The Equestrian events at the 2008 Olympics were fantastic!
The equestrian events have always been my favourite, and I was glued to the television while they were on! I wish I had been able to go and watch the events live. The venues look absolutely amazing, and there must be nothing like sitting in an Olympic stadium watching the best of the best vie for medals!
Below there is information on each of the events and who was competing. There are also links to Olympic Equestrian memorabilia, in case you want your own little piece of Olympic history.
Congratulations to all of the amazing horses and their very talented riders! See you at the WEG 2010!
Below there is information on each of the events and who was competing. There are also links to Olympic Equestrian memorabilia, in case you want your own little piece of Olympic history.
Congratulations to all of the amazing horses and their very talented riders! See you at the WEG 2010!
Contents:
There's a lot of information on this page. Skip to your favourite bit here!
- The Official Olympic Equestrian Pins!
- Start lists and results!
- Video of Anky van Grunsven's gold medal winning freestyle
- Video of Isabell Werth and Satchmo - the highest scoring Grand Prix test in the team competition
- Positive Drug Test Controversy
- Some things you may not know about the equestrian events at the 2008 Olympics
- Video of the cooling facilites at the Equestrian venues
- What are the equestrian events, and when are they on? - Eventing
- Which nations competed in the eventing at the Beijing Olympics?
- When is the dressage on, and how does the competition work?
- Which nations are competing in the Dressage?
- When is the show jumping on and how does the competition work?
- Which nations will be competing in the Jumping?
- More Equestrian Team News!
- Video: A lot of work needed to be done to prepare for the games
- Computer Games Inspired by Olympic Equestrian Events
- This lens is a member of the Beijing Olympics 2008 Group!
- Guestbook: Are you excited?
- Need some last minute help getting to Hong Kong?
- Beijing Equestrian Pins on eBay
- Hong Kong Equestrian Stamp Sheets on eBay
- Lucky Dip: Equestrian Memorabilia on eBay
The Official Olympic Equestrian Pins!
Even if you did't make it to the games, you can still get yourself a little piece of the Beijing Olympics.
Start lists and results!
The Eventing has been completed with the following results:
Team event
Gold - Germany
Silver - Australia
Bronze - Great Britain
For more detailed results click here.
Individual event
Gold - Hinrich Romeike riding Marius (Germany)
Silver - Gina Miles riding McKinlaigh (USA)
Bronze - Kristina Cook riding Miners Frolic (Great Britain)
For more detailed results click here.
The medals in the Dressage have also been decided!
Team event
Gold - Germany
Silver - The Netherlands
Bronze - Denmark
For more detailed results click here.
Individual event
Gold - Anky van Grunsven riding Salinero (Netherlands)
Silver - Isabell Werth riding Satchmo (Germany)
Bronze - Heike Kemmer riding Bonaparte (Germany)
For more detailed results click here.
The team jumping has been decided, with the medals as follows:
Gold - USA
Silver - Canada
Bronze - Norway
The competition for the team gold came down to a jump off against the clock between the USA and Canada! The USA had three clears on the board, so one rail down from a Canadian rider gave the gold away. For the full results of all teams after round 2 see here. For the scores and times in the jump-off see here.
The individual jumping was also won by Canada!
Gold - Eric Lamaze riding Hickstead (Canada)
Silver - Rolf-Goran Bengtsson riding Ninja (Sweden)
Bronze - Beezie Madden riding Authentic (USA)
For full results after the jump-off click here.
For the complete list of starting orders and results on the Official Beijing website click here!
There is also a results page on the Official Beijing Olympic Equestrian page, but so far it doesn't seem to have been updated as quickly, and the pages are in pdf format.
Congratulations to all the horses and riders!
Team event
Gold - Germany
Silver - Australia
Bronze - Great Britain
For more detailed results click here.
Individual event
Gold - Hinrich Romeike riding Marius (Germany)
Silver - Gina Miles riding McKinlaigh (USA)
Bronze - Kristina Cook riding Miners Frolic (Great Britain)
For more detailed results click here.
The medals in the Dressage have also been decided!
Team event
Gold - Germany
Silver - The Netherlands
Bronze - Denmark
For more detailed results click here.
Individual event
Gold - Anky van Grunsven riding Salinero (Netherlands)
Silver - Isabell Werth riding Satchmo (Germany)
Bronze - Heike Kemmer riding Bonaparte (Germany)
For more detailed results click here.
The team jumping has been decided, with the medals as follows:
Gold - USA
Silver - Canada
Bronze - Norway
The competition for the team gold came down to a jump off against the clock between the USA and Canada! The USA had three clears on the board, so one rail down from a Canadian rider gave the gold away. For the full results of all teams after round 2 see here. For the scores and times in the jump-off see here.
The individual jumping was also won by Canada!
Gold - Eric Lamaze riding Hickstead (Canada)
Silver - Rolf-Goran Bengtsson riding Ninja (Sweden)
Bronze - Beezie Madden riding Authentic (USA)
For full results after the jump-off click here.
For the complete list of starting orders and results on the Official Beijing website click here!
There is also a results page on the Official Beijing Olympic Equestrian page, but so far it doesn't seem to have been updated as quickly, and the pages are in pdf format.
Congratulations to all the horses and riders!
Video of Anky van Grunsven's gold medal winning freestyle
Video of Isabell Werth and Satchmo - the highest scoring Grand Prix test in the team competition
Positive Drug Test Controversy
Unfortunately it seems four of the jumping horses have had a positive result for capsaicin, and did not take part in the jumping final as a result.
It seems that Norways team bronze may be in doubt, as one of the team members is involved. The horses are Bernardo Alves's horse Chupa Chup from Brazil, Christian Ahlmann's horse Coster from Germany, Denis Lynch's Latinus from Ireland and Tony Andre Hansen's Camiro from Norway.
One of the riders claimed that the result must have been due to using a product on their horse that was marketed as being suitable for use during competition as it should only have a tiny amount of capsaicin in it.
This is such a terrible shame, and is no good for the sport at all. Let's hope the investigations into the test results get to the heart of the matter so that the sport can move forward.
It seems that Norways team bronze may be in doubt, as one of the team members is involved. The horses are Bernardo Alves's horse Chupa Chup from Brazil, Christian Ahlmann's horse Coster from Germany, Denis Lynch's Latinus from Ireland and Tony Andre Hansen's Camiro from Norway.
One of the riders claimed that the result must have been due to using a product on their horse that was marketed as being suitable for use during competition as it should only have a tiny amount of capsaicin in it.
This is such a terrible shame, and is no good for the sport at all. Let's hope the investigations into the test results get to the heart of the matter so that the sport can move forward.
Some things you may not know about the equestrian events at the 2008 Olympics
First of all, the equestrian events at the 2008 games were not held in Beijing at all. Instead they were in Hong Kong, with the main venue at Sha Tin hosting all of the dressage and show jumping, and the cross country portion of the three day event being held at Beas River. The reason they did not take place in Beijing is because the highly contagious disease Equine Influenza is present in Beijing and the risk of Olympic horses contracting it was too great.
The venues for the games are absolutely state of the art, which is to be expected if you are aware of the reputation of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The humidity was pretty extreme, so they built air conditioned stables and the world's first air conditioned training arena.
The team officials for each country's equestrian team attended a test event at the Hong Kong venues in 2007, and they put into place the strategies they devised to help both horses and riders to cope with the intense humidity. Most events were be held in the evening, and teams scheduled their arrival well ahead of time for the horses to acclimatise.
The youngest competitor was Luiza Tavares de Almeida, who was in the Brazilian dressage team. She was only 16 years old! The oldest competitor was Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu, who was 67 years old.
But how did the horses get to the games? By plane of course! They travel in the cargo area on normal passenger planes. They are put into special 'crates' before being taken out onto the tarmac and loaded on. It is such a common practice for racehorses to be flown around these days that professional horse transport companies are able to make things as smooth and easy as possible for the horses and their support crew.
The official Olympic website for the Equestrian events is right here. It's well worth a look!
The venues for the games are absolutely state of the art, which is to be expected if you are aware of the reputation of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The humidity was pretty extreme, so they built air conditioned stables and the world's first air conditioned training arena.
The team officials for each country's equestrian team attended a test event at the Hong Kong venues in 2007, and they put into place the strategies they devised to help both horses and riders to cope with the intense humidity. Most events were be held in the evening, and teams scheduled their arrival well ahead of time for the horses to acclimatise.
