The Australians might not have the designer names like Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney, who designed team uniforms for the USA and Great Britain, respectively. But when it comes to trading gear, I don't think you'll find too many Aussies willing to trade their team jackets or their shoes for anything in the world. Except maybe a gold medal.
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Slides of London's equestrian complex in idyllic Greenwich Park depict a floating city above an ancient turf. Galloping hooves will leave their psychic mark in this neighborhood forever but the Olympics has promised to fill in the hoofprints with care; the park will be restored when the Games are done..
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The German Equestrian Federation announced this morning that dressage superstar Totilas will not be representing Germany at the London Olympic Games.
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British Airways' Home Advantage commercial for the London 2012 Olympic Games tells Brits: Don't fly! Find out why an airline wants people to stay home on Fran Jurga's Discover London Equestrian Olympics blog.
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The British equestrian team office has announced that a horse injury means that Piggy French has withdrawn from the eventing team; she will be replaced by Nicola Wilson
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Fran Jurga on BBC AMERICA's new Twenty Twelve "mockumentary", about six mismatched London Olympics planners, led by Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey).
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Fran Jurga shares videos from comedian Stephen Colbert and USEF's response; she ponders Rafalca and the Romneys' effect on the London Olympic dressage
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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 site reports that two Saudi Arabian showjumpers have had their bans reduced in time for them to compete in London at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Khaled Abdullaziz Al Eid and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly appealed an 80-day FEI ban after they were found guilty of illegal medication for their horses; the ban was reduced.
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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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Fran Jurga reports that actress and comedian Jennifer Saunders of Absolutely Fabulous (AbFab) fame is fulfilling her equestrian ambitions after recovering from breast cancer and will be supporting the London 2012 Olympics as an ambassador for British Showjumping. We caught up with Saunders at the Houghton Horse Trials and share some exclusive photos of her in and out of the saddle.
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Should international sport horses flying between countries for competition be given a separate set of health regulations? The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has been campaigning for a new classification system for several years. At the 80th General Session of the World Assembly of the World Animal Health Organization (OIE), the FEI's campaign moved forward.
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Fran Jurga's London Olympic blog shares news from Germany that Ulla Salzgeber, one of the world's most experienced and medal-adorned dressage riders, has withdrawn her name and her horse from consideration for the German dressage team that will compete at the London 2012 Olympics. The team will likely be obvious after Germany's national dressage championship at Balve this week.
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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 US Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Selectors met on May 24, 2012 and approved Steffen Peters' request that he and his horse Four Winds Farm Ravel be considered for the Short List/FEI Nominated Entry on the team without attending the USEF Selection Trials in accordance with USEF Olympic Games Selection Procedure. The request was granted. Peters and Ravel hoped to be named to the US Equestrian Dressage Team and compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer.
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Weeks of wet weather have threatened the integrity of the original plans to construct the temporary Olympic equestrian events arena in London's Greenwich Park. The stadium construction is under scrutiny by local residents who fear for the historic and natural features of the park. Fran Jurga provides background on the arena's change in plans.
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Fran Jurga's Discover London Olympics blog shows the passing of the Olympic torch in Greece on May 17, with a royal handoff to Great Britain's Princess Anne, who rode in the 1976 Montreal Olympics for Team GBR and is currently president of the British Olympic Association. The flame is now touring Great Britain.
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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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The International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP) has announced a special educational event to be held a month before the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. ICEEP's "Winning Ways" equine science conference is planned for Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on June 16-17, 2012. This meeting will be hosted by the University of Liverpool and will involve specialist equine clinicians from the university’s Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital.
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