While waiting for the jumping competitions in Tokyo to begin, WoSJ has made a small collection of our exclusives that serve well as Olympic reads – and which provide interesting background info on some of the horses and riders that will be in action at the Games. 

All In – Learn more about the 15-year-old Olympic Vice Champion from Rio, who yet again will be Peder Fredricson's partner in Tokyo, in our Special Bond-series with Fredricson and his former groom Malin Henlöv.

Beat Mändli – The Swiss 51-year-old did his last Olympics in 2000, and in our Special Bond-series you can learn more about the horses that have shaped Mändli's career.

Contagious – Mclain Ward's partner for the Tokyo Olympics has been built up professionally and purposely for the top sport, read more about his journey to the top in our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse.

Daniel Deusser – Meet the current world no. one, and one of the favourites for individual and team medals in our latest feature on the German ace.

Explosion W – Learn more about Ben Maher's incredible Olympic partner, a hot gold candidate for Tokyo, in our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse.

Flying to Tokyo – WoSJ went to the Horse Inn at Liege Airport in Belgium to document the jumping horses' flight to the Olympic Games.

Gazelle – In our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse, we get to know more about how Kent Farrington's 15-year-old mare reached the very top of the sport and you can also learn more about the rider who produced her – Kurt De Clercq – in another WoSJ feature.

Holly Smith – Great Britain's first lady rider at the Olympics in the discipline of jumping in 45 years, Smith has been climbing the ranks over the last decade and made her mark on the British team – and earlier this month WoSJ did a big feature on 32-year-old.

Indiana – Malin Baryard-Johnsson's feisty mare should not be overlooked when it comes to medal chances, the pair has an unbelievably strong partnership and we got to learn more about the now 13-year-old Indiana in our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse.

Jasmine Chen – WoSJ loved getting to know Taiwan's Jasmine Chen better! With a background in the world of fine art, Chen certainly has a different story to tell than most showjumpers and pure determination has made her dream of Olympic participation come true.

Kilkenny – They partnered up under a year ago, but Cian O'Connor and the magnificent grey 9-year-old Kilkenny have already developed a special partnership. WoSJ got to know all about Kilkenny's journey to the top in our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse.

Lee McKeever – They joke that they are like an old married couple. Back in 2018, WoSJ met Mclain Ward's long-time groom Lee McKeever, who has been working alongside the US rider since 1988.

Mumbai – Another 9-year-old that has made it to the Games, this Diamant de Semilly-stallion ridden by Germany's Christian Kukuk was featured in our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse earlier this year after his first World Cup victory.

Nevados S – In our series From youngster to international Grand Prix horse, we spoke with Belgium's Gregory Wathelet about his stunning 13-year-old stallion and caught up with his former rider Przemyslaw Konopacki to learn about Nevados’ path to stardom.

O'Connor – Earlier this year, WoSJ featured Ireland's Cian O'Connor and his newly-built state-of-the-art equestrian showpiece Karlswood Stables in Ireland.

Peder Fredricson – Learn more about the horses that have shaped the 2016 Vice Olympic Champion's career in our series That Special Bond, and gain knowledge from our series Lessons Learned where we speak with the Swedish rider and his colleague Stephanie Holmén.

Quel Homme de Hus – Earlier this year, WoSJ featured Jerome Guery's 15-year-old Olympic partner Quel Homme de Hus and discovered that behind the stallion's success is a story of close, true friendship.

Rob Ehrens – Back in May, WoSJ spoke with a few European Chef d'Equipes about their preparation for the Olympics and the Netherlands' Rob Ehrens was one of them. Great Britain's Di Lampard and Sweden's Henrik Ankarcrona also weighed in. 

Steve Guerdat – Back in 2019, WoSJ went to visit the 2012 Olympic Champion at home in Elgg, Switzerland.

Tops-Alexander – Australia's leading lady rider Edwina Tops-Alexander tells about the horses that have meant the most for her incredible career in our series That Special Bond.

Urvoso du Roch – The winner of two of 2021's biggest Grand Prix classes, in Chantilly and La Baule, Nicolas Delmotte's Olympic partner looks to be in dangerously good form ahead of the Games.

Van der Vleuten – In our series That Special Bond, Dutch rider Maikel van der Vleuten tells about the horse closest to his heart, the money maker and the one that got away.

Walter Lelie – Meet the man who produced Daniel Deusser's Olympic partner Killer Queen VDM and many, many other top horses.

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