2008 is all about the Beijing Olympic Games!

Andrew and Bettina are not going to be competing at the Beijing Olympic Games but their student Yoshiaki Oiwa will be.

This is a very exciting time for Yoshi as he will be competing at his 1st Olympic Games and is the only Japanese Eventing Rider. All of Japan will have their fingers crossed for him to emulate his achievement of the Gold Medal he won at the Asian Games in October 2007. Yoshi has entered a Quarantine Site here in the UK and at this stage all his training and preparation with both Khanjer Black and Gorgeous George are going to plan.

Bettina is helping him with his dressage training and he shall be choosing one horse to depart the UK for Hong Kong on the 30th July. All UK based horses from all disciplines shall be flying to Hong Kong on that day, from Stansted. Bettina shall be accompanying Yoshi to Hong Kong to continue with the assistance she has been giving him in his training, whilst Andrew is going to stay at home keeping everything going.
Andrew - Master Monarch & Moon Fleet were both qualified for the Beijing Olympics however the selectors did not consider Moon Fleet for the team. Master Monarch and Andrew were named as a Reserve for the Australian Team but Andrew and the Owners chose not to enter the Quarantine Site.
 
Bettina - As you may well be aware was chosen to represent Germany at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but sadly on the last competition that the German Olympic hopefuls HAD to compete at - Aachen, Ringwood Cockatoo injured himself in the Show Jumping phase and therefore could not continue the competition. Bettina was informed by the German Federation that she would have to compete Cockatoo the following weekend at a 2* event to enable them to keep their place in the German Olympic Team.
 
Cockatoo slipped going into a jump in the S Jumping and fell onto his Seat Bone sustaining deep bruising to this area. After Aachen Bettina stayed in Warendorf with Cockatoo for him to be treated for this problem and was responding well, however Bettina made the decision that it was not in Cockatoo's best interest to run him at the 2* event. She knew that this would mean loosing her place in the German Olympic Team but she made the decision for Cockatoo, not for herself.
This meant that Andreas Dibowski would now move up to take her place to represent Germany in Beijing and Bettina wishes all the German riders the best of luck in Hong Kong.