The youngest competitor was Luiza Tavares de Almeida, who was in the Brazilian dressage team. She was only 16 years old! The oldest competitor was Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu, who was 67 years old.
But how did the horses get to the games? By plane of course! They travel in the cargo area on normal passenger planes. They are put into special 'crates' before being taken out onto the tarmac and loaded on. It is such a common practice for racehorses to be flown around these days that professional horse transport companies are able to make things as smooth and easy as possible for the horses and their support crew.
The official Olympic website for the Equestrian events is right here. It's well worth a look!
Video of the cooling facilites at the Equestrian venues
I wouldn't mind an airconditioned indoor arena at my place!
What are the equestrian events, and when are they on? - Eventing
The first event on the Olympic schedule is Eventing. In this event there are three different phases that each horse and rider combination has to complete: Dressage, Cross Country and Show Jumping.
The eventing Dressage phase will take place over two days, Saturday 9th August and Sunday 10th August.
The Dressage phase requires horses and riders to complete a 'Dressage Test' in a 60 x 20 metre arena. The test contains 'movements' where the horse has to walk, trot, canter and halt in a set pattern to show that the horse has been well trained, and is calm but also able to move athletically. At the Olympic level, eventing horses also have to do sideways movements called shoulder-in and half pass, flying changes of lead in the canter, and be able to shorten and lengthen their stride in each pace which is called collecting and extending. It's going to take all of the riders' skill and focus to get these super-fit horses to ignore the tense atmosphere of the Olympic arena and get on with the job at hand!
You can view the official test for the Beijing Games here on the FEI website. (PDF file).
The next phase of Eventing is the Cross Country. In this phase horses and riders have to gallop around a 5.7km long course, jumping solid fences, some of which are built over huge ditches. There are usually several water jumps, which are a popular crowd favourite as it is great to see the horses splashing into the water, and from time to time some of the riders end up going for an unplanned swim! The Cross Country will take place on Monday August 11th at Beas River and you can check out the order in which the competitors will tackle the cross country here.
The final phase is the Show Jumping where horses and riders must complete a course of 10-13 fences that are easy to knock down. This is a test of how well the horse has been prepared for the event, and is bound to be a very important factor at the 2008 Games as the effects of humidity come into play. Horses that have not recovered well from the previous day will be tired and prone to knocking down rails. It will take a lot of skill from the world class riders to get their horses through the difficult test with a clear round!
The eventing Dressage phase will take place over two days, Saturday 9th August and Sunday 10th August.
The Dressage phase requires horses and riders to complete a 'Dressage Test' in a 60 x 20 metre arena. The test contains 'movements' where the horse has to walk, trot, canter and halt in a set pattern to show that the horse has been well trained, and is calm but also able to move athletically. At the Olympic level, eventing horses also have to do sideways movements called shoulder-in and half pass, flying changes of lead in the canter, and be able to shorten and lengthen their stride in each pace which is called collecting and extending. It's going to take all of the riders' skill and focus to get these super-fit horses to ignore the tense atmosphere of the Olympic arena and get on with the job at hand!
You can view the official test for the Beijing Games here on the FEI website. (PDF file).
The next phase of Eventing is the Cross Country. In this phase horses and riders have to gallop around a 5.7km long course, jumping solid fences, some of which are built over huge ditches. There are usually several water jumps, which are a popular crowd favourite as it is great to see the horses splashing into the water, and from time to time some of the riders end up going for an unplanned swim! The Cross Country will take place on Monday August 11th at Beas River and you can check out the order in which the competitors will tackle the cross country here.
The final phase is the Show Jumping where horses and riders must complete a course of 10-13 fences that are easy to knock down. This is a test of how well the horse has been prepared for the event, and is bound to be a very important factor at the 2008 Games as the effects of humidity come into play. Horses that have not recovered well from the previous day will be tired and prone to knocking down rails. It will take a lot of skill from the world class riders to get their horses through the difficult test with a clear round!
Which nations competed in the eventing at the Beijing Olympics?
