Hong Kong, China – Kyle Carter of Calgary, AB, is the top Canadian following cross-country, the second of three phases comprising the equestrian sport of eventing, at the 2008 Olympic Games.  Carter is in 32nd position individually while the Canadian Eventing Team is in ninth position overall. Carter, who had been sitting in 61st position […]

Olympic Cross Country day, 11 August 2008, shall certainly be remembered as a day of spectacular success, which was brought by years of in-depth preparation, planning and results, but also helped by luck. “We were lucky with the weather,” Foreign Veterinary Delegate Prof. Leo Jeffcott, who has spent three years monitoring the climatic conditions in […]

FEI – On a great day for the sport of Eventing, Germany took over at the top of both the team and individual leaderboards after the cross-country phase at the Olympic venue in Beas River, Hong Kong this morning when the Australians lost their grip. Hinrich Romeike is now heading the individual rankings with Marius […]

Hong Kong, China – Selena O’Hanlon, 27, of Elgin, ON, is the top-ranked member of the Canadian Eventing Team following the opening phase of dressage at the 2008 Olympic Games. Equestrian events are being held at the Sha Tin venue in Hong Kong. Dressage, the first of three phases comprising the sport of eventing, was […]

FEI – The horses that will compete in the Dressage competition of the Olympic Games later this week took their turn to trot before the Ground Jury and veterinary officials today at Sha Tin in Hong Kong. A total of 54 were presented, and while some made a low-key appearance, others took full advantage of […]

Today, after the end of Dressage and before they tackle the technical Cross Country, the Eventing horses were transported to Beas River, located some 40 minutes away from the core Olympic equestrian venue at Sha Tin. This was done in a fantastic blitz operation during which the loading, transport and unloading took just over one […]

FEI – Germany’s Ingrid Kiimke produced a sparkling test with Abraxxas to squeeze into third place as the final session of Olympic dressage took place at Sha Tin this morning, but it is the Australian riders who hold the whip hand going into tomorrow’s cross-country phase with a firm hold at the top of  both […]

Hong Kong, China – Selena O’Hanlon, 27, of Elgin, ON, is the top-ranked member of the Canadian Eventing Team following the opening phase of dressage at the 2008 Olympic Games.   Dressage, the first of three phases comprising the sport of eventing, was held on Saturday and Sunday.  At the conclusion, O’Hanlon was the highest […]

FEI – Belgium’s Karin Donckers threatened the first-session lead established by Australia’s Lucinda Fredericks as the second tranche of eventing riders took their turn in the dressage arena at Sha Tin in Hong Kong tonight. However, despite a brilliant performance from Gazelle de la Brasserie, Donckers had to settle for second place as the Australians took […]

Hong Kong, China – Selena O’Hanlon of Elgin, ON, is Canada’s top-placed equestrian athlete following the first of two days of competition at the 2008 Olympic Games. Equestrian events are being held in Hong Kong due to equine health concerns in mainland China. Eventing, the first of three Olympic equestrian disciplines to be held in […]