Olympic Equestrian Games

Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice (Photo: Shannon Brinkman) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The eventing horse inspection officially kicked off equestrian competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. Over the next 14 days, 204...

Another one of those special moments was one morning when I was sound asleep and suddenly heard loud music. I ran to the balcony and down below was a parade of people following the torch (or at least that’s what we think it was). The picture says it...

Sweden’s Frida Andersen (left) and Sarah Algotsson Ostholt (right) attracted the full attention of the photographers during today’s Eventing first horse inspection at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA). (Photo: FEI/Richard Juillart) The...

Gustavo and Rabbe were a huge help today carrying my backpack and helping me around the course and they had some fun on the Olympic circles. Our on the scene reporter is settled in her room, swatting mosquitos with the help of fellow Canadian...

The FEI has today received confirmation from the IOC that all five Russian equestrian athletes have been cleared to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio. The news comes following a detailed submission by the FEI, including confirmation that all five...

Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat and Nino des Buissonnets pictured here at the 2012 Games will be going for a record-breaking back-to-back double of individual gold medals in Jumping at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton) If defending...

We equine journalists sometimes use bell boots as hoods and so I’m going to give the new Gatorbootz by ThinLine a try just in case I end up breaking or losing one of the hoods that belong with the camera. I’m getting ready to head to JFK to board an...

Selten HW, bred by HWfarm, is headed to the Rio Olympic Games with Anders Dahl representing Denmark. (Photo: Rui Pedro Godinho) HWfarm - where the Olympics meet happy customers! Selten HW, bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of HWfarm is American bred...

All competiton will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app ( visit for complete schedule). A TV subscription login is required.

Horses bound for the Rio 2016 Olympic games are loaded onto an Emirates SkyCargo Being 777-F at London Stansted Airport. On the flight were 34 horses from 10 of the nations competing in Equestrian at Rio 2016 (Photo: Jon Stroud Media) The first group...