Equestrian at The Summer Olympics - Location of The Equestrian Events

Location of The Equestrian Events

Occasionally, the equestrian competitions have been held away from the main Games. This has occurred at the:

• 1956 Olympics: the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, rather than Melbourne, Australia, due to the strict quarantine requirements of Australia.
• 2008 Olympics: the equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, rather than Beijing, due to the high levels of equine disease in Beijing. Hong Kong was chosen as the alternate site because it had high standards for quarantine of horses (due to the horse racing industry), and was therefore considered safe for the equine athletes. Additionally, there were already some existing facilities in the city, which would reduce the cost to host the competition.