OlympicIRL 4,756 Posted August 9, 2017 #271 Share Posted August 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, dcro said: And they did it! Eventers are the best bunch. OMG, I can't believe it! This is a wonderful story and am proud to be part of it....so pleased for Jonty and Art. Yessss!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 9, 2017 Author #272 Share Posted August 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said: OMG, I can't believe it! This is a wonderful story and am proud to be part of it....so pleased for Jonty and Art. Yessss!! It's amazing. I can already see a lot of donors cheering him on at Badminton cross-country next year. The people's horse. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted August 11, 2017 #273 Share Posted August 11, 2017 @dcro Help! Apparently there's a world championships going on in the Netherlands at the moment, something about Icelandic Horses, but I have no idea what it is, so, what is it? http://wk2017.nl/ If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 11, 2017 Author #274 Share Posted August 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: @dcro Help! Apparently there's a world championships going on in the Netherlands at the moment, something about Icelandic Horses, but I have no idea what it is, so, what is it? http://wk2017.nl/ First time I hear it. Looks like it's some young horse/preliminary dressage competition, for Icelandic horses of course. Though, the intriguing part seems to be that this breed has 5 gaits, instead of usual 3 gaits (walk, trot, canter). They also have tölt and skeið (flying pace). Anyway, before this the only thing I knew about Icelandic horses is that importing all other breeds is banned in Iceland because of them. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted August 11, 2017 #275 Share Posted August 11, 2017 24 minutes ago, dcro said: First time I hear it. Looks like it's some young horse/preliminary dressage competition, for Icelandic horses of course. Though, the intriguing part seems to be that this breed has 5 gaits, instead of usual 3 gaits (walk, trot, canter). They also have tölt and skeið (flying pace). Anyway, before this the only thing I knew about Icelandic horses is that importing all other breeds is banned in Iceland because of them. Well, trying to write something on a Dutch website about this that makes sense is going to pose a major challenge, so it seems I thought there was gallop too for 'normal' horses If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 11, 2017 Author #276 Share Posted August 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Well, trying to write something on a Dutch website about this that makes sense is going to pose a major challenge, so it seems I thought there was gallop too for 'normal' horses Gallop is canter. And you can always consult here. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,037 Posted August 19, 2017 #277 Share Posted August 19, 2017 https://twitter.com/RuyFonseca/status/898656557189152768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 30, 2017 Author #278 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Burghley Horse Trials will be held this week, starting tomorrow. As usual, XC course there has some great segments: Capability's Cutting, Cottesmore Leap, Dairy Farm, Trout Hatchery, Discovery Valley, Leaf Pitt. Cottesmore Leap is soooo scary though. And the course walk is available here... Interestingly, the whole competition will be streamed on Burghley's Facebook page. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 1, 2017 Author #279 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Mark Todd into the lead with 36.7 Hopefully he can be in contention for another 4* title. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 2, 2017 Author #280 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Ian Stark's commentary. Barely 10 riders have gone and he already said "Ooooh, yikes!!" like 50 times. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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