Team competition:- Australia
(Clayton Fredericks riding Ben Along Time, Lucinda Fredericks riding Headley Britannia, Sonja Johnson riding Ringwould Jaguar, Megan Jones riding Kirby Park Irish Jester and Shane Rose riding All Luck)
- Brazil
(André Paro riding Land Heir, Jeferson Moreira riding Escudeiro, Marcelo Tosi riding Super Rocky and Saulo Tristão riding Totsie)
- Canada
(Kyle Carter riding Madison Park, Sandra Donnelly riding Buenos Aires, Selena O'Hanlon riding Colombo, Samantha Taylor riding Livewire, Michael Winter riding King Pin)
- France
(Didier Dhennin riding Ismene du Temple, Nicolas Touzaint riding Galan de Sauvagere, Eric Vigeanel riding Coronado Prior, Jean Renaud Adde riding Haston D' Elpegere)
- Great Britain
(William Fox-Pitt riding Parkmore Ed, Sharon Hunt riding Tankers Town, Mary King riding Call Again Cavalier, Daisy Dick riding Spring Along and Kristina Cook riding Miners Frolic)
- Germany
(Peter Thomsen riding The Ghost of Hamish, Frank Ostholt riding Mr Medicott, Hinrich Romeike riding Marius, Ingrid Klimke riding Abraxxas and Andreas Dibowski riding Butts Leon)
- Ireland
(Geoff Curran riding Kilkishen, Austin O'Connor riding Hobby Du Mee, Patricia Ryan riding Clover Mist, Louise Lyons riding Watership Down and Niall Griffin riding Lorgaine)
- Italy
(Vittoria Panizzon riding Rock Model, Stefano Brecciaroli riding Cappa Hill, Fabio Magni riding Southern King V, Susanna Bordone riding Ava and Roberto Rotatori riding Irham De Viages)
- New Zealand
(Mark Todd rding Gandalf, Andrew Nicholson riding Lord Killinghurst, Heelan Tompkins riding Sugoi, Caroline Powell riding Lenamore and Joe Myer riding Snip)
- Sweden
(Katrin Norling riding Pandora, Linda Algotsson riding Stand By Me, Viktoria Carlerback riding Bally's Geronimo, Magnus Gallerdal riding Kemaster, Dag Albert riding Tubber Rebel)
- USA
(Amy Tryon riding Poggio II, Gina Miles riding McKinlaigh, Phillip Dutton riding Connaught, Becky Holder riding Courageous Comet and Karen O'Connor riding Mandiba)
Nations that qualified 2 individuals:
- Belgium (Karin Donckers riding Gazelle De La Brasserie and Joris van Springel riding Bold Action)
- Belarus (Viachaslau Poita riding Energiya and Alena Tseliapushkina riding Passat)
- Poland (Pawel Spisak riding Weriusz and Artur Spolowicz riding Wag)
- Russia (Igor Atrohov riding Elkasar and Valery Martyshev riding Kinzhal)
Nations that qualified 1 individual:
- Austria (Harald Ambros riding Quick)
- China (Alex Hua Tian riding Chico)
- Chile (Sergio Iturriaga riding Lago Rupanco)
- Czech Republic (Jaroslav Hatla riding Karla)
- Denmark (Peter Flarup riding Silver Ray)
- Jamaica (Samantha Albert riding Before I Do It)
- Japan (Yoshiaki Oiwa riding Gorgeous George)
- The Netherlands (Tim Lips riding Oncarlos)
- Switzerland (Tiziana Realini riding Gamour)
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When is the dressage on, and how does the competition work?
The dressage started on the 13th of August.
The team dressage event is the Grand Prix test, with the riders competing over two days (13th and 14th of August). The scores from all 3 riders in each team will be totalled to give the team score, and medals will be awarded accordingly.
The Grand Prix test also counts as the first round of qualification for the individual dressage competition, so all 50 riders will be taking part.
The second round of the individual dressage competition is the Grand Prix Special. Only the top 25 riders from the first round move through to the Special. This will be taking place on the 16th of August.
The top 15 riders from the Grand Prix Special will go through to the Olympic Dressage Final, which consists of a Freestyle to Music. This will take place on the 19th of August.
In the Freestyle each rider choreographs their own sequence of movements and selects their own music to ride to. Points are awarded separately for the artistic merit of the music and choreography, and for the technical merit of compulsory movements that each rider must include.
