London Olympics 2012: In the Shadow of Kings
Jennifer O. Bryant
February 1, 2012
The equestrian portion of the London Olympic Games will play out against a backdrop of history and royalty.
The equestrian portion of the London Olympic Games will play out against a backdrop of history and royalty.
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Horses and carriages play a role in nearly every important British royal ceremony–so much so that the royal stables and carriage houses, called the Royal Mews, are situated beside Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the monarch.
Most horse lovers have read Black Beauty, the famous novel Anna Sewell wrote to raise awareness of the mistreatment of carriage and other working horses in Victorian England. Another English writer, Michael Morpurgo, accomplished a similar feat with War Horse, his 2007 novel of World War I told, like Black Beauty, through the eyes of an equine protagonist. The horse, Joey, and the English boy who
Most horse lovers have read Black Beauty, the famous novel Anna Sewell wrote to raise awareness of the mistreatment of carriage and other working horses in Victorian England. Another English writer, Michael Morpurgo, accomplished a similar feat with
In all horse sports equine welfare is paramount. But the major international championships present the most horse-health challenges and also attract the most scrutiny. No other equestrian competition involves the transport of more horses, from all corners of the globe, to a single location than the F�d�ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games (WEG).
Full recoveries expected, says a World Equestrian Games veterinarian. A. Kent Allen, DVM, the chief veterinary-services coordinator for WEG, gave away one of the horse-health-related topics being discussed at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games as soon as he answered the phone.
For the first time in history, the United States will host a 16-day sporting extravaganza that will approach the U.S. Open (which drew 700,000-plus spectators in 2009)–the World Equestrian Games, starting Sept. 25, 2010. The Games include championships for the horse-and-human disciplines of eventing, jumping, dressage, para dressage, driving, endurance, reining, and vaulting.
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In the wake of the hyperflexion controversy sparked by viral video of an international dressage competitor's horse, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) announced November 17 that it has stepped up its efforts to ensure the welfare and humane treatment of horses being shown in FEI-recognized
Responding to public outcry following the Internet posting of a video showing an international-level dressage competitor warming up a horse using a method some call inhumane, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has launched an investigation.
The so-called "blue tongue video" shows Swedish Olympian Patrik Kittel riding the Grand Prix-level Dutch
Rick Mitchell, DVM, isn’t anticipating any major challenges regarding the health or welfare of the horses that will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
“The health concerns are pretty routine,” said Mitchell, who regularly travels from his home base of Fairfield Equine Associates, Newtown, Conn., to serve as a U.S. equestrian-team
For Christian Ahlmann, the four-month forbidden substance suspension that morphed into an eight-month suspension has its own “long tail”–in Ahlmann’s case, a ban against competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Ahlmann was suspended prior to the individual jumping final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong after his horse, Cöster, tested positive for the forbidden substance
The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) isn’t yet revealing its findings, but on August 14 it announced the completion of its investigation into doping allegations involving riders and officials of the German Equestrian Federation (German FN).
The German FN disbanded its jumping, eventing, and dressage teams May 28 following a wave of suspensions for doping or forbidden-substance
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