dcro 4,825 Posted April 1 New dressage rankings are out... Qualification simulation Group A - Group B - Group C - Groups D/E - Group F - Group G - Additional - Not much has changed overall. Portugal, Russia, Uruguay entered the qualification zone for the first time, while Finland, Guatemala, Poland have lost their provisional spots... Armenia made a positive start in the background Their rider might have a chance, but only if she continues to campaign actively (which is doubtful, since she is very much an amateur...). Full rankings here. All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted April 3 Ground jury for Tokyo dressage competition was appointed today. Katrina Wuest (president) Andrew Ralph Gardner Francis Verbeek-van Rooy Hans-Christian Matthiesen Janet Lee Foy Susan Hoevenaars Magnus Ringmark President is usually from the host nation, however Japan has no 5* judges so Wuest got the honor. Very happy for her. Such a lovely lady. Among others, Verbeek and Hoevenaars are alright I guess. Others too, but they do have their "quirks". interesting how all of them come from powerhouse nations. Usually some Austrian or Finnish judge scrapes in. Not this time. p.s. There are not that many dressage judges in general. Therefore followers of the sport are very familiar with all these names... All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted April 8 New batch of rankings are out. Eventing simulation: Group A - Group B - Group C - N/A N/A Group D - Group E - Group F - N/A N/A Group G - N/A N/A Additional - Jumping simulation: Group A - Group B - Group C - Group F - Group G - Additional - Full rankings here. Sri Lanka is of to a decent start in Jumping Group G. All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted April 17 More news about appointed officials for Tokyo. Ground jury for eventing Nick Burton (president) Christina Klingspor Jane Hamlin Cross-country course designer Derek di Grazia (announced in 2016) Jumping course designer Santiago Varela 1 All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafoo 23 Posted April 17 37 minutes ago, dcro said: More news about appointed officials for Tokyo. Ground jury for eventing Nick Burton (president) Christina Klingspor Jane Hamlin Cross-country course designer Derek di Grazia (announced in 2016) Jumping course designer Santiago Varela No chance for us so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted May 1 New dressage and eventing rankings are out... Dressage simulation Group A - Group B - Group C - Groups D/E - Group F - Group G - Additional - Can't believe that both Annabelle Collins and Michael Bugan still haven't entered a single qualification event. Such meh. The only change is that Finland overtook Luxembourg for the additional place. Eventing simulation Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D - Group E - Group F - N/A N/A Group G - Additional - Reallocation (provisional) - Great start for Billys with a win in California. Meanwhile, if there ever was an eventer who already secured his individual place, then that would be Felix Vogg. Full rankings here. All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChandlerMne 248 Posted May 1 Interesting to see Georgia in dressage. Cant recall that they participate in equestrian so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted May 1 1 minute ago, ChandlerMne said: Interesting to see Georgia in dressage. Cant recall that they participate in equestrian so far. No, they haven't competed before. Just like Malaysia who holds one of Group G spots. All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChandlerMne 248 Posted May 1 (edited) 6 minutes ago, dcro said: No, they haven't competed before. Just like Malaysia who holds one of Group G spots. Thought so. This is only simulation but how realistic is to see them in Tokyo? Both Georgia and Malaysia? Edited May 1 by ChandlerMne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcro 4,825 Posted May 1 15 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said: Thought so. This is only simulation but how realistic is to see them in Tokyo? Both Georgia and Malaysia? They have their chance, but it will be a battle. Meanwhile, it's Luxembourg that stands the best chance of making a debut. Their rider provisionally lost a spot this month, but that's because he entered only two events so far (top 4 results count for the rankings). All King Victor Emmanuel's Show Horses Can Make Really Beautiful People Fall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites