While we all wait in eager anticipation for the Tokyo Olympic 2020 kick off, let's take a brief look back over the years. Some years have come and gone relatively smoothly, while a few others have crashed and burned in a dramatic, and at times tragic way for our equine friends. Challenging weather, doping scandals, medals being stripped from riders, and cheating teams...are just a few of the reasons that make these Olympics so memorable in a shocking fashion.

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Resources

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/10/police-find-second-bullet-inside-olympic-equestrian-centre

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/bullet-fired-at-rio-olympics-equestrian-centre-20160807-gqmpws.html

https://www.france24.com/en/20080821-four-horses-suspended-doping-beijing-2008-equestrian-vaulting

https://www.dw.com/en/doped-horses-mar-olympic-equestrian-competition/a-3583215

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/equestrian/7574220.stm

https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=3563586

https://www.fei.org/history/olympic-games/1968-mexico-mexico

https://www.fei.org/stories/100-years/equestrian-olympics-1948-1956

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/aug/20/athensolympics2004.equestrianism

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/may/06/2

https://www.eurodressage.com/2004/08/18/bettina-hoy-and-team-germany-win-eventing-gold

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https://jurisprudence.tas-cas.org/Shared%20Documents/OG%2004-007.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-equestrian-hoy/lost-equestrian-golds-drive-bettina-hoy-on-idUKL0652700620080411

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