Blog # 22: Oooh and aahing over showjumping
Showjumping was the only show in town for me today and what a day it was. I can't believe how fast the day went.
There's...
Rio Jumping: too much for Chinese Taipei rider
Chinese Taipei rider, Isheau Wong beat her trainer, New Zealand's Samantha McIntosh, in a qualifying competition in Hagen in August last year, earning the...
Two jumpers disqualified from first round
Two leading jumping riders have been disqualified from the first round of the Rio Olympics; both for excessively punishing their horses after refusals.
Jur Vrieling...
Jumping: Drama and surprises in first round at Rio
The biggest equestrian crowds yet turned up to watch the first round of the Olympic show jumping today in hot, sunny conditions. The lack...
#Blog 21: Water polo rocks & then there was Nadal!
What a day off! The one day equestrian media and photographers had off at the Games was well used by Libby and me. As...
Blog #20: Day off
Today is the first day I have had since the competitions started where I do not have to attend the equestrian venue. Now, don't...
Grand Prix Special – as Jane saw it
Relive the drama of the Grand Prix Special at the Rio Olympics Deodoro Equestrian Centre. Our reporter in Rio, Jane Thompson, selflessly took another one...
Blog #19: Vegetables
We had a winning day in our apartment yesterday. We were all winners when Libby Law managed to get to the supermarket and came...
Dressage day 2 – as Jane saw it
Wish you were ringside at the Rio Olympics Deodoro Equestrian Centre for the dressage? Well, you don't have to be, as Jane Thompson selflessly took...
Valegro’s Rio debut
"I can't help but smile when I ride Valegro. I think something and he just does it. I laugh and think, 'Well, how does he know?...
