WEG cross-country: What the riders said

Comments from some of the riders after the cross-country stage of the eventing contest Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Normandy.

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Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said — New Zealand’s Tim Price together with Wesko travelling good earlier they were pulled upwards ii fences from home. © PSV Photos

William Fox-Pitt GBR

1st on Chilli Morning

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said Naturally I’m really happy together with proud of Chilli Morning. He worked damn difficult together with never gave up, he tin hold out potent together with he tin hold out keen but genuinely he gave me a lovely ride together with he jumped brilliantly. I am genuinely happy the innovation worked today, I’ve never ridden a 3 twenty-four hours 10 together with a one-half infinitesimal on that terrain earlier – at that spot was no allow up, every footstep was difficult work.

He was strong. He e'er is because he’s a feisty together with opinionated horse. As he’s a stallion I didn’t know how long he’d dig deep for me but he did the whole way. He’s never been asked these questions earlier or over such a demanding rails together with Blue Planet but he was amazing.

It was the hardest terrain I’ve ridden, because the Blue Planet was really soft together with the course of written report demanding, but Chilli gave me a lovely ride. There are non many Eventing stallions who would go past times away along trying for y'all similar that together with I’m really proud of him.

I took him slow inwards the initiatory off purpose because the most of import matter that Yogi Breisner (GBR Performance Manager) said was “just acquire abode – it is no practiced looking amazing for 8 minutes together with non getting home”, therefore I did waste matter a niggling time, but I certainly didn’t remove hold much petrol inwards the tank at the end. I am therefore proud of him equally he kept on trying. He deserves what he achieved today together with at that spot is cypher I tin produce at nowadays – we will remove hold to run across what happens but I am really relieved!

Sandra Auffarth GER

2nd on Opgun Louvo

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said I liked the course of written report together with all the questions for the horses together with the riders, but I didn’t like the Blue Planet therefore much. I intend that was the primary purpose of the course of written report together with the ground why the horses were a niggling fleck tired, but I am genuinely happy with my Equus caballus – his jumping was fantastic together with I had a genuinely neat round.

Boyd Martin USA

9th on Shamwari 4

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said I came hither expecting the toughest contest inwards the Earth together with I got it. But I’m good mounted. Shamwari has the pump the size of Ayers Rock. He is also equally honest equally the twenty-four hours is long. If I could quest him inwards the correct administration I knew that he would endeavor his hardest to acquire through the flags.

Michael Jung GER

3rd on fischerRocana FST

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said She did a wonderful job. She was really focused. I gave her a niggling to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards betwixt fences, but her pose out energy when she saw the fences together with lit upwards was fantastic.

It’s hard. You start equally good fast together with and therefore your Equus caballus gets tired, starts to deadening together with at that spot is no run a jeopardy of making the time. It is possible that somebody powerfulness brand the optimum today but I uncertainty it. I idea the Blue Planet would hold out amend than it was. I was wrong.

It was difficult operate for the horses, with the soft Blue Planet my Equus caballus lost a lot of energy between the fences, but fischerRocanna is a fantastic horse, she was fighting from the commencement to the end. The in conclusion H2O [Rolex combination] is genuinely tough together with I am really happy almost my round. Everything was really practiced on the fences together with my Equus caballus gave me a neat feeling – only the in conclusion H2O she was a niggling fleck tired but she was good.

Maxime Livio FRA

8th on Qalao de Mers

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said I remove hold never ridden alongside such patriotic support, non only for French riders but for every nation.

I accomplished what I ready out to do. I’m thrilled. Qalao Des Mers is solely 10 together with this was his initiatory off four-star. He’s an astonishing Equus caballus together with although he’s a niggling ‘horizontal’ when he gallops he’s got a lot of character. Cédric [Lyard] together with Pascal [Leroy] advised me to deadening downwards during ane or ii parts of the course of written report to allow him accept a breather. I tried, but the to a greater extent than I tried the faster he went.

His force is his weakness. He gives equally good much together with puts equally good much into the jumping. At times I had to go past times away along him from jumping equally good high together with equally good far. I was fighting to go past times away along him inwards cheque but he’s similar that all the time. With to a greater extent than experience he’ll calm down.

