Throwing down the Golden Gauntlet

June 12, 2020

If Harveywetdog did Wikipedia - 15 years as an equestrian videographer

In April 2020, and in the interest of legacy, I penned a Wikipedia entry recording the thoughts and notable achievements of myself as Harveywetdog. I admit I was ignorant of the rules concerning self promotion on Wikipedia at the time; consequently my entry was unfortunately, although arguably correctly, deleted and my account expunged from the system. As a result my original words and links were sadly lost but nevertheless here is an attempt at a rewrite. Perhaps when I'm gone someone will be able to enter it onto Wikipedia on my behalf, to serve as a fitting epitaph for the exciting times I spent on the Harveywetdog Project.

I remember Judy Harvey saying in a television commentary how fortunate we all are to have lived in the era of Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro.

On Saturday night at the Hartpury Festival of Dressage I fully understood what she meant. It was a privilege to video such an exciting and technically accurate freestyle test; a truly emotional experience - I actually punched the air a couple of times when I saw the audacity of what the pair were doing.

It doesn't matter that the Hartpury Arena is virtually an extension to the Hester empire; it doesn't matter that we weren't told just exactly how many tens there were or if any particular moves were marked down over the weekend.

All that matters is that this was a pair of top athletes from Great Britain saying here we are world, this is what we can do, we are going for Gold in Rio, do you think you can beat us?

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