They don’t make ’em like they used to – a look back at the Olympics of yesteryear
The 2024 Paris Olympics are almost upon us, and while we marvel at the efforts of today’s top riders, spare a thought for the colossal exploits of yesteryear’s stars with the challenges of a more experimental phase of equestrianism.
Captain Federico Caprilli and Melopo set the high jump world record in 1902 – the modern sport of showjumping derived from these early high jump contestsThe Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius – “faster, higher, stronger” – certainly applied to the early days of organised equestrianism.
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