The countdown to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games seems to be speeding up, and as the clock rounded the 60-days-to-go mark on June 6th, we corralled official Olympic Course Designer Guilherme Jorge for a quick chat about all things course designing at Rio. Jorge, who is a native of Brazil and travels around the world designing […]
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Individual athletes are one step closer to adding Olympic rings to their resume after the finalization this week of the FEI Olympic Athletes Jumping Ranking. Only 15 spots are available to riders who wish to represent their nation at the Olympics as an individual. Through the result of last year’s Pan American Games, Venezuela and Colombia […]
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Ten riders have been named by the German Olympic Equestrian Committee to the Short List/A-squad in consideration for selection to represent Germany at the Rio Olympic Games, August 7 – 19th, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An additional five riders have been appointed to the B-squad. The riders and their horse(s) are listed as follows; the […]
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With less than 200 days to go before the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Associated Press is reporting that the mayor of Rio de Janeiro has rescinded the building contracts of the equestrian, and tennis venues where those Olympic sports are scheduled to be held. Amid complaints that renovations to both venues […]
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Effective immediately, George Morris will coach the Brazilian show jumping team in the lead up and through the 2016 Rio Olympics, to be held this summer in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This news comes less than a month since media sources reported that former Brazilian chef d’equipe Jean-Maurice Bonneau, who had served as coach of Brazil’s show jumping […]
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