August 4, 2015

Welcome to the new newsletter regarding the Horselymics and focusing on the
2016 games. This will be sent out to all Stables competing, and will provide the
various information needed in order for you to take part.
Nationalities:
Questions:
Because of shortage of stables
If you have questions, please send
competing, instead of nationalities we
them. I hope to cover everything in
will have stables.
these newsletters, but might forget a
These are the different stables that are few things, so make sure you ask if
able to compete on the condition their
theres something you want to know.
horses qualify:
Some information can already be found
at:
Apple Tree Riding Academy
www.horselympics.weebly.com
Galloping Meadows Stables
Green Valley Stables (see Trotter and
www.horselympictrials.weebly.com
Field)
Dates:
Horse Ranch
3rd-21st of August 2016.
Poppy Farm
About:
Rosie Farm
The 2016 Horlselympics is an event
Silver Birch Stables
intended to take place every four years
Trotter Field Stables (see Green
at the same time as the Olympics for
Valley)
people. It will include all kinds of
Opening Ceremony:
realistic equestrian competitions
This will need a bit of thinking over,
every kind that exists if I can manage
because it actually happened in 2014.
it. Some things are breed restricted,
The Stables at that time were Apple
e.g. Icelandic equation is only for
Tree Riding Academy, Pony Tippees
Icelandic horses, but most are open to
Stables, Poppy Farm and Trotter Field
all breeds. To qualify, your horse will
Stables. In 2015 the name of the latter
need to have achieved a certain record
changed to Green Valley Stables, at
(see the Horselympic Trials website for
some point in 2014 the name of Pony
more details) in competitions that are
Tippees Stables had changed to
held every so often, but in those, such
Galloping Meadows Stables and
as driving, for example, that havent
Abigails Horse Ranch decided to join.
been held before, there will be a trial.
Last year the owner formed a new
(From Aug. 2014-May 2016). Please
stables with her Schleich, Silver Birch
keep your eyes open for the dates of
Stables. I decided Id like to ask Rosie
these, and think carefully before
Farm to join us, and now I dont know
entering one horse in every single
what to do about the opening
event. Id say a maximum of 5-10
ceremony that has already happened.
different kinds per horse. (There are

Please give me your suggestions. One

possibility is saying the other stables
just werent there, but, of course, can
still compete. We could always redo the
opening ceremony, but it might be a bit
complicated as we have already done
the Senior section of the first
Endurance ride.

different types of dressage, for

example, but count that as one kind of
event).

Trials for Eventing:

7th-9th August 2015. Send entries soon.
(I need them by the 9th, but try to get
them to me by the 7th). (Unlimited
entries per owner). Entry Form:
Horses name, age, breed, gender, sire
x dam
Owner: (stable/farm that owns horse)
Rider: (can be made up)
The same form can be used for trials
for other events, on the condition you
state which event you are entering. A
list of some of the events is on the
Horselympic Trials website on the How
to Qualify page.
www.horselympictrials.weebly.com/how
-to-qualify.html

Dressage, Eventing and Show

Jumping:
These are the equestrian events at the
real Olympic games next year. Theres
one problem: I cant find out dates. And
I want to use the exact same dates as
them. This is all I know so far: the
individual and team Eventing final
(show jumping and medal ceremony)
are on the 9th. There is one final on the
12th and another on the 15th, 17th and
20th. From the 5th-8th there is something
going on, two days of which would be
for the first two stages of the Eventing.
Something happens on the 10th and
11th, then again on the 14th and 16th. If
you can tell me what any of these nonfinals and finals are, please do.
Dressage:
An individual and a three-horse team event will be held simultaneously. This has
three phases:
Grand Prix: The horse and rider perform difficult pre-determined movements. If
we have enough entries, 6 teams will qualify and 32 individuals will progress
the 24 qualifying team members and the 8 best-placed individuals. (Thats
basically what it says on the website. If you want to figure out how 24 team
members got qualified when only 6 teams (3 horses each) are supposed to
qualify then go ahead).
Grand Prix Special: The horse and rider perform difficult pre-determined
movements. This phase determines the winners of the team event by adding

their score from the two phases together. If we have enough entries, 18 horses
from the individual event will qualify for the final.
Grand Prix Freestyle: We really must watch this one during the real Olympics,
and the Paralympics too. The horses and riders now perform their moves, which
they choreograph to music, and in the end the winners of the individual event
are determined.
Qualification
To qualify a horse must have won in a Championship event or Advanced level
from March 2014 in which there were at least: 5 horses in level II and I and 4
horses in level III plus. The website says 6 any level, but that would mean only
those in teams qualified, and as it is that doesnt make too much sense because I
think there were only three teams per level entered. Unfortunately that leaves
only the Double Spring Award 2014, until we catch up to date. There will also be
a Trial later, so please send your entries for that. So far, these horses are
qualified: Robin (PF), Sea Breeze, Esther, Star, Cheyenne, Debra, Pet, Bubbles
(PF), Nugget (ATRA), Winning Streak, Puzzle, Henry and Firecrest. The Trial may
have unlimited entries, and will be level VI (Advanced), never mind about
whether your horse is qualified or not. Only those in the top three will qualify in
for the individual event from the individual competitors on the condition there
are at least 9. (Horses will automatically compete in both team and individual for
the trial). In team, the number qualifying will depend greatly on the number of
teams. If we have 2 or 3 teams, the winning one only will qualify. With 4 or 5
teams, the top two teams will, if 6 or more, the top three. Dressage-qualified
horses can qualify for the Eventing if they have come/come in the top 3 in an
Eventing competition from March 2014 onwards.
Eventing:
Consists of dressage, cross-country and show jumping in that order on
consecutive days. (Photo of cross-country). A stables/farm may send up to 5
horses, on the condition they have qualified. Team and individual events will run
concurrently, and in the former, the winning team will be the one with the
highest score/lowest penalties out of the best 3 team members. The top 25 (if we
have enough horses) individuals will go into the final round of show jumping, and
from there the winner will be determined.
Qualification
You can read about the Trial on the other page. Most information about
qualification is at www.horselympictrials.weebly.com/how-to-qualify.html. I will try
to squeeze in another Eventing competition before the trial. (I will enter 5 Rosie
Farm horses). Qualified horses must stop competing in Eventing to give others a
chance after the Horse Shoe Cup 2014.