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The 2008 Olympic Equestrian Jumper Lineup

2008 Olympics Hong Kong Equestrian LogoHere are the horsemen and women who will be representing the United States at the Equestrian Olympic jumping events in Hong Kong this year. Be sure to check out the olympic equestrian schedule so you can cheer for your favorites.

*Update: Eric Lamaze and Hickstead won the equestrian individual jumping competition and the American team took gold in the team jumping competition. Be sure to take a look at the rest of the 2008 jumping results to see how your favorite competitor placed.
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Horses From Around the World

Learn a little about global horse culture. Countries are listed in alphabetical order, click on a flag to view images of horses in that country.

Horses By Country

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The 2008 US Olympic Equestrian Eventing Lineup

2008 Olympics Hong Kong Equestrian LogoHere are the horsemen and women who will be representing the United States at the Equestrian Olympic eventing events in Hong Kong this year. Be sure to check out the olympic equestrian schedule so you can catch your favorites.

*Update: German team Hinrich Romeike and Marius won the equestrian eventing competition, be sure to take a look at the rest of the 2008 eventing results to see how your favorite competitor placed.
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The Largest Collection of Horse Graffiti Ever Pt. 1

Horse Graffiti

Image from Duncan Cumming

Regardless of your stance on graffiti, you have to admit that some of the artwork is amazing. I’ve always enjoyed street art and I love horses, so I thought I’d look into the street art scene and see if they liked horses too.

It Turns Out Street Artists Like Horses

Initially it seemed that the horse is not a popular graffiti subject, however as I started to intensify my search I was able to find interesting horse graffiti from around the globe.

In fact, I found so much of it I had to break them down into several posts.
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The 2008 Olympic Equestrian Schedule

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Download the Print version or checkout the Olympic Cheat Sheet for links to everything Equestrian

Dressage

2008 Beijing logoFor more information about the Equestrian events at the Olympics check out the Equestrian section of the official NBC website. This site will show the top runs and routines for all U.S. athletes, the events below that can be viewed online can be found on their website.
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Women in Art

An off-topic post today, but it is so well done I had to share it. Through the years many a portrait has been painted of beautiful women (or at least what was painted was beautiful). This video takes you through images of many of those women, and uses modern technology to blend them into another art form altogether.
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