The Olympics

**soccerc** · 17/08/2007, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

*sigh*

if its not included in the medal table it doesn't count. even the art ones from yesteryear

It does count, it's an Olympic Gold Medal issued by the IOC for the 1988 Summer games. It is recognised by both the OCI and IOC.

**Dodge** · 17/08/2007, 1:14 PM

Provide the links JB

**pete** · 17/08/2007, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

It does count, it's an Olympic Gold Medal issued by the IOC for the 1988 Summer games. It is recognised by both the OCI and IOC.

Are you claiming the horse was Irish?

**soccerc** · 17/08/2007, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Are you claiming the horse was Irish?

No.

As I said, it's an obscure gold medal issued by the IOC to Ireland but it has got an equine aspect to it.

Dodge, I will dig out the official press release from the time.As it was long before the internet it is a hard copy.

It is listed in the book issued by the OCI some years back and again Id have to root around the attic to get at it.

**Dodge** · 17/08/2007, 2:51 PM

Like I said soccerc, makeyup ones don't count

**pete** · 17/08/2007, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

As I said, it's an obscure gold medal issued by the IOC to Ireland but it has got an equine aspect to it.

OCI President Hickey given an honourary medal?

**soccerc** · 17/08/2007, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by pete

OCI President Hickey given an honourary medal?

Wouldn't give him the steam off my ****

**Torn-Ado** · 17/08/2007, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

and showjumping (Jessica Kuerten will go as an individual)

Or maybe not

http://www.rte.ie/sport/equestrian/2.../kuertenj.html

**pete** · 18/08/2007, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Or maybe not

http://www.rte.ie/sport/equestrian/2.../kuertenj.html

She might go without the horse

**Dodge** · 18/08/2007, 5:17 PM

Hilarious consideing her stance against O'Connor

**shedite** · 20/08/2007, 10:00 AM

Was this the girl from the news last night? Shane O'Donoghue tried to interview here on 9 o clock news.

Shane: "How are you feeling"
Girl on horse: "There are a pack of *******s home in Ireland trying to ruin me".

It was the most unexpected outburst I've ever seen on the news. Doesn't deserve to be an olympian

**pete** · 20/08/2007, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by shedite

It was the most unexpected outburst I've ever seen on the news. Doesn't deserve to be an olympian

Was that the German? She must have something to hide?

**Macy** · 20/08/2007, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by shedite

It was the most unexpected outburst I've ever seen on the news. Doesn't deserve to be an olympian

Probably reacting to the Independent News and Media coverage... Is Independent News and Media the best example of an oxymoron ever?

**pete** · 20/08/2007, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Probably reacting to the Independent News and Media coverage... Is Independent News and Media the best example of an oxymoron ever?

I haven't read the INM coverage but don't they have close ties to another Irish Showjumper...

**Macy** · 20/08/2007, 3:10 PM

What was the name of Cian O'Connor's horse, who's the majority shareholder of that company, and who actually brought the horse for his godson?

Incidentally, iirc the problems weren't over the drugging at all, but around alledged influence on team selections, training methods and the like. It was the media (dominated by whom?) who made the connection with the failed drug test (again iirc). I think one of Kruetons (sp?) horses failed a drug test year's before the Olympics.

**Newryrep** · 20/08/2007, 3:17 PM

as somebody once said "The olympics, a waste of good drugs"

**Volcán Masaya** · 21/08/2007, 7:33 AM

Originally Posted by pete

When you think of the money pumped directly & indirectly into Irish Horses (other things pumped into them for thats a different story) the performances in the Olympics have been very poor.

Irish horses have won something like 50 Olympic medals over the years (counting in team medals). An Irish rider has yet to medal. I think you'd have to go back to the 20s or 30s to find an Olympic Games where an Irish horse didn't win a medal of some sort.
So it ain't the horses.

While the Irish Sport Horse is no longer sought after as a showjumper, it's still the no.1 Eventing horse in the world and has held that position since the WFSHB started keeping rankings. The last 2 Gold medal winners in eventing where mounted on Irish bred horses, Custom Made in 2000 and Shear L'eau in 2004 (and the horse that should have won the gold in 2004 but for a stupid disqualification, Ringwood Cockatoo, was also Irish bred).
What is interesting however, is that ISH's position at the top of rankings over the last couple years has been mostly due to the influence of a "foreign" stallion, the German bred Holsteiner, Cavalier Royale.

**pete** · 21/08/2007, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by Volcán Masaya

Irish horses have won something like 50 Olympic medals over the years (counting in team medals). An Irish rider has yet to medal. I think you'd have to go back to the 20s or 30s to find an Olympic Games where an Irish horse didn't win a medal of some sort. So it ain't the horses.

Sorry I did not know horses were awarded medal.

I get the impression that a lot of horses are only Irish in name. The parents have a one night stand in Tipperary & then they fly off their separate ways the next day

**Volcán Masaya** · 21/08/2007, 3:07 PM

If you're talking about TBs, then their nationality is determined by where they are foaled. So any TB with an IRE after his name was born in Ireland.

If you're talking about sporthorses, all the horses I was refering to re the Olympics were bred in Ireland.