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Scenes from the warmup ring, Sjef was apparently too ill to come to Greenwich Park today but he was there in spirit… Julia Rau took the photos          

  It’s countdown time at Greenwich, just an hour to go, and the gold medal favorite, Charlotte Dujardin, checks out the arena. The first rider is the Danish team member, Anne van Olst and Clearwater. Kristy Oatley is fifth to go on Clive. Charlotte won’t get her turn with Valegro until ten past two tomorrow.

Can you tell me a little bit about your horse Desparados – what his character is like? Kristina Sprehe: “He’s a very handsome stallion, and he really likes to compete. He is very concentrated in the arena and he loves to work, he makes himself a little bigger and really likes to show off.” Are…[More]

It must be said that the cross country fences at Greenwich are superb. They are inventive, beautiful, and wonderfully finished. Here are some of the photos that Ros Neave took on our little course walk. the cross country course goes through the main arena A real live squirrel (that’s the grey one) checks out the…[More]

With the withdrawal of Monica Theodorescu’s Whisper and his replacement as reserve by D’Agostino, the entire German team is made up of Donnerhall descendants and three of them by the Donnerhall son, De Niro. Team horses: Damon Hill (by Donnerhall), Desperados (by De Niro), Diva Royal (by Don Frederico) Individual horse: Dablino (by De Niro) Reserve horse: D’Agostino…[More]

Shane Rose will not ride next weekend at the London Olympics as his horse, Taurus is lame. Shane, who won at Sydney 3DE and Kihikihi Horse Trials, was a strong contender for a team and individual medal. Taurus was sore last week but seemed to be recovering, but after a team jumping session in Gloucestershire…[More]

Until the end of the Olympic Games Sjef Janssen is the trainer of the Dutch national team, then he will work with the German dressage rider Matthias Rath and his horse Totilas. The ten-million-euro wonder horse from the stable of Paul Schockemöhle will not start at the Olympic Games because of Matthias’ illness. Janssen is…[More]

Matthias Rath will not ride Totilas at the London Olympics as the German rider is still suffering from glandular fever. Matthias was to prove his fitness at Aachen CHIO but was too unwell to ride and will therefore not compete in London. German team doctor Manfred Giensch said: “Today’s analysis of his (Rath’s) blood test…[More]