Horse Illustrated presents the latest information and daily updates from the Tokyo Olympics on equestrian sport for the three disciplines of dressage, eventing, and show jumping.  Schedule U.S. Dressage Team U.S. Eventing Team U.S. Jumping Team U.S. Paralympic Team   Current Olympic and Paralympic Medal Count Scroll down to each individual sport for Official Results. Gold Dressage Team: GERMANY Dressage Individual: JESSICA VON BREDOW-WERNDL AND TSF DALERA BB (GER) Eventing Team: GREAT BRITAIN Eventing Individual: JULIA KRAJEWSKI AND AMANDE DE B’NEVILLE (GER) Show Jumping Team: SWE ..read more

Great Britain’s Victory Lap Photo by MacMillan Photography and Media Services The team from Great Britain of (l-r) Oliver Townend aboard Ballaghmor Class, Laura Collett aboard London 52, and Tom McEwen aboard Toledo de Kerser captured team gold medals after several grueling days of eventing competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Team Gold for Great Britain Photo by MacMillan Photography and Media Services Tom McEwen, Laura Collett, and Oliver Townend made up Team Great Britain in eventing. They won team gold on a total score of 86.30. Team Great Britain Celebrates Photo by Sarah Miller/M ..read more

Enjoy our eventing cross-country photo gallery from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with leading rider after cross-country Oliver Townend, and Team USA’s Boyd Martin, Phillip Dutton, and Doug Payne. Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class (GBR) Olliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class of Great Britain lead on a score of 23.60 after a clean cross-country round. Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class. Photo by Kim MacMillan/MacMillan Photography and Media Services Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography and Media Services Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class. Photo b ..read more

Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography/Courtesy U.S. Equestrian Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg served as the final combination of the three-man team of the US Eventing Team to ride down the centerline for their dressage test at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a 31.1 from the Ground Jury to secure the team’s eighth place standing heading into the cross-country phase tomorrow. The team currently sits on a combined total of 94.6, while Great Britain, Germany, and New Zealand hold the top three team positions. Cross-country at the Sea Forest Cross-Country Cour ..read more

Photo by Elena Elisseeva/Shutterstock Did you know that if you lived in France and went to your riding lesson, in addition to your helmet, you would also have to put on an equestrian safety vest? Safety vests are gaining popularity in the U.S., and they’re not just for eventers anymore. Many riders—from pleasure to hunter/jumpers and beyond—are adding an extra layer of protection when they mount up. Learn the importance of safety vests while riding and how to choose one. Foam vs. Air Vests Foam vests are tight fitting, covering the whole torso with a hard layer of protection. Think of a turtle ..read more

Maybe it was a photo of a horse at the Olympics or the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event soaring over a big, wide table or leaping down a 6-foot drop into water … but you got bitten by the bug! Eventing is truly the sport for equine adrenaline junkies. However, there’s a lot you need to know before taking the leap into this sport yourself. Photo by Jim Noetzel/Shutterstock If you have a background in dressage or jumping already, the transition to eventing will be a lot easier. Since eventing is a triathlon for horses and riders with three phases (dressage, cross-country and show jumping), yo ..read more

Boyd Martin and On Cue. Photo by Allen & Kim MacMillan/MacMillan Photography It was a really good week to have the last name Martin at the first-ever Maryland CCI5* at Fair Hill, with multiple eventing championships awarded October 13-18 in Cecil County, Md. The inaugural event hosted both CCI3*-L and CCI5*-L eventing divisions, the United States Equestrian Federation CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, and the United States Eventing Association Young Event Horse East Coast Championships for four- and five-year-olds. U.S. Olympian Boyd Martin, of Cochranville, Pa., won his first CCI5 ..read more

Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography and Media Services The 2020 Tokyo Olympics eventing wrapped up yesterday with the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” one would expect from Olympic competition. The conclusion saw the rise of some new faces and the staying power of old hats, too. In the end, the British Team of Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class, Laura Collett and London 52, and Tom McEwan and Toledo de Kerser, led decisively start to finish and won the first Olympic gold for Britain since 1972, ending a 49-year drought. Their final score was 8 ..read more

Doug Payne and Vandiver. Photo Courtesy U.S. Equestrian The US Eventing Team finished in sixth place out of 14 nations on the final day of competition with show jumping at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and ended the competition with a team total of 125.80 faults. Doug Payne and Vandiver added four jumping faults to their overall score to finish the team phase with a 43.80, and Phillip Dutton and Z added eight jumping faults to their total for a final score of 43.30. The anchor combination of Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg added a single rail to their overall total to finish on 38.70. All three comb ..read more

Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg. Photo by Shannon Brinkman/Courtesy U.S. Equestrian The US Eventing Team made strong work of Derek Di Grazia’s cross-country track at Sea Forest Cross Country Course in the middle of Tokyo Bay, with all three combinations crossing through the finish line with no jumping penalties. Doug Payne and Vandiver led off the team as the third combination to test the course and came home with just 6.8 time faults and move forward to tomorrow on a 39.80. Phillip Dutton and Z dashed through the course and finished with just 4.8 time faults and currently sit in 17th. The anchor c ..read more