When I saw Rodolphe [Scherer] cross the goal trace alongside his arm inwards the air I understood that it was possible. Even though Rodolphe was competing equally an private his functioning gave me a boost.

I’m really happy because my Equus caballus is making such progress inwards the competition.

Stuart Tinney AUS

11th on Pluto Mio

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said It was difficult to go past times away along going. The Blue Planet got especially bad inwards some spots but he (Pluto Mio) was great, he dug deep together with jumped genuinely well.

The crowd helped him at the in conclusion H2O jump, they got involved together with he pricked his ears together with off he went. He rose to the occasion together with the crowd cheered.

Nicola Wilson GBR

12th on Annie Clover

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said She was amazing together with gave it her all. When I walked the course of written report at the commencement of the calendar week I knew it would adjust her but y'all never know how they are going to grapple alongside everything. I only wanted to acquire her into a beat that she could stick to. This experience is correct upwards there, y'all had to dig deep together with endeavor difficult it’s a proper entitle challenge.

I experience really emotional. I remove hold been trying difficult to command myself equally I’m therefore incredibly proud of Annie Clover. Mum bought her equally a four-year-old together with to acquire her to this degree together with hither is amazing. She has never seen anything similar this I said to her this is how it’s going to hold out for eleven minutes Annie y'all remove hold to dig deep together with she did only that. She was therefore straight off together with on her trace together with she seemed to remove hold it all sussed out earlier nosotros fifty-fifty got to a question.

Tina Cook GBR

14th on De Novo News

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said He gave me a genuinely fabulous ride. He’s a fleck of a babe notwithstanding together with was genuinely looking around on the course. Pierre Michelet has done a fantastic chore alongside a course of written report which has caught out a lot of top combinations. There’s no such matter equally a perfect cross province circular but he was fabulous; he’s therefore scopey together with he went where I wanted him to go. I tin experience that powerfulness inwards him, that’s such a relief when it’s therefore much easier for them, he only kept galloping, genuinely dug deep together with did me proud.

I rode each ground equally I saw lots getting caught out this morning. I watched the initiatory off 12 or therefore together with and therefore went out to run across the ground. He’s non that fast but he’s a monotonous galloper. He proved that at Badminton together with I only had to brand sure that I had plenty Equus caballus for the in conclusion water.

The Blue Planet stayed quite consistent. I didn’t alter my plans after re-walking it. My Equus caballus is quite a grapheme together with he only keeps going for me. He’s really intelligent together with I’m excited almost him. I bred him out of a mare I rode around Burghley — she was genuinely important alongside him at that event.

Zara Phillips GBR

15th on High Kingdom

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said It was tough out at that spot but High Kingdom was a total star. I genuinely enjoyed it [going out initiatory off for the British team] equally y'all tin only become out together with ride it, together with become straight, together with acquire on alongside it. I know how practiced my Equus caballus is together with to become out together with acquire a clear circular for the squad is great. You’ve genuinely got to hold out sensible out at that spot and just acquire them home. You’ve got to human face after them together with only brand sure y'all go past times away along jumping.

I am happy alongside him, I know how practiced he is therefore getting a clear circular inwards the purse volition hopefully brand the squad experience a fleck less pressure, but it is difficult work. You remove hold only got to hold out sensible together with acquire them abode but go past times away along jumping.

My Equus caballus was definitely inwards charge. I was only steering together with trying to hang on. I was equally good far off the hedges but he got me out of trouble. I wasn’t nervous because I knew the Equus caballus I was on. He was fantastic.

I was agency off the ground at the 2nd H2O but he only kept on a straight off trace together with kept jumping for me. It’s such an accolade to hold out inwards the squad together with to acquire circular clear for my country.

Sam Griffiths AUS

17th on Paulank Brockagh

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said It’s only similar riding at Badminton. I turned my picket off one-half agency round. I dread the riders going later. It’s a existent endurance exam together with I wouldn’t desire to ride a Equus caballus without much Thoroughbred inwards it today.

