Olympic eventing dressage outcomes, record-breakers and British hopes

It’s been a packed schedule of Olympic eventing dressage in Paris, with each single competitor crammed into 9 hours of quick-fire assessments, so right here’s a round-up of all the highest tales. The day could have been soggy and chilly in France, however there have been some fabulous, record-breaking highlights to brighten the gloom and heat the cockles earlier than the solar returns tomorrow for cross-country day.

Laura Collett produced a scintillating check to smash the Olympic eventing dressage check report and take the lead.

Britain maintain a 7.4pen lead over Germany, thanks to 3 assessments within the prime 11.

Michael Jung was only a fraction behind on Chipmunk FRH to spice up Germany’s bid for gold.

Alex Hua Tian impressed as the one particular person rider to function within the prime 20, taking third spot for China.

The reigning European champion and Britain’s anchorman Ros Canter is presently in sixth, cementing Britain’s place on the prime of the groups.

Tom McEwen was the British pathfinder, and produced a stable check for eleventh on the finish of the day.

Frenchman Stéphane Landois was better of the house aspect in seventh with Chaman Dumontceau

Seven-time Olympian Karin Donckers delivered a private finest for Belgium, mendacity thirteenth.

German’s Julia Krajewski was first into the ring on Nickel 21, and fifteenth within the ultimate dressage reckoning.

Liz Halliday was a late call-up to the US workforce, however carried out better of the trio with a top-20 rating.

It wasn’t simply the celebs within the limelight. One of many youngest riders within the discipline, 25-year-old Robin Godel, posted a sub-30 mark.

Sadly, one horse bit his tongue, inflicting the rider to be eradicated, though the horse was not significantly injured when checked by a vet.

The tales behind the Olympic eventing dressage outcomes

An Ecuadorian horse and his rider with a mixed age of 78 had their flip within the Versailles area.

A scholar rider managing to mix top-level eventing with an engineering diploma made her Olympic debut.

Shane Rose franked his outstanding return to prime sport after a career-threatening harm in March.

A mare with a concern of horses was filled with confidence within the atmospheric area.

And the joint-youngest horse within the competitors is making his rider very excited for the long run.

Olympic eventing: after dressage outcomes, ideas flip to cross-country

Riders are unanimous that Pierre Le Goupil’s cross-country observe is superbly crafted, however their opinions differ.

The course isn’t solely gorgeous, however is impressed by many historic and cultural French themes.

Sunday’s motion kicks off at 10.30am native time (9.30 British time).

And eventually, that will help you to organize, we’ve rounded up the 5 stuff you gained’t need to miss throughout Sunday’s motion.

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