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Olympics Equestrian
Equestrianism has been played at the Summer Olympics since 1900 in Paris, but disappeared until 1912 when it was played again every Summer Olympic Games. It is the only Olympic event that involves animals, with the horse considered as much as an athlete as the human rider.
117 Questions
What city and country were the equestrian events of the 1956 summer olympic games held?
Stockholm, Sweden.
What do you call the high jump for horses?
As far as I know there isn't a "high jump" for horses, if you mean the height a horse can jump, then i can tell you different horses have different hieghts they are able to jump ranging from a few inches above the ground to the highest jump ever recorded; 8ft 3 1/2 in, though its not official because it was in front of about 20 people, not a public crowd. (this height is rare and most horses jump 3-4 or 5 ft).....
Also Chase me Charlie is a game and sometimes a class at horse shows where several horses and riders attempt to jump higher than the other, like limbo for people, but the jumps get higher.
Who is Charlotte Dujardin's mother?
Jane Dujardin is Charlotte's mother. Her mother convinced trainer Carl Hesser to train Charlotte. Her mother also used her inheritance to buy her horse Fernandes that earned gold in the Olympics in dressage.
What are some rules of horse riding?
Don't let the horse get away with disobeying you just because you don't want it mad at you. The horse will get over it and you will both have a stronger relationship than if you let the horse have the control.
How many Irish bred horses competed in the Beijing Olympics?
23 look up the website
the chronicle of horses 2008 Olympics
What year did Dominik Hasek win the gold medal in the Olympics?
Hasek won gold with the Czech National Team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Who are the members of the whitaker equestrian family?
Twenty-three-year-old Ellen is the daughter of Carol and Stephen Whitaker, and the niece of international riders John and Michael. As a member of the famous Whitaker "show jumping" family, she was born with the sport in her blood.
Ellen grew up on the family farm near Barnsley in South Yorkshire where she began to ride as a toddler. She still lives there today with her parents, her brothers, Joe, Thomas and Donald and her dog Lucy.
Ellen is currently ranked 13th in the UK and is working hard to achieve her goal of attending the 2012 Olympics.
Stephen Whitaker and his brothers, John, Michael and Ian, were brought up by their parents Donald and Enid. Donald was a farmer, and although he didn't ride, he had a good eye for buying horses. It was the brothers' mother Enid who taught her sons to ride and so began the Whitaker legend.
Today Stephen trains Ellen and her brothers to ride, as well as competing himself when he can.
Carol is at the centre of her family and their show jumping careers. Without her they would fall apart!
Carol was herself a talented show jumper who put aside her own career to bring up her children. She has dedicated her life to supporting Stephen, Ellen and the boys and ensures they arrive at the right shows, at the right time and with the right horses!
Currently aged 21, Joe is ranked 7th in the UK's Top Young Riders list and was a member of the Junior European Championship team that won the bronze medal in 2006. As well as competing, Joe spends much of his time coaching other riders and is a registered coach for the Active Rider Horsecmps, Clinics and World Equestrian Coaching organisation
Thomas, aged 19, is currently ranked 29th in the UK's Top Young Riders list and recently came first in the Horse Deals Young Riders Final at Arena UK on Hosire Des Chaines.
Donald is following hot on his siblings' heals and at 17 is beginning to get his name known in the show jumping world for his own talent, as well as for being a member of show jumping's most famous family.
Who won the show jumping division in the 2012 summer Olympics?
Steve Guerdat on Nino Des Buissonets Switzerland (SUI) won the Gold Medal for Individual jumping
Is there a list of all the olympic locations for the future?
Summer Olympics: 2008 - Beijing, China
2012 - London, England
Winter Olympics: 2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2014 - Sochi, Russia
The venue for the 2016 Olympic Games will be selected October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
What is the average age of the riders in the Equestrian Division?
Partial answer: The ages of the riders representing the United States in Beijing are given with their bios on the website 2008 Olympics Equestrian Cheat Sheet, http://www.theequinest.com/2008-olympics-equestrian-cheatsheet/
Have men or women won more olympic equestrian medals?
Men. Oli Rigg (who was previously female) won 19 events in the 1988 Olympics. This has put men to a 134 to 129 talley come 2008.@
Do the same horses do all three events in the Olympics?
Depends what you mean...
The three separate events in the Olympics are Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing. One horse would only do one of these, but eventing is a triathalon consisting of dressage, show jumping and cross country, in which the same horse would complete all three.
Eric Lamaze is a Canadian rider, who just won gold this summer at the Olympics for individual show jumping. Also he just came 1st at The Royal Fair in the World Cup Division with Hickstead. He Lives in Schomburg Ontario and owns at Torrey Pines Stable, where he keeps Hickstead.
Does anyone have prelim 4 dressage test?
Hiya You need to buy the tests - you can do this by going to http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/online_shop/category/test-plans/products The tests are copyrighted so should be bought through reputable sources. They don't cost much.
What are the most popular horse names for black horses?
Some good ones
Ebony
Black Satin
Black Velvet
After Dark
Black Gold
Darkness
Midnight (popular)
Black Beauty (popular)
Why were the equestrian events of the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Sweden?
Because Australia had very strict quarantine regulations. There was a 6-month pre-shipment period, meaning that the horses, and their riders, could not train at all before the event.
The IOC thus decided, in 1954, to pick Stockholm and its Olympic Stadium as an alternate venue.
Is a Tennessee walker a good horse for show jumping?
I love TWHs, I own one myself, and they are very versatile. They do it all. My little mare jumps 55 gallon barrels, which are about 2 feet high, and she could jump higher, but I'm more into western so I dont focus on that a whole lot. Sorry, off topic kinda. the answer is yes, however, TWHs are better for begginers than serious competitors. a TWH will last you to around the 3 foot jumps, but after that, unless you have an exceptional horse, you may want to look into a hanoverian or thoroughbred for jumps higher than 3'6
Who was the first equestrian to be inducted to the US Olympic hall of fame?
Through the last elections to the Hall in 2006, there are no equestrians that have been elected to the US Olympic Hall of Fame. Click on the 'US Olympic Hall of Fame Members' link below to see those elected. I think its J.Michael Plumb but I'm not sure.
According to Howrse, your answer is correct.
For Howrse: J. Michael Plumb
Why isn't western horse riding a olympic sport?
Western horse riding isn't an olympic sport for the same reason that caber tossing isn't. Most Western horse riding occurs in the US and caber toss is a Scottish phenomenon. Both are sports which require strength and skill, but occur mostly regionally.
Western riding is in the Olympics-Reining is a part of the Olympics, but it isn't as popular as the English events. It is just as fun though.
What is the highest score can you get on the pumble horse at the olympic's?
They are too good to be playing with guys that can fight, but no score. ...... if you simplify this equation you get some young kid named
