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Together with the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon, it is the only Olympic event that involves animals. [4] The horses are considered to be athletes as much as the riders. [5] The international governing body for equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale. The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924. [6]
The equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured three disciplines for both individual and team competitions. [1]Originally scheduled for 25 July – 8 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games had been postponed with the equestrian events set for 24 July – 7 August 2021.
The first was during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia when, due to Australian quarantine laws, the equestrian portion was held in Stockholm, Sweden. At the next IOC meeting, it was decided to hold a special Equestrian Olympic Games several months before the actual Olympics, complete with its own opening and closing ceremonies. [12]
The equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were run from 27 July to 6 August at the Palace of Versailles, featuring 200 riders across three disciplines for both individual and team competitions, namely dressage, eventing, and jumping. [1] Men and women compete together on equal terms.
Video of Dujardin repeatedly striking a horse caused the three-time Olympic gold medalist to withdraw from the Paris Games and led to a provisional suspension from the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, or FEI.
Peta, which is calling for the equestrian events to be dropped from the Olympics, said photographs showed Safira’s neck “hyperflexed”. In 2022, a group of French MPs made 46 recommendations ...
The team show jumping event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6–7 August 2021 at the Baji Koen. [1] Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 60 riders (20 teams of 3) from 20 nations competed. [2]
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that showed her “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse ...