To be clear, I don’t think it’s a bad record at all. Incredibly impressive. But she finished behind our named 2021 Olympic team members at just about every meeting.
I do believe that Kentucky was a mandatory observation outing. That said, I’m 99% sure they were there, since I believe Ariel and Simon did the 5* test ride.
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Except for at the biggest events in the world when it matters, like Burghley and Luhmuhlen. 5* top finishers are world contender horses.
I agree she is worth the risk to Tokyo but US would never.
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*Editing because I forgot LHS was at Burghley
Some footage from the mandatory outing:
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Just watched the trot ups. Deniro Z didn’t look super sound…
Now I see that he sprung a shoe & has had farrier issues for the last few weeks. I wonder if they’ll put him on the plane? Such a talented pair but it seems risky. 
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How did you see the trot ups? Would love to watch also!
They have what 2 weeks? Enough time to grow some foot lol
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Major League Eventing on FB.
It looks like it’s been a few weeks & you assume that growing some hoof wall is the problem. Maybe, maybe not…
I was only joking, but I meant they have a few weeks. You think hes been lame for a few weeks?
And Tamie Smith and Mai Baum finished ahead of all of them. Go Lexus. 
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What did y’all think about the dressage scores?
where are they posted?
Not a clue. Still a worry. Just saying that he didn’t look super sound…
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These pre-competiton “team outings” have been largely useless in the past for prepping… I remember they did this right before WEG at Great Meadow a few years ago, and it was basically a participation medal event for the US team. 
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I think the main thing for this one was to ride the new Olympic dressage test in front of judges and get feedback.
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