Zara Phillips showed great promise with the 10 year old High
Kingdom to record a dressage score of 46.10 penalties. An expensive mistake in
the first canter flying change and a slight anticipation in the walk to canter were
the only blips in an otherwise confident test.
"It’s incredible, an amazing feeling to be part of the
Olympics and to ride for your country and just be here, the crowd were amazing.
I’m lucky he [High Kingdom] doesn’t really get too wound up by the atmosphere
though; it actually lifted him a bit.
I’m pleased; it was a big test for him. Disappointing about
that one [flying] change as his are usually good but that was only
inexperience. He’s getting stronger all the time and coped with all the crowd
and he’s only getting better.
We’re looking forward to tomorrow. High Kingdom is a good
jumper, cross country is our stronger phase. The course looks amazing, it’s
going to be really hard work, the time is going to be so quick, there’s not
going to be any let ups, you’ve just got
to keep riding and get from start to finish as fast as you can. I think he wants
to get out there now; he’s a bit bored of dressage!"
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