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Eventing Olympic Games

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Above: Sonja Johnson and Ringwould Jaguar making a huge leap over the Red Cliff Corner. They looked to have plenty in the tank even though it was Fence 22, six fences from the finish.

Right: Megan Jones and Irish Jester

 

Olympic Dreams can be shattered in a moment. It is such a long haul to qualify, be selected, get to Hong Kong and keep it all together for the competition. It was devastation, therefore in the French camp, when favoured medal contender Nicolas Touzaint had to withdraw his horse, Galan De Sauvagere, two days before start, as the horse had injured itself in the stable in Hong Kong.

Australia had fit horses and riders who were in form and ready to do their best. Spirits were high and all riders across the disciplines shared the same stable block and were very supportive to each other. Team officials had not missed a thing, including a fridge for water and soft drinks. They had good leadership in Rob Hanna as chef d’equippe and one of the world’s best eventing trainers in Wayne Roycroft. Wayne expects the utmost from riders at this level. He gives inspiring speeches to riders across the disciplines, and has true passion for getting the best results.

DRESSAGE

Clay Fredericks was first cab off the rank in dressage, for the Aussies, with Ben Along Time. A solid test with just a couple of late changes and the extended trot down the long side became a little irregular as Ben clipped the boards, knocking himself behind. All in all a great start scoring a 37 to settle them eventually sixth place.

We Aussies are delightedly smarting that we have been able to snaffle Brit born Lucinda Fredericks as one of our own. A super test was produced and on reflection there was probably not room for another mark to be squeezed out of the little mare Headley Britannia. Lucinda is master of the dressage here and it was most interesting to see her look at the scoreboard mid test to slightly smile as she received a perfect score of 10 for a movement.

Clearly she has her craft under control, deservedly concluding ‘head of the results list’ with a 30.4. ‘I am so proud of the result.’ Lucinda commented post-test. ‘It is great that this hot little mare will now have historicals that she won the dressage phase at an Olympic Games. Now I just need to give her the best ride tomorrow on course.’ With that Lucinda and Clay headed off to walk the 25km around cross country course again, one of seven walks we hear. ‘We walk the course many times for many reasons,’ Lucinda said. ‘We like to gain an overall impression, then look at it through the horse’s eye, then work out what options would suit each horse. Then we look at the best approaches, ground under foot in different conditions. From there we consider the basic ride around and things to look out for. Depending on the fence, we sometimes run up to it as a horse would be required to in canter, to see what they would visually encounter upon arrival.’

Megan Jones also pushed the barriers in the dressage, drawing the best test I have seen from the grey Irish Jester. The trot has always been their strength and did not disappoint. The counter canter drew lesser marks, if you wanted to state a weakness, but it was a formidable result placing them fourth overall with a 35.40.

Sonja Johnson’s Ringwould Jaguar, the little stock/quarter horse cross, is not an overly flamboyant mover, however today on the world stage, pulled out his PB next to those big moving European horses. A very cool professional ride, giving more than it did at the Worlds, concluding on a very creditable score of 45.2 and twenty-third place.

All Luck looked fabulous around the external surrounds of the dressage arena and it looked like it was on to be a good test. Centre line and halt gave a 9 and 8 heading away but the moment he went into his right half pass trot straight towards the big screen (seeing himself) he became very unsettled. The pair has seen better test days. You could clearly see that the judges wanted to give him good marks for the quality work, including the canter and changes. They finished with a 53.3 and forty-sixth of the seventy starters.

CROSS COUNTRY

Eventing Olympic Games - Fredericks

Left: Clayton Fredericks and Ben Along Time over the last element of three at Fence 16, The Great Wall

 

Cross country day started and finished with drizzly rain keeping down the humidity and making the conditions the best bearable at his time of the year, which was a blessing from the powers that be. Over 10,000 people flocked to the golf course and were able to roam on the allocated pathways at the Boas River venue.