The compulsory movements include canter pirouettes in both directions, one and two-time tempi changes of lead in the canter, collected and extended walk, trot and canter, half pass in trot and canter, piaffe and passage.
If you would like to look at the official dressage tests for the Olympics, then check out these links to PDF files of the Grand Prix test sheet, the Grand Prix Special test sheet and the Grand Prix Freestyle to music test sheet.
The team dressage event is the Grand Prix test, with the riders competing over two days (13th and 14th of August). The scores from all 3 riders in each team will be totalled to give the team score, and medals will be awarded accordingly.
The Grand Prix test also counts as the first round of qualification for the individual dressage competition, so all 50 riders will be taking part.
The second round of the individual dressage competition is the Grand Prix Special. Only the top 25 riders from the first round move through to the Special. This will be taking place on the 16th of August.
The top 15 riders from the Grand Prix Special will go through to the Olympic Dressage Final, which consists of a Freestyle to Music. This will take place on the 19th of August.
In the Freestyle each rider choreographs their own sequence of movements and selects their own music to ride to. Points are awarded separately for the artistic merit of the music and choreography, and for the technical merit of compulsory movements that each rider must include.
The compulsory movements include canter pirouettes in both directions, one and two-time tempi changes of lead in the canter, collected and extended walk, trot and canter, half pass in trot and canter, piaffe and passage.
If you would like to look at the official dressage tests for the Olympics, then check out these links to PDF files of the Grand Prix test sheet, the Grand Prix Special test sheet and the Grand Prix Freestyle to music test sheet.
Which nations are competing in the Dressage?
Nations competing in the Team Dressage- Australia
(Hayley Beresford riding Relampago Do Retiro, Kristy Oatley riding Quando-Quando (with reserve horse Don Bolero), Heath Ryan and Greenoaks Dundee. Travelling Reserve: Rozzie Ryan riding Donna Carrera)
- Canada
(Leslie Reid riding Orion, Ashley Holzer riding Pop Art and Jacqueline Brooks riding Gran Gesto. Travelling Reserve: Evi Strasser riding Quantum Tyme)
- Denmark
(Andreas Helgstrand riding Blue Hors Don Schufro, Nathalie zu Saeyn Wittgenstein riding Digby and Anne van Olst riding Clearwater. Reserve - Anders Dahl riding Afrikka)
- France
(Marc Boblet riding Whitini Star, Julia Chevanne riding Calimucho and Hubert Perring riding Diabolo st Maurice)
- Germany
(Isabell Werth riding Satchmo, Nadine Capellmann riding Elvis VA and Heike Kemmer riding Bonaparte. Reserve - Monica Theodorescu riding Whisper)
- Great Britain
(Laura Bechtolsheimer riding Mistral Hojris, Jane Gregory riding Lucky Star and Emma Hindle riding Lancet)
- Japan
(Yuko Kitai riding Rambo, Mieko Yagi riding Dow Jones and Hiroshi Hoketsu riding Whisper)
- The Netherlands
(Anky van Grunsven riding Salinero, Imke Schellekens riding Sunrise and Hans Peter Minderhoud riding Nadine. Travelling reserve: Adelinde Cornelissen riding Parzival)
- Portugal
(Miguel Ralão Duarte riding Oxalis de Meia Lua, Carlos Pinto riding Notavel and Daniel Pinto riding Galopin De La Font)
- Sweden
(Jan Brink riding Briar, Patrik Kittel riding Floresco and Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven riding Solos Cares. Reserve - Emma Karlsson riding Faradera)
- USA
(Courtney King-Dye riding Harmony's Mythilus (with reserve horse Idocus), Debbie McDonald riding Brentina and Steffen Peters riding Ravel (with reserve horse Lombardi 11). Reserves: Leslie Morse riding Kingston and Michael Barisone riding Neruda)
Nations that have qualified individuals:
- Austria (Victoria Max Theurer riding Falcao and
- Brazil (Luiza Tavares de Almeida (who is only 16 years old!) riding Samba and Leandro Aparecido Da Silva riding Oceano do Top)
- China (Liu Lina riding Piroschka)
- Finland (Kyra Kyrklund riding Max)
- Italy (Pierluigi Sangiorgi riding Flourian)
- Korea (Junsang Choi riding Cinque Cento)
- Mexico (Bernadette Pujals riding Vincent)
- Poland (Michal Rapcewicz riding Randon)
- Spain (Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz riding Fuego XII and Jordi Domingo riding Prestige)
- Russia (Alexanda Korelova riding Balagur and Tatiana Miloserdova riding Wat a Feeling)
For a more detailed list of competitors click here.
