BRA-ZIL! BRA-ZIL! BRA-ZIL! It was the chant of a few thousand Brazilian show jumping fans as riders from the host country set hoof in Deodoro Olympic Park stadium today for the...
Just two days into Olympic Show Jumping in Rio and there has been no shortage of controversy. During Sunday's opening individual round, two riders were disqualified by the ground jury...
Great Britain's Nick Skelton is appealing his four faults at the water jump on Day 2 of the jumping qualifier at the Rio Olympics after the jump judge ruled his...
Laura Graves (USA) is leaving Rio with a team bronze medal and the bragging rights that come with a fourth place individual finish against formidable competition. Not too shabby for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM1fF0LiH9o Turning down that final center line Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) knew she'd left it all in the ring at the Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The defending...
A cohesive sports team is typically characterized by a high level of mutual respect, admiration, shared goals, and a driven work ethic. And, if you're on the American Olympic dressage...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFsqUWWsPM You might say Fiona Bigwood is married to her job. Her spot on Great Britain's formidable Dressage team in Rio is evidence of that, but it's her commitment to...
Day 1 of show jumping at the Olympic Games in Rio. If you were Germany's alternate rider, Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, you'd be looking forward to a relaxing day of cheering...
The Rio Olympics are comprised of 28 sports, many of which have little in common, especially when it comes to the playing surface. From the swimming pool to the hardwood,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ1z-Nvgi2c This week, American show jumper Lucy Davis, 24, jumps on the biggest stage of her career, to date, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As an Olympic rookie, riding on...
They strode into the packed stadium at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janiero, picked up a gallop, and took a long lap before the clang of the start bell....
“The elusive 80 percent! We captured it…it exists,” laughed Laura Graves. The US rider and her veteran partner Verdades broke the 80 barrier in the Grand Prix Special in Rio,...
Lots of athletes have pre-competition rituals to settle jittery nerves. For Russia's Inessa Merkulova's 12-year-old Trakehner Mister X, that ritual involves his owner reading novels to him before their Grand...
At just 21, Sönke Rothenberger (GER) is the greenest rider on the German Olympic team. His horse Cosmo, just nine, is the youngest competing in dressage. Together, they beat a...
If there’s a time when an athlete aspires to peak, it’s at the Olympics Games. Dressage rider Steffen Peters (USA) did exactly that. Competing in his fourth Olympics, Peters delivered...
Palestine is making Olympic history in Rio by debuting their first equestrian competitor. But there’s a controversial catch—he’s a German-born businessman who just obtained a Palestinian passport in 2011. Dressage...
It might have been the most bizarre press conference of the Rio Games. Maybe of all time. General Ramos, Chief Commander for the First Division of the Brazilian Army and...
Dressage is all about bringing the drama to the ring and Rio delivered—and then some. These are your highlights from session one of the Grand Prix at the 2016 Olympic...
Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master are back following a 10th place finish in the individual eventing final at Rio. The sole Canadian in the final, Howard and her 15-year-old Canadian...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXU2nQV_lE The British Dressage Team is currently in the process of defending its Olympic gold medal, and yet, still made time to make quite the fashion statement. Each of the...
