Laura Collett and London 52 collected four penalties at fence four, an oxer over a water tray, in their first Olympic eventing showjumping round for the team medals today (2 August) at the Tokyo Games. Their new individual score of 29.8 meant that Britain maintained their team gold medal position, 17.9 penalties ahead of Australia […]
Posted: 02/08/2021
Tom McEwen - Great Britain selected Equestrian Eventing athletes - Tokyo2020Tom McEwen and Toledo De Kerser have produced a faultless clear round in the Olympic eventing showjumping at the Tokyo Games keeping Britain in team gold contention. Jumping first for Team GB, Tom rode a flowing round comfortably finishing nearly four seconds inside the time. He finishes on his dressage score 28.9 ahead of going […]
Posted: 02/08/2021
Today (2 August) the world’s best event riders will do battle for team and individual medals in the Olympic eventing showjumping phase at the Tokyo Games. It will be a nail-biting competition, with Britain holding team gold after the cross-country phase, with Australia in silver and France in bronze. The action for the final day […]
Posted: 02/08/2021
Lauren Billys ( PUR) riding Castle Larchfield Purdy during the dressage phase for the Olympic Eventing Competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at Equestrian Park in Setagaya-ku in Tokyo in Japan between the 23rd July and 8th August 2021Lauren Billys is the sole representative of Puerto Rico in the equestrian events at the Tokyo Olympics, and she and her 19-year-old horse, Castle Larchfield Purdy, have had a rollercoaster journey to get here. Based in northern California, Lauren rode for the USA until late 2010, when she switched nationality to represent Puerto Rico. “My […]
Posted: 02/08/2021
The Olympic eventing showjumping times for the conclusion of the competition have been released. The action for the final day of the eventing at the Tokyo Games starts at 5pm today local time (9am British time). The individual riders jump first in the first round, in reverse order of merit. The team riders follow. One […]
Posted: 02/08/2021
Joanna Pawlak and Fantastic Frieda are eliminated in the final trot-up at the Tokyo Olympics. Polish team horse Fantastic Frieda, ridden by Joanna Pawlak, was sent to the holding box at the Olympic eventing final trot-up this morning at the Tokyo Games and then eliminated on re-inspection. The Polish team only had three horses forward, because Pawel Spisak’s ride Banderas was eliminated at the Tokyo Olympics first trot-up. The Polish […]
Posted: 01/08/2021
The Tokyo Olympic showjumping at this year’s Games doesn’t begin until Tuesday (3 August) but it’s already all systems go behind-the-scenes with the horses having landed at the start of the week and the remaining few riders currently brushing off their jet lag. There’s certainly a buzz of excitement – and plenty of patriotism – […]
Posted: 01/08/2021
Hazel Towers on Simply Clover at the Hildon Water PondFive-star event rider Hazel Towers is recuperating after emergency spinal surgery — and hopes to be competing again by the end of the season. The rider had to have spinous processes, projecting pieces of bone, removed from her lumbar vertebrae on Tuesday, 20 July, as a result of a fall from a young horse over […]
Posted: 01/08/2021
When your rhino is suffering with eye allergies and irritation caused by flies, there’s only one way to go. Or there was for Utah’s Hogle Zoo in the US, where Princess, who is now 42, was struggling with all sorts of eye issues. Zoo staff and vets tried a range of different eye washes and […]
Posted: 01/08/2021
Rio Hall and Gorsehill Jewel on their way to winning the Corinthian Cup at Burgham. Rio Hall, 23, dominated the 14-strong British Eventing novice restricted championship, taking first and third in the Corinthian Cup results with her two mares, Gorsehill Jewel and Georgie Girl, completing on 29.1 and 30.4 respectively. This championship for the Corinthian Cup is aimed at true amateur riders and was hosted at Hambro Horses Burgham International […]
Posted: 01/08/2021
