Daisy Dick - British Equestrian Federation

Jumping
Medals Available: Team and Individual
British Horses: 4
British Riders: 4
British Reserves: 1 horse and 1 rider
Total Competitors: circa 75 riders, each team can bring one
reserve horse and rider.
Team Competition: The team competition is decided by the
combined score of the 3 best placed riders in the team
rounds.
The Jumping competition at an Olympic Games can be
conducted in a sand or grass arena; in Hong Kong it will
take place on an all-weather sand surface. The main
requirements of jumping are speed, agility and accuracy of
both the rider and the horse. Riders jump between 12 and
15 obstacles in a specific order and within specific time
limits, with 4 penalties for a knock-down or refusal, 1 per
second over time, and elimination for two refusals or a fall.
The maximum height of the obstacles is 1.60m. Where
relevant, those riders who are joint on the lowest number
of faults will ‘jump-off’ using a shortened course, against
the clock.
The Format
15th August: 1st Qualifying Competition
All 75 riders complete one round, not against the clock
and with no jump off. Those competitors with the same
number of faults are placed equal.
The competition counts for qualification to the individual
final and decides the jumping order for the team
competition.
17th & 18th August: Team Competition
This takes place over 2 rounds, a qualifying round and a
final round. The top 10 teams go through to the second,
final, round. A team’s score is decided by taking the best
three scores out of the four.
Jumping at the Games
Athens 2004. Robert Smith & Mr Springfield (top)
and Nick Skelton & Arko III (bottom)
Ben Maher
ROLETTE
Owner: Daniel Paul
Breeding: KWPN by Lester
Bay mare, 16.2hh, 10yrs
Major results: 1st Mechelen GP, 1st
Maastricht GP, 2007
Ben is the youngest member of an Olympic show jumping
team for some years and makes both his senior team and
Olympic debut, having been previously shortlisted. Originally
trained by Steven Smith, he now runs his own yard. He
sprang to prominence on Alfredo, with whom he won team
gold at the 2004 Young Rider Europeans and the 2005
Hickstead Grand Prix. He has had many international
successes on a variety of horses and, during the winter, won
two grands prix on Rolette, plus numerous placings on the
American circuit. Ben has represented Great Britain on
Nations Cup teams on six occasions.
Age: 25
Lives: Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
21st August: Individual Final
This takes place over 2 rounds, not against the clock but
with a maximum time and a jump off for equally placed
riders.
All previous rounds count towards qualifying, with the best
placed 35 competitors contesting the first round. The top
20 competitors go through to the final.
The winner is decided by the best score combined from
the 2 rounds.
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Jumping