The winner is crowned an Olympic champion. When it comes to eventing , teams compete in just three combinations across three days, with athletes participating in an endurance test, including roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross-country. As for show jumping , the competitors will be taking to the tracks, consisting of 12 to 15 obstacles, including at least one double and a treble. Read more: How to watch Olympics Opening Ceremony. The equestrian competition days stretch from Friday 23rd July until Saturday 7th August, with medal events for different categories dotted throughout.
Teams in each category consist of three rider and horse pairs with one travelling reserve, while every competing country that qualified a team also gets three entries in the individual competition. All athletes must be over the age of 18 and achieve the Minimum Eligibility Requirements, which vary for each discipline and usually include past participation in other international events like the FEI World Equestrian Games.
Team GB has qualified teams for all disciplines: Dressage, Eventing and Jumping, as well as three individuals in each category. Many riders teach horse riding and train other people's animals and rely on prize money to help with the thousands of dollars for horse and equipment transport and accommodation.
So we rely on sponsors or owners. And being a smaller nation I really battle to get both of those," Scott-Legendre said, as she carried her own bucket full of equipment across the cross-country course in Tokyo. For some, a lucrative day job is the answer. Munich Montreal Los Angeles Seoul Barcelona Atlanta Sydney Athens Beijing During cross country, the horses and riders will tackle a complex course of natural obstacles over outdoor terrain, rather than an arena. What to look for: Due to the nature of the sport, the individual and team medals will run concurrently and each competitor completes each phase once as opposed to dressage and show-jumping where they compete for medals over multiple rounds.
Every competitor will complete the same three phases, and medals will be determined based on cumulative scores. Dressage will be the first phase, and, for the next 2 phases, the goal is to add as few jump and time penalties as possible to the dressage score. The lowest combined score—the fewest penalties—between the three disciplines is the winner. Interested in trying eventing? If you feel inspired to try your hand at horseback riding, there are many ways to get involved with horses in your community and we encourage you to meet the hundreds of adoptable horses looking to make your equestrian dreams come true.
You are here News. July 29, They are meticulously cared for and closely monitored to ensure they are healthy and well-rested Dressage Perhaps one of the most well-known Olympic equestrian events is dressage.
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