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, [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Germany continues to dominate the Olympic equestrian team events, taking team gold in dressage. After 46 rides in the Grand Prix round, Germany took gold, Netherlands silver, and Denmark bronze. The US finished a close fourth. The top 25 riders will now move on to the first round of individual competition, the Grand Prix Special. [...]