Bill Levett AUS

19th on Shannondale Titan

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said My advice to the squad was throw the picket out of the window, don’t ride equally good fast together with acquire home. Shannondale Titan was genuinely genuine together with he tried the whole agency for me fifty-fifty when he was tired. The Blue Planet was only therefore holding.

Sam Watson IRE

23rd on Horseware Bushman

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said You had to combine looking after your Equus caballus alongside remembering it was a Earth entitle together with riding for your life. For me, it feels similar a neat day’s hunting inwards Republic of Ireland when you’ve jumped fences you’d never dreamed of together with you’re at nowadays inwards the pub recovering!

Aoife Clark IRE

24th on Fenya’s Elegance

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said There was a lot of pressure level beingness the in conclusion to become for the Irish Gaelic but Fenyas Elegance pulled pose all of the stops for me. She took her customary strides out everywhere but she did it inwards spectacular style. Sometimes I wonder why I bother walking the strides for her! She settled into a prissy beat together with was potent but incredibly balanced therefore I didn’t demand to ready her up.

It was a tactical displace to accept the long agency at the quaternary ground together with the in conclusion H2O — to settle her together with to play condom for the team.

Jessica Phoenix CAN

28th on Pavarotti

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said Pavarotti was amazing for his initiatory off 4*. I could only cry. That Equus caballus is therefore incredible. He has maturity beyond his years, together with I’m only therefore excited for his future. I definitely didn’t force him for the time. I only allow him cruise around.

Giovanni Ugolotti ITA

29th on Stiko Kontika

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said Stilo Kontika was neat out there. He was human foot perfect. I didn’t rush equally I prefer a fresh Equus caballus for the morning. The feedback was coming through the warm upwards that at that spot were problems together with tired horses.

Shane Rose AUS

30th on Taurus

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said He’s (Taurus) never run on anything fifty-fifty remotely similar that but he’s a super cross province Equus caballus together with I’m really pleased alongside him. At ane quest I didn’t intend we’d acquire home, I genuinely didn’t grapple alongside the Blue Planet together with I started to panic a little.

He struggled to acquire across the ground. But in ane trial he got over the double brushes he figured out how to acquire around together with he got a 2nd wind. We had to acquire him abode because unfortunately nosotros are downwards a fellow member therefore it was really of import to acquire through those goal flags.

Selena O’Hanlon CAN

43rd on Foxwood High

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said I only got such a bold throttle into the water, together with I didn’t desire to force dorsum on him. He’s green, together with he was going therefore potent together with a niggling fleck apartment upwards the bank. He couldn’t run across what was on the other side, together with he only drifted left together with got the white flag betwixt the legs.

Maria Pinedo ESP

47th on Windsor H

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said The Blue Planet took a lot of force from the horses. I took some options for my squad to hold out condom but I am therefore pleased alongside my horse. This was my initiatory off four-star. I bought Windsor equally a six-year-old from the Elite Eventers auction inwards Deutschland together with nosotros remove hold learnt together.

Peter Barry CAN

49th on Kilrodan Abbott

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said The basis was a niggling fleck ‘holding,’ therefore I tried to only come upwards abode to plough over the others a run a jeopardy to become for it, knowing that ane of the teammates made it home.

I missed my plough a fleck at the double corners early on inwards the ride, together with that was my mistake. It was a really forward-going rails together with y'all had to genuinely ready on it, but I intend nosotros managed it well. I’m really proud to remove hold completed.

Hawley Bennett-Awad

Eliminated on Gin & Juice

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said The course of written report rode agency tougher than I idea it was going to. I’ve never ridden inwards basis similar that, together with Gin & Juice hasn’t either, together with she genuinely didn’t acquire comfortable inwards it. But, she’s audio together with happy together with tomorrow is some other day.”

(Bennett-Awad completed the course of written report but had refusals on course of written report together with after official review, was eliminated).

Tim Price NZL

Pulled upwards on Wesko

Comments from some of the riders after the cross WEG cross-country: What the riders said His tank only got empty. I carried on together with rode inwards the kindest agency possible for the practiced of the squad but I got flagged ii fences from home.