| Author | Message | ||
     Louise McCutcheon |
Fantastic result. Well done Boyd and all at Team Exell. World Champion Indoors and Out, that's some achievement. | ||
| Patti Atkinson |
He's done it - Just. 1.2 penalties. WELL DONE Boyd | ||
| Vic Kusin |
According to a press report, Chardon's carriage had the padding round the pole and seats cut with a knife and the brake hydraulics have been interfered with. They got permission from the Ground Jury to go last in the marathon, which gave them time to make some repairs, but they did not have time to change the hydraulic fluid. I guess the brakes must still have been working reasonably well, since he managed to drive the obstacles faster than anyone else - and reduce Boyd's lead to less than 2 penalties ! We're certainly in for an exciting cones competition tomorrow ! | ||
| Jane Smith |
I've found THE test! Go to FEITV day 14 highlights, 10 mins 20 secs in. | ||
| Martyn Willis |
Aparently IJsbrand Chardon drove marathon without brakes? Due to someone cutting them!!! | ||
| Christopher Priestley |
Drama in Kentucky Fantastic round by Boyd Excell, a winning round. Ijsbrand Chardon's start on the marathon was delayed by 45 minutes. Unconfirmed reports that his carriage has been damaged in a suspected act of sabotage!!!!!?????? | ||
| Vic Kusin |
Don't have a video, but here's a picture ...  | ||
| Patti Atkinson |
But as yet no showing of 'that test'. Chardon's was great, really looking forward to seeing Boyds. | ||
| Clare Iveagh |
Just in case anyone is interested, here is a link to obstacle diagrams for todays marathon... http://www.hoefnet.nl/uitslagen/2010/USA/WEGKENTUCKY/MAPS-OBSTACLES.pdf Also there is a free to view animated obstacle walk on FEItv at the moment. | ||
| Jane Smith |
I got my FEI sub for 10 euros a month. If you " go through the motions" on the subscription page it eventually offers you a discount. | ||
| Christopher Priestley |
For those who think FEI TV subscription rates (E10 per day) are a bit steep, the good news is that Eurosport charge £3.99 per month for their live internet steam TV. http://www.eurosportplayer.co.uk/ | ||
| Vic Kusin |
Remember that Kentucky is on Eastern Standard Time (EST) which is 5 hours behind our time (BST), so all the events appear to happen much later in the day. The marathon starts at 10 a.m., which is 3 p.m. our time (BST). Boyd starts on section A at 12.30, which is 5.30 p.m. BST. The last competitor goes at 2 p.m., which is 7 p.m. BST. | ||
| Vic Kusin |
Australia’s Boyd Exell set a new World Championship record this afternoon with his team of black geldings. He drove an excellent and faultless dressage test, which was awarded with a magnificent score of 30.08 penalty points. The previous World Record was held by Chester Weber, who set a score of 32.13 penalty points at the World four-in-hand Driving Championships in Beesd in 2008. | ||
| Marilyn Harding |
Good Luck to him for the Marathon!! What a brill score. | ||
| Martyn Willis |
Boyd in the lead with a score of 81.20% | ||
| Martyn Willis |
still to go | ||
| Marilyn Harding |
Does anybody know what happened to Boyd today, there are no Dressage results for him |