Vets and the FEI have spoken out to reassure owners that equine coronavirus is very different to Covid-19, and that the antibodies found in horses in Tokyo are not a cause for concern. H&H finds out more from the experts
“He tries his heart out for me every time we go down the centre line, and I just have to hang on for the ride”
As the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks are released, H&H’s Pippa Roome blogs about the reality of going to the rescheduled Olympics this summer
Tokyo organisers and the FEI are working out how to keep athletes and support personnel safe, what happens if a groom or judge tests positive, plus the added logistical challenge of two equestrian Olympic sites
Canada’s last hope of fielding a showjumping team at this summer’s Olympics has been quashed in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Yoshihide Suga has pledged that the rescheduled Olympics and Paralympics will be ‘safe and secure’, while key figures have echoed Japan’s committement to the Games
“En Vogue is an absolute powerhouse; he has medals written all over him”
Laura Tomlinson’s current top ride is the eight-year-old mare Rose Of Bavaria, whom Laura is hoping to campaign for British team selection in 2021
The WBFSH breeders awards celebrate the breeders of the top ranked showjumping, dressage, and event horses of the year
“Riding him for the first time was a bit surreal as he is definitely not a horse I thought I would ever get the opportunity to ride! There is no telling what the extent of this horse’s career is”
Hopes are growing for “reasonable numbers” of fans to be allowed in the Olympic venues next summer
Top Spanish dressage rider Juan Matute Guimón has had more to battle against in 2020 than most, having suffered a brain bleed earlier this year and spending 25 days in a coma. Since leaving hospital at the start of July, the 22-year-old has made astonishing progress and is fully focused on his goal of being selected to ride for Spain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021
‘This process will benefit future society – becoming a role model for future global events as people adapt to living in the new normal’
“There’s nothing stopping me now, I’m picking up full speed”
Seven-time Olympian Andrew Hoy talks about his favourite Olympic memories and some of his best horses
‘If it’s been tough for me, it’s nothing compared to those riders and their support teams, for whom the past four years have revolved around these approaching Games’