The course was laid out over 4,560 metres with thirty-nine jumps. Mike Etherington Smith, master course designer, had set a good task yet the set time was probably never going to be met by anyone. At options, the more direct way was usually more risky, because the horse may run out. Safer ways take more time and carried the risk of time penalties. Twenty-nine fences, including many more jump efforts due to related elements at some fences, all to be jumped in 8 minutes. This meant one jump effort about every 12 seconds. It was a tough ask and no-one completed under time.

Mike Etherington Smith commented post event on the fact that no rider completed the course in under eight minutes, ‘I’m not surprised by the time penalties. I never believed that anyone would make time. We should congratulate the riders, they rode very sensibly and responsibly.’

Consensus of most riders across the nations that I spoke with, thought that the tests were all fair with concentration for most resting with combating the heat and the set time rather than being worried about overstated fence demands. Gallops were kept to an absolute minimum with only two areas for a short burst. Instead difficulties were in the undulating climbs, more tighter technical turns, where riders needed to keep their heads up, wits about them and really concentrate from start to finish. The shortened course meant that the jumping efforts came at the riders quickly, leaving little time for riders to regroup after the tough effort that they had just been asked.

‘My job is to understand how horses cover ground and what they can actually do.’ Etherington Smith commented on the course ‘Fences 8 and 10 were straight forward. Fences 27 and 28 (The Pagodas) not too physically demanding on the horse. Quite often, the last three to five fences take more thinking and planning than all the others.’

Many combinations had refusals at Fences 27 and 28. There was also carnage at Fence 9 with many run outs at element B. Jumping over the big hedge at the top of the hill and the slippery run down to the next element at the bottom required full attention by both horse and rider.

The course was made for the specific conditions and worked well with no major casualties of either horse or rider – great results for animal rights activists who would have been on the ready to complain about the conditions. There were a few mild falls of horse and riders, with the surprising inclusion of USA combination Amy Tyrone and Poggio II (who fell at Fence 10, the Birdcage), France’s Jean Renaud Adde on Haston D’Elpegere at Fence 4 (Tiger Hill Log) and New Zealander Andrew Nicholson with Lord Killinghurst at Fence 27 (The Pagodas). The Chinese boy fell at an early fence, which was really disappointing for the home crowd. No newcomer to the sport, Alex Hua Tian actually trains with the Fredericks in the UK and studies at Eton. He has some very sound horse trial credentials to his name, so it was a shock omission at this stage.

The Australian contingency had set their own ‘strategic’ plans in place around the cross-country course. Wayne Roycroft had gathered together a band of loyal and knowledgeable supporters as fence spotters. The group included Heath Ryan, Christine Bates, Tarsha Hammond, Henry Hicks, Nicki Chapman and Sam Lyall who all took one of the most influential combinations reporting back via text to the controller, Sharon Ridgway, who relayed things to Wayne and the riders at the warm up area. A brand new track that has never been ridden does not have priors, so info back to the riders is vital. Spotters were asked to take into consideration the striding, line and pace on approach, distances, landing, all of which were so important to the ride. Our Olympians made good use of this to make last minute adjustments to their course rides.

The two northern hemisphere horses probably went first to try and avoid the heat and humidity later in the day whereas the Aussie based horses may have been more conditioned to this weather.

Clay out sixth on course was the Aussie trailblazer, putting in a good solid performance that we expect from a competitor of his experience being Silver Medalist at the Worlds. Even though the horse looked a little weary towards the end of the course, Clay used his experience to balance Ben beautifully before the last technical fence to take the direct route through Fences 27 and 28, ‘The Pagodas’.

Lucinda stuck to her plan to go the slow way at Fence 18 ‘The Stone Forest’ and ‘The Pagodas’ because the mare has a relatively short stride and these distances were riding a little long. This shows how well she knows the little mare to make these sensible decisions to accommodate the mare’s stride length. As she was our leading dressage score we needed her clear. She was the second rider out and at that stage she wanted to do the steady for the team and play safe. She clipped the red flag with her foot, at ‘The Red Cliff Corner’, as they moved a tiny bit off the line and did take the long options at ‘The Garden’ and ‘The Pagodas’ but home well with 27.20 time penalties. Later it would reveal that her time, the slowest of the Aussies was really pivotal to the team … all good in hindsight. In the hot conditions the little mare showed her usual exuberance and provided an entertaining spectacle to watch, proving that at sixteen years of age she is still jumping for fun.

