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Watch Olympic Equestrian Events Live on the Web
Did you know you can watch the Olympics live on your computer even when they aren’t on television?
Visit nbcolympics.com to watch live streaming video of Olympic equestrian
Olympic Equestrian Results Day 1
Find out Olympic equestrian event results and schedules on nbcolympics.com.
Current top standings for Individual Eventing Dressage Day 1 ar
Live From the Equestrian Olympics Blog Aug. 9
Don’t miss today’s blog (Aug. 9) from award-winning equestrian journalist Jennifer Bryant. She will be giving us behind-the-scenes looks
How Olympic Modern Pentathlon (Which Includes Horse Show Jumping) is Scored
Modern pentathlon consists of five events–pistol shooting, epee fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and running.
A maximum score of 200 points in the shooting portion equates to 1,336 modern pentathlon points.
Focus on Equine Genetics: the Ol’ Gray Mare
For more than 100 years, equine researchers have been examining why gray horses that are losing hair pigmentation are often concurrently affected by melanomas?tumors characterized by a massive production of the pigment melanin.
According
Man Protests China’s Human Rights Record Near Olympic Equestrian Event Venue
A British man was taken away after unfurling banners that denounced China’s human rights record on a major bridge in Hong Kong ahead of the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday.
Other protesters critical of China’s human rights
U.S. Olympic Horses Shine at First Horse Inspection
Before the 2008 Olympic Games officially began, the U.S. Eventing riders had an important task at hand: to make sure their horses were sound and ready to perform. All five American horses sailed through the first horse inspection today and are a
Hong Kong Equestrian Team Aims High
The Hong Kong Olympic equestrian team is one of the youngest in jumping events, and team members will do their best in the coming competition, Team Chef d’Equipe Sacha Eckjans said.
The Hong Kong team, which includes 30-year-old Samantha
HSUS Applauds AAEP White Paper on Horse Soring
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) today applauded recommendations set out in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ newly released white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for Ending the Soring of
Sudan Injured, Out of Arlington Million
Gary Tanaka’s Sudan, projected as the probable pace setter in the Arlington Million (gr. IT), was withdrawn from the race Aug. 8.
“He was fine when he galloped yesterday,” trainer Bobby Frankel said. “But when we scanned him this morning
Weather Forces Cancellation of 8 Races at Saratoga
A severe summer thunderstorm, complete with heavy rain, hail, and lightning, washed out part of the main track at Saratoga, forcing the cancellation of racing after the second race Aug. 8.
Eight races were canceled, including the $80,000
Strategic Deworming Q&A
Your questions about strategically deworming horses, answered by an expert: How often should you deworm a horse? Can you overdo it? Do natural dewormers work? Can my dogs give my horses their worms?
Endangered Thoroughbreds on the Way to Being Rescued
Forty-six Thoroughbreds that wound up on a feedlot in Phoenix, Ariz., are on their way to being rescued, according to the president of a Southern California horse retirement farm who has spearheaded the effort to save the animals.
“I’m
Hong Kong’s Shetland Pony Ambassadors are ‘Precious’ and ‘Remarkable’
A prize-presentation ceremony was held Aug. 7 for the winner of a naming competition for two Shetland ponies donated by the American Shetland Pony Club to Hong Kong to celebrate the city’s hosting of the Olympic equestrian
AAEP Issues White Paper on Ending Soring
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Tennessee Walking Horse Task Force has issued a white paper on ending soring of the breed?s show horses. The practice of inflicting pain on a horse?s forelegs to induce a
Big Brown Won’t Meet Curlin in Woodward
When Jess Jackson announced Aug. 5 that Curlin’s next racing engagement would be in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 30, some believed it would be the perfect venue for the reigning Horse of the Year to meet dual classic winner Big
