Paralympics 2012 - equestrian links

 NOTE : Links are STILL available 

(December 2012)

 

The following set of Paralympic Equestrian Links 2012 will be updated daily from Thursday 30th September...
 

Or for a full set of 2012 Olympic Equestrian Links click here
 

As these are links...

I have no control over, or knowledge of, how long they will remain available for access

nor of the accuracy of the information they provide...

They are listed here in reverse chronological order (i.e. most recent first)

purely for information 

(and the convenience of having them all in one spot)...

I hope you find these Paralympic Equestrian Links 2012 useful....

regards, labruyere - for an enhanced relationship with your horse

NOTE: 

READERS OUTSIDE THE UK MAY FIND THEY ARE BLOCKED FROM WATCHING THE VIDEOS... 

THE RESULTS PAGE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL HOWEVER...
( apparently you can get a temp UK IP address via this website:- www.expatshield.com 
>>>> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK... I have NOT used this product and am NOT endorsing it 
- ref came from a poster on Horse and Hound forum, UK)


FYI - an overview of the criteria used to classify Paralympic riders follows:-

Athletes with physical and visual impairments are eligible to compete. There are five classes:

Ia and Ib – athletes with the severest impairments, such as spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy
II – athletes with severe impairments but who retain reasonable balance and abdominal control
III – athletes, including those who are visually impaired, with good balance, leg movement and co-ordination
IV – ambulant athletes with either impaired vision, leg or arm function 



FYI -  an overview of paces/movements required/allowed by Grade of rider follows:-

Paces		Ia	Ib	II	III	IV
Walk	Medium, Free	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
	Extended					✔
	Circles 8m 10m 20m, Serpentine	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Rein back				✔	✔	✔
Trot	Working	F	✔	✔	✔	✔
	Lengthen		✔
	Medium			✔	✔	✔
	Extended					✔
	Serpentine		✔	✔
	Shoulder In				✔	✔
	Half Pass					✔
Canter	Working			F	✔	✔
	Medium				✔	✔
	Extended					✔
	Counter			F	✔	✔
	Flying change (single)				F	✔
	Flying change (3 & 4 time)					F

F indicates that the movement is permissible in the Freestyle test but not mandatory.

(SOURCE for above table : Horseclips.co.uk)

LINKS:-

UPDATE: Youtube  appears to be the only source of video coverage at the moment, if it's anything like the Olympics, these videos could be removed at any time. See bottom of post...

The information provided by C4 on it's coverage is frankly, rubbish...

Thankfully the Official Olympics/Paralympics results page now appears to have evicted the gremlins plagueing it on Day 1...

Below is the best Information/links I can find at the moment...

If you have found better information or links, please add details in comments below for everyone's benefit... thank you...

Results
the Latest results page
is provided by the same site used in the Olympics, during which it showed 'live' results updated rider by rider

To view results click on the relevant block in the schedule, then click on it's title on the 'following' page ...

The Individual and Team Medals have been decided...
'just' the Freestyle competitions left...

Video/Live Stream

C4 are not able to cover all sports live

This link seems to give the best idea of what IS being covered...

• with 4 live streams available from the top menu
• an overview of what will be featured on C4 itself available by selecting 'schedule' from the menu at the top of video sub-window (though this information so far has proven grossly inaccurate)
• and 'session replays' available from the menus at the bottom of the video sub-window (no equestrian sessions listed for Days 1 or 2)

Tests
FEI page with copies of all the Paralympic DRESSAGE TESTS
 
Youtube 

NOTE - as stated above Youtube 'took down' much of the footage from the Olympics, so not sure how long these links will be available for!

Video below shows competitors on Friday, including excerpts from Sophie Wells (GB) test:-
(Note: 'play' arrow may be difficult to spot against the arena fencing, but it is there!)


further links to follow (hopefully!) ....

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