On Saturday 31st of July, 93 jumping horses lined up for their first Olympic veterinary inspection at the Equestrian Park in Baji Koen, Tokyo. 75 of them will be competing in Tuesday’s individual qualifier, which leads to the individual final where the 30 best will participate.
Saturday’s veterinary inspection took place inside the Olympic arena, and the trot-up lane was beautifully decorated for the horses and riders. The horses all looked stunning, and as always it was fun to see the different, colourful attires on the athletes.
The horses were presented by country, with Argentina going first and USA last. Out of the 93 horses, two went to the holding box and will be re-inspected tomorrow at 17.00 – Matias Albarrachin’s 17-year-old gelding Cannavaro 9 for Argentina and You Zhang’s 12-year-old gelding Caesar for China.
Tomorrow, on Sunday 1st of August, a training session will take place. The order to go can be found here.
With this photo special, we take a closer look at today's veterinary inspection – first out is Switzerland's Beat Mändli and the gorgeous Dsarie.
All photos © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping. No reproduction of these images is permitted.