Woohoo! Double clear for Sinead and Tate on xcountry today, Allison and Arthur remain in 3rd!!!

http://www.bdwp.co.uk/bur/12/

Sinead and Tate gave it their all today, but I guess first place jitters got to them, they had 3 rails down and finished in 2nd, but what an awesome event for them!!! Congrats to Sinead and Tate!! Allison and Arthur finished 6th. :-)

http://www.bdwp.co.uk/bur/12/

108 AVEBURY Andrew Nicholson 41.0 4 0.8 - 41.8 2 4 45.8 1 78 MANOIR DE CARNEVILLE Sinead Halpin 36.3 1 - - 36.3 1 12 48.3 2

 

It is very exciting to be following these guys. I have been working on cantering during my last 2 lessons...I am riding a wonderfully patient quarter/paint...who has been putting up with beginning riders for years. Gave him a bath and the full treatment after our lesson and some carrots too.  Still working on balance etc. before going back to the Holsteiner I was having trouble keeping moving etc.   :0) 

Jessie

And not so WOOHOO, Heartbreak Hill (who on your link is listed as "Retired XC") was euthanized following following a breakdown on the course.  I can't help but wonder the status of the other 15 that are listed as "Retired XC".

http://eventingnation.com/home/rip-heartbreak-hill.html

 

Edited to add "closed parenthesis" in line 1.

I hadn't read anything about the horses on xcountry.....there are some that have falls and breakdowns, but they are usually listed in an article....I will go back to the Horse and Hound, and check to see if anymore had injuries.......been at work all day, so I'm just catching up.......

ger

If you look at the rankings in the link you listed, it lists the DQ after XC (presumably 3 refusals, or went off the prescribed course) and the retired XC (presumably breakdown or injury) at the very end of the standings.  I don't know how they would list if anybody just gave up (without injury) partway through the XC, but I don't think that happens much.

Many DO give up halfway thru, if their horse is just not right (like the warm-up for the track), horse just not listening, or the rider knows the horse will not be able to handle the rest of the course, which could be something as little as a certain type of jump they won't jump....they never list an injury, nor info on vanning off or euthing on the results list, that will be done in a written article or as  condolences to owner/rider of said horse..

I see.  Thanks for clarifying that point.

Ravel is enjoying his retirement with his owner, who herself is an amateur grand prix rider . This article has a couple of nice pics of Ravel, wouldn't it be nice to have such a classy trail horse like him? lol

http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=17568

ger

Pics and article on Ravel's retirement here;

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=60312.12