08.08.08 Olympics

This page is dedicated to all things Equestrian for the 2008 Olympics. source EFAQ
30/07/08 High Performance Manager Brett Mace has arrived in Hong Kong and sends us the news from the Olympic Village. Saturday saw the opening of the Hong Kong Olympic Village (HKV) along with the arrival of the first horses. The Australian Team was one of the first to be checked into the Olympic Village with Russ Withers, the Deputy Chef de Mission with the responsibility for the sub-site of Equestrian and Sailing, and myself as Section Manager and Team Leader forming the advance party to prepare for the arrival of the team on 30 and 31 July. As has been reported previously, the stable complex is first class and to help offset the limited room, additional air conditioned tack rooms/offices have been put in at the end of each stable block.

Source; Nicola Turner, EFA National Office, Wednesday, 30 July 2008. This morning at 8am our three Aus-based Olympic horses flew out of Sydney airport bound for Hong Kong. All Luck, Kirby Park Irish Jester and Ringwould Jaguar are on the plane bound for Hong Kong. The horses flew out of Mascot at 8am this morning on a Cathay Pacific flight accompanied by Shane Rose, Denis Goulding and Sam Lyle. The horses are due to land in HGK at 5pm (HKG time) 7pm Brisbane time. Megan, Sonja, Wayne Roycroft and the grooms (Michelle Robson, Karen Conk and Natalie Hibbert) are on a flight that departed at 10am this morning, but will arrive in Hong Kong at a similar time to the horses. Brett Mace will have arranged for the stables to be ready and waiting for our precious cargo on arrival.