Megan and Irish Jester were just foot perfect. Jester, Megan’s home bred horse is not a huge galloper so she had to keep her foot on the gas the whole way round. They looked like they were having fun, so rideable and reliable, that she could relax and enjoy the moment … Megan always looks so cool and a calm intelligent rider. Home with just 15.60 time penalties putting her in the Top 10 individually and in with a medal chance for herself.

Sonja and Jaguar followed the plan to the letter, everything worked. The team plan yet again worked like clockwork. ‘Jag’ is a great jumper and did not disappoint, doing what we have come to expect from her long time partner. Home with 13.60 time penalties – great ride!

Shane Rose, reeling from his disappointment in his dressage, set about with gritted determination, producing an exceptional fast round. They knocked William Fox Pitt, arguably the Number 1 rider in the world, out of the spot as fastest round of the day with only 9.20 time penalties. Shane is a great technical rider and his experience was put to superb use today. Lucky’s thoroughbred breeding shone through as he just skipped across the ground, hardly noticing the heavy rain that fell as he went at the tail end of the day, when conditions were at their worst.

The Germans scooted around with very solid performances. First player for them was Peter Thomson on Ghost of Hamish. A little tired to the end of the course saw a run out at the second last clocking 25.6 time penalties. Frank Ostholt on Mr Medicott looked fresh and fit and meant business out of the start box. Even though every direct line and corner were economically taken, they finished with 13.2 time. Favoured combination, the super grey Marius and Hinrich Romeike set their striding to automatic pilot, it was a smooth execution over the long track and they were duly rewarded with clear jumping and time penalty of only 12.8. Ingrid Klimke, the more experienced German, came to the fore not only to place her team in strong standing but for herself individually. She finished second on the results sheet just behind Hinrich as they took only 17.2 time. Last of the Germans, Andreas Dibowski on Butts Leon, were safe and home with only 17.6 time penalties and the Germans hit the lead.

3.9 points separated the Germans (158.10) who lead by a slight margin from the Australians (162), which is less than a rail. They had four great team rides cross-country with all coming in under 9 time penalties. Great Britain rank third on 173.70 as Kristina Cook rode well moving up the rankings with Miners Frolic. William Fox Pitt would have been happy with his ride here as the dressage left him bitterly disappointed. It is such a hard ask for any rider to have a top level eventer on a part time basis which is what William has had to endure in lead up to Olympic selection over the past two years with Parkmore Ed.

Italy has moved up a place to be fourth on 127.40 and Sweden in fifth position at 200.50. New Zealand to sixth on 201.90 as Andrew Nicholson was eliminated at Fence 28, ‘The Pagodas’. Then the USA slipped from third to seventh place after Rebecca Holder had two run-outs and caught 60 penalties, Amy Tyron with Poggio II both fell at Fence 10, ‘The Birdcages’ and were eliminated. Double Gold medalist Phillip Dutton (USA) ranked only fourteenth on 60.20.

Athens Gold Medalists, France, were out of the running after Jean-Renaud Adde riding Haston D’Elpergere was eliminated at the fourth fence, and as their fourth rider had withdrawn earlier, they were only down to two scores. In fact only eight riders were eliminated overall.

Irish rider Niall Griffin, one of the last to go cross-country, was more skeptical about the condition of the ground as he rode at the tail end of the start list. ‘I realise that they dug up the track and laid it with the well drained super surface but by the time I rode many areas had lifted from the base, resulting in areas that moved significantly under foot, particularly take off and landing spots. This was not good for the pressure placed on the horse’s legs as the ground was uneven.’

