Equestrian
Six star treatment for Olympic horses
Horses going to Hong Kong for the equestrian events at the Beijing Olympics are expected to get 6-star treatment.
The stables will have “automatic drink dispensers, air conditioning and rubber walls and flooring to prevent horses accidentally injuring themselves.” They will even have play rooms(?) for the horses for the first time at […]
Hiroshi Hoketsu competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and will be competing again in this years Beijing Olympics aged 67.
In the Tokyo Olympics he finished near the bottom.
“What I want is a much higher place. Luckily, I have a talented horse. I want to go as high as possible,” he said after the Japan Equestrian […]
Australian dressage team qualifies for Olympics
The Australian dressage team qualified for its first ever Olympic games. The team has only competed once before at the Sydney Olympics where they were automatically given a place.
Manager Brett Mace said he was thrilled with Australia’s performance.
“It’s terrific. Obviously a lot of effort has gone into getting here so we are […]
Earlier this month I wrote here that the Swiss team has withdrawn from the equestrian events for the Beijing Olympics.
Chinese Olympic organizers are now saying that they have not received any news of teams pulling out of the Beijing Olympics.
“We have heard of no team pulling out,” said Li Zhanjun, media director for […]
Mark Todd to come out of retirement for Olympics
World Championship and Olympic gold medallist Mark Todd has decided to come out of retirement and compete in the Beijing Olympics.
He has already competed in five successive Olympic Games winning a silver and two bronze medals.
“I’ve got to get my eye back in, I’ve got to get back into the swing of it. I’ve been […]
Swiss dressage team pulls out of Olympics
The Swiss dressage team has withdrawn from competing in the Beijing Olympics. The top team’s top rider, Silvia Ikl?© doesn’t want to expose her horse to the humid conditions of Hong Kong.
“We have all the evidence that heat is not a factor, all the other federations throughout the world understand this,” said a spokesman […]
Equestrian venue - Sha Tin - Hong Kong
The dressage, jumping events and medal ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics will be held in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. A cross country course in Sheung Shui will host the eventing competion.
The decision to hold the events in Hong Kong was brought about because of concerns of equine diseases in mainland China. Hong […]