USA team eliminated in Paris?

[MHM]

Thanks. I have found the Peacock app to be a little hard to manage, but hopefully I can find it.

[Larksmom]

I wasn’t up this morning, so I just saw it too. And they DID show an eruption. They must not have shown all of it, because I saw her spinning around, but nothing that would cause an injury.

[Demerara_Stables]

@sascha

Yes, absolutely. She came in, caught sight of the crowd/atmosphere and was all, “Oh, hell to the no. I’m gonna follow this fella here right back out, tyvm!” There was then some dramatic spin-leaping before she decided that maybe ‘dad’ was worth listening to and she wasn’t actually going to die of exposure to the crowd.

Sad situation but this made me chuckle. Great synopsis.

[Rackonteur]

@rothmpp

Marcus’s Jane was very upset to not leave the arena with the departing horse and spun around & reared several times.

So … here’s a horse who’s been trained through GP dressage yet has not been trained well enough to behave under saddle in the presence of another horse?
What is the point of doing “dressage” – i.e., “training,” if the horse can piaffe and passage but is not well trained to have basic good, safe manners under saddle?
How do you spell IRONY?
Ironie?

[MHM]

Yes, it turned out they showed it afterwards, not before the horse started the test when it actually happened.

[MHM]

@Rackonteur

So … here’s a horse who’s been trained through GP dressage yet has not been trained well enough to behave under saddle in the presence of another horse?

I’m guessing it had less to do with the other horse and more to do with the crowd and the atmosphere as she entered the ring.

I believe all the horses had a chance to get in the ring to get acclimated in the last day or two, but without the huge crowd of spectators in the stands.

[sascha]

@Rackonteur

if the horse can piaffe and passage but is not well trained to have basic good, safe manners under saddle?

Shit can still happen, horses can still lose their marbles occasionally over silly things like butterflies or giant crowds that weren’t there yesterday. IMO, it had nothing to do with the presence/proximity of the other horse. I think she would have attempted an exit stage left regardless of whether some other horse was conveniently there to show her the way out or not.

[rothmpp]

@Rackonteur

So … here’s a horse who’s been trained through GP dressage yet has not been trained well enough to behave under saddle in the presence of another horse?
What is the point of doing “dressage” – i.e., “training,” if the horse can piaffe and passage but is not well trained to have basic good, safe manners under saddle?
How do you spell IRONY?
Ironie?

Well, horses are not machines and get spooked sometimes. The fact that she settled down and was putting a respectable test in shows that she IS well-trained. I’d like to see how most of our well-trained, safe horses would handle that atmosphere.

[sascha]

@Demerara_Stables

Sad situation but this made me chuckle. Great synopsis.

Thank you My little nutjob has instilled a pretty good sense of humour about this sort of nonsense. Crowd control for an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens on - no problem. One small thing moved 2" in the arena from where it was the day before - PROBLEM.

[Djones]

@Rackonteur

So … here’s a horse who’s been trained through GP dressage yet has not been trained well enough to behave under saddle in the presence of another horse?
What is the point of doing “dressage” – i.e., “training,” if the horse can piaffe and passage but is not well trained to have basic good, safe manners under saddle?
How do you spell IRONY?
Ironie?

You woke up and chose snark (again).

Horses are creatures of habit and repetition. It is uncommon for dressage horses to be competing in vast spaces like the Rolex stadium, for example…or the arena at Versailles. Spaces like this can be scary. This good horse had a moment and got upset. This is what can happen with horses.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[sparkygrace]

I’m watching right now. They showed her before entering the arena. She was rearing and spinning pretty violently. Her test was beautiful until she was rung out.

According to the announcer, she is a very sensitive mare. It’s best to not make negative comments unless you have ridden a hot, sensitive mare in the Olympics. This is a general comment, not directed at you.

[eightpondfarm]

@rothmpp

While we are all for the stop of the abuse of horses, these minor nicks that did not affect the soundness of the horse and not a result of abuse, the blood rule could use some tweaking.

minor nicks …
We do not know how, or when, that cut got there. WhatIf it happened prior and styptic was put on it and it leaked. No one knows for sure. It could have happened in a private warmup earlier. Perception is reality, and some in general public now perceive the worst.

[Larksmom]

I wonder if the blood always being more visible on a grey horse will make a rider think twice about showing them. That is probably stupid, but it always seems to show on white or grey horses. On bays, not so much.

[fivestrideline]

@Djones

Spaces like this can be scary. This good horse had a moment and got upset.

And despite the meltdown, was able to put the lid back on and do a respectable test. That’s a testament to the training and skill of both rider and horse, as well as their partnership!

IIRC, this mare is rather green to the level (or at least, this level of competition atmosphere).

[sparkygrace]

The rider said it happened when the mare got upset upon entering the arena. She was fine in the warm up. No reason to be suspicious.

[Bogey2]

Orlob actually said she was reacting to the crowd. The announcer thought it was the other horse leaving.

[Bogey2]

Huh? c’mon, we saw the eruption and there was no blood when they first went in.

[Bogey2]

This is what Orlob has said and I am just amazed at the somewhat ignorant comments.

[sparkygrace]

The cut definitely could have opened up a little more during the movements of the test. There was very little blood; no trickle down the pastern. It was just an unfortunate accident.

[MHM]

@sparkygrace

It’s best to not make negative comments unless you have ridden a hot, sensitive mare in the Olympics.

What negative comments did I make?