Don't Forget About Sweden
Even though they're not in the Samsung Super League this year, the Swedish team is still a contender, writes Birgit Popp.
The Swedish victory in the Nations Cup at their own CSIO Falsterbo in June proved that they shouldn't be overlooked at Athens. Sweden was also one of just three nations to place two riders among the top 10 at the 2004 World Cup Final, where Malin Baryard and H&M Butterfly Flip took sixth and Rolf-G
France Has A Powerful One-Two Punch
On paper, they have the credentials to pull off an upset, writes Birgit Popp.
Italy Is Still Searching For Its Best Team
Is A Fourth Consecutive Gold Medal Possible For The Australians
Given this line-up, they're in with an extremely strong shot, writes Kathy Harris.
The pressure on Peter Hain, leader of Great Britain's House of Commons, to capitulate to the demands of his vociferous Labour Party members and reintroduce an anti-hunting bill has been intensifying steadily all summer. On July 8, Labour M.P. Gerald Kaufman reminded Hain that 269 members of Parliament had signed a motion calling for the reintroduction of the bill, then appeared to throw down the gauntlet by revealing he had assured those whom had written in support of a ban that the Leader of the House "can be trusted to bring in the bill before the end of the session."
Van Grunsven Is Still The Netherlands' Big GunDespite recovering from a fractured hip just five months earlier, Margie Engle outraced the competition to win the $40,000 Merrill Lynch Cleveland Grand Prix in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18, for an unprecedented sixth time. Her win puts her in the Cleveland record book with wins in 1992, '97, '99, '00, '03 and now 2004. Riding Hidden Creek's Wapino, she earned the fastest time (40.00 seconds) of the nine-horse jump-off with a clean round.
Jan Brink Holds Sweden's Best Hope For A Medal
The pre-Olympic buzz is all about him and the much-improved Bj
Kyle King said his mare's experience at Spruce Meadows (Alta.) helped her win the $35,000 Country Classic Grand Prix at the Country Classic Horse Show in Wilsonville, Ore., July 14-18.
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