High-tech arena surfaces, or footing, create the field-of-play foundation for equine athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Irish show jumping horse developed a nosebleed while on course and has been withdrawn from further competition.
Meet Tokyo Olympic Head Farrier Ben Benson of Great Britain, and learn what it takes to keep high-performance horses shod during the Games.
The first 36 Olympic horses arrived at Haneda Airport late July 14.
In taking the 2018 gold medal, The Netherlands knocked Great Britain off the top of the podium for the very first time at European, world, and Paralympic championship level.
The French riders completed their team tests and hold the lead after Day 1, but the Dutch and British teams still have riders left to ride and will look to overtake the leaders on Day 2.
Rixt van der Horst, riding Findsley, and Sarah Morganti, riding Royal Delight, scored Grade III and Grade I gold medals, respectively. Further, Rebecca Hard and El Corona Texel earned the U.S.’s first para-dressage medal, taking bronze in the Grade III ride.
The vaulting arena was busy on Sept. 19 with the non-nations male and female individual freestyles, pas de deux freestyle, and inaugural nations team vaulting championship taking place.
Box Qutie, ridden by Sweden’s Anna Freskgård, sustained a soft-tissue injury at the end of Saturday’s cross-country. Despite receiving intensive veterinary care, her condition worsened Tuesday and she was euthanized Sept. 19.
Switzerland leads the team competition after the initial compulsories while Katharina Luschin (AUT) and Thomas Brusewitz (GER) lead the female and male individual competitions, respectively.
Great Britain secured team gold, followed by Ireland and France taking silver and bronze, respectively. Ros Canter (GBR) and Allstar B earned the individual gold, Padraig McCarthy (IRE) and Mr. Chunky took the silver, and Ingrid Klimke (GER) and SAP Hale Bob OLD took bronze.
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke kept her nerve to grab the lead as the Irish and French riders lit up a dramatic day of cross-country at the Tryon International Equestrian Center.
After attempting to reschedule the dressage freestyle competition due to extreme rainfall forecast for Sunday’s original time slot of 8:30 a.m., the organizing committee has determined there were no other options but to cancel the event entirely.
Germany holds the lead with a 73.4–the lowest score ever recorded at this stage of a WEG–with Great Britain (80.8) and the United States (83.0) in silver and bronze position, respectively, heading into cross-country.
After the first day of dressage Julia Krajewski and Chipmunk FRH lead the field with a 19.9, followed by Boyd Martin (USA) and Tsetserleg on a 27.1 and Piggy French (GBR) and Quarrycrest Echo on a 27.8.
The para-dressage events at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games wrapped up on Sept. 16.
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