As they say, it is a long way to the top. Marcia Williamson takes a humorous look at the road to becoming an elite eventing rider and it all starts with that advert for a ‘really lovely mover’
Our full coverage starts on 4th August but here are a few quick shots from Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio De Janeiro to whet the appetite as Libby Law is settling in and running around!
In this video German eventing rider and Olympic medallist Ingrid Klimke talks about her family connection with the Olympics, her previous Olympic experiences and heading to Rio
Eventing horses from Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, France, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Equador, Japan, Belarus and Finland are on board Saturday’s flight out of Liege
Video: While the UK based eventing horses were being transported to Rio via Stansted, the European teams' eventing horses were also heading into the sky from Liege in in Brussels