Badminton blog: Kiwis keep their cool
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On Th it was sunburn, Fri it was windburn, resulting inward a dainty glow on my human face upwards yesteryear the terminate of the day.
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Watching the leading riders during the press conference added to that – all 3 antipodean riders were relaxed in addition to did a skillful chore of talking to the media. Normally all 3 riders are on the phase at the same time, but today took a to a greater extent than relaxed approach due to timing issues amongst getting those 3 swell blokes inward the same room at the same time.
Andrew was at that topographic point on time, cook to go, amongst things to create thus he boot started proceedings piece the other 2 made their agency to the media centre. Andrew’s approach to media is far to a greater extent than relaxed present than it was fifty-fifty 7-8 years ago, maybe due to the large amount of do he has been having lately. He talked easily in addition to at length nearly his horses, nearly his views of the class (some real difficult bits!) in addition to did a swell chore of charming everyone.
The Aussies were also relaxed in addition to gave some skillful quotes to the media, some who were real disappointed that at that topographic point were no British riders to speak to. When the timing of the press conference was announced earlier, i British journalist asked if the 4th placegetters could survive available equally good – ie WFP in addition to Aoife Clarke.
But Im’ getting ahead of myself. We had a fleck of a rush on inward the morn amongst thus many Kiwi riders thus unopen together. This was because all but i of the Kiwi riders competing on 2 horses, thus they came early inward the clitoris in addition to thus volition appear i time to a greater extent than on Sat afternoon when again, at that topographic point volition survive a rush on.
Technology has non been my friend this trip. The programme of existence able to purpose my iphone to hand regular, band side updates has been totally foiled by the absolute failure of existence able to larn a strong plenty signal to larn network access. Sending texts in addition to telephone calls is fine, but no become amongst the internet. I’m non the exclusively one, at that topographic point are many complaints around the grounds. I’ve got a skillful squad of keen volunteers helping choose all the information to the Eventing NZ facebook in addition to twitter accounts, thus amongst some assist from New Zealand via Samantha Felton updating from the on-line alive scoreboard, in addition to some swell assistance from UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland based kiwi, Vicki Glynn, nosotros did deal to larn information out for all the many fans all over the world. We accept some swell videos of the Kiwi riders’ dressage tests but unfortunately accept been totally unable to larn them loaded.
So, instead of existence able to sentinel the videos of the dressage, you’ll accept to brand create amongst my opinions equally good equally the judges’ scoring.
Andrew’s exam was lovely amongst the exception of a consummate muck upwards of the transition from rein dorsum to walk to canter (which Andrew took the blame for) but he recovered similar the truthful professional person he is in addition to even thus ended upwards amongst a score worthy of 3rd place. Jock’s exam was also real good, in addition to inward my opinion, he wasn’t treated equally good equally I would accept idea yesteryear the scoreboard. Caroline’s exam was non upwards inward the high scoring ones, she’s currently 27th= on Boston Two Tip. He was a fleck tense, perchance overwhelmed yesteryear the situation.
Lucy Jackson’s Willy Do also seemed to survive adversely affected yesteryear the huge atmosphere, non producing upwards to his potential, leaving them inward 34th position. Then at that topographic point was Mark Todd. Major Milestone is to a greater extent than renowned for his jumping than his dressage in addition to today was sure no exception. At i phase it looked similar he was going to boundary out of the arena, but Mark managed to maintain him inward the arena in addition to complete equally best he could. In 37th place amongst a lot of Earth to brand up.
Mark is thus relaxed nearly this event. He hadn’t fifty-fifty walked the cross terra firma inward its entirety in addition to wasn’t at all worried. I simply hope he doesn’t girlfriend out i ground that could easily survive cantered yesteryear – aptly named later on the Alzheimers Research UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland ground (the Badminton Horse Trials nominated charity). When I saw him signing fans’ autographs inward the Mark Todd Collection tent, he promised me he was going off later on that to walk the class properly.
There were a lot to a greater extent than people at that topographic point today, in addition to the shops were doing a roaring trade. I’ve yet to larn the visa bill of fare out amongst i exception, it was a lot colder today, thus the Mark Todd Collection jacket on sale was a real useful buy that didn’t demand to become inward a comport bag. Looking frontward to Saturday, that’s when the dressage scoreboard volition alter in addition to alter again. The leader could good survive the terminal horse, Pippa Funnell’s Redesigned, although I’m picking that the leader volition survive the instant to terminal Equus caballus to become – a sure athletic chestnut known equally Nereo! Go the Kiwis!
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