Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Event horse who contested 2008 Olympics put down
The horse who kick-started Chinese event rider Alex Hua Tian’s career has died
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US team horse put to sleep
Four-star campaigner and Olympic team member dies at home
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Hinrich Romeike's Marius, 2008 Olympic eventing champion, retires
German rider Hinrich Romeike has announced the retirement of his double Olympic gold medallist Marius Voigt-Logistik, ending one of the great cross-country partnerships of our time
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Megan Lewis's unexpected hold-up to Long Horse Ride
British endurance rider Megan Lewis suffered an unexpected hold-up on the Hungarian/Ukrainian border of more than three weeks as part of her Long Horse Ride
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Olympic bronze medals presented two years after event
The Swiss showjumping team have finally received their team bronze medals from the 2008 Olympic Games after Norway were stripped of the medal because Tony Andre Hansen’s horse Camiro tested positive for capsaicin
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Mark Todd looks forward to New York marathon
Toddy has set an ambitious target for his first marathon attempt
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Tony Andre Hansen result: Norway loses Olympic team bronze
A fourth show jumper, Tony Andre Hansen, has been banned from competition after his horse tested positive for a banned drug at the Olympic Games
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Irish show jumper Denis Lynch banned from competition for three months
Irish rider Denis Lynch is banned from competition and fined £897 after his horse Lantinus tested positive for a banned substance at the Olympics
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America stripped of Olympic team dressage 4th placing
The International Equestrian Federation have disqualified Courtney King-Dye after a positive dope test on her horse, Mythilus, leading to automatic disqualification for the US dressage team
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Felicity Coulthard wins freestyle silver medal at Paralympic Games
Felicity Coulthard and Roffelaar produced the performance of their lives to win silver in the grade II freestyle out in Hong Kong
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America wins show jumping Olympic gold in Hong Kong
America and Canada jumped off for the Olympic title with the the reigning championships retaining the title, while Norway took bronze
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Peppermill will not jump in Olympic show jumping competition
John Whitaker is not allowed to compete in today's Olympic team jumping competition, despite Peppermill recovering from the stiffness that ruled him out earlier
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Imke Schellekens-Bartels out of Olympic dressage individual
Reigning European team gold and individual bronze medallists, Imke Schellekens-Bartels and Sunrise, are out of the individual grand prix special contest in Hong Kong
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United States claims pole position in Olympic show jumping
Britain made a good start to the Olympic show jumping competition with two clears and two four-fault rounds, while America produce three clears
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British Olympic show jumpers raring to go in Hong Kong
The British show jumping squad are the sixth team to jump in the competition, with Nick Skelton taking on the role of pathfinder
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Germany's Hinrich Romeike is Olympic eventing champion
Hinrich Romeike keeps his cool in the show jumping to take individual Olympic gold, while Tina Cook rises through the ranks to secure the bronze
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Olympic eventing gold for Germany with bronze for Britain
Germany proves invincible in the show jumping arena, holding Australia and Great Britain at bay to take Olympic gold
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Germany dominates after Olympic cross-country phase
German riders move up into first and second places after the cross-country phase in Hong Kong, while Mary King is well poised in equal fifth
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Beatriz Ferrer-Salat withdraws from Olympic dressage contest
Spain is left with just two riders to contest the Olympic dressage competition after Beatriz Ferrer-Salat's ride was injured
