Beijing Olympics Equestrian Events - Excellent Footing (Hong Kong Jockey Club)

[mtGreenDaya]

wow to ppl that like green day and horses. trippy

[msunshine24]

we have the same footing! :D its amazing!

[Ragrobsz5643]

uknow they did a pretty good job

a wierd xc corse though but they were limited on space

[dreamershavemorefun]

it's because the cross country course was built on a golf course. They had to turn it back into a golf course once the olympics were over

[hunterjumper70]

I know but I thought that was cool

[hunterjumper70]

I think that it was funny that they turned a golf course into a cross country course.

[hohenry1701e]

Thanks for your comments. I'm a Hongkonger, and I'd like to tell a fact that Hong Kong is a small city, it is one of the possible way to build a cross country course, we don't have any other choice. Hope you can understand our situation, and enjoy the 2008 equestrian even with us.

[uppit5]

I used to live in HK. My family and I thought it was a brilliant solution ;D When we first heard the equestrian games were being held there, our first question was "Where in HK?? Happy Valley???"

[gryphonkeen]

i always wondered how the golfers would feel after that... lol serious pot holes... :)

[GreenDayJinx93]

yeah, where i live, they turned our cx course into a stupid golf course

[hunterjumper70]

that is crazy!!!!

[GreenDayJinx93]

I know right!! and now golf balls keep flying into our arenas, scaring the horses :/

[hunterjumper70]

that is stupid I will be running over the gofers lol

[DragonHeart956]

haha me too! i was at a show in the warm up arena and i was riding my 17.1 hh gelding and some girl with a pony cut me off in front of a jump i wanted to go over and then turned and yelled at me for something she did and i totally felt like running her over.

[hunterjumper70]

lol

[DragonHeart956]

true story. my friemd told me my horse could of eaten that pony for breakfast and then run over her! i beat that girl at th show anyway.

[hunterjumper70]

lol

[DragonHeart956]

where i am, there is only one facility in our county with a cross-country course and it is a 20 minet trailer ride away! we would school more if it was closer!

[HorseGalk]

omg ... 20 minets thts not so far compared with the time i have to travel... almost an hour... but i go there once a week... but we have 2 small courses built in our paddocks ...

[Karletto555]

"the footing was more or less a problem, here everybody is happy" ahahahahha i bet, thay shoot u for nothing

[championrider001]

most of the equine events are happening on oxegen, usa, and CNBC- tonight is cross country i believe...

[horseroxmysox]

what channel number is that ?

[xMacabreSadistx]

That depends in which area you live.

[boozkatiecakes]

Tonight at 2am?

[WesternHorseGirl]

are any of them basic cable?

[ariat627]

i mean 2 am here.. because it would b 2 PM beijing

[ariat627]

i think they start at 2 a.m. here.. being 2 a.m. in beijing

[hackneyhorse]

the dressage PHASE of the 3 day has happened already, not the regular Grand Prix Dressage. They are two seperate parts of the Equestrian which is divided into - 3 Day or Combined Training, Dressage - the highest levels where horses ONLY do Dressage, and Show Jumping.

[undaagethinker]

The events have already started (9th August). Some of the Dressage has already taken place and the rest will follow on from now.

[1xhanax1]

i dont want to miss the equestrian its going to be ace :)

[arabianlvr101]

what day is the equestrian olympics anyways?

[hardcorexbarrelracer]

umm i know XC start on the eleventh of august but im not sure if all equestrian events start that day or not...

[equestrian208]

what time does it start on the eleventh??? cuz i cant figure out if it is like 8 am or pm

[hardcorexbarrelracer]

good question i dont know...

[xxassessment]

Big kudos to the HK Jockey Club - if anyone could plot out a world class equestrian facility on a tiny island it's them.

[momentuvbeenwaiting4]

when is it??? oh, i hope i didnt miss it!!!

[tillynbella]

the olympics in hong kong are in start 11th of august i think? might be september. in 2008

[desertrider95]

i think its the 8th of august but they are in Beijing...idk if thats in hong kong but yea