The Olympic eventing competition starts with the first horse inspection on Thursday, 29 July, followed by the dressage on Friday 30 and Saturday, 31 July. The cross-country is on Sunday, 1 August and the showjumping on Monday, 2 August.
All of the squad riders make their Olympic debuts.
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Laura Collett has ridden at three senior European Championships as an individual but has yet to win a senior medal, although she was a multi-medalled rider in ponies, juniors and young riders. She and London 52 won the five-star at Pau Horse Trials last autumn.
Oliver Townend has won two five-stars on Ballaghmor Class, Burghley Horse Trials in 2017 and Kentucky Three-Day Event in 2021. He has won four European team medals – team gold in 2007 and 2009 (both on Flint Curtis), gold in 2017 (Cooley SRS) and silver in 2019 (Cooley Master Class).
Piggy March has won European individual silver (2009 on Some Day Soon), team bronze (2011 on Jakata) and team silver (2019 on Quarrycrest Echo), as well as world team gold (2018 on Quarrycrest Echo) in her previous championship appearances. She was second in the five-star at Pau last autumn on Brookfield Inocent.
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
