It’s been almost 100 years since Sweden last won Olympic Jumping Team gold, which they did in Tokyo with guts and determination.
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There were a few 'surprise' standouts in equestrian during these Olympics, but perhaps none more so than the Japanese jumpers.
Tokyo gold medal contender and her coach condemned by FN for treating horse as a piece of 'sports equipment’.
There is just one year to go until the ECCO Herning 2022 World Championships of Dressage, Jumping, Para-Dressage and Vaulting in Denmark.
The Swedish Team continued to dominate with three more clear rounds over a course that proved to be the undoing of many nations.
All of the horses presented at the second inspection were accepted, with a number of pre-competition changes confirmed.
It was a gold medal before gold bands for Ben Maher, who is set to get married soon, outrunning the field on the phenomenal Explosion W.
The top 30 tackled Santiago Valera’s large and demanding course with Deslauriers picking up 13 penalties during his trip.
There was nail-biting tension, close calls and more than a few surprises as the jumpers took centre stage in Baji Koen.
Deslauriers and the Holsteiner mare sailed around Santiago Valera's colourful Olympic course clear in the 5th-best time of the day.