disrespectful.