Equestrian FEI Eventing & Driving World Championships 2022

[dcro 10,210]

Just now, EselTheDonkey said:

Quick Question: What's a 5* dressage? I can understand the different difficulties in jumping and cross country, but how is this measured in dressage? Do they have some additional stuff to show compared to for example a 3* or 4* dressage?

It increases in difficulty. 5* dressage has more flying changes (4), stretch circle in canter, more difficult transitions.

3* dressage, for example, has no flying changes at all, which are often where mistakes happen and the low scores come in.

[Gianlu33 4,587]

The television footage is embarrassing ... certainly not worthy of a world championship.

[dcro 10,210]

Ghazala be like: "There was a ticker saying something a commentator should never say... Cappai & Uter haven't had a fence down in the last 18 shows."

And then immediately Cappai has a fence down.

[dcro 10,210]

Okay, show jumping today is becoming worrisome. It's too tough, and therefore not really in the spirit of eventing.

 

It's doesn't help that the course was set by Uliano Vezzani, a pure show jumping course setter, who has only previously done eventing once before. That's insane.

[Gianlu33 4,587]

1st clear round for the day, and it's for Arianna

[dcro 10,210]

Well done Schivo! It was a hard work though.

[dcro 10,210]

Time faults for Sjoborg, but very useful for Sweden.

[dcro 10,210]

Aaaaand Sweden overtakes Belgium. I swear Belgians just can't catch a break. Gutted for them.

[dcro 10,210]

Wow, what a result for  Samran! Jumps clear to guarantee Top 40.

[dcro 10,210]

Switzerland drops way back close to Sweden and Belgium. Yeah, this is anyone's game now.