The lovely Ringwood Magister, photo via PRO
One of the things I have been really impressed with so far in this lead up to the Olympics is the volume of awesome photos, posts, and Tweets from riders on social media. Throughout the Olympics we’ll be compiling the best Tweets and Facebook posts right here on Eventing Nation every afternoon. Check back each day for the best from the Olympics from your favorite riders and organizations. This is also a great opportunity to help fans of riders find those riders on Facebook and Twitter. As always, send any links, news tips, or fun stuff to [email protected]. Also, we are accumulating lists of the best Olympic Twitter profiles and Facebook pages for our readers, so tweet @EventingNation, connect with us on Facebook, or send us an email with suggestions. We’ll publish our list of must-follows on Thursday and Friday.
The most informative (and hectic) Facebook post of the day goes to Sara Ike on the USEF Eventing High Performance page:
“Teams were allowed to practice jog today…all 5 looked great! 🙂 Owners are starting to trickle in, getting the lay of the land, getting credentials, etc. We had a security briefing last night. Representatives from the State Department, London police force, USOC, and 2 private security companies that we have hired for our hotel and the USA house. Biggest message was beware of pick pockets! Riders are starting to allow themselves to feel like this is really happening…the Olympic Games…the XC course opens tomorrow – no marching in opening ceremonies for USA eventers since we compete the next day.“
There you have it. The other big news that dropped on social media is that the Olympic draw order has been selected. Sara Ike reported on Facebook that the USA drew 1st of the teams. Hawley Bennett Tweeted that Canada drew 9th overall. The Kiwis reportedly drew 20th out of 22 nations. That’s all I have seen so far.
4:30 pm Update: From Uptown eventing — The draw order is Ecuador, USA, Australia, France, South Africa, Poland, Germany, Ireland, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Belarus, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Austria, Great Britain, Sweden, Jamaica, New Zealand, Russia, and Thailand.
Phoenix Equestrian consistently posts awesome photos from Camp Canada:
Three amazing Olympic smiles
There is no muck pile at Greenwich
Cross-country!!!
Team USA posing for a team pic, photo via PRO and @SmartPak
Team New Zealand’ Caroline & Jonelle pose with security, via Team NZL
Mystery Whisper gets acclimated to the main arena, via @DuttonEventing
The British barns, via Eventing Magazine
I’ll leave you with a Tweet from Caroline Powell: “Lenamore has enjoyed a very hot day…sunbathed, showered, been for a wee jog and now its G and T time! Cheers!”
Couldn’t have said it better myself Caroline. Keep in touch and go eventing.
