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2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Officially Postponed to 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have officially been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
Paris to Host 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles to Host in 2028
Mark your calendars now! The long-awaited news has finally broken: LA will host the Summer Games in 2028. Get the scoop on the equestrian venue here courtesy of our sister site Jumper Nation.
Best of JN: Olympic Jumper & BMX Biker Swap
What’s the best way to figure out just how challenging Olympic sports can be? Try them out for yourself! Watch what happens when a show jumper tries BMX biking… and vice versa.
Morgane’s Rio Dressage Recap: Grand Prix Special
As told by our resident rogue dressage queen.
Olympic Social Media Roundup: August 9
Go behind the scenes in Rio!
Tuesday Video: Behind the Scenes with Chris Burton
Get to know the man at the top of the standings after a wild cross-country day Monday.
Olympic Social Media Roundup: August 8
Go behind the scenes in Rio!
Video: Can You Spot the Olympian Horse?
Hint: it’s not the race winner.
Tuesday Video: Billy to Rio Tries Dressage
Billy, a most unusual horse with big Olympic dreams, has been trying his hand — er, hoof — at various sports. He’s realized that, as a horse, he’s pretty good at equestrian events — such as dressage.
Thursday Video: Billy Discovers Jumping
The adventures of “Billy to Rio” continue … and at last, Billy discovers what the rest of us knew all along: his talents lie in the equestrian events. Because, you know, he’s a horse.
SpectraVET Classic Performance of the Week
Flashback to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, with a nail-biter jump-off showdown between Conrad Homfeld on Abdullah and Joe Fargis aboard Touch of Class!
Tuesday Video: Billy to Rio’s Latest Adventure
The latest chapter of the bizarre yet endearing “Billy to Rio” saga continues, with Billy’s latest Olympic attempt: gymnastics.
If you’re new to the adventures of Billy to Rio, an unusually-marked equine with big dreams of Olympic glory (yet not, apparently, in the equestrian disciplines) you can catch up on past videos here. The gist of Billy’s story is that he, like many young folks, wasn’t sure about his true life calling — but a fateful run-in with a thunderstorm left a lightning-bolt-shaped blaze on his forehead and the quest for an Olympic gold medal in his heart.
Billy’s story continues as he struggles to find the sport that will be his road to stardom. In today’s episode, he takes on gymnastics.
Billy, shine on, you crazy diamond.
Go Billy and go riding!
US Olympic Dressage Team Named
USA! USA! USA!
Billy the Horse is the 2016 Olympic Hero We Never Saw Coming
This quirky yet endearing campaign for the 2016 Summer Olympics stars a horse named Billy with an impossible dream. Let the hijinks and weird horse jokes roll.
The FEI’s New Rio Olympics #TwoHearts Video is Everything
The FEI kicked off its largest-ever global campaign to promote equestrian sport at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games: introducing #TwoHearts, a celebration of the partnership between horse and rider.
From Olympic Skier to Race Horse Trainer?
Olympic gold medal-winning alpine skier Bode Miller clearly has a need for speed. But his post-Sochi plans may involve a different kind of race. (more…)
5 Equestrian Sports That Aren’t in the Winter Olympics, but Should Be
The Winter Olympics are here, though not without some problems–one being that there are no equestrian competitions. (more…)
Sochi Or Bust
Ralph Lauren unveiled the heavy gauge smoking jacket sweater Team USA will wear in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. (more…)
EN Today: Some say Olympics ruined Greenwich Park
Jenni Autry reports that Olympic organizers are being accused of turning the 2012 London equestrian venue into a “quagmire” that remains closed to the public six months on. (more…)
A guide to the London Paralympic Games equestrian events
Para-dressage kicks off tomorrow in Greenwich Park. (Recommence chants of “USA! USA! USA!”) Here’s what you need to know. (more…)
NickerDoodles: Steve & Fred’s excellent Olympic adventure
The Olympics are over and all the athletes have returned to their homes and regular routines, including Horse and his horse fly friends, Steve and Fred. By Melanie Eberhardt. (more…)
Oh $h!t: 2012 Olympic equestrian failsauce edition
Here at Horse Nation, we are an equal opportunity appreciator of thrills and spills. This week’s edition of “Oh $h!t” is an homage to the finest lawn-dart action of the 2012 Olympic Games. (more…)