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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]
At the World Equestrian Games in 2014, Tindall and High Kingdom were part of the British team that won team silver. [23] Tindall stopped using her maiden name, Phillips, in March 2016. She competed for the first time as Zara Tindall during her unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games . [ 24 ]
July 24: British Embassy. Princess Anne, president of the British Olympic Association, a former Olympic competitor, and member of the IOC, met with Team Great Britain athletes in Paris at the ...
The event was won by the Great Britain team of Scott Brash, Harry Charles and Ben Maher, the third gold medal for Great Britain in the event. Brash and Maher had already been part of the second Great Britain gold medal team in 2012, along with Charles' father, Peter Charles (and Nick Skelton). The American team won silver and the French bronze. [2]
Charlotte Dujardin poses with her horse Pete (Imhotep) during a Team GB Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian team announcement at Oakelbrook Mill on July 2, 2024 in Newent, England.
She became a respected equestrian, winning one gold medal in 1971 and two silver medals in 1975 at the European Eventing Championships. [6] In 1976, she became the first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympic Games. [7] In 1988, the Princess Royal became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [8]
The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Dressage had three phases, with the last being used only for the individual event. The first phase was the Grand Prix. Individuals advanced to the second phase, the Grand Prix Special, if they were on one of the top seven teams or were one of the top 11 remaining competitors.
An Olympics.com preview of equestrian (all events) provided the following overview: Germany has won the most gold medals in Olympic equestrian sports (26 to be exact), reflecting the country's equestrian heritage and passion for the sport. Michael Jung has dominated individual eventing at recent Games, winning gold in both London 2012 and Rio 2016.