The History of Eventing at the Olympic Games

This year the Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France. As you may already know, this international competition includes three equestrian events; dressage, jumping, and eventing. Olympic eventing first made its appearance in the 1912 Summer Games. At that time it was called “Military” and was open only to servicemen and army horses. Twenty-seven riders…

Equestrian Teams Announced for Olympics

The FEI recently announced the equestrian super-powers for the 2012 Olympics: Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA will field full teams in all three disciplines. What makes up a full Olympic Equestrian team? Quotas of horse/rider pairs vary between Games and between each discipline. Currently, each National Federation may enter…