Eventing Is Early Focus of 2008 Equestrian Olympic Competition
The number eight is considered lucky by the Chinese–that’s why the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Games were held on 8-08-08–but Aug. 8 proved a bit of a
The number eight is considered lucky by the Chinese–that’s why the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Games were held on 8-08-08–but Aug. 8 proved a bit of a roller coaster for eventer Gina Miles.
In the first horse inspection, held in the afternoon, Miles, 34, of Creston, Calif., was asked to jog her mount, the fourteen-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding McKinlaigh, a second time. McKinlaigh passed and will go on to the dressage phase, which began Aug. 9 at the main equestrian venue at Sha Tin.
After being asked to jog a second time, U.S. Olympic first-timer Gina Miles’s mount, McKinlaigh, passed the first horse inspection at the 2008 Games in Hong Kong
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