The British equestrian team office has announced that a horse injury means that Piggy French has withdrawn from the eventing team; she will be replaced by Nicola Wilson
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On Monday 18 June 2012, Equestrian Australia's selection committee for the Eventing discipline identified the five horse and rider combinations to be nominated to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection to the 2012 Australian Olympic Team.
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The naming of five British equestrians to their nation's nominated Olympic athletes list for the sport of eventing may be a bit confusing to readers. Why five? And which riders are actually "on the team" and which of the five will compete for individual medals.
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According to an announcement on their website, the British Equestrian Federation announced last night that they have formally nominated five riders to the British Olympic Association (BOA) for Team GB. The nominations must now be reviewed and ratified by the BOA before the athletes are selected for Team GB.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics reports that Australian three day event rider Boland and his 11-year-old bay Hanoverian gelding GV Billy Elliot won the CCI3* at the 55th Annual Melbourne Three-Day event this weekend, after leading from start to finish. Melbourne was the last event for selection to the Australian team for the London 2012 Olympics; team veteran Shane Rose was second on APH Moritz. Currently four of the top ten event riders in the world are from Australia, according to the FEI rankings.
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Great Britain's national symbol, the Union Jack, is everywhere in London in this pre-Olympics time. But who'd expect it to show up on a horse? Rising star eventer Laura Collett painted her ex-racehorse to become a national symbol as a publicity stunt for the Barbary Castle Horse Trials--and you can do it too! Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics blog tells you how, in ten easy steps.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics blog reports that Australian Olympic gold medalist and eventing team stalwart Stuart Tinney announced last night that his top horse Panamera was sidelined and out of contention for the Australian Eventing Team that will compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games News story includes quotes from Tinney Eventing and Prue Barrett. Australia's National Performance Director for Eventing.
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British horsewoman Jane Holderness-Roddam will be one of the 8,000 inspirational people carrying the Olympic Flame on its tour of Great Britain.
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The Olympic Torch took a ride on a horse on its fifth day in Britain as it reached the famous Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, southwest of London. A celebration at the racetrack included concerts, entertainment, and a ceremonial delivery of the torch to a stage by eventing champion Zara Phillips.
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A news flash this morning tells us that Pan American Team Gold Medalist Michael Pollard's team of international event horses was involved in a road traffic accident just five miles from his training center in Dalton, Georgia. According to a press release sent on behalf of the rider, the horse trailer in which they were riding turned over, trapping all six horses on board.
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The Saumur CCI 3* event last weekend in France was dominated by riders from the other side of the world. Four Australians finished in the top ten. Three other top ten places were filled by riders from New Zealand. First and second place went to Australia's Chris Burton.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics Blog reports that Mark Todd’s campaign for a seventh Olympic Games has received a setback with the withdrawal of his top horse. The two-time Olympic gold medalist has withdrawn NZB Land Vision from contention after the horse suffered a recurrence of an old tendon injury.
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