When is the show jumping on and how does the competition work?
The jumping competition began on the 15th of August.
The Individual Jumping competition consists of three qualifying rounds followed by the final, and the team competition consists of two rounds on consecutive days.
The first individual qualification round will took place on the 15th of August.
The second qualification round is also the first round of the team competition, and will take place on the 17th of August.
The third round of the individual is also the second round of the team competition, and will take place on the 18th of August.
The Individual Olympic Jumping final will take place on the 21st of August, and will consist of two rounds.
The rules of jumping are pretty simple. If a horse knocks a rail down, refuses a jump, or goes over the optimum time they will incur penalties. If the course is completed without incurring any penalties it is called a clear round.
All riders are aiming for clear rounds, as the lowest score wins at the end of the day! In the team competition there are four riders per team, however it is only the three best scores that count towards the team total.
The Individual Jumping competition consists of three qualifying rounds followed by the final, and the team competition consists of two rounds on consecutive days.
The first individual qualification round will took place on the 15th of August.
The second qualification round is also the first round of the team competition, and will take place on the 17th of August.
The third round of the individual is also the second round of the team competition, and will take place on the 18th of August.
The Individual Olympic Jumping final will take place on the 21st of August, and will consist of two rounds.
The rules of jumping are pretty simple. If a horse knocks a rail down, refuses a jump, or goes over the optimum time they will incur penalties. If the course is completed without incurring any penalties it is called a clear round.
All riders are aiming for clear rounds, as the lowest score wins at the end of the day! In the team competition there are four riders per team, however it is only the three best scores that count towards the team total.
Which nations will be competing in the Jumping?
Nations that will be competing in the team competition:- Australia
(Edwina Alexander riding Isovlas Itot du Chateau (with 2 reserve horses Isovlas Socrates and Isovlas Pialotta), Laurie Lever riding Ashleigh Drossel Dan, Peter McMahon riding Kolora Stud Genoa and Matthew Williams riding Leconte 6. Travelling reserve: Chris Chugg riding Vivant)
- Brazil
(Pedro Veniss riding Un Blanc De Blancs, Bernardo Alves riding Chupa Chup, Camila Benedicto riding Bonito Z and Rodrigo Pessoa riding Rufus)
- Canada
(Mac Cone riding Ole, Jill Henselwood riding Special Ed, Eric Lamaze riding Hickstead and Ian Millar riding In Style)
- China
(Li Zhenqiang riding Jumpy Des Fontaines, Huang Zuping riding Pablo II, Zhang Bin riding Coertis and Zhao Zhiwen riding Tadonia)
- Great Britain
(Ben Maher riding Rolette, Tim Stockdale riding Fresh Direct Corlato, Nick Skelton riding Russel and John Whitaker riding Peppermill)
- Germany
(Christian Ahlmann riding Coster, Marco Kutscher riding Cornet Obolensky, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum riding Shutterfly and Ludger Beerbaum riding All Inclusive)
- Hong Kong, China
(Patrick Lam riding Urban, Samantha Lam riding Tresor and Kenneth Cheng riding Can Do)
- Mexico
(Federico Fernandez riding Zorro, Alberto Michan riding Chinobampo Lavita, Antonio Chedraui riding Don Porfirio and Enrique Gonzalez riding Frida)
- The Netherlands
(Angelique Hoorn riding O'Brien, Marc Houtzager riding Opium, Vincent Voorn riding Alpapillon-Armanie, and Gerco Schroder riding Gerco)
- Norway
(Stein Endresen riding Le Beau, Morten Djupvik riding Casino, Geir Gulliksen riding Cattani and Tony Andre Hansen riding Camiro)
- New Zealand
(Katie McVean riding Forest, Bruce Goodin riding Yamato, Sharn Wordley riding Rockville and Kirk Webby riding Sitah)
- Saudi Arabia
