LONDON, July 31–Riders and horses preparing for London Olympic dressage competition starting in twodays familiarized themselves with the stadium where 23,000 spectators will pack the towering grandstands at Greenwich Park and, as a bonus, get a panoramic view of the metropolis’s skyline.
Dressage starts Thursday with the first of two days of Grand Prix as the first phase in the team competition. A second phase of the Nations Cup is being implemented for the first time, which will be the Grand Prix Special to be held four days later.
The teams, of which there are 10, are restricted to three combinations so there is no drop score. The top seven teams in the Grand Prix move on to the Special. Each of the competitions count for 50 per cent.
The individual medals will be decided by the musical freestyle as the finale of equestrian competition on Aug. 9.
The top 18 individual pairs from the team competition move on to the freestyle.
A gallery of photos of horses and riders preparing for dressage.
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