Olympic Equestrian calendar announced

The equestrian events in London’s 2012 Olympic Games will take place in a Royal park after Olympic chiefs this week gave the green light to a temporary Cross Country course in Greenwich Park. Dressage and Show Jumping are set to take place in front of the Queen’s House, and are expected to draw crowds of over 20,000.The Italian team will be doing all they can to ensure that they qualify for what promises to be an amazing event in the heart of the world-famous city.LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES EQUESTRIAN EVENTS TIMETABLEDate Event
July 27 Opening Ceremony
July 28 Eventing – Dressage Individual/Team
July 29 Eventing – Dressage Individual/Team
July 30 Eventing – Cross Country Individual/Team
July 31 Eventing – Jumping 1st Round Individual Qualifier/ Team Final 2nd Round Individual Final
August 2 Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1st Qualifier
August 3 Dressage – Grand Prix Individual/ Team 1st Qualifier
August 4 Jumping – 1st Qualifier
August 5 Jumping – Individual 2nd Qualifier/ Team 1st Round
August 6 Jumping – Individual 3rd Qualifier/ 2nd Round Team Final
August 7 Dressage – Grand Prix Special 2nd Individual Qualifier/ Team Final
August 8 Jumping – Individual Round A Jumping – Individual Round B/Final
August 9 Dressage – Freestyle Individual Final
August 12 Closing CeremonyEleven nations have already earned their place for the London 2012 Olympic equestrian events, having qualified at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky last year.Countries currently joining host nation Great Britain are:
Dressage – The Netherlands, Germany, USA.
Eventing – Canada, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Belgium.
Jumping – Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and AustraliaDetails of other nations that qualify for London 2012 will be available following the completion of the 2011 qualifiers. The number of athletes per discipline is as follows:
Eventing – 75 athletes (5 per NOC)
Dressage – 50 athletes (4 per NOC)
Jumping – 75 athletes (4 per NOC)