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
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
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
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
The French eventing squad suffered a heavy blow Aug. 7 with the news that Jean Teulere’s star performer Espoir de la Mare has been withdrawn from the 2008 Olympic Games on veterinary advice.
The 16-year old gelding aggravated an old
Jennifer Bryant, author of Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse Sport, will offer first-hand accounts from Hong Kong, site of the 2008 Olympic Equestrian events.
(Editor’s note: The following letter is from the Hong Kong Commissioner to the U.S., Margaret Fong to the U.S. Equestrian Team competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.)
None of the Olympic equestrian horses in Hong Kong have been affected by the heavy rains and winds brought in by Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri, a spokesman for the equestrian company said Wednesday, Aug. 6.
“The horses have taken advantage of
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has deployed a dedicated team of meteorologists to provide weather information at the equestrian event venues to ensure that both the organizers and the public are fully informed of the weather conditions during
Hong Kong’s first-ever Olympic equine athletes flew in from Amsterdam this morning ready for the final preparations for the Olympic Equestrian Events. They will face their first jumping rounds Aug. 15.
Kenneth Cheng’s Olympic ride Jockey
Equestrian enthusiasts will get to watch the 2008 Olympic competition in dressage, eventing, and show jumping from start-to-finish, thanks to NBC’s decision to stream 2,200 hours of live coverage of 25 sports at
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has won a Green Building Award for its Olympic equestrian venue construction. Secretary for Development Mrs Carrie Lam presented the Grand Award in the Existing Building Category – Alterations & Additions to the
Three members of University of Liverpool staff will lend their expertise and support to the equestrian teams competing in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Peter Bowling, BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, lecturer and clinical director of the
Catherine Kohn, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, will be part of a multinational team of veterinarians caring for horses competing at the 2008 Olympics.
More than 1,200 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How will you watch the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games?”
