So it starts… Any early predictions? Go Steffan and Courtney!
watched the GP at work on T1 lines - wonderful
here at home on DSL I get stop-motion and it’s every third or fourth stride – too frustrating
(interestingly everthing is smooth when I go to the youtube videos)
I’m just curious to see if the horses will relax more this time around.
There’s some jerkiness in my vid feed today. Diff comp though so could be a comp speed issue.
GO STEFFEN AND COURTNEY… I LOVE STEFFEN’S HORSE:D
Just for informational purposes…his name is Steffen (with an “e”), not Steffan.
Wow no Dutch judge for Anky…
Wow! Balagur, the pink Russian horse, had a great test! 71.4!
and all the judges agreed:D
Alexandra Korelova of Russia put in a gorgeous ride. Could those piaffes be anymore perfect?!
Balagur is a joy to watch. So happy in his work.
Does anyone know Balagur’s breeding? Is he a gelding also?
Is he on youtube with his first ride? I can’t find anything so if someone could provide a link I’d much appreciate it.
Vincent just had a lovely ride… quite nice!
He’s a stallion. You can see that his forelock isn’t braided and most people who ride stallions in their tests do not braid the forelock.
Yes, a 1990 stallion by Raskat, it says here:
http://www.eurodressage.com/reports/shows/2008/08og/pre_gpsorder.html
But breed/ registry affiliation was not provided.
Thanks, I didn’t know about the forelock custom. I’ve groomed stallions in the US and we braided the forelock. This was 20 years ago though…
I’m surprised by Minderhoud’s score. The haunches were swinging all over the place in the changes.
Weather report…
84F (29C)
Humidity 78%
Feels like: 91F (33C)
[QUOTE=Mardi;3447770]
84F (29C)
Humidity 78%
Feels like: 91F (33C)[/QUOTE]
Yikes. I wonder if any of the competitors are using cool packs under their clothes.
According to some other sites, Balagur is an Orlov Trotter.
