Media rubbish!

Having paid for FEI TV Live last night in preparation for today, I planned every minute to be in front of the laptop by 12.30pm. The pictures were great and Dane Rawlings commentating was an added bonus although he rarely draws breath and I dont always agree with him! Having said that his banter with the other chap was hilarious! So I wiled away a couple of hours enjoying the coverage and just when we got half way through Adelindes test my broadband failed! Quickly switching off the mains and turning it back on again I got back the signal but FEI TV had crashed! After trying and trying and knowing that Charlotte was riding her test I was about ready to throw laptop and modem out the window! Thank God for BD! (Never thought I'd say that!) The link to the Dutch TV station was brilliant! I caught Carls test although had a nervous breakdown as they went to commercial when Carl came into the arena!! This was such a nail biting test I thought he had clinched Gold and on above 86% then the one times had a glitch! I cannot be the only one to feel like my heart had been cut out. I now know what makes these top riders top! Carl resumed his test without a flinch even though he must have felt like the rest of us watching. I cried all the way to the stables! I know! I know! Silver is fantastic! but he's a friend and I wanted gold so badly for him! I bet he's philosophical and generous in his credit to Adelinde who also had a mistake when she went wrong! Just goes to show how luck comes into it and how difficult it is to ride a faultless test.
Its the kur tomorrow and we have to go through all that again! Can I bear it? Of course, massachist that I am, I will race home again and sit on the edge of my seat willing our Brits to kick ass! Dressage, the pursuit of perfection by the obsessively imperfect!! Anyway just wanted to say you did us proud team GB. Pancakes for breakfast for you all!

Poor Bee! very time I go away and watch fantastic dressage I return inspired and expect her to perform like an Olympian! If she could speak she would be saying things like,'Dear God! Where has she been this time!' and 'No mum, I cannot possibly collect like that!' 'Err have we learnt that bit yet?' Bless her she does try so hard to please me.

Still nothing in the media about our team gold! Beggars belief but I am on to it! Watch this space!