Olympic Gold for Great Britain in Team Dressage Competition
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
August 7, 2012
The Brits took home team Gold, Germany the Silver, and the Netherlands the Bronze.
The Brits took home team Gold, Germany the Silver, and the Netherlands the Bronze.
Great Britain’s team won an intense jump-off against the Dutch team to take Gold in the team competition.
The 11-year-old Arabian gelding finished the 100-mile ride in fourth place.
After losing an eye in a stable accident, the Swedish dressage horse Santana made an Olympic-sized recovery.
Saudi Arabia leads going into tomorrow’s second-round medal-decider carrying just a single time penalty.
The pair completed the 100-mile ride in 14 hours, 50 minutes.
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Great Britain is in the lead in the team and individual standings after Day 1 of Olympic dressage.
The first dressage horse and rider will take to the arena at 11:00 local time (6:00 Eastern time).
Team Germany claimed both the team and individual gold medals in London today.
The Olympic equine athletes have a state-of-the-art veterinary clinic ready to help keep them healthy.
Germany’s Ingrid Klimke and Sweden’s Sara Algotsson Ostholt are tied for the individual lead.
Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa leads the individual eventing competition while Germany leads the team standings.
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