I don’t see results there either.
I also don’t see a schedule on that site. 8AM start tomorrow? I’m gonna be that person streaming the horse show from the cardio equipment at the gym for two hours.
The broadcast schedule says 9 AM, and at the end of today’s broadcast there was a blurb at the bottom saying back at 9 AM tomorrow. But things have been known to change…
I really love to see this! I had someone interview for a teaching position from a hunter background recently…and she did not even know any of the dressage letters, let alone the schooling figures or movements. It made me worry that maybe we aren’t teaching fundamentals to young riders. This makes me feel much better!
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Cut her a little slack on the letters. I learned all the flatwork as a kid in a hunter program, and have done a few dressage tests for various reasons as an adult, but I mostly couldn’t tell you what letter is where other than the obvious ones. I learn the tests like a course “diagonal, circle, circle, diagonal…”.
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I can’t see results and the “on demand” isn’t up yet.
If it weren’t for A Fat Bay Mare Can Hardly Ever Kick I wouldn’t know where my next letters were… and I’ve ridden dressage tests, too (well, dressage sportif.) I’m not sure that this really counts as a fundamental of hunter-seat equitation riding as much as it would in some other disciplines!
@ww3467 Thank you, and I’m embarrassed that I didn’t think of looking there!
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I showed through 4th level without truly knowing the letters. I knew which ones comprised the long diagonals, which ones were halfway on each, which were the extra ones on the long sides, which were on the center lines, and the exact location of X. I rode off patterns, generally without a reader.
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Results after first two phases.
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/lj938hn32ZM/2022-standings-after-phase-ii?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sport%20News%20-%20Talent%20Search%20East%20Saturday%20(1)&utm_content=
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Interesting. Thanks for posting it.
I wonder how many of those kids are no longer juniors? I certainly see a few who must have aged out by now.
Here is the video of the current leader after the gymnastics phase.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1185894822284619&id=179689378755641
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I believe the “Young Riders” don’t age out until 21, as far as the Talent Search program is concerned.
Same - in fact, I’m doing so at the Thoroughbred Makeover this week. I’d suspect there are a decent number of serious dressage riders who are visual people and ride by markers/cues rather than “Oh, there’s A, time for my stretchy trot circle!”
Alex rode a stunning course yesterday. Good luck to him and all the other competitors today! (And, hey, it’s not raining for once!)
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I realize that.
I was wondering how many of them are in the 18-21 age group, rather than juniors under 18.
From what I know from following the Big Eq over the past few years, looks like just a few. Maybe 7 or 8 - Dominic, Taylor Madden, Riley Hogan. I think just a few others. Catalina, maybe?
Anyone watching this morning? I love the course!
Lovely course today. The combination after the water looks tricky from the camera angle - riding well so I think it’s just an optical illusion on the live feed.
Some really nice rounds from the top 7 or so. Going to be a tough decision for judges for the top 4!
Some great trips here in the top 10! Did anyone catch why Catalina Peralta had the break to the trot? I have some glare on my screen so I couldn’t see if the horse stung himself or what.
Jogging:
266 Alex
295 Luke
294 Augusta
300 Taylor
279 - Isabella
287 Avery
I’m a bit surprised Augusta is in the top. I thought I saw her horse swap off his lead after a fence, and to me he pulled her past a few distances. Wasn’t sure if that would take her out. But, the group for the top is just what I thought, Avery and Kate both had great trips.
