[QUOTE=Foxtrot’s;6465264]
People handle presures differently - who are we to comment, not walking in their shoes. It is their results that got them there.[/QUOTE]
This is very true. However, you would think that by the time they got to such an elite level of competition they would have learned how to handle the pressure better. Or maybe “better” isn’t the right word. Perhaps saying “in a less public way” would be more appropriate?
Sheilah
[QUOTE=Eireamon;6464993]
And fir the record there was no lightening. There was thunder only and they did not stop the later tests which went with loud thunder claps through them. The types of lightening exoerienced in the US is also different. Flashes are not Bolts that come earhwards. No one was at risk. A little understanding goes a long way.[/QUOTE]
Umm, I have no argument in this either way, but I can say that the (fork or bolt) lightning was captured pretty spectacularly by the BBC yesterday.
[QUOTE=Napoles;6465430]
Umm, I have no argument in this either way, but I can say that the (fork or bolt) lightning was captured pretty spectacularly by the BBC yesterday.[/QUOTE]
I admire Andrew as a rider. However, sometimes it is just better to keep one’s mouth shut and motor on.
Officials have to err on the side of caution and I don’t blame them. If there was even a remote chance of a lightening strike then the officials did the right thing. Was it inconvenient for Andrew? Probably but if the nice Swedish man had been fried, it would have been a preventable tragedy and Andrew would have been a lot more inconvenienced than he was yesterday.
Sometimes “Silence is Golden”.
[QUOTE=BAC;6464905]
Andrew is famous for always having a complaint about something, if the weather conditions included lightning then I can’t blame the organizers for delaying some of the rides. He’s not been eliminated from individual medal contention there is still a lot that can happen. And remember when all he had to do was not knock down more than 8 showjumps for a team gold and he had a total collapse and had 9 down? He should shut up and ride.[/QUOTE]
THIS!
Like he did in Sydney when Mr, Stickability came off so easily on x-country? Sorry but I find your statement appallingly bad sportsmanship. Andrew used to be my favorite rider at one time but his behavior over the years and his inability to just suck it up and keep his mouth shut has caused me to look to others to admire instead. Still I don’t wish him bad luck and I still think this Olympics is not over for him. And now I will stop commenting to you, I don’t think the others need to hear this argument.
[QUOTE=ezmissg;6465051]
Watching Mark Todd today brought me to tears, literally. I’m so in awe of him, and have so much respect for him, that watching him close out the phase with a LOVELY test completely and unexpectedly overwhelmed me. :sadsmile:[/QUOTE]
Me too! Rushed home from a horse show, fast forwarded thru EVERY dressage ride just to see Mark’s ride at the end. I think the tears actually started about halfway into his ride for me, and by the time he hit that final halt - I was cheering with the rest of them! WTG Mark Todd! He’s pretty much the only rider I look forward to watching anymore;)
He is just a total legend. :yes:
I was at Badminton when he won last year and had tears in my eyes when he was doing his lap of honour.
So lovely to see him do such a class test yesterday.
Mark Todd’s ride was fabulous today. He’s just amazing.
While Andrew has spent much of his life aggravating everyone, including other riders, I remember watching as he had all those rails in stadium. I think I remember that the horse was notoriously bad at SJ but that was astounding and very sad for the team
