Drama is an understatement.
Now that someone else has said it out loud…
Was thinking the same.
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Could you sum up the pony finals medal do over for me? I missed that and am intrigued. I was sooo heartbroken for Amanda
After what happened to von Eckermann and King Edward in Paris, nothing is outside the realm of possibility. And who could have guessed Laskano would have 2 stops?
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The King Edward thing at the Olypmics was completely different than what we are discussing here. Laskano’s first stop was rider error, and my opinion is that the second one was just loss of confidence because of the first stop. Also completely different than Lafitte’s situation. But again, I am no pro so my opinion is worth nothing.
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Kid’s pony spooked right before the last line of the first round because of something that happened outside the ring. Judges let the kid re-ride the last line; kid won the final. Oh, and kid is well connected in the industry.
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Thank you! Long time lurker lol
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Come on in! The water’s fine. Lol.
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Ah gotcha. Had something similar happen at a schooling show before but on this level I think would definitely ruffle some feathers. Can’t say I’d be delighted as the other kids/parents/trainers
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This video on Facebook shows the weather in Kentucky this afternoon between the first 20 horses in the order and the last 10. I think the setting is public.
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Of course they were all completely different. My point was that the unexpected can always occur.
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Amanda should get a re-ride no? 
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Yikes!!!
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Right??
Apparently one whole spectator tent next to the ring blew down/away.
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Jack Towell, Boyd’s father and trainer at Finally Farm in Camden, South Carolina, chimed in.
“He’s kind of a ‘Sea Biscuit’ kind of thing,” he said. “The horse is too little. The trainer’s too fat. And he still [was second.]”
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I really hope he is referring to himself here, and not his daughter.
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I would say that’s a safe bet. I’m guessing in his mind he (Jack) is the trainer, and Liza is the rider.
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I was there. That storm was scary. Local news said there was an 86mph gust recorded at the horse park. Almost nothing in or near the ring was still standing afterwards. Also 2 inches of rain fell in that one hour. I have a great video of one very strong guy righting the 30’ flagpole all my himself!
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It’s time to do the golf thing and ask people to be quiet until the round is completed. These are animals. The unpredictable nature of a sudden roar of a crowd isn’t a fair element.
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I was there live, and it was not just a little spook/scoot - it took several strides for Amanda to get him back under wraps and given where it happened and where the judges were sitting, it was not anything the high-scoring panel would have missed short of purposely looking down or closing their eyes! The second panel just exercised their discretion and stuck with what their score was going to be, but the other two panels did what they had done to other horses such as Hannah Isop and Red Ryder the day before and penalized the spook and swap. It was heartbreaking, as there was no doubt Lafitte was going to be the winner based on the cumulative totals, but it was too big of a reaction to be ignored IMO, unfortunately. Thankfully Cannon Creek’s round was stunning so it is not as though he is an undeserving winner, I just hate it for Amanda Steege and the horse’s connections because they had done everything the needed to for the win right up until that instant.
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