Para-Dressage Begins in London with Grades II, IB Team Tests
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
August 30, 2012
The equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start.
The equestrian events of the London 2012 Paralympic Games got off to a partly wet and windy start.
Seventy-eight riders and 77 horses will be competing over the six days of competition from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4.
All human and equine samples taken during the Olympic equestrian events at Greenwich Park were negative.
Forty competition horses and 15 training horses remain in Greenwhich Park for the modern pentathlon.
FEI Secretary General Ingmar de Vos issued a statement on Victor’s elimination due to hypersensitivity.
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro smashed the previous Olympic record with a 90.089 to take the individual gold.
Steve Guerdat (SUI) was the only rider in the final to maintain a clean sheet in today’s two rounds.
The Brits took home team Gold, Germany the Silver, and the Netherlands the Bronze.
The 11-year-old Arabian gelding finished the 100-mile ride in fourth place.
Great Britain’s team won an intense jump-off against the Dutch team to take Gold in the team competition.
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.
The Ground Jury found an area of hypersensitivity on the front of the horse’s left front leg.
The first jumping competition of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park threw up some big surprises.
The leading four riders all broke the Olympic scoring record for the Grand Prix today in London.
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