(Kamal Bahamdan riding Rivaal, Ramzy Al-Duhami riding Allah Jabek, HRH Prince Faisal Al-Shalan riding Wido, and HRH A Al Saud riding Obelix)
- Switzerland
(Christina Liebherr riding No Mercy, Pius Schwizer riding Nobless M, Niklaus Schurtenberger riding Cantus and Steve Guerdat riding Jalisca Solier)
- Sweden
(Peter Eriksson riding Jaguar Mail, Lotta Schultz riding Calibra II, Helena Lundback riding Erbblume and Rolf-Goran Bengtsson riding Ninja)
- Ukraine
(Aleksandr Onishchenko riding Codar, Jean-Claude van Geenberghe riding Quintus, Bjorn Nagel riding Magic Bengtsson and Katharina Offel riding Lord Spezi)
- USA
(Mclain Ward riding Sapphire, Laura Kraut riding Cedric, Will Simpson riding Carlsson Vom Dach and Beezie Madden riding Authentic)
Nations that have qualified individual competitors:
- Japan (Taizo Sugitani riding California and Eiken Sato riding Cayak)
- Russia (Ljubov Kochetova riding Ilion Kilen)
- Argentina (Jose Larocca riding Royal Power)
- Azerbaijan (Jamal Rahimov riding Ionesco De Brekka)
- Belgium (Jos Lansink riding Cumano)
- Bermuda (Jillian Terceira riding Chaka III)
- Colombia (Manuel Torres riding Chambacunero)
- Egypt (Karim El Zoghby riding Aladin)
- Guatemala (Juan Andres Rodriguez riding Orestus)
- Ireland (Denis Lynch riding Lantinus)
- Jordan (Ibrahim Bisharat riding Sam-Sam)
- United Arab Emirates (Latifah Al Maktoum riding Kalaska De Semilly)
- Venezuela (Pablo Barrios riding Sinatra)
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The Beijing Olympics 2008 Group! Headquarters
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The Beijing Olympics 2008 Group! There are 204 countries competing in 302 events in 28 different sports at the Beijing Olympics! This is the place to find out about your favourite sport, watch the video for the Beijing theme song, get last minute...
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Are you going to the games? Getting settled in on the couch ready for some serious viewing? Let us know here. You don't even have to be a Squidoo member to post a message!
who-i-am wrote...
Awesome, I loved watching the videos with my son, Jordy! 5* s
Posted September 05, 2008
SemperFidelis wrote...
Very good info on your lane Kanga. I'm sure you had your fair share of traffic during the Olympics.
Blessed, 5-starred, and favorited by a Squid Angel today! :)
Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
Posted September 04, 2008
roysumit wrote...
I love this lens because of the information on your topic. Congrats for acheiving LOTD and five stars to you.
Posted August 28, 2008
spiritartist wrote...
I attended the 1996 Equestrian Olympics in Atlanta Georgia with three friends. It was a glorious week of Dressage! I video taped most of the rides. I got out the tape and sketched from it today. For people who don't know Dressage, it's very much like watching the grass grow. For enthusiasts, it's exhilarating! I wish they would show some of the Olympic Equestrian Events on TV! Seems like beach volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, diving and track is dominating the coverage here. THANS for the great info!! 5 stars and lensroll from me and Rita!
Posted August 24, 2008
Gusher wrote...
great lens, a five star rate for you. :)
btw, you can check here for 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Tally Count, Update Results, thanks. :)
Posted August 19, 2008
Lensmaster
Pati Baldwin wrote
Great job team USA! Gold in equestrian stadium jumping! A jump off against team Canada!!!
Posted August 18, 2008
GypsyPirate wrote...
What a truly interesting and informative lens - I love it. Congratulations on a well deserved Lens Of The Day!
Posted August 17, 2008
CCB wrote...
Great lens! I love watching the Olympics. I've never been real athletic so its really nice to watch the ones that are.
Lizzy
Posted August 17, 2008
browndog21 wrote...
Thank you for this wonderful lens. I will enjoy the equestrian events even more with all this new information you have given me!
Posted August 17, 2008
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