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Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall (née Phillips; born 15 May 1981) is a British equestrian, Olympian, socialite and member of the British royal family.She is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips, and the eldest niece of King Charles III.
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
Competitors in the modern pentathlon event also have to complete an equestrian show-jumping course, but this is not part of the equestrian events. [4] Modern-day Olympic equestrian events are rooted in cavalry skills and classical horsemanship, [5] and through 1948, competition was restricted to active-duty officers on military horses. [6]
Ann Moore was the last British rider to win an individual show jumping medal in the Olympics until Nick Skelton won gold in 2016. Moore was part of the British team that finished fourth in the team event. She retired from international showjumping in 1974 aged 23. [3]
The equestrian events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal included show jumping, dressage and eventing. All three disciplines, except for the Nations Cup, were held at the equestrian stadium in Bromont, which had a capacity of 15,000 spectators, and the cross-country and steeplechase were also nearby.
The Olympia London International Horse Show celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007 as "one of Europe's oldest equine competitions". [4] In 2010 it was held as CSI 5*-W (Show Jumping World Cup event) and CDI-W (Dressage World Cup event). [5] The 2020 Olympia London International Horse Show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was open to men and women. The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score. Scores from the top 3 horse and rider pairs for each nation were summed to give a team score; the lowest pair's score was dropped.
Princess Anne appeared to have horse trouble during the 2024 Trooping the Colour parade in London on Saturday, June 15. The Princess Royal rode horseback as part of the procession marking her ...