But this is so very cool - it’s nice to be able to see it all, and get the commentary, too. Yay, NBC!
Glad to see that the score seemed to reflect the test
I am taking WFP off my list of contenders. Haven’t seen the score yet, but that was 4 years away from being Gold, Silver, or Bronze.
ok…this one needs some help in the tail department but he’s kinda of cool looking.
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But this is so very cool - it’s nice to be able to see it all, and get the commentary, too. Yay, NBC![/QUOTE]
YES! I’d like to send them some flowers or something. :lol:
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You must have him mixed up with someone else.[/QUOTE]
Sorry folks…I was thinking of the dressage rider james connor who used to ride for Italy and declared for Ireland a few years back…my bad!!!
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ok…this one needs some help in the tail department but he’s kinda of cool looking.[/QUOTE]
I shall lend him some of MY extensions!!!:lol:
Yeah, well, I’d like to see his collective marks. And the canter work was sure in a low frame. I’d betcha WFP will have lots to say about that ride. Not the horse’s day, IMO.
so did he like trip or something or am i going crazy?
Non dressage expert so pardon my ignorance… I always thought that no breast plates and all horses were to be ridden in a double bridle? Not to mention I though the olympic dressage tests included more advanced moves? Maybe i’m mistaken… Seems like these are fairly basic moves with nothing to difficult thrown in… (Multiple lead changes every stride; priouettes;piaffe’s(sp) )
Did you read the commentators comments about AA’s?
Way off base… has/she not heard of all those French AA’s, sometimes the whole French team is mounted on team. Tamarillo anyone?
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Non dressage expert so pardon my ignorance… I always thought that no breast plates and all horses were to be ridden in a double bridle? Not to mention I though the olympic dressage tests included more advanced moves? Maybe i’m mistaken… Seems like these are fairly basic moves with nothing to difficult thrown in… (Multiple lead changes every stride; priouettes;piaffe’s(sp) )[/QUOTE]
You’ll see all of that in the straight dressage competition. 
this is
“eventing dressage”, so the tests are about the equivalent to 3rd level tests in usdf…
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Non dressage expert so pardon my ignorance… I always thought that no breast plates and all horses were to be ridden in a double bridle? Not to mention I though the olympic dressage tests included more advanced moves? Maybe i’m mistaken… Seems like these are fairly basic moves with nothing to difficult thrown in… (Multiple lead changes every stride; priouettes;piaffe’s(sp) )[/QUOTE]
This is eventing…
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YES! I’d like to send them some flowers or something. :lol:[/QUOTE]
I’m running out to buy a case of GE lightbulbs tomorrow!
Ohh okay. Thanks =)
But he’d have to give them back right;)
I really like this French mare too (she’s a lovely type)…of course I haven’t seen too many horses I would kick out of my barn!
Sonofabitch! I just got an ad, right in the middle of Didier’s test! Grrr.
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Did you read the commentators comments about AA’s?
Way off base… has/she not heard of all those French AA’s, sometimes the whole French team is mounted on team. Tamarillo anyone?[/QUOTE]
The french have a policy to ride only AA or selle francias horses, yes.
I liked that AA! But I do have a soft spot for them (my mare). Annoyed at the feed buffering every few seconds, but it’s better than nothing
