Nickyc707 305 Posted July 1, 2021 #71 Share Posted July 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, dcro said: World rankings are grouped by riders so they are pretty useless tbh (for the championships selection). Having multiple horses at higher levels helps your rank tremendeously. Not to forget that Ros Canter dropped in rankings after taking a baby leave in 2019 (which is literally the only thing someone could have used against her, since her competition record aboard Allstar B has been spotless since winning the double world title...). Here we enter a pretty bleak territory. This selection was always going to stir controversies, since there were too many options to choose from, so yeah... But still I can't fathom the fact that a new and relatively inexperienced combination (even if hyped) of Piggy March & Brookfield Inocent got ahead of Canter and indeed King. The combination may be relatively inexperienced but March has as much experience as Cantor and King jr. combined. This is, perhaps a case of so much strength in depth being a curse. They could probably put out 3-4 teams capable of medalling in Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 697 Posted July 1, 2021 #72 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I really think the lack of a discard score is going to heavily influence the showjumping and eventing team medals Oldira and Nickyc707 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 1, 2021 #73 Share Posted July 1, 2021 35 minutes ago, Nickyc707 said: The combination may be relatively inexperienced but March has as much experience as Cantor and King jr. combined. This is, perhaps a case of so much strength in depth being a curse. They could probably put out 3-4 teams capable of medalling in Tokyo. March 2017 Europeans - 27th 2018 Worlds - 10th 2019 Europeans - 15th Canter 2017 Europeans - 5th 2018 World - 1st And much like Brookfield Incocent now, Quarrycrest Echo too was a media darling in his time... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,592 Posted July 1, 2021 #74 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Nicolas Astier Forfait https://www.lequipe.fr/Equitation/Actualites/Astier-nicolas-forfait-pour-les-jeux-olympiques-de-tokyo-apres-la-blessure-de-son-cheval-babylon-de-gamma/1267295 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea26 32 Posted July 1, 2021 #75 Share Posted July 1, 2021 39 minutes ago, Benolympique said: Nicolas Astier Forfait https://www.lequipe.fr/Equitation/Actualites/Astier-nicolas-forfait-pour-les-jeux-olympiques-de-tokyo-apres-la-blessure-de-son-cheval-babylon-de-gamma/1267295 Which means French eventing team will most likely be Thibault Valette, Nicolas Touzain, Christopher Six and Mathieu Lemoine Thomas carlile. Not sure who they will pick as a reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,592 Posted July 1, 2021 #76 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, lea26 said: Which means French eventing team will most likely be Thibault Valette, Nicolas Touzain, Christopher Six and Mathieu Lemoine. Not sure who they will pick as a reserve. only 3 per event i would be disappointed if thomas carlile is not there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea26 32 Posted July 1, 2021 #77 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Oops wrote too fast. Indeed Carlile has been the most reliable for months. And yes, I meant the reserve among those four. I would say Valette as Qing is starting to be a bit old and is less reliable in the jumping phase, which becomes more important without a drop score. dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,592 Posted July 1, 2021 #78 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, lea26 said: Oops wrote too fast. Indeed Carlile has been the most reliable for months. And yes, I meant the reserve among those four. I would say Valette as Qing is starting to be a bit old and is less reliable in the jumping phase, which becomes more important without a drop score. and dressaGE , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 1, 2021 #79 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Plenty team announcements today... Hong Kong - Individual eventing - At 20 years young, Tayberry will be the oldest horse in Tokyo. Russia - Team dressage Tatyana Kosterina (Diavolessa) Aleksandra Maksakova (Bojengels) Inessa Merkulova (Mister X) Reserve: Maria Shuvalova (Ilyumzhinov Famous Cross) Russia - Individual eventing Aleksandr Markov (Leader) Andrey Mitin (Gurza or Kartel) Let's hope Andrey chooses Gurza. I recommend searching for a video of their XC ride from Rio (there is a replay on the Olympic Channel). Gurza proudly represents those notoriously brave Russian horses. Great Britain - Team dressage Charlotte Dujardin (Gio) Charlotte Fry (Everdale) Carl Hester (En Vogue) Reserve: Gareth Hughes (Sintano van hof Olympia) Great Britain - Team eventing Laura Collett (London 52) Tom McEwen (Toledo de Kerser) Oliver Townend (Ballaghmor Class) Reserve: Piggy March (Brookfield Inocent) Hey, I have autographs of two (Collett - below, and McEwen - above) of these British eventers! Given the competitive selection, I guess the odds of that were pretty small back when I won this in 2019. Olympian1010, lea26 and Benolympique 3 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 1, 2021 #80 Share Posted July 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, lea26 said: Oops wrote too fast. Indeed Carlile has been the most reliable for months. And yes, I meant the reserve among those four. I would say Valette as Qing is starting to be a bit old and is less reliable in the jumping phase, which becomes more important without a drop score. Surprised to see that Valette and Qing du Briot have not competed internationally since August 2020. I guess he holds a lot of credit with the French selectors, though, so their selection still wouldn't be surprising. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now