2008 Olympic Equestrian Events


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August 20th 2008
Published: September 8th 2008
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Craig and I chose to get tickets for just one of the disciplines for the 3-day event - the cross country. It was a fabulous day out, and the first Olympic event of our trip. After finding out how to get there via public transport, the whole process worked excessively smoothly. The cross country course was around a golf course at the Beas River Country Club, north of Hong Kong. We were on the fir... Read Full Entry



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So well presented...So well presented...
So well presented...

..just look at that tail
TrickyTricky
Tricky

This jump caused a few issue as horses shifted the tiles set on top.
Check the widthCheck the width
Check the width

These horses are expected to adapt to so many different permutations and combinations.
Tricky IITricky II
Tricky II

Of all the jumps, I think this one experienced the highest number of faults as that top rail did not stand out.
Right in frontRight in front
Right in front

This jump was directly in front of us and gave a great view of all the athleticism of the horse and rider.
Oops.....Oops.....
Oops.....

Lovely horse but need to lift just a little more for this jump.
Oops..againOops..again
Oops..again

Another combination who found the going tough.
NorwegiansNorwegians
Norwegians

Celebrating their Bronze medal in the team jumping - pre-disqualification!
Dressage - FreestyleDressage - Freestyle
Dressage - Freestyle

Russian Alexandra Korelova on 'Balagur' - too much pink for my liking.



Tot: 0.067s; Tpl: 0.014s; cc: 10; qc: 13; dbt: 0.0349s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 983.6kb