EVENTING TEAM SHOWJUMPING

THE TROT-UP … Two horses from the Swedish team were unfortunately withdrawn. Bally’s Geronimo could not go on and Keymaster was injured on the day of cross country so was never going to be a show up here. An x-ray identified a hairline fracture of the pastern bone and the horse was taken to the Hong Kong Jockey Club for surgery. Professor Leo Jeffcott, Foreign Veterinary Delegate stated that this was not an uncommon injury for competing horses and prospects of recovery were good.

Trot-up caused the Aussies to miss a heart beat as Sonja had to represent, but all clear second time around. The course, sixteen jumping efforts with a couple of options was technical enough. Luckily the Aussie Team had a good set of jumpers here.

The class began with those combinations not riding for a team, as this round also counted as the first round of the individuals. One such rider was Karin Donkers from Belgium who stood second post dressage and ninth after cross-country and in line for an individual medal if she went clear. One rail down and second round to be later in the evening. Tim Lips for the Netherlands was also in the running for individuals with a clear showjumping round.

However, the focus here was on the race for Team medals and it was a very exciting finale. Shane Rose was the first of the Australians to jump. He has the back rails of two oxers, one being the last bogie fence – 8 penalties. Sonja and Jaguar were home all clear looking solid in their style, as were Lucinda and Brit. Megan was second last to go on the draw, sitting pretty for individuals as well, we were all sure of her and Jester’s showjumping abilities. An amazing ride that looked very good through the final triple combination. Jester just rolled the front rail off the Bamboo oxer, for the one rail in total.

Clay had just one rail down also, a vertical at Fence 4. He felt that he had done a good job especially as working with a team of people that he really likes on a personal level.

‘It’s important not to let the team mates down, we try to jump clear. He was a bit fired up by the big crowd and felt a bit tense, but he went in there and tried his gut out. Things don’t always go to plan. He’s a super horse and he owes me nothing. If it gives me a medal, I’ll be happy’

The head to head finish continued to the last riders. In fact only fourteen jumped clear of the fifty-five starters as the decisions to ride one line or the other at the options presented all came down to very accurate striding and riding. The Brits William Fox Pitt (Parkmore Ed) and Sharon Hunt (Tankers Town) had one rail and Daisy Dick (Spring Along) two rails.Could Mary King, third last to go, back up the clear round set by compatriot Kristina Cook (Miners Frolic)? All clear until the last triple combination line where they had the vertical coming in and the front rail off the last coming out. Just enough to keep Great Britain in the running for Team Bronze Medals.

The pressure was on the last rider to go, German Hinrich Romeike, riding Marius. His team members had jumped well. Peter Thomsen had one rail with The Ghost of Hamish. Frank Ostholt jumped clean with Mr Medicott as did Andreas Dibowski with Butts Leon, however they were very lucky as the last rail on course rolled back and forth on the cup.

Marius took the back rail off the oxer at the first element of the double, yet the ride was so cool and the little horse doesn’t like to touch a fence. It is enough for Gold! They won with a total of 166.10 penalties, 5.1 penalties ahead of the Aussies. Australia Silver Medalists with 171.20 penalties, 14 penalties ahead of Bronze team Medalists Great Britain who concluded with 185.70 penalties.

This victory was very important and a happy one for the Germans who had their Gold medal in Athens 2004 Olympic Games withdrawn after Bettina Hoy had her penalties upheld. ‘This Gold is very precious. It all depended on the rules.’ Hinrich commented. ‘If all five riders counted, the Australians would have won. I don’t want to be philosophical, a medal is a medal. The thing is to do just well and parry with your friends. It’s like a roller coaster. We won Gold together. We have to thank everybody. We have been together for the last eight years.’

EVENTING INDIVIDUAL SHOWJUMPING

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The Yu Garden, Fence 9abc – a steep decline from element a to element b with an option of a left or right hand skinny brush. Russian Igor Atrohov was one of many to have a run out here and had difficulty jumping the alternate route to get himself out of trouble to continue the course.

Eventing Olympic Games – Joe Myer

Mary King and Call Again Cavalier jumping the huge Tiger Hill Log, Fence 4 on course. They finished individually eleventh place and helped the British Team to Bronze.

