2008 olympic equestrian events

Olympic history in the making

The 2008 Olympic equestrian venues and facilities provided by The Hong Kong Jockey Club include a number of unique features and Olympic firsts:

• First-ever six-star accommodation for horses

• First-ever on-site testing laboratory for Olympic equine samples

• Fastest ever turnaround promised for Olympic equine samples

• First-ever Olympic on-site elective testing offered to equestrian teams

• First-ever recycling of 100% of Olympic stable waste

• First-ever air-conditioned indoor training arena in Olympic history

• Fastest ever creation of Olympic equestrian facilities (under two years)

• First-ever mobile cooling units for horses

• First-ever use of a racecourse in an Olympic equestrian venue