Horse & Hound provided comprehensive coverage of all equestrian sports throughout the London 2012 Olympic Games. Scroll down to recap all the action, and read news stories on the legacy that has been experienced since.
The London Olympics were widely considered to be a huge success, both in sporting terms and for the country as a whole. Britain won five equestrian medals, including a historic first team gold in the dressage and team gold in the showjumping. The eventers claimed team silver. In the individual standings, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro took gold in the dressage and Laura Bechtolsheimer (now Tomlinson) won bronze riding Mistral Højris.
The run up to the equestrian events at the London Olympics was far from straight forward owing to concerns about the risk of damage to the historic, UNESCO-listed Greenwich Park. However, special measures were taken to ensure the park could be quickly returned to its original state with no damage to the park’s landscape and archaeology and thousands flocked to see the competitions.
The temporary nature of the competition venue also raised questions about the legacy that equestrians could look forward to enjoying in the years after the Games. The British Equestrian Federation received £750,000 from Sport England spend on legacy projects — with £250,000 for a new training and rehabilitation centre in Shooters Hill, which has since closed and is at the centre of a row over whether cash-strapped Royal Borough of Greenwich Council can sell the property, £250,000 for the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton’s new riding centre and the rest to fund smaller Hoof projects.
While we eagerly await the stories that will arise from Rio, Paula Lester and Catherine Austen remember some of the competitors who won our hearts with their skill, flamboyance and courage in London
Owners looking to secure new horses ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics have until 15 January next year to complete the deal
The London 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning showjumper will return to competition for the first time in 16 months following an injury
As we awaiting the Rio 2016 Olympics, remind yourselves of the exciting London 2012 jump off that kept us right on the edge of our seats
To celebrate the magic of London 2012 the British Paralympic Association introduced National Paralympic Day, which is being celebrated across the country today
H&H's Helen Triggs meets Gonçalo Carvalho to find out why dressage judges are starting to take notice of Iberian horses
Tim Hadaway receives a medal from the BEF in recognition of his input at the London Olympics
An exclusive string of top international showjumpers are set to be auctioned off as bank collects assets from the bankrupt Eurocommerce Stables
The most successful Olympics ever for British riders piqued interest in horse sport, but a year on, how do things stand?
One year on from winning Britain's first Olympic showjumping gold medal in 60 years, we look back in pictures at that incredible day
Britain’s four gold medal-winning showjumpers will be able relive their London victory at home, after receiving a replica Olympic fence
For two weeks Catherine Austen put her day job as H&H racing, hunting and polo editor on hold to become our sole accredited journalist at Greenwich
Find out why so many horses had trouble jumping the red pillar box fence at the Olympics
H&H eventing editor Pippa Roome reflects on Badminton's cancellation and 20hr Olympic press days
In a statement, Peter said he made the difficult decision in order to invest in young horses for Rio 2016
All human and equine samples that were taken at the London 2012 equestrian competitions have tested as negative
The parade of floats, through central London, takes place on Monday - the day after the Paralympic closing ceremony
A new girth being launched today at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is set to revolutionise the future of this piece of tack
The iconic cross-country fences that wowed at Greenwich Park will be reappearing at events up and down the country this autumn
The crowds at Greenwich were the last fans to watch a number of horses make their competition swansongs
