The Olympic Games are all about the coming together of the best of the best and the human and equine athletes have been meticulously prepared for the occasion. An essential part of that preparation is shoeing, and just as with human athletes, a horse can only perform at its best if the shoes fit perfectly. 

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Tokyo (JPN), 2 August 2021

Photo Caption: Germany’s Julia Krajewski has entered the equestrian history books as the very first female athlete to take the Individual Olympic Eventing title following victory with Amande de B’Neville at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen tonight. (FEI/EFE) 

British take team title and Krajewski grabs individual gold for Germany

by Louise Parkes

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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES - Dressage Day 4 
Tokyo (JPN), 28 July 2021

by Louise Parkes

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Photo Caption: Germany’s Dorothee Schneider, Isabell Werth and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl celebrating Dressage team gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park today. (FEI/Shannon Brinkman) 

by Louise Parkes 

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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES - Dressage Day 2

by Louise Parkes 

As the second day of Grand Prix competition drew to a close at Baji Koen Equestrian Park tonight, the defending champions from Germany emerged to head the eight nations that have qualified for the Dressage team medal decider at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  

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Tokyo (JPN), 25 July 2021

Photo Caption: Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin and Gio produced a fabulous test in the Grand Prix Team and Individual qualifier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park today. (FEI/Christophe Taniere)

Germans establish authority ahead of Dressage team medals finale

by Louise Parkes

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Photo caption: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl produced a personal-best and the biggest score of the evening with in the Dressage Grand Prix to get Team Germany off to a great start at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – TOKYO (JPN), 24 July 2021

by Louise Parkes

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Photo caption: America’s Adrienne Lyle and Salvino at the Dressage horse inspection today in the stunning Baji Koen Equestrian Park where the equestrian events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games get underway with the Dressage Grand Prix tomorrow morning. (FEI/Christoph Taniere) 

By Louise Parkes

Brazil’s Joao Victor Marcari Oliva and his 12-year-old stallion Escorial will be first into the arena tomorrow morning when the Dressage Grand Prix gets equestrian action underway at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Photo caption: Celebrating Germany’s 13th Olympic Dressage team gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: (L to R) Isabell Werth, Dorothee Schneider, Sönke Rothenberger and Kristina Bröring-Sprehe. 

Lausanne (SUI), 20 July 2021

Can Germany make it a fabulous 14?

By Louise Parkes 

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Can horses fly? Well yes, they can if they're Olympic athletes!

And in a piece of history-making, 36 of them flew into Japan last night – the first full cargo load of horses ever to land in Haneda, the waterfront airport that serves the greater Tokyo area and which is now welcoming a very different group of Olympic athletes. 

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