Olympic dressage final: what the riders said
Comments from the riders inwards the Olympic dressage freestyle showdown at Greenwich Park at London 2012.
Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz (ESP): “We only had i mistake. My Equus caballus [Fuego] felt real tired together with it was very, real hot out there. He is going on vacation now. I am having a calendar week off myself together with and then I am off to Brazil together with Canada. We conduct keep performed that exam many times. It only wasn’t non bad today.”
Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) later winning gold: “That was unbelievable. It is ever something I’ve known the Equus caballus could achieve, but I didn’t actually know how I was going to honor the atmosphere together with the expectation. But when I got that telephone phone telephone (last month) to nation I had made the squad for London, I was so determined. Not many people are going to conduct keep the adventure that I’ve had to larn to the Olympics inwards a twelvemonth together with a fleck of competing inwards grand prix. I wanted to become out in that place together with relish it. All I could practice was to practice my best. Valegro was feeling tired, but he got inwards in that place together with he gave his all.”
Laura Bechtolsheimer (GBR): talking nearly the futurity for Mistral Hojris: “He’s non a lawn tennis racket. He is a living animal. He is purpose of the solid unit of measurement together with the furniture.”
Laura Bechtolsheimer (GBR) on Mistral Hojris: “To compete against these immature horses amongst such enthusiasm makes me real emotional. He was only beautiful to ride, so powerful. He was doing it for me. He’s only got ameliorate together with ameliorate all calendar week together with today I wanted to practice him judge together with relish it. He was amazing, I could ride for the maximum inwards every movement, it was similar telepathy betwixt us together with he had so much power. The whole experience has been awesome together with this crowd has carried us to all our medals.”
Steffen Peters (USA): talking nearly the London 2012 Games: “It was all so fantastic. I idea the judging was real fair together with I give a large A+ to London 2012. ”
And of his test: “We did a super warm-up. We can’t blame the heat, nosotros are used to that, together with I had enough of Equus caballus – in that place were only likewise many mistakes. That is it for Ravel. He is retiring at in i lawsuit to his owner’s stud inwards California. I volition holler upwards him for his non bad career. If yous position it all together, today was alone a glitch.”
Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Salinero: “I am actually happy, it was a adept exam on his lastly contest ever. I am so happy he kept going for 4 days together with did everything good for me. I am non sad. It has been an emotional week, but it was ever inwards my caput that it was my lastly fourth dimension together with I wanted to relish it.”
Kristina Sprehe (GER): “That was my best freestyle ever. I could heighten the difficulty together with rode the piaffe pirouette one-handed. I am quite relieved that Desperados kept having fun together with ambitions over all these days here.”
Dorothee Schneider (GER), on her lastly ride amongst Diva Royal: “I had 2 mistakes together with this is something yous should avoid when riding at the Olympics. I am at the Olympic Games, I came into the squad at the lastly minute. All this is to a greater extent than than I ever expected.”
Adelinde Cornelissen (NED): “Parzival felt non bad together with that was i of his best tests ever. He gave it all.”
Carl Hester (GBR): “To conduct keep our 3 riders inwards the plow over 5 is an absolute bomb to the residual of the world. I’m so excited for Charlotte together with Laura as the novel generation of British riders, securing the futurity of the sport past times delivering at the plow over level. I experience as as happy as if I’d won aureate myself, beingness trainer to Charlotte together with purpose possessor to Valegro. Nurturing this talent has given me non bad pleasure.”
Laura Bechtolsheimer (GBR) on Mistral Hojris: “For a Equus caballus of his age, at 17, to deed similar that together with give his all is beyond words. He was so sum of ability together with energy. I could ride every deed to the maximum. It was definitely the best ride I conduct keep ever had on him. I felt as if I was pressing buttons together with getting the correct answers. I intend he enjoyed the music. It was the outset fourth dimension he had actually got involved together with the Lion King music actually suited him amongst his colour. That (The Lion King) has ever been my favourite celluloid from childhood together with that is why it was our selection today. The music suits him because it is childish together with playful only similar him. He is 17 years erstwhile but he has never grown up.”
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