SI article on GB winning, Germans losing, and odd 'n ends. Last 5 paragraphs are:
"After criticism of the dressage judging at the 2008 Games, the judging was tweaked here. Two judges were added to a panel of five, and a review panel were added to scrutinize unusual scores in case a judge missed something. A handful of marks were changed throughout the competition by the review panel.
Mrs. Romney said that after Ebeling competes for another year or two, she would probably try breeding Rafalca, a German-bred mare. A mare so famous and accomplished as Rafalca could be valuable on the horse-breeding market.
Ebeling said he welcomed the attention even though some of it has focused on the impression that dressage is a sport for the wealthy.
"If one kid picks up the sport and makes it all the way to the top, to the Olympics, I will have done my job,’’ Ebeling said. "In my sport there’s money, but in any sport there’s money. You can’t say it’s an elitist sport at all. I have wonderful clients who support me and want me to succeed.’’
During Tuesday’s Grand Prix Special, a handful of riders wore helmets instead of the typical top hat and tails. This is the first Olympics where helmets have appeared in the dressage arena. Two years ago, Courtney King-Dye, an American dressage rider in the 2008 Olympics, sustained a devastating head injury while not wearing a helmet."
