Show Jumping at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games continues on Tuesday, August 16th at Deodoro Equestrian Center in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Individual 2nd Qualifier/Team Round 1 follows the Individual 1st Qualifier/Team Qualifier for Round 1 that saw Brazil and Germany perform best on Sunday, August 14th. Read full coverage of the opening round of the […]
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It seems that Team France is having a rough go of it before the Olympic Show Jumping has even gotten underway in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. French rider Penelope Leprevost’s mount Flora De Mariposa, an 11-year-old Belgian bred mare (For Pleasure x Power Light) suffered a bout of colic on the evening of Friday, August […]
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Horse & Hound reports that Olympic-bound Michael Whitaker of Great Britain suffered minor injuries after falling from a horse at his home in England on Monday, July 26th. Whitaker was schooling at home when his horse spooked and lost its footing. Whitaker made contact with the arena rail, which gave way as he fell, leaving him […]
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The Federation Equestre Internationale on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 released the list of definite show jumping entries for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In alphabetical order by nation, the definite entries to compete in Olympic show jumping competition from August 14th – 19th, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil are: **LIST UPDATED AS OF AUGUST […]
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The Dutch show jumping chef d’equipe, Rob Ehrens, has chosen a strong team of four championship riders, mirroring the gold medal-winning riders from the 2014 Alltech FEI World Championships and 2015 FEI European Championships. The Dutch show jumping team for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games has been confirmed as follows: Jeroen Dubbeldam with the 12-year-old KWPN […]
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