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Where Can You Watch the Tokyo Olympics Worldwide? Your Live-Stream Guide
If you’re trying to figure out how to watch the Olympic equestrian sports (and not just the highlights!), here’s your ultimate, worldwide guide. (more…)
Today in Tokyo: US Advances, Germans Establish Authority Ahead of Dressage Team Medals Finale
Day three has wrapped up in Tokyo, and we’ve got the recap. See how all your favorites performed ahead of the Dressage Team Finals. (more…)
Today in Tokyo: Sensational Start to Race for Olympic Dressage Titles
It may have been a long time coming, but the opening day of Equestrian Dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games more than lived up to expectations. Emotions ran high and so did the scores with superb individual performances. Here’s a recap of day 2.
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Sneak a Peek Inside the Gorgeous Equestrian Park at the Tokyo Olympics
We’ve got a bird’s eye glimpse at the Tokyo 2020 Equestrian Park, which will play host to the majority of equestrian competitions beginning this weekend with dressage.
Tokyo Olympics Will Not Allow Foreign Spectators
Organizers for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have confirmed that overseas spectators will not be permitted for the Games, which commence on July 23. (more…)
Thursday Video: 2024 Olympic Hopeful
We think this one is quite the hunter/jumper prospect! (more…)
2021 Dates Announced for Tokyo Olympics Postponement
The Tokyo Olympics will now commence on July 23, 2021 and close on August 8, 2021, nearly exactly one year after their originally scheduled dates. (more…)
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Officially Postponed to 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have officially been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
Paris to Host 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles to Host in 2028
Mark your calendars now! The long-awaited news has finally broken: LA will host the Summer Games in 2028. Get the scoop on the equestrian venue here courtesy of our sister site Jumper Nation.
Best of JN: Olympic Jumper & BMX Biker Swap
What’s the best way to figure out just how challenging Olympic sports can be? Try them out for yourself! Watch what happens when a show jumper tries BMX biking… and vice versa.
Morgane’s Rio Dressage Recap: Grand Prix Special
As told by our resident rogue dressage queen.
Olympic Social Media Roundup: August 9
Go behind the scenes in Rio!
Tuesday Video: Behind the Scenes with Chris Burton
Get to know the man at the top of the standings after a wild cross-country day Monday.
Olympic Social Media Roundup: August 8
Go behind the scenes in Rio!
Video: Can You Spot the Olympian Horse?
Hint: it’s not the race winner.
Tuesday Video: Billy to Rio Tries Dressage
Billy, a most unusual horse with big Olympic dreams, has been trying his hand — er, hoof — at various sports. He’s realized that, as a horse, he’s pretty good at equestrian events — such as dressage.
Thursday Video: Billy Discovers Jumping
The adventures of “Billy to Rio” continue … and at last, Billy discovers what the rest of us knew all along: his talents lie in the equestrian events. Because, you know, he’s a horse.
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week
Flashback to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, with a nail-biter jump-off showdown between Conrad Homfeld on Abdullah and Joe Fargis aboard Touch of Class!
Tuesday Video: Billy to Rio’s Latest Adventure
The latest chapter of the bizarre yet endearing “Billy to Rio” saga continues, with Billy’s latest Olympic attempt: gymnastics.
If you’re new to the adventures of Billy to Rio, an unusually-marked equine with big dreams of Olympic glory (yet not, apparently, in the equestrian disciplines) you can catch up on past videos here. The gist of Billy’s story is that he, like many young folks, wasn’t sure about his true life calling — but a fateful run-in with a thunderstorm left a lightning-bolt-shaped blaze on his forehead and the quest for an Olympic gold medal in his heart.
Billy’s story continues as he struggles to find the sport that will be his road to stardom. In today’s episode, he takes on gymnastics.
Billy, shine on, you crazy diamond.
Go Billy and go riding!
US Olympic Dressage Team Named
USA! USA! USA!
Billy the Horse is the 2016 Olympic Hero We Never Saw Coming
This quirky yet endearing campaign for the 2016 Summer Olympics stars a horse named Billy with an impossible dream. Let the hijinks and weird horse jokes roll.