Eventing Olympic Games – Joe Myer

New Zealander Joe Myer on Snip over the Crouching Dragons at Fence 21.

 

Twenty-five top ranked individuals continued further in competition to ride off for the individual medals. It was now 10:45pm but the competitions were thrilling and nobody seemed to care about time.

With Team medals hanging proudly it was not time for a celebratory drink as Sonja, Clayton and Megan lined up to ride for individual medals. With only one jumping fault between the top eight riders, the Eventing Individual Qualifier was going to be gripping. Twenty five riders went forward from the qualifying round with three riders per NOC allowed as they commenced in reverse order of standings.

Team Gold medal winners were well represented with Hinrich Romeike in top position on 54.20 penalties and Ingrid Klimke in second on 54.70 penalties. Team silver medalist Megan Jones in third position (55,00), but we lost original favourite Lucinda Fredericks who was ranked tenth and Shane Rose ranked eighteenth at this stage. Gina Miles (USA) was also in the running in fourth on 56.10.

The first four jumped incurring time penalties until the time was re-adjusted from 65 to 67 seconds. Eleven overall went clear. Sonja was a little disappointed with her two fences down. ‘I felt a little bit sick … the horse didn’t jump like he should have.’

Clayton had one down with Ben Along Time. ‘I am also very disappointed. The horse jumped well and tried his best, but time was very tight. He is not a fast showjumper and it’s very hard to be fast and a clear round. Lucinda is also disappointed at not making the Top 25. It’s such a shame as Headley Britannia is a great jumper.’

Megan looked great until the ride to the last fence after the triple combination. A forward ride saw them cut out a stride to the last, resulting sadly in the most costly rail of her riding life to date. This left the German Hinrich Romeike having to jump clean with Marius for the double Gold Medal. USA combination Gina Miles and McKinlaigh went clean, as had Brit Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic. Megan’s individual medal position depended now on how Hinrich would go. Not an issue for Marius as they sailed across the finish line penalty free for their second Gold.

Hinrich discussed his experience at these Games. ‘These were our Games. Everything went right. I have been so happy with team Gold. Now this individual Gold is just the icing on a perfect cake.’ Hinrich operates a dentistry practice in Northern Germany and was hoping that they were celebrating. ‘I hope they close the practice for a day and go to have an icecream. Everybody can have a day off.’ He also praised his horse, ‘I brought “Marius” up from a young horse and every year he does something fantastic for me, he is my friend. I am an amateur in the sport. I am so lucky, riding is my hobby.’

Silver medalist USA rider Gina Miles was also very praising of her horse McKinlaigh. ‘He is an amazing animal. He has all the qualities of an eventing horse. He has never had a cross-country jumping penalty in his entire career. He is so big and I am so little, but his mind is the best ever. He is very rideable for a small person like me. I am so happy that he has his day today. There were bumps along the road to get this result. It has been a great journey. I knew he was capable and he gave his best performance and it is an amazing result.’

British rider Kristina Cook was left speechless and quite teary, ‘I can hardly speak. I didn’t expect it, it’s fantastic … a dream come true. The horse jumped so well that he deserves a medal. He jumped a super round. He’s the youngest horse and I’m so proud of him. He does everything I ask of him. You can never finish until the last ride in this sport. During the competition I tried to focus on my performance, and not look back. It’s very important to stay relaxed. You just hope other competitors have a fence down, and then you can get a medal.’

And that was just the case as our own Megan Jones cut out the stride to the last resulting in it hitting the turf. ‘Of course I was disappointed and cross with myself but you go out there prepared and to do your best. The horse has probably knocked down only five fences in his life and half of them are here, unfortunately. It would have been nice to get two medals, but I am proud to be here in the Olympic Games. Team Silver is great.’

As the Olympic Games closed for the Everting discipline Germany was taking home double Gold as they finished with Team and Individual wins after a close battle with Australia. Four of the five German team members, Romeike, Klimke, Dibowski and Ostholt were survivors of the fourth placed finish in Athens 2004 and they were ecstatic that they claimed victory this time.

