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| Luxury London Olympic Tours - New Zealands set to dominate Equestrian at the Summer Olympics |
At Spyns we have guides from all around the world. Me, I’m from New Zealand so am always happy when I see our little country making it into the world stage of sporting events. We have a strong presence in Equestrian events since a lot of New Zealanders grow up riding horses, not bikes. Equestrian events run from the 27th July until the 8th August with the Opening Ceremony on July 26th and the Closing Ceremony on August 12th.
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Equestrian New Zealand hopes New Zealand riders will compete all three disciplines at next year's London Olympics.
Squads have been named in eventing, show jumping and dressage with a view to both the 2012 London Olympics and 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Equestrian Sports New Zealand High Performance Director Sarah Harris says it first time in a long while that all three Olympic disciplines genuinely have a rider who could compete at the Olympics.
Leading the squad is the 2010 World Equestrian Games Eventing bronze medal-winning team of Andrew Nicholson, Mark Todd, Caroline Powell and Clarke Johnstone, with seventh placed individual Jonathan Paget also in the mix.
The in-form Katie McVean, who also rode for New Zealand at the World Games last year, is the only one named for showjumping.
Harris says the three dressage riders, Penny Castle, Louisa Hill and Vanessa Way are 2014 World Games candidates but says they could come into contention for London if they're ranked inside the top thirty in the world.
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