If you're new to my blog, you won't know that our daughter, Sophia, has been riding for 20 years - first in private lessons, then in 4-H and on a high school team, and then at the collegiate level.
We have avidly been following the equestrian events at the Olympics and you couldn't ask for a more incredible venue than the Palace of Versailles.
Team GB (Tom McEwen, Laura Collett, Rosalind Canter, and Yasmin Ingham (alternate)) took the gold in eventing - horses and riders taking part in three different phases of the competition – the dressage, cross-country, and showjumping. Their scores from all three phases are combined to determine the overall placings.
Team GB (Scott Brash, Harry Charles, Ben Maher, and Joseph Stockdale (alternate)) also took the gold in jumping.
We're also Team Germany here (I was born in Germany) and so we were thrilled to see them take the gold in dressage. Team members were Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Frederic Wandres, and Isabell Werth with Soenke Rothenberger as the alternate. Germany also scooped all three individual gold medals - Michael Jung for eventing, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl for dressage, and Christian Kukuk for jumping.
That´s so neat that Sophia rode for such a long time. Love the outfits the riders wear! That is a great picture of her with her horse.
ReplyDeleteOh what fun and great pictures. Such an elegant event.
ReplyDeleteI used to have horses and ponies when I was younger so I always take a big interest in the equestrian events at the Olympics. The venue for it was stunning! I was explaining to my fella all about the dressage the other day, he was fascinated. Germany were amazing in it!
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