Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Nice Morning; Olympic Eventing Results

Last night and this morning, Lovey slept on my legs, while Banichi slept on top of my head. We made a love sandwich that was quite warm - I had the fan on all night due to the kits' sleeping decisions. It was beautiful again this morning! Cool temperatures, low humidity; birds flying and singing, squirrels chattering, a fawn 'mewling' to its momma; a good morning for a nice long walk.

I was on stand-by yesterday to act as a guide and take an Italian couple out touring in and around Boulder; thankfully, they were too pooped to want to do that. I'm finishing up (printing out) a family tree for a couple of distant cousins in Idaho; and I have to finish putting Kathy's chaplet together for her and Jim's anniversary on Thursday. (This time it will be silk flowers, so they can be re-used.) And I'll be taking care of Suki and Boo from Thursday night through Sunday afternoon, as Jim is running in two races at Pike's Peak this weekend...

The results are final and official for the Team competition of the 3-Day Event in the Olympics:
1st place: Germany
2nd place: Australia
3rd place: Great Britain
4th: Sweden; 5th: New Zealand; 6th: Italy; 7th: United States; 8th:Ireland; 9th:Canada: 10th: Brazil; 11th: France.

There is still another Individual stadium jumping round to go; currently, the top 4 contenders:
1st: Hinrich Romeike, of Germany, on Marius
2nd: Ingrid Klimke, of Germany, on Abraxxas
3rd: Megan Jones, of Australia, on Irish Jester
4th: Gina Miles, USA, on McKinlaigh
American Phillip Dutton on Connaught is in 16th place; Mark Todd of New Zealand on Gandalf is in 22nd place; Rebecca Holder, USA, on Courageous Comet is in 43rd place; and Karen O'Connor with Mandiba is in 45th place.

Of all the horses competing in Eventing, one was withdrawn prior to the Dressage Test; 1 was withdrawn before the Cross-Country; 8 were eliminated by falls (of either horse or rider) on the Cross Country course; 3 horses were withdrawn before the Stadium Jumping phase, and 1 was eliminated during Stadium Jumping.

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