I found this Reuters article this morning and just had to laugh at what can be deemed newsworthy - all the extra manure in Hong Kong from the 200 extra horses competing in the Olympics. But when it’s 20-30 TONS A DAY, I guess it could be a serious issue. I can’t even begin to [...]

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Turn up the pressure in the competition and watch the clear show jumping rounds multiply for the 2008 US Olympic show jumping team. After two rounds and a jump off, the US team claimed gold in Hong Kong today. Canada took silver and Norway the bronze.
The US riders, McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, Laura Kraut, and [...]

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I’ve had quite a few people asking if there will be videos available of the 2008 Olympic equestrian events. The answer is YES! There will be separate DVDs for each discipline, and two for dressage. Each DVD costs $34.90, or you can get the whole set for $129. The DVDs are:

Eventing
Show Jumping
Team Dressage
Individual Dressage with [...]

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Isabell Werth of Germany is currently on top of the individual standings after the top 25 riders performed the Grand Prix Special test. Favorite and defending champion (times 2) Anky Van Grunsven of Netherlands is in second followed by Heike Kemmer of Germany and Steffen Peters of the USA.

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With three out of four of the American riders going clean, and the bottom score being dropped anyway, the US Olympic Equestrian Team is leading the show jumping event after qualifiers.
The qualifying round of the show jumping included all 77 competitors, and started with those who were riding as individuals only. A total of 13 [...]

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The first Grand Prix show jumping event dates back to 1866 in Paris, and helped the sport to gain recognition internationally. It was added to the Summer Olympic Games in 1900 and was dominated by military riders until the first civilian won in 1952.
Each horse and rider team is required to complete a course of [...]

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For US Olympic show jumping team member Will Simpson, it’s all about the horses. He just plain loves to ride … whether he’s breaking a young horse or riding a successful Grand Prix jumper. No matter how he places at the 2008 Olympic Games, then, at least he’s going to enjoy himself!
Will and his 12-year-old [...]

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