I mean, just about anyone would be preferable. I had to turn off the sound this morning because I couldn’t stand it. For someone who knows nothing about dressage, she provides no helpful guidance about what you’re looking at, what the goal is, which rides or movements are particularly good or bad and why, the reasons for scores (many many times she remarks on how great a movement is, like an extended walk, and the score that pops up is a 5 or something). For someone who does know about dressage, her comments are sometimes nonsensical, often irrelevant, offer no additional expert insight, and show no evidence that she has any actual knowledge of international level dressage competition.
It’s annoying and aggravating, and also so disappointing. She adds no value for horse people and does less than nothing to catch the attention or interest of laypeople who might be surfing through Olympic sports.
