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equestrian
'Pristine' Farmland not Always Best for Water Quality
...number of new horse farm owners, who are moving to the area in preparation for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Some might not be aware that Kentucky is one of the few states with legislation dealing with water quality as it relates...
Olympic Events Through History
...1936) Flatwater (1936) Slalom (1972) Cycling (1896) Road Cycling (1896) Track Cycling (1896) Mountain Biking (1996) BMX (2008) Equestrian (1900) Jumping (1900) Dressage (1912) Eventing (1912) Fencing (1896) Field Hockey (1908) Football/Soccer...
Olympics: Storms wash away Beijing pollution
Heavy rains hit part of south-west China's mountainous Yunnan province over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of thousands. In humid Hong Kong, host of the Olympic equestrian events, the forecast was for scattered showers and a few squally...
South China evacuates nearly 400,000 as storm approaches
Hong Kong was lashed by fierce winds and rain August 6 as the city prepared to host the equestrian events of the Beijing Olympics, but organisers said they were ready for the worst nature has to offer.
Equestrian entries riding out tropical storm in Hong Kong
As if Olympic organizers did not have enough problems, Hong Kong--host of the equestrian events -- was whipped yesterday by a severe tropical storm named Kammuri packing rain and winds gusting up to more than 100 kilometres an hour.
Tropical storm Kammuri poises for another landfall
...An official walks past lockers knocked over during tropical storm Kammuri at the equestrian venue of the Beijing Olympics in Hong Kong August 6, 2008. At least 388,000 people in Guangdong, Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous...
Olympics: Hong Kong equestrian organizers clean up after ...
HONG KONG -- Olympic equestrian organizers began cleaning up Thursday morning after the worst of tropical storm Kammuri had swept through, ripping down any posters and banners that hadn't been secured.
Olympics: Hong Kong equestrian organizers clean up after ...
HONG KONG -- Olympic equestrian organizers began cleaning up Thursday morning after the worst of tropical storm Kammuri had swept through, ripping down any posters and banners that hadn't been secured.
Typhoon disrupts Tompkins' preparations
A Ttyphoon in Hong Kong has thrown preparations for the Olympic equestrian competition into disarray. Taranaki Olympian Heelan Tompkins said yesterday Typhoon Kammuri had closed down the Olympic stables, forcing competitors to miss vital...
Storm Kammuri prompts evacuation of nearly 400,000
Two of the flights were scheduled to carry 24 horses to Hong Kong for the Olympic equestrian events, but even those were suspended, a spokesman for the event's organizers said. The equestrian venue in Sha Tin also suffered minor damage, as a...