Another Incredible Day At The E.U. Championships!
First, let me just say that when I am wrong I am wrong. Not only had I completely forgotten that, unlike the Olympic Games, the European Championships give separate medals for both the Grand Prix Special and the Freestlye. Therefore, there are a total of 3 medals each individual my receive, if good enough. Secondly, I was most definitely wrong about the outcome of the first individual championship class, the GPS. Not only did Edward and Totalis not win, my choice for third place overall, Adelinde with Parzival, won the class with a new world record, 84.024%!
As I said yesterday, I am so pleased that our top combinations in the world are finally receiving points which average at least a score with a value of “GOOD”! I predict that by next year we will see scores in the “VERY GOOD” range of 90-100%, and this will not only be amazingly encouraging to the riders and trainers who work year after year and decade after decade to perfect their art, but also to the public which could never understand why the best in the world only ever got in the low to mid-70’s, an average which says they were only “FAIRLY GOOD!”
So, I now stand 1 for 2, with my prediction for the Grand Prix right on the money, but off in the Special where I had predicted Edward on top with Anky 2nd and Adelinde in 3rd. My only defense is that I thought the individual ranking was produced by the compilation of the scores from the GPS and GPF, and I was taking into account Anky’s masterful Freestyle ability. So let’s see how I fare after the Kur and then we’ll talk again.
In the meantime, congratulations again go out to Adleinde, Edward, and Laura for their amazing achievements!
Cheers!
RD
Phillip — August 28, 2009 @ 7:30 am
Great to see judges finally using the full scale of marks. Instead of starting from 5 and playing ’safe”
Someone (can’t remember who) once said that before a horse performs a movement in a dressage test, the movement HAS to be worth a 10, so you work from there, eg. a little resistant - 9, lacking a little in cadence - 8, not on the marker - 7 and so on.
Looking forward to seeing these tests on the internet sometime soon.
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