dcro 10,172 Posted September 5, 2018 #111 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Can't believe it starts next week. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 5, 2018 #112 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Interesting read about show jumper Lisa Williams. Unlike the other South African representatives who are longstanding citizens of Europe/North America, Lisa is based in South Africa. And indeed, transporting a horse from South Africa to Europe is a herculean effort... http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/from-south-africa-to-weg-lisa-williams-seemingly-impossible-journey Her horse had to spend 3 months on Mauritius!!! She literally trained on a driveway. And to think that some (privileged) nations refuse to send people just because they can't win medals... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 6, 2018 #113 Share Posted September 6, 2018 And here for comparison we have a story of rider based in Europe. http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/south-african-dressage-rider-gretha-ferreira-heads-to-weg-aboard-show-jumping-convert #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted September 6, 2018 #114 Share Posted September 6, 2018 13 hours ago, dcro said: Interesting read about show jumper Lisa Williams. Unlike the other South African representatives who are longstanding citizens of Europe/North America, Lisa is based in South Africa. And indeed, transporting a horse from South Africa to Europe is a herculean effort... http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/from-south-africa-to-weg-lisa-williams-seemingly-impossible-journey Her horse had to spend 3 months on Mauritius!!! She literally trained on a driveway. And to think that some (privileged) nations refuse to send people just because they can't win medals... Wasn't South Africa refusing Olympic quota because they didn't deem teams good enough? 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 September 6, 2018 #115 Share Posted September 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Wasn't South Africa refusing Olympic quota because they didn't deem teams good enough? Well yeah, they have practiced such measures too. Still, looking at what Lisa had to do to reach Europe, it amazes me how some federations are simply too cheap or something to buy couple of extra plane tickets. I was talking about WEG in general too, like France deciding to withdraw from dressage because they didn't believe they can win an Olympic spot. That caused a lot of anger among their riders, who've been building for WEG for a whole year. AlFHg and heywoodu 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 6, 2018 #116 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Sneak peak of the cross-country course. I assume that one of those squirreles will need a haircut. thepharoah and mrv86 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 8, 2018 #117 Share Posted September 8, 2018 All-time medal table: Spoiler I wonder if we could have a first time medalist in Tryon. I guess these nations should have a chance: Bahrain - endurance Colombia - jumping, vaulting Egypt - jumping Israel - jumping Japan - eventing, para-dressage Latvia - para-dressage Mexico - jumping Oman - endurance Uruguay - endurance Some of these are very much outsiders, but hopefully at least one of them willl make it! heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,130 Posted September 8, 2018 #118 Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, dcro said: All-time medal table: Who won that SVK bronze ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted September 8, 2018 #119 Share Posted September 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, hckosice said: Who won that SVK bronze ? Ladislav Majdlen in men's vaulting at Aachen 2006. hckošice 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted September 8, 2018 #120 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, dcro said: Ladislav Majdlen in men's vaulting at Aachen 2006. Quick, make vaulting Olympic phelps 1 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...
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