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Trailblazers : Australia's first Olympic equestrians /
Trailblazers is the story of the first Australians to compete at an international level in FEI equestrian events. The six men selected for the 1956 Olympic Games had just 14 months to learn it all on the English Show circuit. They had never competed in a three day event, didn't understand dress...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Rosenberg Pub.,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Prologue; 1 The dream of an Australian equestrian team; 2 Learning a new style from a classical riding expert; 3 An English adventure for six Australian horses; 4 'Mad keen' for our first competition, May 1955; 5 A royal Badminton, May 1955; 6 Smart outfits but slow progress; 7 Understanding the new discipline of dressage; 8 An unfortunate upset in the team; 9 Equine flu epidemic strikes Harewood three day event; 10 A great day at Great Auclum; 11 Leading up to our first three day event; 12 Qualifying for the Olympics, Badminton, April 1956; 13 A month of anxious waiting
- 14 The final Olympic team selections15 Amongst the best riders in the world, Stockholm, June 1956; 16 Ernie Barker: The first competitorin our first Olympics; 17 'Bold riding and unlimited courage' in the cross country; 18 Jumping, against the odds, to an outstanding result; 19 Grand prix de dressage and royal parties; 20 Bert and Dumbell face a difficult showjumping course; 21 A sad farewell to our wonderful horses; 22 Another opening ceremony, Melbourne, November 1956; 23 The first Australian three day event, Sydney, April 1957; 24 FEI equestrian sportsspread across the country
- 25 Triumph, Rome Olympic Games, 196026 Successes into the future,1964-2004; 27 The 1956 team: Their lives with horses; 28 The reflections of an Olympic torchbearer; Epilogue; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Index