Rio Olympics Equestrian Events – keep up to date with all the action on the run-up to and during the 2016 Olympics. Including individual and team results for Eventing, Showjumping and Dressage. Paralympic coverage to include Dressage team and individual.
Comeback king Skelton scoops Britain’s first Olympic individual Jumping gold By Louise Parkes Skelton to date; he broke his neck in a fall 16 years ago, he has a replacement hip, he’s 58 years old, competing at his seventh Olympic Games and he was riding a horse that has been struggling with injury for over two years, but Nick Skelton…
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Olympic Team Jumping final by Louise Parkes France claimed Olympic Team Jumping final gold for only the second time in the history of the Olympic Games with a brilliant performance at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) yesterday. Silver went to Team USA who completed with five faults while Germany won out in a thrilling two-way jump-off against Canada…
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Two show jumpers through to Individual Final for Great Britain Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Ben Maher have successfully qualified for Friday’s Individual Jumping Final after producing some skilful riding earlier today at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro, Rio. Coming forward to complete his round, seven-time Team GB Olympian Nick Skelton with Beverley Widdowson’s Big Star, produced a lovely…
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Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro Take Gold for GB by Louise Parkes Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin (31) and the fabulous 14-year-old gelding, Valegro, were in a class of their own when posting an Olympic Dressage record score of 93.857 in the Grand Prix Freestyle to claim their second successive individual title today. The double-gold medallist at London 2012 is the first…
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Packed stadium as Brazil and Germany dominate Olympic Jumping opener by Louise Parkes The packed stadium at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) exploded into a wall of sound today when Team Brazil matched the performance of a mighty side from Germany to post a zero score as Olympic Jumping got underway. The first Jumping qualifier decides the…
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Rio Dressage 2016 Olympic Games Day 3 – Germany takes Olympic Dressage team gold once again By Louise Parkes Rio Dressage Day 3 – Germany clinched team Dressage gold at the Olympic Equestrian Park in Deodoro yesterday. Germany has now won eight of the last nine Olympic team Dressage contests – with only Great Britain spoiling the party on home soil…
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Olympic Showjumping Horse Inspection welcomes jumping to Rio Olympic Showjumping gets underway – Earlier this morning the jumping Horse Inspection took place up in the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro. The horse inspection precedes the first round of the competition, which gets underway on Sunday (14 August), with the first Individual Qualifying round. The British team of Ben Maher (Tic…
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Equestrian eventing draws to a close in Rio The final day of the equestrian eventing competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games got underway earlier yesterday and with it the decisive showjumping phase. After a horse inspection during the morning, forty-six horses came forward to contest the third and final phase, with twelve nations represented across the team event. With…
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Great Britain’s dressage team get their Olympic Games underway After the eventing cross-country action in Deodoro, the dressage team athletes got their Rio 2016 Olympic Games underway late this afternoon when the dressage Horse Inspection took place. The British team of Fiona Bigwood (Atterupgaards Orthilia, owned by Penny Bigwood and Neils and Lis Dahl), Charlotte Dujardin (Valegro, owned by Rowena……...
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Olympic Eventing – Change at the Top…. By Louise Parkes Australia, Eventing team gold medallists in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, heads both the team and individual standings in Olympic Eventing after a day of cross-country thrills, spills and surprises at the Rio 2016 Olympic Equestrian Venue in Deodoro yesterday. Topping the teams on 150.3 and with Christopher…
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Rio 2016 equine athletes have world-class veterinary care on tap in Deodoro The world’s best equine athletes at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro are now poised to help their human companions win medals for eventing, dressage and showjumping, and as they focus on the prize they have access to a hi-tech veterinary facility like no other. Located at the…
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William Fox-Pitt remains in the lead as Eventing dressage phase concludes in Rio Day two of the eventing competition, the second day of dressage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games got underway this morning and with it welcomed the second half of the British team, Pippa Funnell and Kitty King to the arena. On a day of great competition, Britain’s…
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Miracle Man William Fox-Pitt leads after day one in Olympic Eventing in Rio It’s not everyone’s idea of the perfect rehab for a serious head injury, but Britain’s William Fox-Pitt defied all the odds to take the early lead as Olympic Eventing got underway at the Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today. Riding the 16-year-old stallion, Chilli…
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Rio Olympics 2016 Equestrian coverage guide The highly anticipated Rio 2016 Olympic games is nearly upon us, with 16 days of what promises to be a sensational showcase of sporting talent, from 205 different nations. The games will commence on Friday the 5th of August with a vibrant and electrifying opening ceremony, which will certainly exhilarate everybody’s taste buds for…
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Swedes steal the show as horse inspection gets Olympic Eventing underway By Louise Parkes The Swedish contingent set the photographers alight as Olympic Eventing got underway with the first horse inspection at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today. A total of 84 horses, including reserves, were trotted up in front of the Ground Jury which is headed…
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Can Britain’s golden couple do it again? Rio Olympics Dressage Special – By Louise Parkes You could hardly have scripted it better when Great Britain’s Dressage riders scooped Olympic team gold on home turf at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park. A day after their jumpers topped the team podium for the first time in 60 years it…
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Olympic Eventing: This Jung man could be very hard to beat By Louise Parkes Michael Jung – the legend, the man to beat… Olympic Eventing Some say that if you sent him cross-country wearing a blindfold and facing backwards on his horse that Germany’s Michael Jung could still bring home Olympic gold. The most phenomenal rider of the modern sport is…
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Equestrian sport gallops into the Rio limelight By Louise Parkes Equestrian sport arrives in Rio with its head held high, the bit between its teeth and on the crest of a wave of expansion across the globe. The Rio 2016 sport entries (FEI Definite Entries) are all in, and a total of 200 athlete and horse combinations from 43 countries…
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BREAKING NEWS *** Pippa Funnell announced as replacement to Izzy Taylor at Rio 2016 Pippa Funnell to take the reins at Rio Allercombe Ellie, owned by Susan Holroyd and Frances Carter and ridden by Izzy Taylor, has unfortunately incurred a slight injury in training that will prevent the combination from competing as part of the eventing team at the 2016…
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Paralympic Equestrian Team GB Confirmed Glittering line-up of multi-medallists to represent Paralympic Equestrian Team GB at Rio 2016 The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today confirmed the high calibre squad of five equestrian riders that will represent Paralympic Equestrian Team GB at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, each a multi-Paralympic medallist in their own right. Natasha Baker MBE, Sophie Christiansen OBE,…
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Gemma Tattersall Confirms Olympic Ride British Equestrian Team – Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Update Following the announcement of the Team GB Equestrian Eventing team on 5 July 2016, it has now been confirmed that Gemma Tattersall, age 31, based West Sussex, will partner The Pebbles Syndicate’s Quicklook V at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The announcement confirms Gemma’s ride…
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Gareth Hughes Withdraws from Rio Team Selection Gareth Hughes withdraws only horse from Rio long list team selection Dressage rider Gareth Hughes, has today announced his withdrawal from the Rio long list team selection. His horse Classic Briolinca, injured her leg during warm up for Rotterdam CHIO this week. The decision to withdraw shows Gareth’s true commitment to the welfare…
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Rio Olympics 2016 Summary for Equestrian Events Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events Rio Olympics 2016 – A total of six nations will be making their Olympic and Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016 when they field athletes for the equestrian disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Para-Equestrian Dressage. Five National Olympic Committees will be…
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