Yesterday The Age ran Olympic eventing trials back on track and interviewed local rider Shane Rose about his thoughts on the coming Olympic team selection for Eventing. The final Olympic team is to be chosen on July 4th.

Australian Eventing riders have taken out Gold in four out of five of the last Olympics (having missed out in Athens) and are keen for the world to know that they are back with force after the time out last year due to EI.

This year Australia has qualified a team in all three Olympic events - eventing, show jumping and dressage.

Shane has said “I think we will have one of our strongest teams at these Games that we’ve had for many, many years.”

Starting today eventing riders will perform Dressage in the Horseland CCI*** class at SIEC.