Mollie Summerland and Charly van ter Heiden. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
If there’s one thing that floats Pau’s boat more than anything else, it’s embracing #SpookySeason and holding the trot-up basically as close to midnight as the FEI will let them.
Okay, okay, we’re exaggerating a bit, but the 8.30 a.m. Thursday trot-ups of old were replaced today by a sunset sashay up the strip that left us all in some doubt by the end which horses we were even looking at. All’s well that ends well, though: despite some shenanigans from the audience — including one small child hell-bent on playing dominoes with the strip’s bordering panels, which nearly took poor Izzy Taylor out before her week had begun — all 48 horses presented were eventually accepted.
Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy are held but eventually accepted. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
The evening wasn’t without its dramas, though: New Zealand’s Tim Price couldn’t take a breather after sprinting back and forth with three horses (in a mask, no less) because his 2018 Burghley winner Ringwood Sky Boy defected to the hold box. Upon re-presentation to the ground jury of Andrew Bennie (NZL), Nikki Herbert (GBR), and Xavier Le Sauce (FRA — of course), ‘Ozzie’ — one of the crowd favourite horses this week — was accepted into the competition.
And so we look onwards to dressage, which begins rather sociably after lunchtime tomorrow. You can find the newly-posted times here. We’ll be taking a closer look at the tests you need to ensure you catch tomorrow morning and in the meantime, you can catch us under the palm trees. La vie en rose — or en rosé.
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Aistis Vitkauskas’s Commander VG. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Aistis Vitkauskas and Commander VG. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Simmone Bragg snaps a photo of husband Alex’s King of the Mill and Zagreb. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Alex Bragg’s King of the Mill. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Alex Bragg and King of the Mill. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Alex Bragg and Zagreb. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Alexis Goury and Trompe l’Oeil d’Emery. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Anna Freskgard and Techno. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Arthur Duffort and Toronto d’Aurois. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Austin O’Connor and Colorado Blue. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Chris Burton and Graf Liberty. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Graf Liberty gets a touch up before he presents to the ground jury. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Christoph Wahler’s Carjatan S. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Christoph Wahler and Carjatan S. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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David Doel and Carneyhaugh Rua. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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David Doel’s Carneyhaugh Rua. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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David Doel waits with Carneyhaugh Rua and Ferro Point. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Elmo Jankari’s Soraya 243. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Emilie Chandler and Gortfadda Diamond. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Emilie Chandler and Gortfadda Diamond. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Hector Payne and Dynasty. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Hector Payne’s Dynasty. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Isabel English and Feldale Mouse. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Izzy Taylor and Artful Trinity. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Jonelle Price and Faerie Dianimo. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Jonelle Price and Grovine de Reve. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Jonelle Price and Grovine de Reve. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Katie Preston and Templar Justice. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Kevin McNab and Scuderia 1918 A Best Friend. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Kevin McNab with his Scuderia string. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Laura Collett’s London 52. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Laura Collett’s London 52. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Laura Collett and London 52. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Laura Collett and Mr Bass. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Luc Chateau and Troubadour Camphoux. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Maxime Livio and Vitorio du Montet. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Mia Haastrup and Constantin M. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Mia Haastrup and Constantin M. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Mollie Summerland and Charly van ter Heiden. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Mollie Summerland’s Charly van ter Heiden. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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The quiet before the dressage: Mollie Summerland and Charly van ter Heiden. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Nicola Wilson and Bulana. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Oliver Townend and MHS King Joules. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Piggy March’s Brookfield Inocent. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Yas Ingham and Rehy DJ. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Piggy March and Brookfield Inocent. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Richard Coney and Kananaskis. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Rosa Onslow and Diamond Sundance. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Rosa Onslow and RLE Limbo Kaiser. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Ros Canter’s Zenshera. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Ros Canter and Zenshera. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Sarah Bullimore and Conpierre. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Sarah Bullimore and Reve du Rouet. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Reve du Rouet waits with Sarah’s husband Brett Bullimore. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Tim Price and Xavier Faer. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Tom McEwen and 2019 champion Toledo de Kerser. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Yas Ingham and Rehy DJ. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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Yas Ingham and Rehy DJ. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
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