Megan Jones was the best placed Individual for Australia in fourth place and Team Silver for all. None of the top three riders from the dressage phase won Individual medals. Belgian Karin Donkers went home empty handed but did have her best Olympic performance.

Five time Olympian Mark Todd (NZL) placed seventeenth, eight years after his last Bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Games and yes, he is considering going to London 2012 Games. As we all are – as spectators or for some talented combinations as representatives. Go Aussies!

Eventing Olympic Games – Vince RocheAustralian Vince Roche has been the event director of Sydney and Berrima 3DE’s. This certainly highlights that he has the correct credentials to be the main advisor for the Chinese on what is required for the three disciplines of a major eventing program to run smoothly, and it did. The logistics and volunteer crew were to be commended. Geoff Sinclair and team managed the control room, which is no mean feat, including spectator management, medical teams, vets, general administration, scoresheets, meals … you name it they controlled it! Jill Sinclair told us about the logistical tightness around the course, ‘Normally horses would run four minutes apart, however they wanted to get all horses through in the coolest part of the day. The operations needed to be quick and schmick to run the allocated three minute intervals over this 6 km track on the hallowed turf of this Golf Club. The Golf Club we hear has a waiting time of ten years to become a member and costs around $1 million to join … I wonder what they make of it all today! The eight minute cross country course instead of ten minutes was tricky,’ Jill discussed. ‘You required very fit horses. It was tight in time, the weather hot and the course undulating with a lot of jumping efforts. Two water complexes were set out, the first, ‘Five Coloured Lake’ with the second at Fences 12 and 13, ‘Big Leap’ to ‘Success Water’. It was good to have a water element early, as those combinations that may have struggled would have possibly not progressed from here. However, as it turned out, a great proportion of combinations coped exceedingly well. It was interesting to note that Fence 12b was also 13a which saved one jumping effort. Every water jump had two routes, the second route easier but would add time and the fences did get bigger the further round you went. 150 million has been spent on running the Olympic Games, 13 million alone was spent on the plastic matting to be used as walkways for the spectators. We enjoyed doing our bit for the Olympic Games – it was a great spectacle in all disciplines.’

 

Tim Lips, sole Dutch eventer at the Games achieved what his father did sixteen years ago. The Olympic debutant came fifteenth after producing two perfect rounds in the eventing jumping final. His father Martin Lips (NED), who was appointed national team coach three years ago, ranked fifteenth in eventing in Barcelona Games in 1992. Jumping clear showjumping was not a surprise. ‘My horse Oncarlos is always good at jumping. Once he had only one fence down all season.’ Tim is trained by fellow Dutch and Olympic dressage champion Anky Van Grunsven. However, he was disappointed with his dressage score of 52.60, which placed him forty-first on the first night of competition. ‘He was really scared of the big screen so I cannot be mad with him. He was fantastic cross country and showjumping.’ The twenty-two year old sends a message to the world. ‘I proved that a Dutch horse can also compete in eventing in the Olympics. We will have a Dutch evening team in London 2012.’

Twenty year old Brazilian Saulo Tristao over the Stone Forest third element with Totsie. They were having their first Olympic start. This fence, element C at The Stone Forest was the biggest on course – with the approach up an incline one had to be accurate.

Eventing Olympic Games - Lucinda FredericksEventing Olympic Games - Tim LipsEventing Olympic Games - Saolo Tristao

 

 

Left: Lucinda Fredericks and Headley Britania;
Centre: Tim Lips and Oncarlos;
Right: Saulo Tristao and Totsie

 

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 Wayne Roycroft inspiring Team Australia

‘You may not think that you are as good as the other nations, but Australian riders are the most naturally talented of all, with a gifted will to win … you have some real horsepower now … so go out, believe in yourself … and you will succeed!’


 

Below: Over the duck, the last element coming out of the water at Fence 6 element C, The Coloured Lake, for BLR combination Viachaslau Poita and Energiya.

