Just starting to watch dressage now.
Anyone have any idea why Oliver scored so low on his last halt? The horse was immobile and he did salute, was it because he didn’t turn his head and salute at the other judge?
You don’t have to salute at all 3 judges, he would not be penalized for that.
I just tuned in (West coast) and was surprised to hear of Ballaghmor Class’s poor score. But he is getting older and I wonder if that plays into it.
Having now looked at the scores, does anyone feel that the judges are marking a bit harsh? Or were the tests deserving of the marks?
Eventing Nation’s headline earlier: “Townend takes lead on Tough-Judging Day” - that answers my question!
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His horse’s off hind was still not flat on the ground when his others were during his last halt. Looked like he stood with that leg cocked a little (to me.) There was only a slight glimpse of it though.
I was watching grace taylor’s test this morning. The announcers were talking that it might put her in the top ten. When she finished they said she was tied for 14th. I just got back and looked at the standings and she is listed at 35th or so. I looked at the individual marks and her last canter change was showing 1’s. Neither announcer commented anything negative about the change.
Anyone have an explanation?
She had a 4 for the preceding half pass too. I wasn’t able to watch, but any chance she did the change way too early and therefore “didn’t complete” the change at M?
from H&H;
These dressage scores are weird. There are 15 combinations scoring roughly 29-31 and imho there should have been about as much spread between their tests than there was between Townsend at 21 and Yasmin at 29. Oliver had a lovely test and it should probably be the best score but that 8 point difference? I didn’t see it. Is it really all down to people scoring very low on one or two individual movements?
Can someone give me a quick walk through? I signed up for a USEF fan membership to watch KY. I understand there is an additional fee for Badminton. Do I pay that to USEF or CMH? And what ungodly hour do I need to get up tomorrow to watch live? Or does paying for Badminton mean I can watch it on replay?
Sorry, I just know someone here will know the answers faster than I can figure it out myself (while I’m working, lol)
