I saw some good rides today as well. The french riders were open in the frame, for example. Were there lots of big flashy movers today? Yes, but with the exception of Isabel and Carl I felt like name bias wasn’t as strong today as it was in the qualifying.
I imagine the big atmosphere and super difficult test would make any horse tense. I saw lots of riders trying to give with their hands and open them up but, horses will horse.
Was it perfect? No, but I wasn’t mad at today’s rides / scores.