tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post1109306213291673424..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Sinead Halpin makes her dream come trueStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68867666144254734872011-05-02T22:13:37.519-04:002011-05-02T22:13:37.519-04:00Lol, clever wording :P I didn't think the cou...Lol, clever wording :P I didn't think the course was that bad. It was a little technical for my liking. IMHO, the technicality should be saved for stadium, and XC ought to be used to let the horses loose. <br />Anyhow, I met a very nice lady this year who informed me that she failed the XC course designer (blanking on his name) on his pony club A levels way back when :P The things you Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197789181776030907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-76074878510943734782011-05-02T16:31:13.496-04:002011-05-02T16:31:13.496-04:00A lovely round with a lovely rider! This horse is...A lovely round with a lovely rider! This horse is so light on his feet.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-25893767139694149162011-05-02T15:22:08.361-04:002011-05-02T15:22:08.361-04:00You don't see too many white gloves in stadium...You don't see too many white gloves in stadium jumping, but with hands like that, why wouldn't you wear white gloves?! Beautiful ride!Bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594715461058227518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-42089121352559307792011-05-02T14:05:27.593-04:002011-05-02T14:05:27.593-04:00Interesting listening to Boyd Martin's remarks...Interesting listening to Boyd Martin's remarks about Kristi's horse, who is a Holsteiner, by the way. He said he had some problems there, and it was a bit easy to get gung-ho after the first corner.Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77312547453834086482011-05-02T13:41:22.856-04:002011-05-02T13:41:22.856-04:00If the footing was indeed that "sticky" ...If the footing was indeed that "sticky" it could account for much of what happened. Just watching, it was impossible to see that, so perhaps the horses were fit enough and the extra work of handling the ground made the difference. <br /><br />I also tend to agree about the technicality of the course. There were a lot of rider decisions to be made and lots of questions for the horses. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-36215724142350636192011-05-02T13:34:44.377-04:002011-05-02T13:34:44.377-04:00I've been watching the cross country on the US...I've been watching the cross country on the USEF Network, and there is a lot of talk about the footing. They have different commentator/riders coming and sharing the mike, and they all talk about the footing. So our wacky weather has even affected Rolex.Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.com