British Olympic occasion horses snapped throughout enviornment familiarisation in Paris

The British Olympic occasion horses moved into the gorgeous venue in Versailles, Paris, yesterday they usually and their riders have had a busy day immediately forward of tomorrow’s first horse inspection.

Let’s get a glimpse of what Ros Canter, Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Yasmin Ingham have been as much as – and naturally, Lordships Graffalo, London 52, JL Dublin and Banzai Du Loir…

This morning, the group walked the cross-country course, designed by Pierre Le Goupil.

Tom McEwen eyes up fence 6ab, with efficiency supervisor Dickie Waygood trying on

This afternoon, every nation was given an allotted time to work horses in and round the primary enviornment. The riders and horses progressed from the warm-up arenas behind the stand into the stadium, the place they initially rode across the exterior of the dressage enviornment whereas the group earlier than them had been between the white boards. Then, that they had round quarter-hour within the precise enviornment the place the checks will happen on Saturday.

Laura Collett and London 52 – owned by Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and his rider – enter one of many warm-up arenas.

The primary enviornment at Versailles

All 4 British Olympic occasion horses produced some nice work underneath the watchful eye of group officers together with Dickie and coach Chris Bartle.

Laura rides London 52 in a leaping saddle

Tom McEwen practises some lateral work with Jo and James Lambert and Deirdre Johnston’s JL Dublin

Alternate rider Yasmin Ingham pilots Banzai Du Loir, owned by Janette Chinn and The Sue Davies Fund.

World primary Ros Canter places in some work with Michele and Archie Saul’s Lordships Graffalo

Grooms Alison Bell (Banzai Du Loir), Adam Quick (JL Dublin), Sarah Charnley (Lordships Graffalo) and Tilly Hughes (London 52) had been additionally in attendance.

The Brits would be the 18th of 27 nations to come back ahead on the trot-up tomorrow and the inspection begins at 9.30am native time (8.30am British time).

Different nations assess the course

We additionally caught a number of the different riders on digital camera trying out the monitor.

Crew member Karim Laghouag (left) and coach Thierry Touzaint cleared the path for France

Tim Worth goes barefoot

Coaches Angela Tucker (left) and Pippa Funnell with the Japanese group

Reigning Olympic champion Julia Krajewski, who was referred to as into the German group from the alternate spot yesterday

The German camp, together with coach Peter Thomsen (left) and group members Michael Jung (centre) and Christoph Wahler (proper)

Footage by Peter Nixon

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Pippa is a real eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand expertise of competing as much as British Eventing intermediate and worldwide CCI2*-L degree, and has labored within the trade on a prime occasion yard. Pippa enjoys nothing greater than immersing herself within the sport on the highest degree, reporting from the five-stars and worldwide championships, together with the Olympics.