Below Middle: The Lantern Footbridge, Fence 20, being leapt over by Polish combination Artur Spoliwicz and Wag

Eventing Olympic Games - Poita

Eventing Olympic Games - SpoliwiczEventing Olympic Games - Rose

Left: Viachaslau Poita and Energiya; Centre: Artur Spoliwicz and Wag; Right: Shane Rose and All Luck

Wayne Roycroft and his riders read on the handle of technical aspects of the course were reconfirmed as the spotters dictated how early riders handled the track and fences. As the day went on Fence 9 became more influential as the ground became a little slipperier down hill and the conditions changed slightly, which saw many combinations run out at the skinny fence at the bottom of the hill. At the conclusion of the event Wayne bused all the riders to the International Owners and supporters marquee to personally thank the group who were celebrating the Aussie triumphant cross country day. There was a rousing applause as the Aussie riders entered and really lifted the pride of the Australian family and friends. This was the first full team to arrive to the area post class.

Eventing Olympic Games – Mark ToddEventing Olympic Games – Phillip Dutton

Left: Mark Todd, back in the saddle after a lengthy break, with his grey partner Gandalf.

Right: Phillip Dutton with Connaught wearing the overweighted back boots that would see him disqualified after this round.

FEI Technical delegate Guiseppe della Chisea (ITA) commented on the reason behind this outing, ‘The FEI has set up a new rule for jumping on the weight of the horse’s boots (protective leg gear). Any horses with boots weighing more than 500 grams will be disqualified. The boots on Dutton’s horse are definitely more than 500 grams and he therefore is disqualified.’

 

 Top 10 Individuals after the Dressage

1.      Lucinda Fredericks

         Headley Britannia                AUS    30.40

2.      Karin Donkers

         Gazelle De La Brassirie       BEL     31.70

3.      Ingrid Klimke

         Abraxxas                               GER     33.50

4.      Megan Jones

         Irish Jester                            AUS    35.40

5.      Rebecca Holder

         Courageous Comet             USA    45.70

6.      Clayton Fredericks

         Ben Along Time                  AUS    37.00

7.      Hinrich Romeike

         Marius                                   GER     37.40

8.      Susanna Bordone

         Ava                                        ITA     37.80

9.      Mary King

         Call Again Cavalier             GBR     38.10

10.    Gina Miles

         McKinlaigh                          USA    39.30

 

Team Standings after the Dressage

1.      Australia            102.80

2.      Germany             110.50

3.      USA                    115.60

4.      Great Britain      121.80

5.      Italy                    127.40

6.      New Zealand     136.50

7.      Sweden              140.00

8.      France                152.70

9.      Canada               153.20

10.    Ireland                160.80

11.    Brazil                   180.30

 

Team Standings after the X Country

1.      Germany             158.10

2.      Australia            162.00

3.      Great Britain      173.70

4.      Italy                    198.40

5.      Sweden              200.50

6.      New Zealand     210.90

7.      USA                    234.00

8.      Ireland                265.10

9.      Canada               287.00

10.    Brazil                   295.10

11.    France                1135.80

 

Individual Team Standings

1.      Hinrich Romeike

Marius                                  GER         50.20

2.      Ingrid Klimke

Abraxxas                               GER         50.70

3.      Megan Jones

Irish Jester                            AUS        51.00

4.      Clayton Fredericks

Ben Along Time                  AUS        53.40

5.      Gina Miles

McKinlaigh                          USA        56.10

6.      Mary King

Call Again Cavalier             GBR         56.10

7.      Didier Dhennin

Ismene Du Temple              FRA         56.80

8.      Andreas Dibowski

Butts Leon                           GER         57.20

9.      Karin Dinkers

Gazelle De La Brassirie       BEL          57.30

10.    Kristina Cook

Miners Frolic                       GBR         57.40

11.    Lucinda Fredericks

Headley Britannia               AUS        57.60

16.    Shane Rose                                 AUS

All Luck

 

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