Now we have the showdown ! Parzival vs Valegro
I was so hoping for an all-Brit podium. Oh well. COME ON CHARLOTTE.
I’m pretty sure they said he was being sold after the Olympics…I think it was a bonus that he could ride here because I had heard he was close to being sold last winter 
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I’m pretty sure they said he was being sold after the Olympics…I think it was a bonus that he could ride here because I had heard he was close to being sold last winter :([/QUOTE]
Oh nooo.
love the brit rides but still cant watch the dutch - way too harsh… if she were pulling any harder her arms would fall off.
anyone know why this isn’t happening at night like usual?
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Too right. Horse looks like he’s frowning. Ugh ugh.
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Usual?? I think they did the night time thing in Hong Kong becuz it were HOT.
Parzival’s music is cheesy. He looks fantastic, though.
Aaaagh close up on the mouth by BBC ugh!!!
Is it my computer or was the Dutch gal out of sync with the music a few times?
Uh oh…
someone is trying to make a very big point… no other horses do we get closeups of gaping mouths… but we sure get that with her.
rock on camera crew!
Is that Jennie Loriston-Clarke checking spurs ?
Valegro is flagged up too.
88% for that??? it’s dressage not a rope pulling contest !
It’s a testament to Parzival’s conformation that he can still display the nice quality of gaits while being held in a very short neck.
That must be what the judges are seeing (88%)
Who is the judge at K? Conservative marking — but (s)he is really hard on the Germans and gentle with the Dutch.
The emperor’s new clothes anywhere?
You know, I dunno nothin’ about dressage, as I said, but when I can see the mouth wide open on the far-away camera shots, and it gets an 88, I start wondering where the fruitbat is presently residing.
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You know, I dunno nothin’ about dressage, as I said, but when I can see the mouth wide open on the far-away camera shots, and it gets an 88, I start wondering where the fruitbat is presently residing.[/QUOTE]
Ditto. Really weird. I can see a high score on gaits, but the rest? Color me confused.
