WOW WOW WOW riding at its absolute best. So privileged to be able to see the worlds best doing their "thing". Only improvement would be seeing it live. That would be a dream come true for me.
Ah hah! Now I know what you mean. An 'A' level grand prix on the international circuit is the most technical and difficult (with the best money), so yes, this one is rated as the highest level of competition.
If a horse gets "very very tired" then it wasn't fit enough for this level of competition. A properly fit horse may be a bit tired after a go, but the horse's physiology is different from that of a human. To wit, they recover quickly and are ready to go again (round two or a jump-off) if properly conditioned and sound enough to have been there in the first place. If a horse is "very very tired" or sore, it will not jump, period, end of subject. Most stops are the direct result of pilot error, but horses are smart enough to know whether they can or cannot do something. If a horse is too tired, most of the time its rider will voluntarily withdraw. Also, there are officials at every show whose job it is to see to the welfare of the horses; if a steward sees a horse in distress (or witnesses rules violations, cruelty, etc.), it is the steward's job to prevent the rider from continuing. Hope this answers your question.
WOW WOW WOW riding at its absolute best. So privileged to be able to see the worlds best doing their "thing". Only improvement would be seeing it live. That would be a dream come true for me.
totally agree,would be amazing!
Goodness, this is a tough course!
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What do the letters mean? Like Grand Prix A or C. Or this magnificent one higher than C?
Are there others?
Ah hah! Now I know what you mean. An 'A' level grand prix on the international circuit is the most technical and difficult (with the best money), so yes, this one is rated as the highest level of competition.
Don't the horses get very very tired when they have to jump so many high fences in such a short time?
If a horse gets "very very tired" then it wasn't fit enough for this level of competition. A properly fit horse may be a bit tired after a go, but the horse's physiology is different from that of a human. To wit, they recover quickly and are ready to go again (round two or a jump-off) if properly conditioned and sound enough to have been there in the first place. If a horse is "very very tired" or sore, it will not jump, period, end of subject. Most stops are the direct result of pilot error, but horses are smart enough to know whether they can or cannot do something. If a horse is too tired, most of the time its rider will voluntarily withdraw. Also, there are officials at every show whose job it is to see to the welfare of the horses; if a steward sees a horse in distress (or witnesses rules violations, cruelty, etc.), it is the steward's job to prevent the rider from continuing. Hope this answers your question.
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